Same doctor delivered dad, mom, now baby
A baby girl had a unique bond with her mom and dad as soon as she was born: She was delivered by the same doctor as her parents decades ago.
The bundle of joy, Hunter-Rose Smith, was expected to be born on her mom's birthday, Aug. 16.
“My contractions were so bad that she was just constantly quivering, so they had to do an emergency C-section,” mother Kristina McIntosh said.
McIntosh gave birth Aug. 12 with the help of the same OB/GYN who delivered her 21 years ago.
“It was weird because I had never met him in my life, but my mom's like, ‘Oh yeah, I know him, he's great,’” McIntosh said while laughing.
That doctor was also the same one who delivered the baby girl's dad, Kyle Smith, 23 years ago.
“He comes over, 'Everything went great,' and I was like, 'Yeah, it was probably the same situation when you delivered me,' and he had kind of a puzzled look,” Smith said. “And that's when I told him, yeah, he had delivered me. He was kind of shocked.”
How did the couple figure this out? Smith described it as “kinda crazy.”
They noticed the name on Smith's birth certificate: Dr. Jorge Sotolongo.
“I was surprised,” Sotolongo said while laughing. “I was very surprised. I realized I've been doing this for a while.”
While in the hospital one day after Hunter-Rose’s birth, McIntosh’s mother joined the new parents and Dr. Sotolongo for a photo, showing three generations touched by the doctor's care.
“What I like about what I do the most is the impact as a physician I have on people's lives,” said Sotolongo, who has been practicing for 28 years.
The parents said they’re thankful for a healthy baby and this instant bond.
“It was cool in my mind to have all three of us delivered by the same doctor,” Smith said.
“It's a really cool experience to be able to say that,” McIntosh said.
As for the fate of this family, the odds may be in their favor for a similar, special delivery.
“Maybe in the future, I can deliver their child too. Who knows? I'll be very old,” Sotolongo said between laughs.
Hunter-Rose was born at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha. Her parents were born at Mercy hospital in Council Bluffs.