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The Dr. Laura Podcast

I Lost My Daughter’s Twin

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4.66.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

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I Lost My Daughter’s Twin: During pregnancy Desiree lost her daughter’s twin brother and now worries about the day her child comes to learn of this tragic event. - Dr. Laura: "focusing on tragedy to insure your child's happiness." | Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://family.drlaura.com/pg/jsp/help/general/privacypolicy.jsp for privacy information.

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0:00.0

Thank you for listening to this edition of the Call of the Day.

0:03.8

Be sure to listen to my program Monday through Friday now heard on Sirius XM Triumph 2011.

0:09.9

Desiree, welcome to the program.

0:12.1

Hi Dr. Laura, how are you?

0:14.0

Thank you for taking my call.

0:15.0

Good.

0:16.0

Thank you and you're welcome.

0:17.0

Good.

0:18.0

So I am calling because I have two children.

0:23.0

I have a daughter who is five and a son who is two.

0:26.0

And I am mostly well, I'm concerned for both of them, but mostly for my daughter.

0:31.0

When I was pregnant with her, I was actually pregnant with twins.

0:35.0

And I lost her brother about maybe at around from the 32 to 34 week market.

0:44.0

I can't remember exactly.

0:45.0

And of course, he was still born and we had to go through the burial and all of that.

0:51.0

My concern for her is that her birth certificate says that she's a twin.

0:56.0

And I'm worried that when she gets older, can you stop using the words worried and concern?

1:03.0

Because there's absolutely nothing in what you've told me over which you should have worry or concern.

1:09.0

Those words do not appear to be relevant at all.

1:12.0

I do not want to know why you're suffering over this.

1:16.0

This experience was your experience.

1:19.0

Wasn't theirs.

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