When Her Baby Started Acting Strange, This Mom Set Up a Hidden Camera to Find Out Why

Leaving a child in the hands of a perfect stranger is one of the most difficult things a parent must do. Just ask Whitney Matney and her husband Chris from Springdale, Arkansas. They had no choice but to leave their 11-month-old baby Raylee in the hands of a nanny.

But when the baby’s behavior changed, the couple set up a nanny cam to further investigate. And what they discovered left them completely horrified.

They Ignored the Warning Signs

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Everyone knows that children act up, especially when they’re young. But Whitney and Chris Matney started noticing that their 11-month-old daughter, Raylee, was acting really strange. Matney couldn’t help but imagine every possible scenario that would explain why her baby was so distraught.

“I’m just being a crazy first-time mom,” she reassured herself. But sadly, she was very much mistaken.

Their Daughter Was a Bundle of Joy

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The Matneys jumped for joy when they first brought their daughter home from the hospital. She was healthy, lively, and most importantly, happy.

However, like most children, she took up a lot of her parents’ time, and this was an issue that would set their daughter on a course towards serious trouble.

They Couldn’t Spend as Much Time With Her

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At first, the couple didn’t mind waking up at odd hours of the night to feed her, burp her and change her. But the Matneys had other responsibilities that made watching over Raylee a real challenge, especially for the little girl’s mother, who was in law school.

Matney Was Majoring in Law

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Matney was in law school, which meant she had to sift through endless books, documents and cases. She had to focus solely on her studies in order to pass the Bar exam, but she had a child now and her husband could only do so much to help her. What was she going to do?