DownSyn Forum

She is so beautiful. And it looks like she already has a good taste for fashion.

My husbsnd and I were 18 when we had Jack. Now he's 16 months and we have a three month old. I'm reading all these books on DS and I wish I would have started sooner. We have our hands full and don't ...

Does he crawl yet because Jack is 16 months and he can only drink out of a bottle or cup lying down. He cant crawl because he doesn't have the arm strength. His OT says that's also why he cant lift hi ...

I just read on the NDSS website that Bill Maher compared "retarded kids" to dogs on his show. The NDSS wants people to complain and ask for an apology on his show. The link is http://www.nds ...

jack wraps his arms around my neck and squeezes real hard. If you tell him to blow a kiss he will, and when you ask for a real kiss he opens his mouth real big and attacks you. He is the sweetest litt ...

I want to homeschool Jack and Will mostly because of the violence in scools today. But I also believe I could do a much better job than a teacher when it comes to teaching my kids. do you think it wil ...

jack was the same way. He didn't sit up till he wsa 11 months, and we had lots of probems with his head control.
But now at 15 months he scoots around and pulls up. chances are you'll walk in one da ...

Jack's case worker found a pediatric endocrinologistin our area so we're taking him May 8th to have his thyroid's screened. Now if only we could find a place to have his hearing and vision checked. No ...

I'm afraid Jack's doctor isn't as concerned about Jack as he should be.Jack is 15 months old and i read he should be tested for hypothyroidism every year. Also he has had the upper respiratory crud fo ...

If you find any information send it my way.The only thing i have ever heard of is NACD (The National Acadamy of Childhood Development). You could look at their web site but I think it's pretty expensi ...

If I ws going to take Jack to a doctor should I use his regular doctor or a dermatologist?

Jack's nose and cheeks get so chapped. Just from walking to the car from the house. I put baby lotion on it but it may not be the best thing for it. Any suggestions?

We knew Jack had Down's about an hour after he was born. But I knew as soon as I saw him. Everyone followed him to the nusery while I lay there all by myself praying I was wrong. When my aunt told us ...

Hi, I'm Cammy, Jack's mom. Jack rolled from tummy to back at 3 weeks. I've also heard of some other DS babies rolling over really early. I think it's God's way of letting you know everything is gonna ...

My son, Jack, is 7 mos. I've heard that he needs speech therapy by a mom in our area with a little girl with DS.
But I've also heard from his PT, OT, Special Instruction teacher, and case worker that ...

Hi, I'm Jack's mom. I'm sure some of you wondered if he had a mom. I moved and I haven't hooked my computer up yet. I thought I'd tell you some things about Jack that my mom didn't. Jack loves to have ...