I counted the movement, then lay awake without trying to turn it into reassurance about anything else.

The next morning, a medical intake packet lay beside my laptop.

Its family-history section was almost blank.

I knew none of my biological relatives.

At my prenatal appointment, I had asked what that meant for the baby, and the clinician had explained that unknown history was common and could be addressed through appropriate screening and careful care.

It still troubled me.

I wanted facts instead of empty boxes.