“We were swapped in the days when babies were not routinely given identity wrist bands or today’s sticky plasters with their names and dates of birth written on them.” Margaret as a childĪfter a fortnight the mums went home, James to Arden in Glasgow’s southside and Margaret to Knightswood, in the city’s north-west. “Had it gone on any longer, I am sure the swap would have been discovered at our bath time. “Within a few minutes our mums realised they had been given the wrong baby and alerted the maternity staff who quickly switched us back.
Margaret 69, from East Kilbride, said: “Both our mums were called Margaret and the names caused confusion with the midwives so we were handed to each other’s mums. Margaret and James Mitchell were born a day apart in the maternity unit at Lennox Castle Hospital in Lennoxtown but in a maternity mix-up, nurses handed them to the wrong mums. One of Scotland’s most amazing love stories will write a new chapter when a couple, swapped at birth, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Information An icon of an information logo. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark.
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