Parents Shocked When They Were Almost Given The Wrong Baby In The Hospital

Having a baby is one of life's great joys.

A couple of new parents were shocked when a nurse wheeled in a baby that was not theirs. Here's their story.

Nurse Brings In A Baby

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The video begins in a hospital room with a nurse wheeling in a baby on a cart.

Right away, there is text on the screen that says they were almost given the wrong baby!

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Where Is Their Baby?

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The mom jumped out of the bed when she realized that was not her baby.

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This entire situation would have been quite shocking for a couple of new parents who wanted to see their baby.

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Mom Was Shocked

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The mom had to turn away from the nurse because she was so shocked by the situation.

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They were still wondering how this happened and where their baby was because that wasn't them.

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The Nurse Leaves

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The nurse quickly turns around and leaves the room with the baby's cart.

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The nurse appears to be pretty embarrassed by the mix-up. We are wondering how they feel inside?

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That's Her Husband's Job

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People in the comments were weighing in on this situation.

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This person commented that they were living out a huge fear that they have. It is her husband's responsibility to stay with the baby the whole time.

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Bring Nail Polish

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Another person had another idea of how they could avoid this situation.

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The wristbands from the hospital can come off, so they recommend bringing some nail polish and coloring one of the baby's toes so you can know right away if it's your baby.

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Her First Baby

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The mom from the video commented that this was their first baby so they were new to the whole process.

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She didn't know that she could actually refuse to have her baby taken out of her sight.

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Knows Things Can Happen

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She commented again and said the nurse was very nice about the whole situation.

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She knows that mistakes can happen, but it came down to her being worried about her baby.