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Seventeen years ago, after giving birth to my first baby, I was lying in my hospital room with my newborn sleeping in the little crib beside my bed. I couldn\u2019t stop looking at her. Every tiny movement felt magical.<\/p>\n

That first night, a nurse quietly came in and asked if I wanted them to take the baby to the nursery for a few hours so I could rest. I smiled and said no. I wanted my baby right next to me so I could keep staring at her.<\/p>\n

The next night was different. Exhaustion finally caught up with me. When the nurse came in for her rounds, I asked if someone could take the baby to the nursery for a couple of hours so I could sleep.<\/p>\n

The nurse suddenly looked confused. Then her face turned pale.<\/p>\n

She said slowly, \u201cYour baby is supposed to stay here with you. We don\u2019t have a nursery.\u201d<\/p>\n

I thought she misunderstood and explained that a nurse had come the night before offering to take the baby so I could sleep.<\/p>\n

She shook her head firmly.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo one would ever take your baby from your room,\u201d she said. \u201cThat\u2019s not something we do here.\u201d<\/p>\n

In that moment, the exhaustion vanished and a chill ran through me.<\/p>\n

To this day, I still wonder who came into my room that first night\u2014and why.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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