[Cymy]

Originally Posted by blueberrybon

How 'bout all the new moms who are terrified that their child will be switched at birth?

My son had minor day surgery at 4 months and he'd always been a quiet, "perfect" baby. During the surgery I said to my husband, "What if he comes out of the surgery a screaming-meemie?" I was just joking, but not much later a post-op nurse came to get us and as soon as we entered the room another nurse put a screaming child in my arms with a look of relief on her face. I was staring at the baby, thinking, "This can't be my son!" But because he was screaming so loudly and his face was all wrinkled up and bright red, I wasn't very sure--plus, he had a hat on down low over his forehead. My son had literally never had a fit like that before (turns out he has an oral-motor issue, he didn't make much noise at all until after he was 3).

I looked up at the nurses surrounding us and said, "Are you SURE this is my baby??" And it WASN'T!!!!! They gave me the wrong baby!

[cardsRN]

i imagine the same rules apply here as in the vent threads... if you don't find it funny, abstain. i am sure the OP is compassionate with their patients and educates as necessary.

[Pattiecake]

When I worked in the prison it always amused me that the big mean brutes with the multiple tattoos were the ones that fainted when a blood test was done