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Old MacDonald had a farm Ee-i-ee-i-

And on that farm he had a...

Cow.

Ee-i-ee-i-oh

With a moo-moo here and a moo-moo there

Here a moo, there a moo Everywhere a moo

Old MacDonald had a farm Ee-i-ee-i-

Old MacDonald had a farm Ee-i-ee-i-

And on that farm he had a...

Chicken.

Ee-i-ee-i-oh

With a cluck-cluck here And a cluck-cluck there

- Here a cluck, there a cluck - Everywhere a cluck!

I wish my maternity leave was a year longer.

It'd be great if it was a year longer.

Work was such a big part of one's life.

It seems so pointless now.

- Really. - We're sharing our parental leave.

- It's finally my turn. - You're so lucky.

"Bye-bye standing desk, see you in six months."

How about you?

Enjoying your leave?

BABY FEVER

It's a really nice touch?

With the marble.

I hate this apartment.

The good thing about moving to a smaller apartment is

that this seems much bigger.

- Right. - Yes.

Wow!

You've made meatball curry for me. Three bags.

- Why aren't we a couple? - I could explain...

Don't answer that.

Okay, great.

Did you consider the letter thing?

The letter, Nana.

- Which letter? - The letter to your child's father.

- Do we have to talk about that again? - It's not a bad idea.

You couldn't tell him face to face, so you have to do something.

Sure.

"Dear Mathias. Here's a picture of your daughter."

"Your sperm didn't just disappear. I stole it and inseminated myself."

"Then tried to hook up with you to sleep with you,

and now you have a kid."

"Hugs" or "love"?

You know what I mean.

He's abroad. He's out of sight, out of mind.

It's much better this way! He doesn't need to know.

He should know he has a daughter in Denmark.

So did my dad. He had no problem ignoring that.

Mathias isn't your dad, and he doesn't know he has a daughter.

- Maybe he wants to look after her. - Let's never talk about this again.

- You have to face up to it. - Yes, right.

- Are you staying for dinner? - I have to get back to the clinic.

Why so late?

So, the builders are way behind schedule. The waiting lists are endless

and we're short of doctors because of this fucking renovation.

- You're short of doctors? - Yes. So I can't stay for dinner.

Sleep, sleep, sleep. You really must sleep.

No! Fuck!

No!

What are you doing?

TEMPORARY STOP

Let's say hello

Let's say hello Let's say hello to little

- Pelle. - Hi, Pelle.

Let's say hello

Let's say hello Let's say hello to little...

- Vilde. - Hi, Vilde.

Hi, Vilde.

Let's say hello

Let's say hello Let's say hello to little...

It's your turn. Hi.

Yes... You.

An...

I'm sorry. What did you say?

- An... Is that the name? - No, I don't know...

- I'm not sure what to name it. - It?

She! I'm not sure what to name her.

If we'd had a girl we'd have named her Marie.

- That's very modern. - Alma is a nice name as well.

Aren't you in a hurry then?

Otherwise the rule is she'll be named Margrethe after the queen.

That's a nice name too. Definitely.

Just say a name so we can keep the song going.

- But I don't have a name. - Let Nana skip this one.

I don't understand why you're here.

Neither do I!

I don't enjoy being here.

I actually hate being here.

I hate being in this freezing church that I'm not even a member of.

I hate hearing all your lame-arse stories about your lame-arse parental leave

that no one is interested in. Not even yourselves.

Nana, take five out on the church porch.

I don't need to take five. I really don't.

No.

Take a deep breath.

- Don't you shush me! - Deep tummy breath.

Don't you shush me in your...

Is it a dress? And a lamp shade around your neck?

Bossing us around because you're a minister?

Maybe you should have considered your kids' names more carefully,

because the names you've come up with are crap.

Pelle's a crap name.

And Vilde...!

- Your name isn't ugly. - It is.

Right.

Sorry about that.

Sweetie.

Sweetie.

Sweetie.

I think it's time for Ladybird Everhappy.

Selma?

Anna Sofia?

Anna Sofia?

Not that either.

