I still remember it like it was yesterday.<\/p>\n
Seventeen years ago, after giving birth to my first baby, I was lying in the hospital room with her in the crib beside me. I couldn\u2019t stop looking at her. Every little movement felt like a miracle.<\/p>\n
That first night, a nurse came in quietly and offered to take my baby to the nursery so I could get some rest. I smiled and said no\u2014I didn\u2019t want to be apart from her. I just wanted to watch her sleep.<\/p>\n
The next night was different.<\/p>\n
Exhaustion finally hit me. I hadn\u2019t slept, and everything felt heavier. When the nurse came in again, I asked if she could take my baby for a couple of hours so I could rest.<\/p>\n
But instead of nodding, she froze.<\/p>\n
Her face went pale.<\/p>\n
She looked at me and said, slowly, \u201cYour baby is supposed to stay with you at all times. We don\u2019t have a nursery here. No one would ever come in and take your baby.\u201d<\/p>\n
My heart dropped.<\/p>\n
I suddenly realized\u2026 someone had come into my room the night before\u2014and it wasn\u2019t a nurse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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