Guest guest Posted March 9, 2000 Report Share Posted March 9, 2000 Wow! Thanks Karin! I'm saving this info in my " medical stuff " folder for future use. Something sort of interesting... I baby-sit for a family once a week. They have three kids... a 6 year old girl (NDA), a 5 year old boy (CD), and a 3 month old girl (DS). When they found out that their 3rd would have DS, when the mother was pregnant, they also found out that their son has CD. Do you think that since her brother has CD... the infant's chances of having CD is increased (more so than just having DS to increase her odds)?? Onto Dwarfism... I know of another child with DS and Dwarfism. I baby-sit for a family that has a 9 year old (I think she's 9) who is also extremely short stature. When she was 7 she was wearing the same size as her 4 year old sister (and had room to fill!). She also has the similar walk (extra movement in the butt) and extremely small arms and legs -- and not sure if this is a link but she also has a large protruding tummy. Her head seems to be in proportion with her body. She was diagnosed as having " Mental dwarfism " or something like that and the MDs think it's linked to abuse in her early years (she is adopted as well), if I am remembering correctly. Karin, if you want her mother's contact info, let me know. Sara __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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