{"id":2585,"date":"2026-05-21T15:23:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karealstory.com\/?p=2585"},"modified":"2026-05-21T15:23:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:23:12","slug":"we-dont-have-a-nursery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karealstory.com\/?p=2585","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe Don\u2019t Have a Nursery\u2026\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Seventeen years ago, after giving birth to my first baby, I lay awake in the hospital room with her sleeping beside me in her little crib. A nurse came in during the night and gently offered to take my baby to the nursery for a few hours so I could rest.<\/p>\n

I smiled and said no. I didn\u2019t want her out of my sight. I just wanted to stare at her.<\/p>\n

The following night, exhaustion finally caught up with me. When another nurse entered, I asked if she could take my baby to the nursery for a little while so I could sleep.<\/p>\n

The color instantly drained from her face.<\/p>\n

She looked at me strangely and said, \u201cYour baby is supposed to stay with you at all times. We don\u2019t even have a nursery here.\u201d<\/p>\n

I felt my stomach drop.<\/p>\n

Confused, I explained that another nurse had offered the night before. The nurse became visibly shaken and immediately called security.<\/p>\n

To this day, I still think about it.<\/p>\n

Who was the woman who walked into my room that first night? And what would have happened if I had handed over my newborn baby?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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