Sometimes in life we get more than we bargained for and it turns out to be the greatest gift we could ever receive. When Jessica Egan became Pregnant, her and her husband were overjoyed. However, 11 weeks into their parenting journey, a blood test revealed that the little girl positive down syndrome. The condition does come with certain complications that impact the way a parent might raise their child, and for many the task is one they don’t deem themselves necessarily ready for.
When she learned that her first child would be born with Dᴏᴡɴ syndrome. She said :” At 11 weeks we took the blood test to find out the gender and I didn’t even think about the genetic part. It was just like ‘oh that doesn’t even matter’ ya know. A few days later Jessica received a life-changing call from her doctor. I was told my baby for sure has Dᴏwn syndrome .It was a shock to me. We just decided we were tired of being sad… because it was our first baby.” Despite the difficulties, the couple resumed their preparations for their daughter, opening their minds and hearts to the idea that things would be different than they’d imagined but not necessarily worse.
Lucky, Baby Gwendolyn was born healthy , and she was perfect just as she was. Using humor to make her point, Jessica shared an adorable photo of Gwendolyn with an insightful ‘user review’ that struck a nerve with parents all over the world. “When I placed my order, I said, ‘Regular amount of chromosomes, please!’ That’s What everyone else got and what I wanted too. They called me shortly after my order was in production and said ‘Great news, we went ahead and upgraded you to extra chromosomes for free! You’ll receive the extra chromosomes with your completed order in 9 months.’ what?! I was mad! All the other orders I had seen displayed via perfect Instagram posts did not have extra chromosomes. Well, I decided that receiving my order with extra chromosomes was better than not receiving an order at all, so I settled in to wait for this surprise upgrade to arrive. I have now had my order for two months and am writing this review to let others know the upgrade to extra chromosomes is amazing!! If offered, definitely take it! I posted some photos below of the finished product, and you can see the extra chromosome is so worth it, it is extra cute, extra special, and extra -ordinary! So much extra joy. Would purchase again for sure.”
Her post has already received over 347,000 likes. The feedback has been so full of positivity, love, and acceptance that it is overwhelming. She continued: ” When you receive a diagnosis of Down Syndrome it is sᴄᴀʀʏ simply because it is not what you expected. It is important to let yourself grieve and then realize that this is not bad, it is just different. But all children are different, and there are no guarantees that any child you have won’ suffer from some sort ᴏf illness or differencs. children with Dᴏwn syndrome are more like other children than they are different, and it is important not to spend too much time grieving because in the end, you will be so in love with your child !”
