Baby switched at birth at Sibley

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Anonymous wrote:OP, I gave birth in Shady Grove Hospital, a decade ago. My newborn was lying next to me when two very strange looking young women came and asked if I wanted the baby to go to the nursery. I said "no". I was not sleepy and I wanted to nurse my baby some more, besides they really looked strange and I did not want to hand my baby to them. They started insisting that I needed to rest and that they need to take the baby back. I asked them who they were, and they told me they were volunteers. I refused and asked them to leave. You would think that they would leave, but they didn't. They told me instead that new mothers do not know that they need to rest, and so I should let my baby get back in the nursery. My DH arrived and I asked him to make them go away.

When the nurse arrived, I complained about these women, and she told me that they do not have volunteers who take babies to the nursery. I described the women and the nurse did not know who I was talking about. Anyways, I did not pursue this and we left the next day. I was totally freaked out. One of the reasons why I did not hand over my baby was because these women had a very strange appearance and manner of talking. To this date I wonder if some kind, grandmotherly kind of person would have come to me, would I have given my baby to them to wheel to the nursery?

So, too bad if I am being paranoid, and some other expectant mom becomes paranoid - keep an eye on the baby. My DH had strict instructions to not leave the baby alone when they took him from the delivery room, and he did just that.

Okay that is completely horrifying!!! Why did the police not follow up???

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Anonymous wrote:I also can't believe you hounded the poor other woman and got all up in her face about formula feeding! Sorry but you come across as a complete crazy person.

Where did you see that? She had every right to find out what exactly happened to her child while this stranger had her. Are you insane???

OP - please disregard the bitches here. I would have been mortified if someone gave my child to a stranger no matter how short the "visit" was. It is absolutely okay that you spoke to this woman since the hospital was not giving you the whole story. I am sorry that this happened to you. They should definitely have better security measures and maybe now they will.

Oh give me a fucking break. No, you don't ever have the right to track down and harass another patient. Not even to confirm your precious snowflake was fed formula, horrifying as that is to contemplate.

The fact that you keep calling this child her special snowflake is ridiculous. I won't what you would have done if this happened to you? Did you hand your newborn over to strangers on the metro? Did they feed your special snoflake?

Didn't think so.

I wouldn't have played detective to track down and harass an innocent party, that's for damn sure.

Where does it say she harassed her? I get that you think it's no big deal, but simply talking to someone is a far cry from harassing them.

Tracking her down by invading her privacy is harassing her. Sounds like the other mom handled it with grace, though.

You need to read up on what actual harassment is. By your definition any time I looked up a plumber on the internet and called him for a job, I harassed him.

I'm not pp seriously? He looked at private hospital records, other patients' paperwork, etc. I agree the hospital messed up, but OP
and husband are the epitome of entitled. I couldn't enjoy being a new mom! My precious baby had a sip of formula!

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Anonymous wrote:I also can't believe you hounded the poor other woman and got all up in her face about formula feeding! Sorry but you come across as a complete crazy person.

Where did you see that? She had every right to find out what exactly happened to her child while this stranger had her. Are you insane???

OP - please disregard the bitches here. I would have been mortified if someone gave my child to a stranger no matter how short the "visit" was. It is absolutely okay that you spoke to this woman since the hospital was not giving you the whole story. I am sorry that this happened to you. They should definitely have better security measures and maybe now they will.

Oh give me a fucking break. No, you don't ever have the right to track down and harass another patient. Not even to confirm your precious snowflake was fed formula, horrifying as that is to contemplate.

Exactly. And her douchey husband bothered more than one new mother b/c they didn't know which mom it was.

OP, I hope this woman and the other blameless patients sue you for harassment and violation of HIPPA. You really are the embodiment of what people mean by "entitled."

Do you know the author personally and not like her or her husband? That's the only reason I can think that you are being so dismissive and really cruel.

I would be worried and upset if this happened. I see nothing wrong with her writing about the experience to warn others. It could have happened right before the other mother was leaving and she could have gone home with the wrong child. The hospital was lucky that the mistake was caught quickly. I too would also want to talk with the other mother, especially since the hospital was giving different stories at different times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I gave birth in Shady Grove Hospital, a decade ago. My newborn was lying next to me when two very strange looking young women came and asked if I wanted the baby to go to the nursery. I said "no". I was not sleepy and I wanted to nurse my baby some more, besides they really looked strange and I did not want to hand my baby to them. They started insisting that I needed to rest and that they need to take the baby back. I asked them who they were, and they told me they were volunteers. I refused and asked them to leave. You would think that they would leave, but they didn't. They told me instead that new mothers do not know that they need to rest, and so I should let my baby get back in the nursery. My DH arrived and I asked him to make them go away.

When the nurse arrived, I complained about these women, and she told me that they do not have volunteers who take babies to the nursery. I described the women and the nurse did not know who I was talking about. Anyways, I did not pursue this and we left the next day. I was totally freaked out. One of the reasons why I did not hand over my baby was because these women had a very strange appearance and manner of talking. To this date I wonder if some kind, grandmotherly kind of person would have come to me, would I have given my baby to them to wheel to the nursery?

So, too bad if I am being paranoid, and some other expectant mom becomes paranoid - keep an eye on the baby. My DH had strict instructions to not leave the baby alone when they took him from the delivery room, and he did just that.

