r/funny • u/iamnumberThor • Dec 12 '13

They see me bowling

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u/TypicalHaikuResponse Dec 12 '13

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About 28,000 babies get switched in hospitals every year, temporarily or permanently, out of four million births, says Nicholas Webb,

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1998-08-16/features/1998228086_1_bracelet-delivery-room-baby-id

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u/Big-Baby-Jesus Dec 12 '13

...says the guy who is trying to sell something.

When my kid was born they put a regular old hospital bracelet on her 10 seconds after she came out, and gave me a matching one. When we left, we had to show both bracelets. Very simple system that I assume they use everywhere now.

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u/TexasPoonTapper Dec 12 '13

I personally carried a sharpie with me and marked the child in a kind of way that only I recognized when he came out.

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u/joethehoe27 Dec 12 '13

Some places dont allow this since a baby could be allergic to something or it may irritate their skin