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Shigwan Shiqo explains how she found out she was pregnant at 5 months
29th June, 2026 06:22 PM
Digital content creator and actress Mary Wanjiku Ng’endo, widely known as Shigwan Shiqo, has opened up about the surprising moment she discovered she was pregnant, revealing that she did not know she was expecting until she was five months along.
Speaking about her experience, Shiqo said she had what she described as a cryptic pregnancy, a pregnancy that went unnoticed because she did not experience the common symptoms associated with pregnancy.
According to Shiqo, the discovery happened after she attended a Safaricom event before heading to her entertainment spot, Good Vibes, where she spent time with her friends.
“Nilikuwa na kitu inaitwa cryptic pregnancy; nilitoka event ya Safaricom tukaenda base kwangu Good vibes tukapiga sherehe moja na mabestie zangu and because nilikuwa nameza antibiotics hiyo siku pombe ilikuwa inakata,” Shiqo narrated.
She explained that she had been taking antibiotics for a yeast infection and noticed that alcohol did not sit well with her that day. Once her medication ran out, she returned to the hospital to get a refill.
She also wanted the doctor to examine persistent pain she had been experiencing in her back.
“Nilikuwa na yeast infection ya tumbo, na nilikuwa nirudi hosy ni top up antibiotics juu zilikuwa zimeisha, so kuenda hospitali nikaambia daktari nimekujia zile antibiotics plus I was feeling something kwa mgongo yangu,” she said.
The doctor recommended that she undergo an ultrasound scan. During the examination, the sonographer surprised her by commenting on her pregnancy.
“Daktari akarecommend tufanye scan, nikaenda scan alafu mtu wa scan akaniambia’ madam uko na a very good body uko na flat tummy na mtoto amegrow vizuri’ nili ignore tena akarudi akuniambia the baby is growing well na naona sahii tuko five months,”she recalled.
Shiqo admitted she initially thought the sonographer was speaking to someone else.
“Nikamuuliza ni mimi ndio unaambia? akasema yes’,nikamwambia mimi nimekuja uangalie kama niko na growth kwa mgongo, then akaita daktari, daktari akaniambia, “Congratulations, naona we are expecting,”‘ she added.
Pregnancy symptoms
The actress said she was shocked because she had not experienced any of the common signs of pregnancy.
“Mimi nilikuwa na mimba for five months, sijui. Sikuwa na nausea, sikuwa na morning sickness, sikuwa na anything mtu wa mimba anaweza experience,” she said.
Shiqo added that she also did not suspect she was pregnant because she was on family planning, which had already stopped her menstrual periods.
“In terms of periods sikuwa nazo juu ya mambo ya family planning; I did not used to get my periods,” Shiqo added.
