{"id":561321,"date":"2026-07-21T20:13:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T20:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/561321\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T20:13:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T20:13:10","slug":"no-idea-there-was-a-human-inside-of-me-woman-gives-birth-instead-of-boarding-cruise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/561321\/","title":{"rendered":"‘No idea there was a human inside of me’: Woman gives birth instead of boarding cruise"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 A dream cruise to Mexico <\/a>turned into a life-changing surprise for a New England <\/a>couple after a woman who did not know she was pregnant gave birth just hours before she was scheduled to set sail from South Florida.<\/p>\n

Gary Glenn of Connecticut and Lauren Siwinski of Rhode Island traveled to Florida <\/a>for a Royal Caribbean<\/a> cruise departing from Miami<\/a>. But their vacation plans took an unexpected turn when Siwinski began experiencing severe stomach pains the night before the cruise.<\/p>\n

The couple sought treatment at an urgent care center, where medical staff delivered shocking news: Siwinski was about eight months pregnant and in the early stages of labor.<\/p>\n

The revelation left both parents stunned.<\/p>\n

“And he comes back and he goes, you guys are pregnant. And I’m like, is she, what?” Glenn recalled. <\/p>\n

We’re both just like, it’s like (total shock) it’s you feel like you’re pinching yourself and you’re like, what are you talking about? Like this isn’t real.”<\/p>\n

Glenn said his immediate focus was reassuring his fianc\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

“So the first thing I said to her after he left, I was like, so I told her I said, I love you. And then I said, you’re gonna be OK,” he said.<\/p>\n

See also: Found 7 miles south of Florida Keys, massive 450-pound turtle carried ashore to rehab<\/a><\/p>\n

Siwinski said she never suspected she was expecting because she experienced none of the typical signs associated with pregnancy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I had no symptoms at all, nothing whatsoever. I had no idea there was a human inside of me.”<\/p>\n

About 12 hours after learning the news, Siwinski gave birth to the couple’s son, Sebastian, on July 13.<\/p>\n

\"Gary<\/p>\n

Gary Glenn of Connecticut and Lauren Siwinski of Rhode Island traveled to Florida for a Royal Caribbean cruise departing from Miami. But their vacation plans took an unexpected turn when Siwinski began experiencing severe stomach pains the night before the cruise. (CNN Newsource)<\/p>\n

The couple, who became engaged in May, said they plan to marry at a courthouse after returning home to the Northeast.<\/p>\n

Instead of bringing back souvenirs from a cruise vacation, the family returned with a newborn son and an unforgettable story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 A dream cruise to Mexico turned into a life-changing surprise for a New England…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":561322,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[61,60,82,263],"class_list":["post-561321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-science","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=561321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561321\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/561322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=561321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=561321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=561321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}