https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 14 Nov 2026 05:34:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1097787 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:50:43 +0000 stargal 1097787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsMcD: ahhh yes! I remember that. Mr and my mom.loved lifetime too </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1097772 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:47:37 +0000 Bao 1097772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That would be so hard because I'm so madly in love with A, but what if the other baby was just like her and I was missing out? Ugh that would be so tough! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1097711 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:33:38 +0000 deactivated_account 1097711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does anyone remember watching the movie "Switched at Birth" on TV in the 90s? It was a true and devastating story about Kimberly Mays and Arlena Twigg. My mom and I watched so much Lifetime TV when I was little. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1097658 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:26:17 +0000 tysonja 1097658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>this almost happened to 2 of my childhood friends! </p> <p>they were born one day apart at the same hospital, and their last names are both short, with only one letter difference. they are also both asian babies, at a time when it was a little more rare in the city we grew up in. however, one friend is male and the other female... the nurses brought the babies to the wrong mother, and my friend's mom was like.... uh... i didn't have a boy.....! (thankfully both families were already friends at the time, so i imagine they couldn't really have ended up being switched...) but still! those nurses must have felt so bad... 0_o!! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1097477 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 11:54:28 +0000 Smurfette 1097477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't understand how this can happen. She was with us until she and I got our bracelets and they can't come off without an alarm going off. So even when she was in the nursery the first night(back to room for nursing) and for shots there is no way they could have mixed up babies. Not to mention we would have noticed if they brought back a different baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1097445 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 11:49:50 +0000 shopaholic 1097445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't imagine not recognizing or mistaking my baby for someone else's in the same hospital. When K was born, I don't think I ever even saw another baby our whole time there! All babies were kept in the mother's room. Even when they took her for shots, they only take 1 baby at a time. We were band matched it seemed like every couple of hours. And the ward had security and locked doors. </p> <p>But back to the question, she's mine. No way could I give her to anyone else. But I would want to keep an open relationship with the other family and our bio baby. Maybe like Switched at Birth, one big family. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1097400 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 11:42:11 +0000 runsyellowlites 1097400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: Oh and the band didn't come of P until we took it off her when getting home... the nurse actually forgot to the let the charge nurse know we were all walking out &amp; the alarm went off. lol</p> <p>They require all the babies to wear their clothes too b/c they have sensors in them... I know that's not so much a "switch" risk reducer but definitely no baby stealing going on there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1097365 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 11:35:01 +0000 yoursilverlining 1097365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: I think its such a good idea. No one wants to think about someone trying to steal a baby, or having an accidental switching....but better safe than sorry! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1097351 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 11:29:12 +0000 runsyellowlites 1097351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: They have that at our hospital too! They even have to be "cleared" to pass any of the exit doors (including the doors that leave the ward) or the alarm with go off..... even going from the room to they nursery required clearance! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1097344 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 11:26:16 +0000 yoursilverlining 1097344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: scary! I was so nervous that would happen to us too - I wanted to fidget with it to make sure it wouldn't fall off and then the nurse told me to stop doing that or I would set off the alarm lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1097253 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 11:03:16 +0000 Kimberlybee 1097253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know the exact episode you are speaking of! I loved watching DH, it was my Sunday guilty pleasure. Kind of sad that it ended. I would raise the baby and also ask to stay connected with my biological child as well. I would want to be there for all the milestone and special events in his or her life and pray that the parents are being good to my child also. (maybe even hire a P.I. to look into their lifestyle?) The children are innocent so I wouldn't want to bring out any additional drama. Bringing the wrong child home was a big fear of mine but after seeing my baby, I felt at peace immediately. She looks exactly like me, I knew right then and there I had a mini-me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1097248 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 11:02:13 +0000 JoJoGirl 1097248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: Our hospital did that too, but A's kept falling off! They had replace it twice! And yes, the alarm went off and nurses came running in.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1097245 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 11:01:41 +0000 mrskc 1097245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It took me awhile to remember what you're referring to in desperate housewives. </p> <p>DS is 11 months and there's no way it would change how I feel about him. He's mine and I love him more than anything in this world. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1097229 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 10:57:14 +0000 Mrsbells 1097229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Running Elley: just like in the desperate housewives show it is a dilemma you almost want to keep both babies, your biological child and the one you brought up as yours. Thankfully these days that hardly happens in real life </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1097173 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 10:47:37 +0000 Vegmama 1097173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am convinced that one of my nephews/nieces is not biological (we're white, and s/he looks reallllllyyyyy ethnic). BUT our family member raised them since birth (on their own), and I know that DNA wouldn't change a thing in the situation. I'd like to think the same thing. </p> <p>I'm happy I'll be having my baby at home ... no way to switch! