Ugh, gross. I would not want it to be so soap-operaish and convenient. I think there are a frillion more creative reasons she could be so protective. Though... she did go on and on about how infertile she was. Hm.

Nobody who is well rested and thinking clearly would ever shake a baby. It is when you’re exhausted, emotionally fucked up and your judgment is compromised, that’s when you do things you would never otherwise do. I have a toddler, and there was a moment after a long crying jag shortly after I delivered where the…