Summary: A Michigan teen shocked her friends and family when she faked being pregnant with triplets—for ten months.
Teenagers are known for pulling some pretty crazy stunts to receive attention, but one Michigan teen may have taken things too far.
The Huffington Post reports that a 16-year-old girl shocked her friends and family when she announced that she was pregnant—with triplets.
Last year, a Canadian woman faked a quintuplet pregnancy.
Her boyfriend, Jordan Wyrabkiewicz, was floored, but ready to take on the responsibility. He said, “I was excited, don’t get me wrong, but I was scared. I started looking for jobs the best I could. I was ready to donate all my time.”
The girl posted pictures of her growing stomach, as well as ultrasound photos of the three babies. She named them Isabella, Ivan, and Alice.
The couple, though they were young, received an outpouring of support from their community. Family members threw a baby shower, and the mom-to-be accepted thousands of dollars in gifts and donations from a nonprofit organization, a Facebook group called “Moms of Triplets,” and a local church.
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However, things did not seem to progress naturally, as the teenage girl never gave birth. Jordan and his mother, Krissy Wyrabkiewicz were suspicious after nine months passed with no babies. Since twins and triplets tend to arrive early, their suspicion grew as time went on. Jordan and Krissy also were never able to pin down the name of the girl’s doctor.
Then, a member of Moms of Triplets got in touch with the Wyrabkiewicz family, and told them that the ultrasound photos looked just like some that were sold at a website called FakeABaby.com. The site also sells fake pregnancy bellies and DNA tests. According to the Washington Post, it also sells fake breast pushups, fake sonograms, and fake prescription pill bottles.
When confronted, the girl insisted that she was pregnant with triplets. Conveniently, the day before she was to have a C-section, she said that she had a miscarriage. Jordan’s aunt, Jessica Adams, said that she refused to see a doctor at that point.
Adams said, “So, I told the hotline she has three babies that she’s supposed to be full term with, and she won’t go to the hospital and they don’t have heartbeats. So, they sent detectives over there and she finally cracked and told the detectives that she lost them at six weeks.”
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A man who has said he is the brother of the girl who allegedly faked the pregnancy said that all money and gifts would be returned. At this point, police are looking into the case, but no charges have been filed. According to Fox2Detroit.com, the girl could face criminal charges because of the amount of donations she accepted.
Jordan’s family is asking that FakeABaby.com be deleted because it allowed the girl to fake a pregnancy for so long.
Source: Huffington Post
Photo credit: fakeababy.com