Bailey Shepherd

Derek Bailey Shepherd is an attending general surgeon at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, the son of Meredith Grey and Derek Shepherd. He has two siblings, an older sister, Zola, and a younger sister, Ellis. THIS IS FAKE!!

Early Life
Meredith found out she was pregnant three weeks into her pregnancy, a few months after Mark died. She told Derek by buying a shirt for Zola that said "World's Best Big Sister". At first, she was convinced that she would miscarry, which is why she only told him, and not even Cristina.

Meredith went into labor in the middle of a superstorm. The labor was going smoothly until the OB determined that Bailey had face presentation. He was then born via emergency c-section in the dark during the storm. In the operating room, the doctors had to hold flashlights so that the Connie, the OB, could see to deliver him. After he was born, his breathing was shallow and his sats were low, so he was taken to the NICU to be monitored and receive oxygen. After he was born, Shane Ross noticed that Meredith had suffered from a massive splenic hemorrhage caused by her fall down the stairs. Miranda Bailey performed surgery to stop the hemorrhage and saved Meredith's life, thus Meredith named her son after her.

Bailey went to kindergarten a year later than normal because he didn't want to leave Meredith. Growing up, Bailey was best friends with Wyatt Karev. He did not get along with Wyatt's twin sister, Megan, and often teased her. During high school, Bailey and Wyatt were a part of the popular crowd and dated a lot of girls. One day, Bailey witnessed Megan purging in one of the school bathrooms. He encouraged her to stop and they didn't talk about it again for years, but Megan said Bailey always tried to make sure she wasn't starving herself after that.

Zola Shepherd
Ellis Shepherd

Career
Bailey attended Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania with Wyatt Karev. He then completed his internship and residency at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. Bailey was unsure of his specialty for a while, but after Miranda Bailey and later Jo Wilson remarked that he had a talent for general, Bailey decided to make that his specialty. He completed his fellowship and became an attending general surgeon sometime before the flashforward in Making Memories Of Us.

Notes and Trivia

 * His godparents are Alex Karev and Miranda Bailey.
 * He is named after his father and Miranda Bailey.
 * Before his birth, Meredith and Cristina often called him "fetus".
 * Before they knew his sex, Meredith referred to him as "she" and Derek referred to him as "he".