Do your children have the same father?

[silvercuckoo]

Was asked this question yesterday when filling in a medical questionnaire over the phone for an unrelated gynaecological condition (marital status, number of pregnancies, number of live deliveries, number of children, boom - do they have the same father?).

It reminded me that I was asked this exact question a couple of times before in different contexts (mainly medical and various bureaucratic procedures, e.g. developmental checks for the children).

I have two children, they are 12 months apart. They both have my ex's surname, and they are both his biological children. I feel the question is a bit weird and bordering on intrusive, as if I am being screened for promiscuity.

I wonder what is the value added by the answer? Or is it some sort of data / stats gathering just for the sake of it? Or am I the only one who gets asked that?

Sorry I was kind of replying to an earlier poster who had mentioned her midwife had asked the question so I was just saying that it is actually relevant information for midwives

I was asked precisely this whilst expecting Ds2 as I developed pre eclampsia at 39+6 I didn't have this with DS1 who was born at 37 weeks
I was married to EXh at the time.. we also had DS3

As an aside, I don't think people really judge women with DC from multiple fathers due to promiscuity these days?

Promiscuity, certainly not. Bad judgement, possibly.

Another 3x3 here. If it's ok for Kate winslet it's ok for me. I wouldn't be offended