“Well, your babies are dead.” – Ultrasound tech to a mother pregnant with twins who was having a routine ultrasound two days after a checkup said everything was normal.   The mother said, “Are you serious???” and the tech replied, “Yes, I’m serious,” and left the room.

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“Oh, you need to schedule your cesarean section for 36 weeks- all our twin moms do.” – Perinatologist to mother carrying twins.

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“Do you want single or double layer suturing? Double takes longer to heal, but I recommend it, just in case you want a VBAC later.  I know you were told you’d never get pregnant naturally but you never know.”- OB during pre-op meeting for medically necessary cesarean section of twins conceived by IUI.  The mother opted for double suturing and had a successful VBAC 2 years later.

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“Well, it just seemed like the right thing to do at the time.” –  OB to mother when she thanked the OB for saving her life after the vaginal delivery of twins, loss of 3100 CCs of blood, and heart failure due to peripartum cardiomyopathy.

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“A vaginal twin birth? Good for you! Good for your doctor! That reminds me of my early days practicing medicine, back when doctors were bold.” – ER doctor to mother upon learning she birthed her twins vaginally without an epidural.

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“You can’t possibly feel them moving yet, you don’t know what you’re talking about.” – OB to mother at 20 week ultrasound, when the mother said that could feel her twins move.

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“It’s impossible for you to be having twins, you aren’t feeling sick enough.” – OB to mother who suspected twins as she was showing at 9 weeks of pregnancy.

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“Push!”  - OB to mother having a miscarriage of twins after.  The OB had inserted their hand in the birth canal to grab the first twin’s head.

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Gyn: If that’s uncomfortable, you’ll never have sex, and no kids.

Mother: There’s a difference between sex, and having a layer of my cervix removed. I also already have a child.

Gyn: You adopted?

Mother: No. Gave birth the old fashioned way – vaginally, vacuum assistance, after 18 and a half hours in labour, four days before the due date…

Gyn: There’s no way. I see no proof of that. So, if you already have a family, why are you here? You have a healthy vagina, and you can conceive. You’re wasting my time, when I could be helping a woman who really wants to be pregnant.

Mother: Please remove things from my vagina now. I need to leave. You didn’t even take a moment to read the referral from my doctor, nor my basic history, did you?  I was referred here because I just recently had a second trimester miscarriage of TWINS, don’t tell me I’m wasting your time, and assume that I do not wish to conceive.

Gyn: ….. Well, I am very busy you know…… Nice tattoo, by the way….

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“Twins can’t switch the A and B position. Whoever did your last ultrasound got it wrong.” – Ultrasound tech when the mother pointed out that one twin had previously been labeled A but was now being called B. The same tech had performed all previous ultrasounds.

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