BABY SURPRISE I had NO CLUE I was due!

Karla Akuhata, 41, Rotorua, NZ

As I lay in bed, I felt another wave of excruciating cramps.

I tried to breathe in and out slowly as I fought the dizzying pain.

I guess my period’s almost here, I thought, feeling miserable.

For the last 48 hours, I’d spent most of my weekend holed up in bed feeling ill.

I was staying at my parents’ house with my 15-year-old son, Taylor, during New Zealand’s tough COVID-19 lockdown in September this year.

It was so lovely having family around, even though I could