by Kelly » Thu Apr 05, 2001 7:21 pm
I am wondering if you can answer some of my questions. My first daughter was diagnosed with downs while i was pregnant and i lost her when i was 6 months along. after that i had a healthy son. i just had my third, another girl, born with a bilateral cleft lip and unilateral cleft palate. i have heard that there may be a connection between clefts and downs. we have been offered to test our new baby for downs, but haven't, as we'll know soon enough. but i am wondering what her chances are even though she doesn't seem to have the physical characteristics. i can't find any info on the connection between the two. i guess i just want a better understanding on why 2 of my 3 babies (and only the girls) would have these defects. coincedence? it seems we are good at beating the odds of having healthy babies. any answers?