Queen Margrethe?

Seriously? Queen Margrethe?

Nana!

Hi!

Hi!

- Right. - She's so sweet!

- So sweet. - She's just fallen asleep, so...

- Enjoying your leave? - No, not really.

I took 14 days off. Full time.

- 14 days we're never getting back. - Sure.

So...

You should've said you were coming.

I'd have made time to show you around the new DoVi.

- I'd like to talk to you about something. - Make an appointment.

- Hi, Nana. - Jannick.

Weren't you fired?

- Well, I... - It was all about cutbacks.

Interesting that you're not wearing a helmet.

No helmet on a construction site... That's what we called being "naked."

I'll let you borrow mine.

- Wow, Carsten. - Sure. New hairdo.

- Very nice. - Shall we, Helle?

- Sure. Wonderful to see you. - Wait. Do you have two minutes? Just two.

- Give me two minutes, Jannick. - Helle, I don't have all day.

- Two minutes, Jannick. - Two.

Two.

I'd like to come back to DoVi.

- What do you mean? - I'm done being on leave.

I'm not good at it. I just want to work.

- You want me to rehire you? - You're understaffed.

I'm good. You know that. Really good.

Things have changed around here.

- Yes. - DoVi's straight as an arrow now.

There's no mucking about either mentally or architecturally.

Of course.

Can you start tomorrow?

- Tomorrow already? - Yes.

Can I bring her along the first few days?

Nana, it's a baby. At a fertility clinic.

That's like bringing vodka to an Meeting.

- I suppose. That doesn't work. - It doesn't.

Mum!

- Just until she starts nursery. - She's only two months old.

Almost three. When she's six months she'll go to nursery.

- She's guaranteed a place. - That's 100 years from now, Nana.

- Not 100 years. - How about you ask her dad?

Stop it, Mum.

- Perfect opportunity to tell the truth. - Mum, not here...

- Another dab on the cheekbones? - I was just about to.

Okay.

- You're all I've got. - I'm so busy right now.

But you work nights, not days. Please!

Recording starts in five minutes. Five minutes.

Do I look good?

You look great.

"A really good... You look great, Granny."

"Please look after me."

"Please. I promise I'll behave."

"Please look after me, Granny. Please! World's best Granny."

Will you be going on the road with Granny?

What do we put on the poster seeing as you don't have a name?

Hi, Lise.

- Hi. - Who's that then?

It's my grandchild.

- What's your name, pumpkin? - She hasn't got one yet.

It appears to be impossible for my daughter to choose one.

I'm the impossible daughter.

Cecilie. Nice to meet you.

I wish I had a little one again.

You must be the best grandma ever.

I'm going to mind her during the day now.

- A kind of granny childminder. - That's lovely. Congratulations.

- See you in there in a sec. - Yes.

- Bye. - Bye. Nice to meet you.

- Bye. It's yours again. Here you go. - Thanks, Mum.

Sure.

Okay.

- Thank you so much. - Easy, darling. Be careful now.

- I'm just giving you a hug. - Your hair is greasy. It's getting on...

We're recording in two minutes.

Hi, sweetie.

Grandma is here.

You brought two suitcases?

Did you really think two'd be enough?

Yes. It's right here.

It's lovely when several generations live together.

Live together?

Yes. Hi, darling.

Are you waiting for Grandma?

- Have a great day. - Thank you. You too. Thank you.

That's so funny. Can you do that?

- We didn't talk about you moving in. - What did you expect?

I can't commute from abroad every single day.

From Malmø. It's the same distance as Gladsaxe.

- Nervous about your first day at work? - Not at all. It'll be great.

- It'll be great. - Mum is nervous, but here is Grandma.

I've pumped, so the fridge is stocked with milk.

Here's the nappy bag and the keys... Mum?

- Sweetie. - Mum?

- Right. - Only this one works.

- Only this one works. - Right.

I've taken care of one difficult child before. I'll manage.

All right.

Bye, sweetie. I won't be late.

Call me if there's anything at all.

See you later.

- Bye to Mum. - See you later.

- Bye. - Bye, Mum.

