Chapter 13 - The babies’ last appointment
Five days before the twins died, I took them to their pediatrician.
Dr. Nina Walsh.
Both were gaining weight.
Owen still had reflux.
Miles had mild congestion.
No serious concerns.
I told Dr. Walsh:
“They sleep longer when my mother-in-law handles night feeds.”
I said it as gratitude.
Dr. Walsh asked:
“How much longer?”
“Sometimes four hours.”
She said:
“That can happen as they grow, but at seven weeks, especially with late-preterm babies, keep following feeding guidance.”
I nodded.
I never mentioned medicine.
I did not know.
That appointment later mattered because it documented the boys were not critically ill before death.
No hidden terminal disease.
No infection identified that independently explained both deaths.
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They were vulnerable because they were tiny.
Not dying already.
