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RPL

This episode deals with recurrent miscarriages. There is a test to help understand if there’s a reason, but they said 85% of women could become pregnant whether they had tested or not. This episode tried to help the couple deal with the grief and honor the three children she had in her womb. The couple thought they had to forget which was adding to the stress. The husband found out the little things makes his wife feel appreciated. Like him trying to learn the Baby song for her. This last time, even Dr Konotori was nervous, but there is a blessed heartbeat.❤️Dr Shinomiya stepped in for his dad. He learned that his father was so passionate about his job because he loved where he was. I think that registered with him. I am not sure if he has found the place he wants to stay at yet. Dr Sharikawa has not found a hospital to train him yet. Dr Imahashi tells him he must make his own decision. I liked Imahashi looking out for Komatsu when she was stressing over the mom with multiple miscarriages. Her heart is so big and she internalizes it when she is bound by hospital protocol and can’t do more. Dr Shimoya gets a chance to shine when a pregnant ER patient arrives. The ER doctors are used to pushing her aside and this was the first time where she handled the baby and they did the mom and both were doing well. It was a proud moment she needed. The team is flexing its wings and that means changes for them. This season is focusing on that a lot more than just patient cases. I am enjoying it, but it’s clear they are rounding out story rather than gearing up for a next season. That makes me a bit sad, but there are many episodes with high rewatch value whenever I want to revisit the team.

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Changing career paths

Dr Shirakawa had to learn the hard way. His mentor needed to leave for awhile and Dr Shirakawa assumed he was ready to be in charge. He misdiagnosed a newborn and gave her the wrong treatment for three days til a colleague called Dr Imahashi to come in. They discovered a defect rather than condition and the baby was transferred to another hospital for the operation. He is told to accompany the parents and when sneaking out of the hospital he runs into the Iron Lady. (She was a staff member season 1). She chatted with him about her mistake and taking myths off to end up working part time in pediatrics at a different hospital. Imahashi yelled at him to own his mistake and be with the parents. The baby did well in surgery, and while the mom was more forgiving the dad was done with him. He did some soul searching and when he was crying at the hospital, Imahashi told him to remember the feeling. He ultimate decision was to go into pediatric cardiology so he could learn faster and better. The team is short handed but let him go. While all this is going on, Shinomiya had an offer to work with a university to find better treatment for placenta abruption. He would be gone for at least two years. His father is ill and wants his son to help him with his dream. Shinomiya isn’t happy but accepts his dad;s stubbornness. When he’s in surgery his sister calls that their father is transferred to hospital. The episode ends.😝

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!!!!SPOILERS!!!!

DONT READ IF YOU DONT WANT SPOILERS...im at ep. 7 right now and im sold mostly because of the main couples chemistry. i like the way they're showing how they got together and when they broke up. im just nervous because theres still like 29 episodes left and i just know the plot is gonna be bonkers. theres a dead bestfriend who was in love with the ml and killed herself, the stalker who im pretty sure is the wen guy who is in love with her, and the annoying childhood friend of the ml who is in love with him. and who knows what else but i think as long as the writing continues beign good and the leads dont make eratic out of character actions i will lke this one a lot *fingers crossed*

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Komatsu needs some rest

Komatsu is the heart of the unit. She is the one to make people smile and wants to be the world’s greatest midwife. She is a loud extrovert compared to the rest of the more quiet and reclusive staff. After her collapse her friends literally carried her to exam room to get a much needed checkup. The learned that due to a combination of other conditions that she had a chocolate cyst. She is getting past childbearing years so they agree a hysterectomy is her best option. She takes a while to think about it. She goes to her reunion and one of her colleagues has learned she is pregnant. Komatsu is so happy for her and so sad for herself. After reflecting, she realizes she can adopt and that she has brought thousands of babies into the world over her 20 yr career. She gets the operation and returns to clinic where they pretend it’s just another day. Dr Shimoya runs in and gives her a heartfelt hug and the rest of the staff smile, glad they are together. The sr that has joined them resents more than appreciates the help they give her. She wants to prove herself as a doctor and that having a baby won’t make her lesser than anyone else on staff. She apologizes to Shinomiya and will do better about accepting help when needed. Dr Sihrkawa is coming into his own as a neonatologist. He gave a lecture at a convention and was noticed by a prominent pediatrician. After that he started getting more full of himself. He admonished a nurse rather sharply and when his mentor tried to advise him about something, he was cut off and informed not to worry because he was well aware of what his capabilities were. The mentor shakes his head sadly wondering what happened to the shy young man to turn him into this arrogant jerk.😝 Di Sinomiya gets a job offer and drops by where Baby performs to have a chat….and the episode ends.

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Dr Shimoya’s journey

This episode has Dr Shimoya filling in at another hospital. She becomes close to another patient that is also named Kae and is the same age. They develop a friendship and Dr Shimoya plans to go to her wedding. She also grinned at baby being named Sakura, because to her was a boy’s name. When she was getting ready to leave, she saw the patient’s hand shake and mentioned it to the attending doctor. She asked if any thyroid problems and was told no. The Dr did, however, say he would check her blood on Monday for thyroid issues. The next day the patient went into cardiac arrest. She suffered from what was called a thyroid storm. They saved baby Sakura, but were unable to save the mother. Dr Shimoya was devastated. In a meeting the head of emergency medicine wanted to know why no ob/gyn checked thyroid or noted the symptoms. Dr Shimoya stayed quiet and became more and more withdrawn. She over reacted initially by having every mom get thyroid tested. Not only did she get the clinic behind with appointments, she was making new moms to be more agitated and nervous. She was ordered to take leave. During her week off she was uncommunicative and gave no clue if coming back. Komatsu invited her to a concert and Baby’s playing helped her resolve to come back. She was unhappy with her lack of overall body knowledge and asked to train in emergency medicine. Her dept is proud of her but the ER staff not as impressed. The Dr she respected from ER told her point blank if she only came there to learn, she should leave now. The head of the dept doesn’t think she will last a year. It will be a very big change for her but will make her a more confident and capable doctor. After she leaves dept, their sr who had just had a baby signed up as her replacement. Everybody is happy to get a new doc and sad Shimoya left. The episode ends with Komatsu having abdominal pain and falling to the floor.

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