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1097078 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 10:19:14 +0000 yoursilverlining 1097078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have to say, one of the things that made me happiest about our hospital is they have little baby "lo-jack" for the babies. lol they slap this little plastic security device on their leg as soon as they are born that matches only to the mother's wrist bracelet, and if anyone tries to tamper with the leg device, alarms go off and the maternity ward doors locked!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1097073 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 10:17:41 +0000 Ash 1097073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cascademom: They shouldn't happen. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1097055 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 10:12:46 +0000 cascademom 1097055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ash: Wow, I had no idea that it has the possibility to happen. I would have thought with the technology that incidents would be a lot less. Hearing that it still happens makes me really want to room with #2 when it happens eventually, despite how tiring it can be. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1096346 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 07:36:35 +0000 wonderstruck 1096346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: Yep, and I love that show!</p> <p>Our hospital has super strict security with that stuff - the bands worn by mom and baby actually have a happy little noise they make when baby is handed to mom, and an alarm if the bands don't match! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1096334 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 07:31:31 +0000 regberadaisy 1096334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Running Elley: This was such a <i>huge</i> irrational fear of mine!!! One of the big reasons why we roomed in and the few times they took her to the nursery for tests I was so worried. Each time they brought her back I would stare at her for a really long time to be sure she was ours. haha</p> <p>@Ash: Yes! DH actually wasn't immediately banded bc they all thought that the other nurse did. We were so flustered we didn't even notice till the head nurse did! But baby and I were immediately banded and her band has a tracking device on it as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1096320 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 07:27:18 +0000 yin 1096320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our friend was switched at birth, and luckily the mothers caught on. The babies wouldn't breastfeed and didn't feel attached like usual. The mix up was sorted soon after I think. It happened at the hospital I gave birth in, but this was 30 years ago so security has increased a ton since. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1096317 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 07:27:12 +0000 Dandelion 1096317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: It's one of my favorite shows, too! I think it's a good solution, too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1096302 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 07:21:05 +0000 Adira 1096302@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I could definitely see how this could happen! Xander's ankle tag kept falling off him!!!! Luckily, he has Hubs' cleft chin, so he was easily identifiable. Whenever he left the room and got brought back, I checked to make sure it was the correct baby, haha!</p> <p>BUT if for some reason there WAS a mix-up, I would want to keep the baby I raised AND have a relationship with my biological baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1096289 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 07:14:33 +0000 Ash 1096289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cascademom: Yep, it CAN still happen. It's called lazy staff. :( I heard a story just the other day where the mom and baby weren't banded the whole hospitalization. Luckily, nothing happened but it is the responsibility of ALL staff to make sure this is done.<br /> I've also heard stories of babies being brought into the room without bands being checked... and then nursing with the wrong mother. Oy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1096073 Wed, 18 Sep 2013 22:46:56 +0000 travelgirl1 1096073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Running Elley: when I wrote for real life women's mags I wrote two switched at birth stories and interviewed two ladies who had been switched, and the mom of a teenager who had been switched. That last story was insane and tragically the other parents involved died in a car crash a few days after the first mom found out about the switch so they never knew! then there was a big ugly custody battle with the grandparents but ultimately both girls stayed with the families who raised them. It was really interesting speaking to her about what her first reaction/instincts wete when she found out. It scared me enough that I never let A out of my sight, not even for a second, when she was in hospitsl. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1096051 Wed, 18 Sep 2013 22:22:01 +0000 MrsScallop 1096051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would definitely want to keep the one i had been raising, but try to have a relationship with my biological kid. </p> <p>I wouldnt worry about it now, but back when I was born, my mom was terrified I would get switched with another baby in the hospital, although it was mostly because they wanted to name me a very very popular girls name at the time. My parents ended up changing my name to prevent me being switched with another baby accidentally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1096050 Wed, 18 Sep 2013 22:20:49 +0000 birdofafeather 1096050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i would die inside. but i could never give up R. ever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1096000 Wed, 18 Sep 2013 21:46:06 +0000 cascademom 1096000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can this even happen anymore with babies staying in the room, RFID tags, and barcoding of hospital bracelets? Sorry, my records manager self peeks through. Also, Veronica Mars did an episode of this too with Mac switched at birth with Madison. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1095977 Wed, 18 Sep 2013 21:27:25 +0000 mrbee 1095977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Would be impressed if there was another 3/4 East Asian at the hospital the night of Charlie or Olive's birth! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switched-at-birth-1#post-1095973 Wed, 18 Sep 2013 21:24:18 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1095973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would kind of want both children? I would NEVER give my child up, but it would hurt to know that mine and my husband's biological child was not with us.<br /> I'd keep the one I raised after I confirmed my biological child was happy and also being taken care of and I move on?<br /> I don't know. The hospital would have HELL to pay. </p>