Hannah… …is one of God’s greatest gifts and blessings to us. We are a family of five who consists of myself, my husband Marko, Aliza (10 years), Hannah (8 years) and Israel (3 years old).I was 37 years old when Hannah was born. I knew that as an older mother my chances of having a …
We are the du Toit family, a family of four of which Mira is our eldest. Mira was born in 2015 at 39 weeks via natural birth. She was a birth diagnosis, and the doctor was very emotional, immediately picking up that she had Down Syndrome. She was the doctor’s first ‘surprise’ and the doctor’s …
I guess I am one of the older moms contributing to this website – my daughter Amy, who has Down Syndrome is 20 years old. She is our youngest child; Josh is 25 and Zoe 23. Since we are obviously well past the ECD stage of Amy’s life I thought I would write a list …
We are the Loots family, a mom and dad and 3 children – one of each! Our story starts when I was pregnant with our third child and the 12weeks scan indicated a ¼ chance that the baby might have Down’s Syndrome. So, I had plenty of time to come to terms with this new …
Where do I start…..2018 was a year of both sadness and joy for me. Ravyn Kirsty Jones was born on the 21st of June 2018,however a month before her birth my grandmother passed away after a long illness. She helped to raise me from a very young age and I’ve been living with her almost …
Our story started like so many others do being ecstatic by the new addition to the family, yet we had no idea what was in store for us. The first few days everything was perfect till the day we needed to be discharged, the doctor was listening so intensely to my little Karla`s heart and …
We are the Raizenbergs. Our journey with Down Syndrome began at our 12 week ante-natal scan. Only one marker was picked up. The nasal bone was under developed. The rest of the appointment focussed on Non-Invasive Ante-Natal Testing (NIPT), Amniocentesis and based on the results possibly terminating the pregnancy. When we got home we didn’t …
Have you ever had the wind knocked out of you because your life’s path had changed so drastically that it didn’t feel like you were able to enjoy it?… My Husband (Dominic Collison) and I planned our pregnancy and only prayed for a healthy, safe pregnancy, not knowing that our journey was not planned according …
It was the 04th of October 2019, filled with expectation, excitement, and adrenalin as we eagerly awaited the arrival of our 1st born son, Josua Jacques de Wet. Everything went according to plan, a smooth delivery with no complications as we welcomed him screaming into the world. We held him with tears of joy streaming …
Before I get to the meaty stuff; let me introduce you to our family, Konrad (Pappa), Anel (Mamma), Michail (Boeta) and Genevieve (Evie). We are your very average family with one slight difference; we know the power of the extra chromosome! We are just over 2 years into our journey now but I remember that …
