re: Medical Termination

Quoting [GDS] Listerfiend:“ What is best for her, yeah. I wouldn't want a mom to have me either knowing she couldn't afford me, or handle me because I was special needs. I'm glad you came to this decision.”

thank you so much for your support i really appreciate it!!

Can you tell us when this is going to happen, us GDS and DSMC momma's want to light a candle for her, in her memory.

Quoting [GDS] Listerfiend:“ Can you tell us when this is going to happen, us GDS and DSMC momma's want to light a candle for her, in her memory.”

well then you should light a candle everyday b/c 90% of DS babies are killed in the womb.

Quoting Helen Baggett:“ well then you should light a candle everyday b/c 90% of DS babies are killed in the womb.”

I have a question. Please don't answer if you don't want to. You were pretty far along right? So what happens if she survives? Will you give her up for adoption?

Quoting Helen Baggett:“ well then you should light a candle everyday b/c 90% of DS babies are killed in the womb.”

If it offends you that we want to honor her life, and not her death, that is too bad.

We're parents of children with Genetic Disorders and Special Needs.

Quoting *Jarretts mommy!*:“ I like to think that god only gives a person as much as they can handle but some days I wish he didn't have so much faith in me!”

Agree!

Quoting [[ MANDI ]] [GDS]:“ I'm pissed. I knew i shouldn't have come here and i did ( thanks GDS ladies ) I can say i agree with ... [snip!] ... yourself and i pray you think long and hard on this.. talk to every doctor available to you and never stop asking questions.”

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Quoting [[ MANDI ]] [GDS]:“ i'd sure as hell hope not, i'd hope for this woman to have her tubes tied if she is decided to not ... [snip!] ... this is a selfish termination based on monetary issues which again i repeat you shouldn't have been smurfing in the first place.”

You said it well! I agree 100% with you!

Quoting Helen Baggett:“ well then you should light a candle everyday b/c 90% of DS babies are killed in the womb.”

You are 24 weeks now, I believe?!!? You have a viable baby in your stomach now, not just a little bean. It is a fully formed life!

Quoting Helen Baggett:“ well then you should light a candle everyday b/c 90% of DS babies are killed in the womb.”

There's no need for being snide, it's a nice gesture, we wanted to honor your daughter's life. What's wrong with that?

Quoting Helen Baggett:“ well then you should light a candle everyday b/c 90% of DS babies are killed in the womb.”

Abortion is one thing. This is completely another.

You are literally planning on delivering your baby too early that could survive with medical intervention. (babies have been known to survive being born at 22 weeks - granted it doesn't happen a lot, but it does happen). It is essentially murdering a helpless child.

I know you only came here looking for support. But I think that is a lie. You came here looking for sympathy and looking to get an "it's okay" from everyone to ease your guilty concience because you know what you are doing is wrong.

I tried to be supportive earlier, before you announced your decision to go through with it. I tried to show what a blessing a life with a child with Down syndrome can be, based on my personal experience.

And FYI - my child had a little bit of health problems when she was born, but that was due to the fact that I had GD while I was pregnant - NOT because of her having Down syndrome. Now she is a thriving child - no heart problems, no lung problems, and she is only about 3-4 months cognitively delayed because of the FREE resources given to her for therapies and a teacher. We have not been to the hospital since she left after being born and she has no restrictions in play. Her quality of life is awesome! So your excuse of "quality of life" for doing this goes right out the window.

I am saddened and heartbroken for your unborn baby and foryour child you already have since she won't get to know her baby sister and probably willhave a distorted view of people with disabilities all her life and I am just so angry at you and "your family" for beingand selfish.

Quoting ♥Shay♥:“ I have a question. Please don't answer if you don't want to. You were pretty far along right? So what happens if she survives? Will you give her up for adoption?”

im not sure how the process works i dont think she is alive when i give birth. but i could be wrong. im only 21 weeks the chances of her surviving outside of the womb are really slim.

Quoting *LiNdSaY* [GDS]:“ You are 24 weeks now, I believe?!!? You have a viable baby in your stomach now, not just a little bean. It is a fully formed life!”

21 weeks

Quoting Helen Baggett:“ 21 weeks”

I have a good friend that delivered her baby at 22 1/2 weeks, and it survived. Her daughter is 3 years old now. You are only a week away from that!

Quoting MrsH [GDS]{BGB}:“ Abortion is one thing. This is completely another. You are literally planning on delivering your ... [snip!] ... a distorted view of people with disabilities all her life and I am just so angry at you and "your family" for beingand selfish.”

i dont need sympathy i never asked for that i wanted to speak to other people that have been in this situation. i wanted to speak to ppl that did decide to termninate and how they came to that descion. You didnt even know ur baby was gonna have downs before you had her u can not say for one second if you had known you wouldnt have thought of your options.