We want to hear from YOU!
Please contact us if you have resources, links, testimonials or the alike that can contribute to and/or connect our community.
Celebrating Your Baby
There are so many organizations in place to welcome you to the community, make you feel loved, and celebrate your new addition. These are wonderful organizations to reach out to you when you receive your diagnosis:
Find Support
Want to find an organization local to you? Click here for this map of organizations in each state designed to provide community and support.
Helpful Links
Global Down Syndrome Foundation
Down Syndrome Diagnosis Network
Down Syndrome Education International
International Mosaic Down Syndrome Association
Julia’s Way (Breastfeeding Information & Resources)
National Down Syndrome Society
Mental Health and Postpartum Resources
National Alliance on Mental Illness
National Suicide Prevention Line
Book Suggestions
Whether you’re struggling to process the diagnosis, you’re ready to learn more, or perhaps you need emotional support — here are some great book suggestions you’re sure to love.
Welcoming a Newborn with Down Syndrome: A New Parent’s Guide to the First Month by Nancy McCrea Iannone & Stephanie Hall Meredith
Babies with Down Syndrome: A New Parent’s Guide by Susan J. Skallerup
The Parent’s Guide to Down Syndrome by Jen Jacob & Madra Sikora
Down Syndrome Parenting 101: Must Have Advice for Making Your Life Easier by Natalie Hale
Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts: A Healing Guide to the Secret Fears of New Mothers by Karen Kleinman
The Empowered Mama: How to Reclaim Your Time and Yourself While Raising a Happy, Healthy Family by Lisa Druxman
What I Should Have Said by Rob Snow