My newborn daughter would not stop crying at midnight when my mother-in-law suddenly slapped me, and my baby slipped from my arms, hit the floor, and went silent. Then she said, “Shut her up, or get out of the house.” At the hospital, the doctor’s words shattered me, and I called the police right away. – usnews My newborn daughter would not stop crying at midnight when my mother-in-law suddenly slapped me, and my baby slipped from my arms, hit the floor, and went silent. Then she said, “Shut her up, or get out of the house.” At the hospital, the doctor’s words shattered me, and I called the police right away.