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“December fourteenth.”
“And how long does your cycle last?”
“Anything between twenty-eight and thirty-five days usually.”
“Do you or your partner or any family members have any history of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, autoimmune disease, epilepsy, or any other serious medical illness not mentioned?”
“Uh, no…” I roughly cleared my throat. “Not that I’m aware of.”
“Are there any genetic conditions in your family or your partner’s family of Down’s syndrome, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida or any other serious genetic condition not mentioned?”
“No,” I breathed, heart fluttering nervously. “Nothing.”
“What about a history of twins?”
“I’m a twin,” I replied. “I’ve a twin brother. My mother’s aunt has two sets of twins. That’s all as far as I know.”
“Are there any allergies in your family or your partner’s family?”
“I have an intolerance to bullshit if that counts?”
She smiled. “No, that’s okay.”
I shrugged, face flaming with heat. “Okay.”
“Any recurrent miscarriage or stillbirth in the family?”
“Uh no, not on my side.”
“Your partner’s?”
“Uh, his mam lost a baby late into her last pregnancy.”
The midwife’s eyes flickered with sympathy. “I’m sorry to hear that. Do you happen to know what the cause of that loss was?”
“I think she had a placental abruption?” I squeezed out, flustered. “I’m not entirely sure. She’s had a lot of children. I think that one was her seventh?”
The midwife’s brows rose in surprise. “And your partner? He’s number…”
“Two,” I filled in. “He’s her second son.”
“Big family.”
Big mess. “Yeah.”
“Sexual partners—”
“I’ve only been with him,” I blurted out, cutting her off. “We’ve been together since fifth year, but we’ve been friends since first year.”
She smiled warmly at me. “And your partner?”
“Uh, he’s had other sexual partners, but since we’ve been together, it’s only been us.”
“Uh-huh, and are you a smoker?”
“No.”
“Is your partner a smoker?”
