by JD | Mar 17, 2015 | Opinion, Stories, Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
Each time I became pregnant, my mother would get this look on her face. Then she would tell me straight up, “If your tests come back positive for Down syndrome, terminate the pregnancy.” By Carrie U. Terminating a pregnancy after a diagnosis of Down...
by JD | Mar 16, 2015 | Opinion, Trisomy 18 (Edward's syndrome), Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
I cannot say what my decision might have been had I had a prenatal diagnosis. Quite likely I would not have continued the pregnancy. By H. B. I found this site through a link on a forum, in a discussion on the reasons for ending a pregnancy late-term. I read through...
by Amy Collier | Mar 8, 2015 | Stories, Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
I love my little boy so much and prayed for him so hard, how can I find peace that I am doing the right thing? Anonymous Mom I want to thank everyone who has shared stories here. This is the first and only location I have found that shares stories of good, loving and...
by Amy Collier | Mar 7, 2015 | D&E, Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
It was a pregnancy we had tried so hard to achieve and wanted so badly. By N.M. Just weeks before my 26th birthday, I found out the wonderful news that I was pregnant. My husband and I had gone through months of infertility treatments to get to this point and we...
by Amy Collier | Mar 6, 2015 | Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
I called my baby Miyo Lani because it means “beautiful child of heaven” in Japanese. Miyo’s Mother I called my baby Miyo Lani because it means “beautiful child of heaven“ in Japanese. It just seemed appropriate. I feel he was a boy—although I...
by JD | Mar 5, 2015 | D&E, Multiple Losses, Stories, Trisomy 18 (Edward's syndrome), Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
Unfortunately, I am here to tell you that lightning can strike twice. By Arlene My pregnancy started with a home test and a happy scream of recognition. I had wanted to have children for so long, and had worked in schools for over 10 years. Once, a student said to me...
