Reply to Is it possible my baby has Down Syndrome?

Forum Index » Infants, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Reply to "Is it possible my baby has Down Syndrome? "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]This sounds terrible to say but one of my friends from college has kids that just look like they have Down Syndrome until they turn 4 and then suddenly they look normal.  I was 100% sure her first kid had it, and then pictures started looking different.  Then she had another, and I was 1000% sure this one had DS, the facial characteristics were not subtle at all.  Showed a picture to my mom, who worked in special education for 35 years, and she was like, "yes, you are correct."  Now that kid is in preschool and no longer looks like she did as a baby/toddler.  It's crazy and I'm sure it's unusual, but some kids just look like that.  Perfectly round face, flattened nose, slanted eyes, but no syndrome.

Similarly, a good friend's SIL was told at birth "there's something wrong with your baby, we can tell by the face, and we need to run tests" and there was nothing wrong except for a long and arduous vaginal birth.  That kid is lowkey gorgeous now, and hopefully the doctor who said that feels like crap for scaring new parents over some swelling.

I'll add my voice to the chorus telling you that even without these concerns, 4 weeks is too long to wait to see the pediatrician.  But you must know that by now.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics