The woman diligently came to the obstetrician-gynecologist during pregnancy. She took tests, underwent examinations. Nothing indicated any deviation from the norm. Only the nurses joked about the rapid growth of her belly: “It’s like you have twins in there”. The birth started suddenly. The husband quickly took his wife to the maternity hospital. Despite the fact that the birth began prematurely, doctors did not observe any alarming symptoms. Therefore, they concluded that the woman would give birth on her own. The birth was a surprise for everyone. When the boy was born, the doctor said to the mother: “Take a couple of minutes to rest, and you will give birth to the second one.
– Why the second? Where from? The ultrasound showed only one boy – the woman was scared. – Calm down, just calm down, – the doctor reassured the mother, – This happens. Extremely rare, but it happens. One child covers the other, so the ultrasound beam does not see the other. Soon the second son was born. The birth of twins was successful. However, the young mother alternately fell into depression and panic. She shouted that she did not want to take the second one, refused to feed him. Although she could not figure out which of the babies was the first and which was the second. To bring the mother to her senses, the doctor called her husband for help.
The father, unlike his wife, shone with happiness like the May sun. The conversation designed to calm the mother began with her hysteria. She shouted that she could not cope with two children. The man calmed her down, said that everything would be fine. He promised to help his wife. The woman did not agree, resisted. Then the doctor ordered the nurses to bring the babies to the ward. The nurses, with the babies in their arms, stood by the mother’s bed. “Choose,” – the doctor said – “which one you take, which one you leave. The woman froze for a moment, then, with tears in her eyes, reached for the children. She hugged them, kissed them, apologized, said that she loved them both and would not leave anyone… The couple is raising twins. Grandmothers help them in this matter, they alternately sit with their grandchildren.
