Pregnant Mom Has Baby's Face On Her Stomach

Mom-to-be Karen McMartin doesn't have to wait for a sonogram to get an
idea of what her child is going to look like.

The pregnant woman can see an outline of her baby on her burgeoning
belly. She discovered the print on her tummy when she was just
25-weeks pregnant and some colleagues at her hair salon were making
jokes about her protruding belly button.

The British citizen explained to The Sun about her unique baby bump:

"I was in the staff room on a break. We were actually having a laugh
at my belly button sticking out and checking for baby movement.

"Then Karen who owns the salon came in and said, 'Oh my God, I can see
a face.' She took a picture and we've been showing it to folk ever
since."

Twenty-five year old McMartin, who already has a daughter Chloe, 2,
with her husband David, added: "No one can believe how clear it is.
You can see a nose, mouth and eyes -- even the cheeks."

Her boss Karen Monan, 45, who is the owner of the Kazmark salon in
Irvine, Ayrshire, said: "Karen was lying back and I was having a feel
of her bump.

"Then she lifted her head up and all of a sudden the shape of her
tummy changed -- and this face just appeared."

What everyone is seeing is not actually the face of McMartin's unborn
child, but an illusion. The Sun spoke to medical expert Dr. Carol
Cooper who explained that the "face" was actually a trick that was
caused by her swollen belly button, an old bellybutton piercing, veins
and stretch marks.

She added: "The paler area that forms the 'face' may well be the baby's back."

Illusion or not, it still makes for a pretty cool picture.