Clumsy Mum.

- Hi, Nana. - Hi.

It's great you're back.

You're back!

- Everything worked out. - And...

- I've baked a cake. - Of course you have.

- Hard night, or... - No, why?

You look a little tired. Let's get you a uniform.

Sorry about the chaos.

- You warned me it was crazy. - Right. It drives you nuts.

Are you coming?

Yes.

I don't know. Medium, I think.

Sure. Let me see what's left.

- Nana! - Hi.

- Hi. - Hi.

I'm so happy everything worked out.

Me too.

- That you found a sitter. - Yes. It's great.

- Trying on new uniforms? - We're...

We only have trousers in size XS left. But give them a try.

- Sure. - They'll fit you.

They're 100% bamboo, which allows the skin to breathe.

Right.

Button them up.

- They're just a tad too small. - No. It might be the pockets. Wait.

- Push. - Okay.

Helle, they're just too small.

- Helle, you ordered new sizes. - I did.

Yes.

A couple of weeks ago?

Yes, exactly.

Don't you have to be somewhere?

"Simone."

Right. Dear.

Okay. Listen. Can I try something?

- Arms in. - Yes.

There you go. Head down.

There you go.

There you go. I'll just straighten the flaps.

That's just perfect.

- Right? - Sure.

- Great. Let's move on. - Okay.

Thanks a bunch for giving me this chance.

Nana, I appreciate you saying that.

I'm taking a big chance with you.

I'm happy to take it, but I can't risk anything.

You're on probation. One strike...

- You'll be out of here. - Right.

They're great, right?

- Really great. - Right?

- Yes. - And the fabric, right?

The fabric is so comfortable. My arse can really breathe.

In case you haven't noticed, the builders are way behind schedule.

So for the time being, you'll be sharing an office with...

- Hi, Hampus. Hi! - Hi.

- Nana. - So this is Nana.

- Yes, Nana. - I've heard so much about you.

- Have you? Hi. Nana. - Hi. Hampus.

- Hi. - We call him the new Nana.

- And look... - Giant shoes to fill.

You two are going to be my new dream team.

- I'm certain of it. - Okay.

Helle Svane. Yes.

Jannick, listen, it's not...

One sec. See you at the staff meeting at three.

Helle?

Three o'clock, okay?

- Bye. - Okay.

Right...

Helle said you've just come back from maternity leave.

Right, I have.

And your daughter is only two months old.

- She's almost three, so... Almost three. - Okay.

She must be pretty robust.

My kids would've been traumatised if I'd...

And me as well. Yes.

She's quite strong in some ways.

She has a strong core, you know.

- She's just strong. - Okay.

Okay. Right.

Yes.

- Lea Jensen? - That's me.

- That's you? Hi. My name is Nana. - Hi. Lea.

- Great you could make it. - Yes.

Yes.

It's straight ahead.

I wanted to become an egg donor because of my cousin. You know...

They used a donor to have their child, and I see what it means to them.

- That makes sense. Of course. - Although the pay isn't much.

7,000 kroner is a meagre compensation, but that's the law.

But being able to fulfil someone's biggest dream

is of course the main thing.

- Right. - Do you have kids?

A daughter. This is my first day back after my leave.

- Wow, crazy. - Yes.

What's it like?

I need to get back into the swing of it, but it feels fantastic.

Sorry, I meant being away from your child.

- That's tough. Really difficult. - Of course. How old is she?

Two. Almost three.

Years. Old.

How wonderful with such a long leave.

It was very long. It was amazing.

There we go.

- What is this? - Helle made it.

- She discovered pottery during her leave. - Okay.

But she only took two weeks.

They spent one of them in Bornholm where she learned to glaze.

- They look more like tealight holders. - Indeed. Here you go.

- You get used to them. - What's wrong with handles?

That's what we all say. But not out loud.

- Of course. - She's very proud of them.

Understandably.

Damn!

Nana, goddammit!

- Niels-Anders, dammit! - Sorry. I'm just happy to see you.

- Likewise. - You need to be a little careful.

What's happened?

