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Post by kellyds on Oct 14, 2006 11:51:43 GMT -5
Have lots of kids. Space them closely. Start young. Then, you won't have an increased chance of having a child with Down syndrome, even if you continue having kids into your forties. That's what this study seems to find: Only late first pregnancies were more likely to produce a Down syndrome baby, not late second or third pregnancies, Neuher and Krackow said. In addition, the larger the gap between pregnancies, the higher the rates of Down syndrome.I found it interesting, as a 46-year-old mom of six whose youngest child has DS. Unintentionally, we did everything "right", and we STILL had Joshua. I KNEW he was special! ;D Here's the article: www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=35317
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Post by ValerieC on Oct 14, 2006 13:21:06 GMT -5
Kelly,
Alethea is the 4th, I had just turned 33 when she was born. My oldest was 8. Sounds like I did what I was supposed to avoid a child with Ds, but got one too. I tend to not take any stock in that study.
That sounds terrible how I worded "got one too". Please no one take offense, just no other way to say what I'm trying to say. I love my Lethy and wouldn't ever do things differently!
Valerie C
ValerieC
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Post by kellyds on Oct 14, 2006 14:46:00 GMT -5
I posted that tongue-in-cheek because it seems that, for any given study, you can usually find ANOTHER study that proves exactly the opposite. We wouldn't do anything differently, either! My hubby always says that God doesn't pay attention to statistics.
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Post by Debbie on Oct 14, 2006 15:28:11 GMT -5
I know a lady, a girl actually, that became pregnant while in High School and had a little girl with Down syndrome. She is so cute! She is involved in our Down syndrome group here. I don't believe in those things much even if they are interesting. I doubt that this is important since you are talking about distance in ages.
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Post by char on Oct 14, 2006 15:53:12 GMT -5
I'm like the rest of you. My daughter had her first child at 15 and her second at 42, and both are fine. My son and his wife had their first child at 23 and their second at 38. Rita was actually just 37 when she got pregnant. Abby has DS. They had tried for years to get pregnant again, and it wasn't to be....until they got pregnant with Abby. None of us would change a thing.
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Post by Cathy on Oct 14, 2006 17:45:09 GMT -5
LOL...
I think you are right,
There are so many statistics out there it can boggle your mind.
Sometimes I wonder if there are more children with DS born to left handed mothers with red hair and freckles, who are conceived on day/night with a full moon???
Anyone know?
LOL Cathy
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Post by ALLISA on Oct 14, 2006 21:10:13 GMT -5
I, too was under the age of 30 when Erin was born and she was baby # 3.... I don't have red hair or freckles....but her DAD does !!
And we are not left handed....but I think my cousin is !! and I don't know about the moon size the night she was concieved.....but I did notice the beautiful full moon last week........I think I may be onto somthing now....... And just to throw in a twist......there was a blizard the day she was born....hhmmmm........gotta be a stat on that somewhere........ LOL Cathy...thanks for the chuckle !!
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Post by kellyds on Oct 15, 2006 10:03:17 GMT -5
LOL! I wonder if you could qualify for a grant to study THAT relationship? ;D
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Post by CC on Oct 15, 2006 10:08:40 GMT -5
I always find it quite humorous on statistics bout ones with DS being born or not born KWIM. Honestly who are the ones that find all this out?? Geeze I have never been asked by anyone. Hmmm don't we count on being part of this, I mean I have a child with DS, KWIM Personally I think they just make these things up. Chris was my second child and was only 3 years after my first, neither he nor I have red hair and I am right handed and NOOOO full moon when he was conceived LOL Although I am 5'2" tall and Colin is 6' tall Hmmm I wonder if that fits some statistic somewhere on having a child with DS Hmmm ROFLOLOL CC ~
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Post by andrewsmom on Oct 15, 2006 12:00:26 GMT -5
Yeah....I'd also like to know who was involved in this "study". Andrew is my 4th and yes, my children were spaced out. My oldest is 14, then 13 (they are only 14 months apart.....need I say more on why we decided to wait to have more children...LOL!) Then 6 and Andrew is 2. Ummm....not sure about the full moon, but nobody on either side has red hair, nobody is left handed, I'm 5'4" and my DH is 5'8". Hey how about the weather the night of conception??? Raining?? Perhaps a bit of snow....gasp....lmao!!!
-Trisha
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Post by Emilysmom on Oct 15, 2006 13:22:08 GMT -5
I think they should study this one a bit further! Emily was my 3rd pregnancy. Granted, I was 34 years old at the time I was pregnant with her........but she was not my first.
Last week at the hotel pool, I overheard a woman say about Emily "look at that girl over there. She has Down syndrome too." (this woman had become friends with the family of the other girl at the hotel with Ds) She then launched into a discussion with her group of friends (either not knowing or caring that I was less than 5 feet away) about what causes Down syndrome, how she was worried SICK that she would "have one" when she was pregnant because she was a bit older at the time, on and on. She said "It usually only happens on the first pregnancy and only when the mother is older". I wanted to pipe up and point to Emily and simply say to her "THIRD pregnancy", lol but I decided that it would take more effort than I was ready to use. Maybe she read this article!
KELLY: "Have lots of kids. Space them closely. Start young".........LOL this was my original PLAN, but it was supposed to be my insurance that I'd never have to suffer through the "empty nest syndrome". I had no idea when I was planning that; no idea that I'd have fertility issues, or that more than 4 kids would be tougher than the empty nest!! We're thrilled and blessed to have all four of our kids.
Susan
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Post by kellyds on Oct 15, 2006 16:53:29 GMT -5
I guess I've had "fertility issues", too, if you count nine miscarriages. No problem getting pregnant . . . just staying that way. It's nice to know there's someone else who wanted insurance against an empty nest. Maybe Joshua was God's way of keeping at least one little chick in my nest a bit longer! (Of course, I'll do everything I can to help him become independent.)
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Post by char on Oct 15, 2006 18:13:46 GMT -5
Just a quick note on the empty nest. I didn't think I'd survive when my baby left home. I've adjusted well...it's a good thing because he's been gone 18 years....but it took MONTHS. It is very hard to cook for one!
Char
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Post by kellyds on Oct 15, 2006 18:45:04 GMT -5
I've adjusted well...it's a good thing because he's been gone 18 years
We do adjust, don't we? There is a season for everything. I have ONE raised so far.
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Post by Pat on Oct 16, 2006 8:00:46 GMT -5
I didn't start young, I started at 36 LOL But I had 3 in less than 3 yrs, was that close enough??? Pat
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