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May 1
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“Are They Identical?”

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“Are they identical?” – Pediatric nurse during boy/girl twin pediatric visit.

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Mar 22
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Thoughtful Thursday! “…Breech Is A Perfectly Valid Way To Enter This World.”

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“Then you can give birth to him vaginally, too. Breech is a perfectly valid way to enter this world.” – OB to mother who was concerned that Baby B would not turn head down.

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Mar 1
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Thoughtful Thursday! “So You Want To Birth Vaginally? Of Course We Can Try.”

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“So you want to birth vaginally?  Of course we can try.” –  Certified Nurse Midwife to mother who had breech twins.

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Dec 22
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Thoughtful Thursday! “Wow, I Am So Glad You Are My Patient…”

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“Wow, I’m so glad you are my patient, would you be willing to teach a class after you give birth.” OB to mother who explained all the research she had done after finding out she was expecting twins.

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Dec 20
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“…We Will Be Scheduling You For An Induction Of The Twins No Later Than 38 Weeks…”

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“If you have not gone into labor on your own before 37 weeks, we will be scheduling you for an induction of the twins no later than 38 weeks, they will need to come out by then.”  - OB to mother at her 12 week twin prenatal.

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Dec 11
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“We Have To Reach In…So That Your Cervix Doesn’t Close Up Around The Neck And Choke The Baby.”

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“We have to reach in and pull the second baby out if it is breech, so that your cervix doesn’t close up around the neck and choke the baby.”  - OB to mother who was questioning the urgency to get the second twin out.

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Dec 5
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“Those Charting Dates Usually Aren’t Very Accurate Anyway.”

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“Those charting dates usually aren’t very accurate anyway.” – OB to mother who was worried about her twins being born too early because the OB insisted on using the 18 week ultrasound EDD that dated her 9 days ahead of her EDD based on charted ovulation.

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Nov 30
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“…You Still Have Another Baby To Make Up For It.”

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“You passed tissue. You were, what, six weeks? It was on the ultrasound, now it won’t be – you still have another baby to make up for it!” – OB  to mother who lost one of the twins she was carrying.

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Nov 27
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“So, Are You Thinking About Having Your Tubes Tied?”

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“So, are you thinking about having your tubes tied?” – OB to mother 24 weeks pregnant with twins, upon entering the room to meet the mother for the very first time.

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Nov 5
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“I Don’t Do Twins Vaginally…”

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“I don’t do twins vaginally.  You’ll need a cesarean section.” – OB to mother who arrived in labor and was planning to birth her full term, vertex twins vaginally.

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