A Czech couple who decided to take a DNA test to squash persistent pub gossip and prove that their 10-month-old baby was their own got a nasty surprise.

The couple, from the southeastern town of Trebic, had some doubts about the child as her hair was blonde and they both had dark hair. Fellow drinkers' suspicions got on their nerves.

But the test showed neither of the parents had the same DNA as the baby, suggesting a mix-up at the hospital.
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Of all the nightmare scenerios that a person could envisage, this has to be very near the top if not at actually number 1.

Could you imagine what this would be like, the baby you had grown to love beyond all else is suddenly not yours and your real baby is being looked after by a stranger

Total and utter nightmare that makes me shudder.

Oh man, that has to be rough.

so what, love the baby anyway.

question now is, where's their genetic baby?

I am sure they do love that baby anyway. BUT, what a horrible thing to happen in the first place! When I was in the hospital, there were only boys in there, my daughter was the only girl at the time. We also have the baby the whole time, we are in charge of changing it and feeding it. the nruses are only there for support and help.

I also wonder about the genetic baby, hopefully it is well looked after. There was a story like this years ago, the parents had no clue that there daughter was switched in the hospital.

Good Lord! What do you even do in a situation like this? How could you switch back? How could you not? By this time the babies have come to accept and depend on the ones who have been caring for them, so maybe the best thing to do would be for each couple to keep the baby they have, but stay in touch and get to know their own biological babies too? What an evil position to be put in!

i doubt if i'd be able to love or even look at the child the same way after that. it's not long enough of a time to make me think twice about wanting my real child over somebody else's. and to just be honest, i'd probably become violently angry with hospital staff and anybody who tried to deny me my child.

When my daughter had her children, each parent had a wrist band, with their names on it, and a seriel number...The babies also had bands on their ankles with the same information, put on immediately after birth...The babies also had a security anklet which would set off an alarm if anyone was to pick up the baby and try to leave the maternity ward...Although their was tight security, it was a great measure to take...These numbers were always checked when the babies went out of the nursery...and double checked upon discharge...I can't imagine how these parents feel with the mix up...I only hope that each baby is returned to their rightful parents...I'm sure they have grown to love the child, but blood is thicker than water...

This almost happened to me after I had my daughter. She was born 2 weeks early, which isn't really considered premature, however, she did have some breathing problems, so I didn't get to see her much in the 3 days we were in the hospital. On the day we were to leave the hospital, they brought her in, and while I was getting her dressed, I knew something wasn't right. I did, however, get her dressed, but my gut was telling me this wasn't my baby. I mentioned this to my husband, he laughed and said...no, that's our baby. I decided to look at the wrist band, and sure enough...it had a similar last name, but not mine. I believe this happens more often than gets reported, or even discovered...for that matter.

You were very lucky that your motherly instinct kicked in...

You know it, Goalie.

One question, they have a10 month old baby, what the hell are they doing down in the pub anyway,at least they must be quite regular if the regulars in the bar know them and the baby,and they are aware of the pub gossip.

Maybe they were part of the lunch crowd

The way you use the phrase "real child" suggests that this would be a no-brainer for you. I think I might feel like both kids were my real children, obviously a bad attitude.

I guess the fairytale ending would be that they found their genetic child and became Godparents of the other kid. In this fairytale, there's been a direct switch involving only 2 sets of parents and 2 kids. What if Couple A got Kid B, Couple B got Kid C, and Couple C got Kid A?

That is so freaky! And it,s a good thing you listened to your gut instinct and checked! When i had my daughter she was right there with me all the time, but she looked so much like my hubbys side of the family from the momment she was born, it would have been impossible for me or him not to recognise if she was our baby or not!
But i have heard a few stories where this happened and wasn,t found out for years! I can,t imagine what that would be like for all involved in such a mix up! What heart break!

Holy! That would have freaked me out! Thank goodness you checked!

Oh my....thats gotta be hard finding out your baby, really isn't your baby. And that hardest thing is, not knowing where your biological baby is