by Amy Collier | May 25, 2017 | Fetal Hydrops, Induction/L&D, Stories, Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
It was almost like she came out in her bubble, protected from the outside world. By Andrea My husband and I were excited when we found out that I was pregnant. We have a three-year-old daughter and this baby would have been born around the same time our daughter...
by JD | Jan 18, 2017 | Congenital Heart Defects, D&E, Religious Perspectives, Stories, Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
God met me where I was. While He didn’t give me the miracle I had hoped for, the one I had prayed for, miracles came in other ways, through my friends, family, and the nurses and doctors taking care of me. By C.J. This is Ethan’s story–my youngest son. It started out...
by JD | Dec 23, 2016 | Stories, Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
The hardest part in all this was wanting her so badly. By J.G. After having a miscarriage at eight weeks this year, I found out I was pregnant again at around six weeks. I was excited and nervous to be pregnant so soon after miscarrying. I made it past the eight weeks...
by Amy Collier | Dec 10, 2016 | D&E, Stories, Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
After the amnio results came back confirming the diagnosis, we were faced with the reality that our baby boy was not okay. By J.D. I have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), so when my husband and I decided to try getting pregnant earlier this year, we had a difficult...
by JD | Oct 27, 2016 | D&E, Stories, Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
I hadn’t expected to feel relief, but I realize in retrospect it was the first step in moving past the devastating situation by simply having it over. By R. S. I was living abroad with my spouse and our 2-year-old daughter when I found out I was pregnant. It was an...
by Amy Collier | Jan 21, 2016 | D&E, Stories, Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
My daughter is everything to me, and having a sibling with potentially severe disabilities would change the rest of her life. The caregiver burden could fall to her, and that didn’t seem fair, either. by R.S. I was living abroad with my spouse and our 2-year-old...
