The nurse examined Lucy’s twins before she was discharged, but Lucy was shocked when she returned them. The nurse had brought in two little girls after the examination, and Lucy had given birth to a boy and a girl.
Lucy and her husband Ross had been trying to conceive for a long time, and when they found out they were having twins, they were over the moon.
The ultrasound had revealed they were having a boy and a girl, and the couple eagerly awaited the twins’ arrival. However, when the nurse brought the children in after the scan, they were both girls. Lucy’s face went pale.
The nurse gave Lucy the wrong baby | Photo: Shutterstock
“Where is my son? What exactly did you do to him? And who does this other girl belong to?” she yelled, staring at the nurse who had just brought the children in.
“These are your daughters, ma’am,” Nurse Savannah said, her eyes fixed on the documents. “I double-checked the reports and I’m sure there are no mistakes.
“Have you lost your mind?” Lucy said, snapping her fingers. “I have all the reports with me as proof that I was supposed to give birth to a boy and a girl. And I was informed of the same thing after the delivery. It’s not possible there isn’t a boy.”
Lucy noticed the fear in the nurse’s eyes when she looked up from her reports. She was about to say something to her when Doctor Linda Carter entered. “Will you calm down, ma’am? This is a hospital, and there are other patients,” she explained to Lucy.
“Calm? Seriously?” Lucy glared at him. “Your nurse brings me a random child, then tells me she’s not wrong! Is this how your hospital administration operates? Should I contact the head doctor and inform him of the situation?”
“I agree with my wife, doctor. We don’t want to create a scene either,” Ross said. “But your nurse is lying. We don’t know why she’s doing this, but if we don’t get our son back, we’ll have to call the police!”
Lucy and Ross’s son has gone missing | Photo: Pexels
“Please, sir, calm down,” said Dr. Carter. “I’m sure this is just a misunderstanding. Savannah has worked at this hospital for several years. Maybe she brought the wrong documents. Savannah, may I see the documents?” Dr. Carter asked. But Savannah didn’t give it to him and began stammering, “That’s not necessary, ma’am… I mean, I checked, and they’re fine.”
Dr. Carter sensed something was wrong and said softly, “It’s okay. Let me quickly check the reports.” However, when she read them, she realized Lucy was right.
“Please give me a minute, ma’am,” she said, flipping through the pages. “I guess Savannah brought the wrong documents. There was another patient named Lucy Matthews, and Savannah got confused.”
“I’m glad you noticed your mistake,” Lucy said, glaring at her. “I’d recommend hiring responsible people as staff next time!”
“I’m sorry, ma’am,” Dr. Carter apologized again, turning to Savannah. “Could you come with me, Savannah? I need you to find the right reports for me.”
Savannah quickly followed Doctor Carter, but Lucy noticed the nurse’s tears in her eyes as she walked away. She had a strange feeling that Doctor Carter and Savannah were up to something, so she decided to follow them.
Lucy followed the nurse silently | Photo: Pexels
She watched them enter Dr. Carter’s cabin and heard someone crying. It must have been Savannah, she thought. Luckily, the door was slightly ajar, so Lucy sat on one of the chairs just outside the room and listened to what they were saying.
“What were you thinking, Savannah?” Dr. Carter spoke firmly. “Lucy Matthews gave birth to twins: a boy and a girl at 10:30 a.m. today. Even the reports said so. Why are you lying to them? Be honest!”
“I had no choice, ma’am,” Savannah sobbed. “The other newborn belongs to my sister. Her partner abandoned her after learning of the pregnancy, and unfortunately, she didn’t survive the birth. I could have adopted her, but my husband refused.”
“Why not put her in a nursing home?” Dr. Carter suggested. “She’d be well taken care of there.”
“I’m afraid I can’t, ma’am. It was my sister’s dying wish that her daughter grow up in a loving home,” Savannah sobbed.
“When I saw Mrs. Matthews this morning and how supportive she and her husband were of each other, I thought they would make a lovely family for her. So I decided to swap Mrs. Matthews’s son with my sister’s daughter and place him in a care home instead.”
The little girl turned out to be Savannah’s sister’s baby | Photo: Pexels
“But this isn’t right, Savannah,” Dr. Carter emphasized. “We can’t let this happen. Go get Mrs. Matthews’s son right away. And, yes, this has to be confidential between us. Let me see what I can do for you.”
Lucy’s eyes lit up when she heard the story. There was no malicious intent behind the child swap. A helpless woman wanted her niece to end up in a nice family. “I honestly feel sorry for the child,” Lucy thought as she returned to her room.
A few minutes later, Dr. Carter returned to Lucy’s room and handed her her newborn. “Sorry for the confusion, ma’am. I apologize on behalf of my staff,” he said.
Having heard the whole story earlier, Lucy decided not to press charges against her. But every time she tried to fall asleep at home that night, her thoughts returned to the poor child, and her innocent face flashed before her eyes.
“I can’t forget it, Ross,” Lucy told her husband at breakfast the next day. “I had a dream yesterday about a girl who had come to our house by mistake, and who was living peacefully with us. I know it doesn’t make sense, but I can’t get it out of my head.”
Lucy and Ross adopted the little girl | Photo: Pexels
“It’s because of what happened yesterday, honey,” Ross explained. “Try to distract yourself with something else. How about we go somewhere? You’ll feel better.”
“No, Ross,” Lucy said, looking at him. “I don’t want to leave this child alone. I want to adopt her.”
“But darling!” Ross cried. “Are you sure? We already have two children to support, and a third would be way too much! Don’t make emotional decisions! We have to be pragmatic.”
“I understand, Ross, but please. I can’t persuade myself. I thought about it all night and decided to adopt him. Can we go to the hospital today?”
“Well, honey. I’m here with you in all your decisions, but I’m afraid it’s too much work for you.”
“I can handle this, Ross. Please?” Lucy insisted.
Lucy and Ross named the child Amelia | Photo: Pexels
Ross initially opposed the adoption, but his feelings changed when he held the child in his arms. She had brown eyes with a slight green tint, and she kept staring at him. Ross was moved by her innocent gaze, to say the least.
“I’m glad you considered adopting her, Mr. and Mrs. Matthews. She’s really lucky,” the doctor told them.
“Well, doctor, we’ve tried so hard to have children, and now when a child wants to come to us, we can’t just let her go. Just let me know when we can bring her home,” Lucy said.
“It will take time, but for now, I will submit the documents to speed up the process.”
As the doctor had said, it took time, but Lucy and Ross didn’t regret their decision. When they brought the child home, they felt like their family was finally complete. They named the little girl Amelia.
Savannah visited them after learning that Lucy and Ross had adopted the child, and couldn’t help but thank them. Since then, she’s become a regular at the Matthews’ house, spending mostly weekends with Lucy’s children: twins Sia and Mark, and Amelia.
What can we learn from this story?
Relationships are formed through love and care, not necessarily blood . Lucy and Ross’s adoption of Amelia as their child is a great example of this.
Some accidents are beautiful . Savannah brought Amelia to Lucy simply because she wanted her to be adopted by a good family, and in the end, the poor child was lucky enough to have a lovely family.
Now discover the story of this adoptive mother who was forced by her daughter to find her biological mother.
Adoption of a daughter | Photo: Pexels
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