You’ve spent the last hour rocking your baby to bed. Exhausted, you look forward to a shower or maybe a bite to eat, and a minute to breathe where childcare isn’t your primary concern. But try to lay your baby down and that little rascal immediately wakes up. This is a story most parents can …
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I breastfed my oldest over 2 yrs and was equally, if not more determined to breastfeed my baby with Down Syndrome. Not only was I hoping for immunity benefits, but breastfeeding promotes oral strength that feeds into speech development. DS babies typically have low tone (which can be thought of as floppy muscle weakness) that …
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One of the benefits of finding out during pregnancy about my baby’s Down syndrome was getting a head start looking for resources. We started therapy at just a few weeks old, where the therapist brought in toys and books to stimulate development. Over time we’ve gone to OT, PT, FT, (occupational therapy, physical therapy, feeding …
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Two roads diverged in a yellow wood And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could – Robert Frost We found out about my baby’s Down syndrome diagnosis early on at 12 weeks. Early enough for no one else to know …
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This list shows resources with subject and age level categories, plus the link to the resource. So far our categories are as follows: The “Educator” category is for institutional resources and educators. We’ve also added a Streaming classes column that shows whether there are live classes offered. Since this is a massive list, check out …
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In middle school, I was involved in a casual dance troupe. We were a hodgepodge of several Chinese girls brought together weekly to learn Chinese folk dance from a Taiwanese teacher in the Midwest. Before our first performance, as we gathered in the bathroom to change into our costumes, it became clear that the kids …
Finding out prenatally about our baby’s congenital heart defect was somewhat overshadowed by her other diagnosis’s, like Down syndrome and cystic hygroma. We met cardiologists at the Maternal Fetal Center in Minneapolis as well as cardiologists in Southern California who confirmed that surgery would definitely be necessary. Our heart warrior had Tetrology of Fallot (TOF), …
Everyone tells you childbirth is going to be difficult and painful, and you don’t know when that moment will come. Perhaps drawing on your mother’s experience or family history, you get an idea of what it could be like. But the whole journey feels entirely out of your control. Welcome to parenthood. Birth Story My …
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I first got to know Rio through the riotous lens of a Carnivale, but I promised myself I’d find out what local life was like. So I stayed in Rio for 3 weeks. Here are a few of my favorite discoveries: Lagoon, photo credit Ana Carolina do Nascimento Guimaraes Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas-A lagoon with a paved 7.5 km (>4.5mile) bike/running …
