What Did I Do To Deserve Such Love?
It started in the ultrasound room at my 12-week noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT). I sat there looking at this cute…
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By Her View From Home Mattel Debuts Barbie with Down syndrome, and We Couldn’t Love It More
If you were to add up the hours I spent playing Barbies, first as a little girl and then as…
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Glimpses of What’s Ahead Help Guide Us in Motherhood
As moms, it’s hard to imagine when our child reaches the next stage of life when you’re in the thick…
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By Heather Bird Teach Your Kids to Be Kind to Those Who Are Different from Them
On the eve of Zeke starting kindergarten, I have many hopes for my youngest child, mostly that other kids treat…
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By Laurie Davis Mothering One Day at a Time
As I sat with my growing belly, full of anticipation for the arrival of my firstborn, the possibilities were endless…
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By Lindsey Cox What They Really Need to Hear after a Life-Changing Diagnosis
When I was 20-weeks pregnant, my routine blood work came back with an abnormal marker. A second blood test and…
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Down Syndrome Does Not Define Her
Riley’s story starts April 23, 2019. We had opted to get the 3-month scan and NIPT test with our third…
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My Child Turned This Introvert Mom Into An Advocate
What happens when an introverted mother feels the need to advocate for her son? She finds herself in a bit…
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By Lindsay Rangel To the Mom of a Baby With Down Syndrome, Your Child is a Masterpiece
I just want you to know you are NOT alone! You have an army of mommas who have fought before…
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By His View From Home 1% Better Every Day—What We Can All Learn From the First Ironman With Down Syndrome
It's always refreshing to come across a sports story that pulls at the heartstrings and restores your faith in humanity,…
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By Adelle Purdham Having a Baby With Down Syndrome Changed Everything
This is a story of motherhood, a story about what it’s like to be sitting on the other side of…
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By Jen Franklin Kearns My Child With Down Syndrome is Counting on You
Fall is upon us! For many, including me, autumn is a time for traditions: apple picking, pumpkin patches, hot apple…
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