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My Diagnosis Story – Down syndrome
My Diagnosis Story – Down syndrome Someone recently asked me to tell our diagnosis story. I thought this was interesting. I had heard of birth stories but I had never heard of a diagnosis story....
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ABLE Act – Activism
When we received the prenatal diagnosis of Froggie having Down syndrome many things went through my mind. One thought that kept coming back, over and over, was about what his future would look like....
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So you have a kid with Down syndrome
When we found out Froggie was going to have Down syndrome I didn’t think twice about telling people about it. I was shocked and continued to be shocked by the rude, crazy, heartless and just plain...
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Your baby is different, now what?
When I got my pre-natal diagnosis I was very lucky. Peanut goes to a very special school and I was quickly able to connect with moms who have a child with Down syndrome. These moms let me know it would...
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Person First Language – Why does it matter?
If you had told me a couple years ago I would care so much about this I would have laughed. Funny how having a kids with special needs can change you. My children are amazing wonderful people and I...
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My Breastfeeding Story Part 3
Part 1 is HERE and Part 2 is HERE Part 3 So now I got this! After Peanut I was feeling like a breastfeeding pro. Breastfeeding is a very important part of my mothering identity. This is how I fix my...
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Froggie’s life has value!
New prenatal tests are giving more and more families a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome. Some parents are happy to have the extra time to prepare for everything an extra chromosome means. For other...
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