baby boom
In the dark hall we sat while Prof clicking the hand remote for the carousel slide projector. Pictures of kids and babies were projected on the white wall ahead of us. He stopped at this one photo. He was a plump baby sitting sideway facing to the side. Cute.
"Now what do you see here?"
Students mumbling in moderate tone, "bla bla..picture..mm..baby boy..bla bla..healthy.."
"Yeah he's a healthy looking baby boy, happy, and in no obvious distress. So anything wrong with him?"
"bla bla..increase BMI..bla bla.."
"Yeah. You can see there." (using a red laser pointer to point out) "His breasts are a bit prominent aren't they? Now is that normal in a baby at his age? Or shall I ask is that normal in a baby boy like him?"
"mmnn..normal yeah..bla bla..oestrogen..maternal..mm"
"That's true. The effect of maternal oestrogen in utero can cause babies to be born with breast tissues. It is normal and you will have to answer the maternal anxiety."
Pause
"I had a case when a grandmother came knocking on my door at night asking - Doctor, will my grandson become a homo when he grows up??!"
Laughs.
p/s: in true love with paeds
"Now what do you see here?"
Students mumbling in moderate tone, "bla bla..picture..mm..baby boy..bla bla..healthy.."
"Yeah he's a healthy looking baby boy, happy, and in no obvious distress. So anything wrong with him?"
"bla bla..increase BMI..bla bla.."
"Yeah. You can see there." (using a red laser pointer to point out) "His breasts are a bit prominent aren't they? Now is that normal in a baby at his age? Or shall I ask is that normal in a baby boy like him?"
"mmnn..normal yeah..bla bla..oestrogen..maternal..mm"
"That's true. The effect of maternal oestrogen in utero can cause babies to be born with breast tissues. It is normal and you will have to answer the maternal anxiety."
Pause
"I had a case when a grandmother came knocking on my door at night asking - Doctor, will my grandson become a homo when he grows up??!"
Laughs.
p/s: in true love with paeds
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