The Doctor Said I Had Two Sons

Synopsis

Dr. McCoy stared at her computer for a few seconds. "You've had two C-sections before? I froze for a moment. "What?" She looked up at me. "You have given birth twice. The first one was in 2018, and the second in 2021, right?" I sat there, not moving. Roberto Jones, who was sitting next to me, turned to look at me as well. Today was my first visit to Harborview Health Pavilion to start my prenatal checkups. I was twelve weeks into my pregnancy, and this was the first time I'd ever been pregnant in my life. I looked at Dr. McCoy. "Doctor, are you sure you're looking at my records?" She checked the records again. "You are Kathryn Powell, right?" "Yes," I replied. "ID number ending in 3726?" "Yes." She clicked to another page. "That's correct. The system shows you have two hospital delivery records." She swiveled the screen so I could see. My name popped up right there. Kathryn Powell, and the ID number matched mine exactly. Two entries appeared underneath. [July 21, 2018. C-section. Boy.] November 3, 2021. C-section. Baby boy. There was another note after the second entry. [Severe bleeding after delivery, needed a transfusion.] I stared at those two dates and suddenly felt my hands go cold. Roberto spoke up first, "Will this affect her current pregnancy?"