Birthday coincidence

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My name is Julia. My son, Matthew was born on Monday 11 September 2011 at Winchester Hospital at 21:45 as an emergency caesarean section by Dr England. The next day in the Maternity Ward corridor I spotted a close work colleague I had lost touch with for a few years. I was really shocked and even more so as Chris had given birth to a son on 11 September 2011, Alex, by emergency caesarean in the same operating room by Dr England directly after me. Also, my son, was born 2 weeks early (actual due date 24 September 2011) and Winchester was my chosen hospital. My friend's baby boy was born 6 weeks early and was meant to be born at Southampton General Hospital but as there were not enough room at Southampton she was redirected to Winchester Hospital. We were in different Maternity Wards whilst at the Hospital. We were both, and still are, single parents and are still friends. Matthew and Alex are not friends as they go to different schools.
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Date submitted:Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:18:48 +0000Coincidence ID:4628