and Ayla

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Hi there,

My name is and I have a 2 month old daughter named Ayla. I joined the

group when I was about 5 months pregnant I think... I haven't really posted at

all, I've just been reading everyone else's and learning all that I can. I

learned through a Triple Screen and an amnio that Ayla might be affected, but

they were concerned that it might just be the placenta producing these cells

with an extra chromosome, so they waited until she was born to test her blood.

They tested 51 cells and 49 had 46 chromosomes, and 2 had the extra 21st

chromosome (less than 2%).

The doctor and nurses all said that if I had not undergone this prenatal

screening, they would not have detected it at birth, and possibly not detected

it at all. But as a concerned mother, I keep looking for little things and

asking myself all the time if there's anything " different " . Well, I've yet to

find anything, and my question is, would I necessarily be able to tell at this

age? I mean, I know she can't walk and talk yet... but she has no physical

features and is progressing well with milestones so far. Would I be able to tell

at this age if she was going to have any physical features? Is there any things

I could look for that might be an indication of a delay? If anyone can answer my

questions I would really appreciate it.

Take care,

, mother to Ayla, 2 mos.

P.S. I looked at the Photo Island website and I just wanted to say that

everyone's children are all unique and beautiful!

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