to think that the least understandable part of the Ronnie/Kat storyline is that

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Kat's newborn baby would be left alone long enough for Ronnie to swap him?

I can actually see that given her history Ronnie may well be unstable enough to carry out her actions but I find it completely unbelievable that Eastender's characters are always leaving their babies on their own from the moment they are born.

I agree, its not the SIDS storyline, its the fact we're supposed to believe Kat won't notice the babies have been swapped, or that Ronnie could just dump her baby in someone elses house and just leave him and carry on with a different baby...

Unless, Kat does notice, and Ronnie is found out immediately. Then we wouldn't be seen as fools that believe anything in a soap, but I still believe its the wrong time of year to run the storyline. Its just too much at a time many people find hard for one reason or another.
I don't think it'd have as much impact if it was aired in the middle of the year.

I had a SIDS valentines day, 2000, baby was 5 months old. Im disgusted to say, my mind had gone,and had I been in the position of taking someone else's baby, not sure I would have declined, I am disgusted with myself for even thinking this, let alone typing it. My head was ruined, and I was in such a bad place. I did quite bizarre things after leaving the hospital[after then couldn't revive him].
Went to a pond and fed Ducks , had never done this before in my life , smashed babys cot, gorge myself with food, to make myself feel sick[did not make myself sick, I wanted to feel ill]
This storyline, will hurt, but will also be helpful, as to how common this occurs

I always believed,stupidly, that it wouldnt happen to me.That it does not happen to people like me , not sure what sort of people it did happen to though

As for not noticing your baby has been swapped, many people don't, leave hospital, feeling blessed with a baby, find out later in life, hospital errors etc, and they have someone else's child.
Please don't avoid this programme for this story, awareness can be a life saver

I stopped watching when they killed off Danielle, it just got too much for me how she spent all that time looking for her mum, found her then died in her arms.

WRT how quickly out etc, Kat has baby at home then has to go to hospital as she is bleeding badly, assuming she doesn't actually see that much of her baby. Charlie is the one who leaves the baby upstairs in the Vic to go to the party downstairs. He ends up feeling guilty which is why he leaves the show.

It isn't discovered that soon (don't know when) but Kat and Alfie have the funeral, Ronnie is crying in the background. She struggles to bond with baby which people put down to PND and later on Alfie's cousin comes back to learn that his son died so I think they are going to keep going with this one unfortunately.

I am lucky enough to have never been in this awful position and feel awful for those on here who have been through it, but I wouldn't want anyone elses baby, just my own. I loathe this storyline with a passion. They could have handled SIDS so much better instead of making it into some awful baby swap crap like they are.

Being 34 weeks pregnant also means I will not be watching a storyline like this.

It is too awful what they are doing.

Kat does tell them it's not her baby but no one listens to her .

Thats reassuring to know then.

Good grief what more crap are they going to come out with?!

Welshbyrd and Deemented

Your stories made me teary, I am really sorry for your loss both of you - you are brave women

I am watching eastenders now and wondering why

I hate that they are going to make robbia steal the baby

This is the story line so stupid, it has cured me of any desire to watch EastEnders. Thank God.

welshbyrd your post was so moving and honest.

I am SO sorry for your loss and your pain. It's like the unimaginable and I pray for you and your family to have some happiness and the strength to deal with your pain.

I agree with Twirly and Dee.. it makes my blood boil how these bloody programmes portray berieved parents and they are just out to steal someone elses baby. A berieved parent feels that loss and would never put another parent in that position. I think I would be right in saying that a lot of the reported cases of baby snatching seem to result from women who have gone through fake pregnancies not some poor woman who has lost a child

I really dont know why TV people keep perpetuating this myth.... oh yea it makes 'good' viewing

It is pathetic and the viewers - especially stupid me who is watching this shit - are being treated like idiots

Aghh! I just want to get to the bit where kat gets her baby back

Then I feel stupid for bloody well caring about a bloody soap!