June 22, 2008 6:11 PM
From mother of newborn with Down syndrome
Hello. My name is Michelle. I am 27 and have 2 children from a previous marriage. My daughter Maggie is 1 month old. After a week in the hospital from my c-section and a week of being home we were told our daughter has Down syndrome.I have come to MommyLife.Net before and felt it really helped me. Today I read your Story and felt it helped me feel like I'm not the only one. I too struggled throughout life but feel it only made me stronger. I'm confident that I can take care of Maggie and love her with all my heart but I struggle. I don't know much about DS so I've been kinda floating through the internet googling for information.
It just feels good to know that someone out there can understand how I feel. I hope to hear from you. If you know any ways to talk to other mothers that have children with DS on the computer let me know. I'm not sure what to expect from Maggie although we just learned that her heart, hips and stomach are doing ok. She does have problems eating and breathing so our next step is GI. Thank you for your time.
Dear Michelle -
I am so happy you wrote to share the news of the birth of your daughter Maggie. May God bless her and your family richly as you learn and grow in the years ahead!
I am sure that there are many readers here who want to congratulate you also - as well as noting some helpful links for a mom new to this very special challenge/privilege we share.
Also - don't forget to look at these beautiful pictures of moms with babies with Down syndrome:
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| Our Little Extras: A Mother's Day Down syndrome celebration |
This is an album that's always open for more pictures - please send me yours.
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Congratulations on the birth of your baby girl! I'm the birth-mom to 1 and adoptive mom to 2 with Ds. I also have a typical son that's 4. My kids w/ Ds are 5, 2, and 1. I love www.downsyn.com - go to the forum section for TONS of info and a place to get to know a lot of other parents of kids w/ Ds as well as somewhere to ask your own questions. There's also lots of mommy-bloggers out there that I love to follow along with to learn from others' experiences. Again, CONGRATULATIONS!!
-Meredith
Posted by: Meredith | June 22, 2008 6:59 PM
MIchelle, Congratulations on the birth of Maggie (A beautiful name that my daughter shares). I expect you're feeling overwhelmed right now but please know you and your family are in my family's prayers as you grow in knowledge about your precious new love.
Posted by: Reen | June 22, 2008 7:55 PM
Congratulations on the birth of your daughter!! I have a 3 year old brother with DS - what a blessing he is!
You may find some helpful info for feeding and GI issues at www.gotdownsyndrome.net and http://einsteinsyndrome.wordpress.com/.
One of my favorite sites, as far as information goes, has got to be - http://www.altonweb.com/cs/downsyndrome/index.htm.
Enjoy your daughter ;)!
~ Qadoshyah
Posted by: Qadoshyah | June 22, 2008 11:33 PM
Michelle,
Congratulations! I have not been given the privilege of raising a child with Down Syndrome, but have interacted with parents who have and I am confident that Maggie will be a tremendous blessing and a wonderful addition to your busy family.
May God richly bless your family,
Elizabeth
Posted by: Elizabeth M Thompson | June 22, 2008 11:55 PM
