The Unexpected Question They Asked Me in the Hospital and Why I'm Not Offended by It

Blogger and mom Paula Rollo of Beauty Through Imperfection recounts the bizarre question she was asked after giving birth to her first child.

At 20 years old, I was on the young side for giving birth to my first baby. Although we'd been married for almost two years, it didn't help our case much that my husband and I didn't look like we were a day over 16.

Yet here we were welcoming our new baby into the world.

It was my first time in a hospital since the day I was born myself, so I was nervous and scared as we checked in for my induction. Not to mention the intimidation factor of giving birth for the first time. My husband was wonderful and supportive and never left my side until our son was born and I made him follow the nurses when they took him away for an hour to take care of a few required newborn tests.

After I was settled in to my recovery room, my husband and new baby joined me there. It seemed every other minute either the baby or I was being checked or poked or questioned about something.

It was fine, I understand they have their required tests and nothing was too invasive. But I remember at one point a social worker stopping by our room. She brought a nurse in with her and they asked about our living conditions. Then they started to ask questions about if I felt safe at home and had any concerns. At the moment I laughed off their questions. Of course I felt safe and naturally I didn't have any worries about going home, other than figuring out how to care for a new human. It wasn't until later that I realized they were reading between the lines of my young face and making sure I was taken care of and not being abused.

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