I won't bore you with that on your first day.

The meeting's in five minutes, so there's no time...

It's a work injury.

I tried to dodge a beam

the builders were carrying, and somehow

I twisted my whole neck.

- That sounds terrible. - It was very...

- The whole neck? - Yes. It's whiplash.

I haven't met anyone with that in ages.

It's more of a '90s thing.

- Concussions are all the rage now. - It's not.

Whiplash is still in fashion.

- It is. - Sure.

How's the baby?

Didn't you give birth only two months ago?

It's been three months.

- Okay. - But...

It's going well. My mum looks after her.

Of course she does, that dear woman.

She sure is.

- No! Damn! - No!

- Cold water. - We've all done that.

Those cups.

- Those stupid cups. - No, careful now! Be careful with that!

Dammit.

Although you were a legend at the old DoVi a tiny minority at the new DoVi

may not know you, so please introduce yourself.

Sure. Most of you know me, but...

- My name is Nana Jessen. I'm a doctor... - LaCour.

Nana LaCour Jessen.

That's right. I've been at Dovi for... Close to six years?

I think so.

That's about it.

Thanks, Nana. Perhaps the newcomers can introduce themselves to Nana as well?

Tine, I'm a lab technician.

- Hi. - Adam. I'm a midwife.

- Hi, Adam. - And our latest newcomer.

Our Swedish budding star, Hampus Lindberg.

- Yes. - We have in fact...

Where to begin? God.

Before we moved to Copenhagen

I was chief physician at a private clinic in Stockholm.

Wow.

Now I'm here and very happy to be here.

You've made me feel very welcome.

I feel that you're just as passionate as myself about what we do at DoVi.

Because what's more important than the greatest gift of all?

- Life itself. - Exactly.

Okay.

Speaking of life, I'd just like to say

that I've been looking forward to coming back after my leave.

I can't wait to do what we do best.

- Fulfil our clients' hopes and dreams. - Exactly.

There's nothing as meaningful as

creating families.

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

Speaking of families, Nana, I'm reminded of an incident

I experienced in Tanzania.

My wife and I wanted to contribute something to the real world.

We wanted to open a maternity clinic.

- Way out in the bush. - Okay.

One night, our little boy, Oskar, ran a very high fever.

He almost died, actually.

It was as if the roles were reversed.

The people we wanted to help suddenly were the ones helping us.

They held my hand through the worst hours of my life.

These people who have nothing gave us everything.

They gave me my son's life back.

It was if lightning had struck, and I just knew

that's what I wanted to devote my life to.

I want to give other people the most beautiful thing of all.

Parenthood.

I'm sorry... I...

- I get emotional. - What a nice story.

- Very touching. - Yes.

Yes. Thanks for sharing.

Sorry.

I brought a cake if anyone would like some.

- Malaika - It's pecan pie.

Nakupenda we malaika

Malaika

Have some cake.

- I'll... - Nakupenda we ningekuoa mali we

Ningekuoa

- Dada - Okay.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. The other doctors sang this song for me

as my son hovered between life and death.

Everyone has a secret

Something they don't share But keep for themselves

But, honey, truth be told

You're the most beautiful person I know

I think that's what they call love

Because it's you It's you that paints the sky blue

It's you I always think of

Without you they day is bleak and grey

How about that?

Do you remember that? Sorry, I got really inspired

by the song, you sang, because it reminded me of this song,

which...

Sorry, I just have to let it...

I get really emotional because my mum wrote this song for me

when I was a newborn. She held me in her arms

and looked me in the eyes and came up with it.

This very moment

There are a lot more verses. She's a well-known singer.

I wanted...

- What's going on? - Helle?

Helle!

- A nut? - Yes?

Heimlich!

Nana, what the hell?

Are you okay?

- I think so. - Gross.

Come here.

I think you saved my life.

- Thank you so much. - You're very welcome.

Yes.

- Thank you. - How awful.

Who the hell does he think he is? "The new Nana"?

He's not the new Nana!

I'm going to show him who the new Na...

Fuck! Mathias!

Nana?