And she said, I know you just received this diagnosis that will affect your whole life.

And I know that it's really hard.

I was so excited because I saw the way that you two love him and I saw the way you adore him.

And I just thought, thank God that this baby was sent to these parents who are going to love every single ounce

of him for exactly who he is.

That's exactly what I needed to hear.

Like I needed to be told that you're the exact mom for this job, that there's no reason

for you to be afraid, there's going to be challenges, but there will be so much joy than

you can even understand.

And my whole mission, it's this battle cry in our hearts because there's so much fear, there's so much negativity.

You know, that, like, that's the worst thing that could possibly happen to your baby, and it's not.

Down syndrome is a perfectly normal

variation of being a human being, and their lives are just as important as ours.

I'm Cynthia Overgard, owner of Hypnoborthing of Connecticut, Childbirth Advocate, and Postpartum

Support Specialist. And I'm Tresha Ludwig, certified nurse midwife and international board certified lactation

consultant.

And this is the down-to-birth podcast.

Childbirth is something we're made to do, but how do we have our safest and most satisfying

experience in today's medical culture?

Let's dispel the myths and get down to birth.

My name is Lacey Bushalan, and I'm just here to tell my story about my son, Bo.

He's four now and has Down syndrome.

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