Woman Who Didn’t Know She Was Pregnant ‘Spontaneously’ Delivers Baby At Burning Man

It’s all been happening at Burning Man this year: 50 MPH winds, blinding sand storms, flash flood warnings, the Orgy Dome being completely decimated, and now a baby being born in the middle of it all.

Kayla Thompson, 36, told The NY Times that she was asleep with her husband, Kasey Thompson, in their RV camper when she suddenly started experiencing a lot of “pain.”

She says she had no idea she was pregnant and “didn’t have any symptoms” of pregnancy. Can you imagine not knowing you’re pregnant, being at Burning Man, (potentially) off your face on acid and shrooms, and then ‘spontaneously’ giving birth? And then coming to and realising you actually gave birth to a baby, and weren’t just tripping balls? What an absolute head-f***.

Husband Kasey, 39, recalled running outside the RV to call for “anyone to come help us.” Fortunately he managed to find a neonatal care nurse, a pediatric doctor and an obstetrician-gynecologist, who I imagine are there on-duty. Still, I can’t help but imagine an off-duty doctor delivering this baby while high on acid, dressed as a space alien or something.

Kasey said: “I just started yelling for anyone to come help me. In a matter of minutes, we had an [obstetrician], a NICU nurse, a pediatrician in there — I don’t know where they all came from, they just came.”

“It was absolutely 100% a cryptic pregnancy. No signs, no morning sickness. She wasn’t even showing.”

The birth was a success, and Kayla and the newborn were taken to the Burning Man emergency care facility before they were transferred to a hospital in Reno, Nevada.

A spokesperson for Burning Man said:

“Burning Man Project would like to extend congratulations and well-wishes to the family. In the midst of wind, heat, and storms, they brought new life into the world in Black Rock City. Of all the things we celebrate at Burning Man, bringing life, connection, transformation, and joy are dearest to our hearts.” 

Nice to see that something positive came out of Burning Mam this year. Good job they were in the RV too, what with all the sand and dust blowing everywhere. Can you imagine if they were in the collapsed Orgy Dome instead? Ten years from now when all our brains have failed to hold onto the actual details, that may actually be the story people tell about Burning Man 2025.

Anyway, congrats to the happy couple and good luck to them now having to accept this massive life change without having 9 months to prepare for it. Best of luck to the baby too, who will no doubt become something of an internet personality in the couple decades to tell us the story from their, um, perspective. Can’t wait.

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