Switched at Birth

i started watching this show when it first came out but have missed most of it since but it is very hard to say exactly what i would do. that is one of those things that you dont really know until it happens to you...i would want to meet my biological daughter and get to know here but at the same time it would be very hard to just give up the child i have raised since birth..i think the way that the 2 families is handling it is about as easy as it gets. there are some things i would have done a little diffrent (from what i have seen) but other than that they are involved it both kids lives and i think that works the best for everyone :)

i have watched the same here in a local tv series in primetime. eventually they got to live the lives they deserve. but then, i think that if you really do not know and has loved the child as your own and thought that he/she is really yours, i think i would want to get to know my child and see if i can still have him or her with me.

Of course, I would want to meet my biological child, but could I give up the child I raised as my own. No, I don't think so, unless ordered to by the courts. That child would have received all the love my husband and I could give and would be as much ours as if I had given birth. Sue the hospital? It's possible, but first, would I want our child to think we were so disappointed in him/her that we would sue the hospital? Would I want to bring them insecurity of that type. Hopefully not. I would hope for the wisdom to thank God for the child we were blessed to raise. Only if our biological child had been given to abusive parents would I sue anyone, and that would be to get our real child back. Hugs, Maggie

I've read about this show and it's pretty interesting. The concept isn't too original in my opinion. Still, it's one of my "to-watch" TV series especially since I am always craving for new TV shows to get hooked to. Now, for your question, I totally have no clue whether I should continue raising a kid that's not my own. I guess that would depend on the years. In my perspective, I think it would be harder to be detached from a child you've known for several years and raised as your own. But, I think if the switch happened a few months ago, then there's not much problem. Definitely. suing the hospital would be on top of my list 'cause for me, someone should always be present in the nursery room to ensure that the newborn babies are secured and taken good care of while the moms are still on the hospital bed gaining their strength.

There are plenty of cases like these, there is also not one solution or answer what to do. I think it's useless to sue the hospital although it might be interesting to know how come babies are switched at birth. The fact is many women/parents think it's not their child and if it grows up they do see the difference. But also a fact is you get used to your kid (no matter if you are the bio-parents or not) and the kid is used to you(r family). I once read about one family who did find out years later it was true what they thought. One kid found her own bio parents but kept living with the other family. She had an extra family. But the other kid was not accepted by her own bio-family. They refused to believe it although you could already see the difference by the size of the families.

I heard about this show but haven't watched it. I don't know how I would deal with a switch like that. I suppose once a person makes a bond with their baby, it's hard to break it. I would probably still want to be in the wrong child's life just because we bonded as parent and child especially over long period of time.

That is tough one because by the time everyone knew, there would already be bonds established. I would have a tough time letting either one of them go I think. I would definitely want to establish a relationship with the other set of parents though because I am sure they would be devastated as well and would still want to see the baby they had raised all that time too. I think I might get a lawyer and raise a stink about it though. That is a mistake that would hurt a lot of people. Especially if there was a medical condition involved.

Yes I would want to meet my biological child .As for sueing the hospital not sure what I would do.This is a good show I watched it when I had cable television.

Suddenly this discussion made me recall when i gave birth to my son. The moment he was laid on my tummy I really tried to look for any birthmark that would make me remember my son, just in case he got switched! But in the hospital that i gave birth to, getting the babies switched by mistake is impossible, unless a person with a criminal mind would deliberately do it. It's very difficult to deal with that kind of situation because putting my place in that parent's situation, i would have loved the child already and raised him or her as my own child. But I would be very confused and i think the first thing i would do is talk to my brothers and sisters, consult a lawyer and talk to the child, because he or she would be affected the most.

hi, for me if that kind of scenario will happen to me i will find and look for the real one that for me,i rally want to meet that child,and of course because of the negligence of the hospital i will sue them.