Wow. This is terrifying. Did the hospital do anything to find these women?

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Anonymous wrote:I also can't believe you hounded the poor other woman and got all up in her face about formula feeding! Sorry but you come across as a complete crazy person.

Where did you see that? She had every right to find out what exactly happened to her child while this stranger had her. Are you insane???

OP - please disregard the bitches here. I would have been mortified if someone gave my child to a stranger no matter how short the "visit" was. It is absolutely okay that you spoke to this woman since the hospital was not giving you the whole story. I am sorry that this happened to you. They should definitely have better security measures and maybe now they will.

Oh give me a fucking break. No, you don't ever have the right to track down and harass another patient. Not even to confirm your precious snowflake was fed formula, horrifying as that is to contemplate.

The fact that you keep calling this child her special snowflake is ridiculous. I won't what you would have done if this happened to you? Did you hand your newborn over to strangers on the metro? Did they feed your special snoflake?

Didn't think so.

I wouldn't have played detective to track down and harass an innocent party, that's for damn sure.

Where does it say she harassed her? I get that you think it's no big deal, but simply talking to someone is a far cry from harassing them.

Tracking her down by invading her privacy is harassing her. Sounds like the other mom handled it with grace, though.

You need to read up on what actual harassment is. By your definition any time I looked up a plumber on the internet and called him for a job, I harassed him.

I'm not pp seriously? He looked at private hospital records, other patients' paperwork, etc. I agree the hospital messed up, but OP
and husband are the epitome of entitled. I couldn't enjoy being a new mom! My precious baby had a sip of formula!

Stop making shit up and read what she actually wrote they did.

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The ebola references are over the top, OP. C'mon.

But yes, this is an alarming story, especially how the hospital lied/tried to cover it up.

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Anonymous wrote:The ebola references are over the top, OP. C'mon.

But yes, this is an alarming story, especially how the hospital lied/tried to cover it up.

Clearly, you don't understand humor.

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Anonymous wrote:The ebola references are over the top, OP. C'mon.

But yes, this is an alarming story, especially how the hospital lied/tried to cover it up.

Clearly, you don't understand humor.

It's not funny.

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Anonymous wrote:The ebola references are over the top, OP. C'mon.

But yes, this is an alarming story, especially how the hospital lied/tried to cover it up.

Clearly, you don't understand humor.

It's not funny.

The Ebola comment is, because she pokes fun at herself. But apparently that was lost on so many of you.

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Anonymous wrote:Fuck my words, this thread will be a classic.

I meant to say "mark" but this is funnier anyway.

I am for sure going to make "fuck my words" part of my daily lexicon, PP!

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Anonymous wrote:The ebola references are over the top, OP. C'mon.

But yes, this is an alarming story, especially how the hospital lied/tried to cover it up.

Clearly, you don't understand humor.

Clearly, neither does Karin Wannabe.

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Anonymous wrote:The ebola references are over the top, OP. C'mon.

But yes, this is an alarming story, especially how the hospital lied/tried to cover it up.

Clearly, you don't understand humor.

It's not funny.

It's not funny because if I was the other mother and read this, I'd be pissed. In a different situation, it may be funny but not here.

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Sorry, OP, your are one of "those parents". Your overly dramatic use of the phrase"switched at birth" clearly identifies you as one.

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Anonymous wrote:The ebola references are over the top, OP. C'mon.

But yes, this is an alarming story, especially how the hospital lied/tried to cover it up.

Clearly, you don't understand humor.

Most of us understand actual humor. There's so much hysterical screeching in that article how should a reader recognize that the topic of Ebola is supposed to be a tangential foray into attempted humor?

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Anonymous wrote:I also can't believe you hounded the poor other woman and got all up in her face about formula feeding! Sorry but you come across as a complete crazy person.

Where did you see that? She had every right to find out what exactly happened to her child while this stranger had her. Are you insane???

OP - please disregard the bitches here. I would have been mortified if someone gave my child to a stranger no matter how short the "visit" was. It is absolutely okay that you spoke to this woman since the hospital was not giving you the whole story. I am sorry that this happened to you. They should definitely have better security measures and maybe now they will.

Oh give me a fucking break. No, you don't ever have the right to track down and harass another patient. Not even to confirm your precious snowflake was fed formula, horrifying as that is to contemplate.

The fact that you keep calling this child her special snowflake is ridiculous. I won't what you would have done if this happened to you? Did you hand your newborn over to strangers on the metro? Did they feed your special snoflake?

Didn't think so.

I wouldn't have played detective to track down and harass an innocent party, that's for damn sure.

Where does it say she harassed her? I get that you think it's no big deal, but simply talking to someone is a far cry from harassing them.

Tracking her down by invading her privacy is harassing her. Sounds like the other mom handled it with grace, though.

You need to read up on what actual harassment is. By your definition any time I looked up a plumber on the internet and called him for a job, I harassed him.

I'm not pp seriously? He looked at private hospital records, other patients' paperwork, etc. I agree the hospital messed up, but OP
and husband are the epitome of entitled. I couldn't enjoy being a new mom! My precious baby had a sip of formula!

Stop making shit up and read what she actually wrote they did.

How many times have you posted? There is clearly one crazy defender on here. Karin is that you?

She wrote "launch the investigation." I think we all know he didn't just glance at a piece of paper fortuitously.