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Here's what I thought of the book. Love and a Leap of Faith: Expecting Adam Do share your thoughts here if you read it too!

I have just read this book, available at our libraries. 'Expecting Adam' by Martha Beck. It is a true story written by a mom expecting a special needs baby and the trials and struggle of the journey to birth. Not many books like this to help us understand and accept our journey of parenting a...

Good news for special needs babies from now on I hope! :Dancing_tongue: Home > Breaking News > Singapore > Story Jan 31, 2011 MediShield to include congenital illnesses next: Khaw...

sushigal, you're not alone. almost everyone would be in our shoes. if it's due to financial or no support, then sure. but if you have the means, and the support around you...do not let F-E-A-R stand in your way! Fear is always of the unknown, and how can you know the unknown for sure since it...

utpai, thanks for sharing your story. Like you we've added a little brother to my special girl too. Hope the love between them grows.

Thanks everyone for the well wishes. I know of another 3 moms with 1st special child (all in Rainbow Centre EIPIC) who have given birth/pregnant to 2nd one. That means 1st child is still very young. It's not easy but just to say there are moms out there who are brave enough to take on the...

Same as rae and epicurean, I didn't want another child either. Vera was all I needed. Vera needed my all, esp when sick. So when I got pregnant by accident, was even considering aborting. I insisted to my hubby we couldn't cope esp with Vera's medical needs. But I couldn't bring myself to...

I just had another baby...after my gal too. Sometimes just got to go blindly and take the plunge! It is definitely more to handle so I would say try for another only if you have your support/care network sorted out. e.g. when I got pregnant I immediately got a maid and trained her to fully care...

Thanks! Wasn't expecting well wishes on this forum!

Agree totally about being thankful for the little things. In fact, every little improvement is such a big deal to us. Like Vera just learnt to clap her hands. At 2 years. What every parent would have expected of a normal kid at few months. but because we wait so long...the feeling is so much...

kindly pm me. exp 2014

Teenie, Does your boy have any underlying medical condition? Did he have any aspiration before? If you think he can swallow, why do you need to see a feeding specialist? They are to help kids who can't swallow to learn how to swallow. Why are you in a hurry to switch him to bottle when he...

This is the most inspirational passage I've read about having a child with disability. It's author Claire dedicated it to Barbara Farlow, a Canadian mom who lost her daughter at the hospital cos allegedly the unwritten protocol on Trisomy 18 babies in an emergency is DNR: ie do not resuscitate...

Dear Yvonne, just read thru your whole thread. My gal has Trisomy 18. It's even more deadly than Trisomy 21. Like you, risk for Trisomy 18 was tested with Nuchal Translucency scan to be LOW. So, not amnio suggested by gynae. Since then I've learnt not to believe in SCANS so much. We pay a lot...

hmmm...I decided to taste both and found that Nutren Junior is actually just as sweet as Pediasure. :nah: So comparing the nutrients, Pediasure is still more potent, so decided to stick to Pediasure. Have got 7 sample packs of Nutren Junior. pm me if you want me to send them to you via SAE.