Hypothetical Situation #5
 

Following on from Vicky's threads....

You are informed that your 2 year old child is not actually yours because of a mix up at the hospital when they were born.

What would you do?

Oh my god.

I would find my child..however by 2 years you would already have developed a bond with the other child, so I would ask the parents if I could continue to see it as 'aunty vicky' or something. Then spend time getting to know my own child :S

I would also sue the **** out of the hospital.

Well hopefully since they had found out the child I had wasn't ours then I would expect to be re-united with the child that was.
For many reasons,including health ones I would want my own child with us.

Fortunately,being only 2, (I have no memories of when I was 2 that I can recall),it is an age where this could be put right.
It would be a wrench to lose a child you had cared for and come to love as your own but that could be offset by the joy of knowing you had your own child back with you and that you had given the best start you could to another child too.

I think I'd try to contact the other mom and see if we could switch toddlers. I know there are two years of bonding there, but I'm sure if the switch was amicable, I could stay in contact with that child and the other mom could stay in contact with mine, if they so wished.

But yea to answer it, I'd want to switch them back.

If the other parents could be found I'd try to reach a solution whereby we get our biological children back but where all of us parents can try and stay in close contact with each other and enable each other to see the other child (as we'll have formed understandable bonds with them), almost as if we'll all be bringing up the two children together.

Actually if that could happen imagine what a story that'd be for the two kids to tell their friends and kids when they get older.

ooh that's a good one, I think I would meet with the other mother and father and discuss what their wishes are too.
When we are in agreement , have visits as a group initially to familiarise the children with us. and eventually make contact longer and longer.
I think it would be essential to remain in touch with the other family though.

Would pop out for a pint of milk the next morning and never return

Yep we got a winning answer here.

give it up for adoption and go on that holiday to Faliraki I've been planning with Zee

Its a really tough one as it nature v nurture. My son is 2 and the thought if giving him up now even for another that is mine is unthinkable. It would also be absolute confusion to the child as even though as you grow up you may have no memories of being 2, they are aware of what's happening and to lose their mummy and daddy at this age would be a huge rejection and blow. I think I would contact the other family for discussions on how they want to play it. For medical reasons I would keep in touch but would I swap? Really not sure.

I would want my child back its not that I would not love the child in the mix up but both children's life's would be messed up.

That would be my take.
Also as others have said, it would be good if contact could be held between the families of the Children too as to the future.
The best solution all round really for me, for both families and the children too,to be with their rightful parents and even possibly other siblings.

Oh what an awful situation, you would have developed a really strong bond after 2 years, I don't know :/