This story is absolutely unbelievable. Two families in the Czech Republic have been forever changed by a hospital mess up when two babies were switched at birth. When you first read the story, it’s easy to see how perhaps the mistake could’ve been made as both mothers share the same first name. A judge has ordered them to swap babies back, but after ten months, they’ve grown rather attached and have refused.
How They Found Out
One of the dads became suspicious when his little baby was sporting blonde locks while he and his partner both have dark hair. So he took a DNA test and discovered that his worst fears were true: his partner must have had an affair and the baby is that man’s child. The mother, rightfully claiming innocence, also too a DNA test and discovered that she wasn’t related to the child in their home either. So the parents alerted authorities and they found the other family.
We Won’t Switch
Now the families are forced with coming up with a creative arrangement for the two girls. The law says they should just switch back. I honestly could never understand this. It seems to me like your ‘real’ family is the one who raised you, shared DNA or not. In any case, the moms refuse. One dad wants the switch and the other dad is leaving it up to the mom. What a mess!
The families live within 30 miles of each other and are considering living closer together. They seem to all agree that they are going to raise the children as one big happy family. Both parents now feel like they have two daughters: the one they’ve actually raised and their biological daughter–who lives with the other family respectively.
The One Big Happy Family Theory and What I’d Do
If it were me, I’d want to continue raising the child that I’d been given. I would consider that one my own after that much time. This assumes of course that the other family would be in agreement. I cannot see however that two girls having four parents could be a good thing. My own husband and I have disagreements on occasion on how to raise the kids–we always come to a consensus but I cannot imagine having to throw two more opinions in there. Regardless the situation is clearly complicated. What would you do?
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