6. Navigating postpartum with a child with special needs with Abby Green

What happens when you get a diagnosis that your child has special needs?

In this week’s episode, Brooke talks with Abby Green about having a child with special needs. Brooke and Abby both have a child with down syndrome. Abby shares her story with how she got the diagnosis and advice she has for others going through a diagnosis.

You can follow Abby on Instagram @abbyrosegreen. You can check her podcast, HERself Podcast. Here is the link to the episode they talked about on Abby's podcast.

Today we dig into:

• [1:15] : Abby shares her story
• [5:31] : How Abby coped with getting the down syndrome diagnosis throughout the pregnancy
• [8:31] : Brooke shares a little of her story with the diagnosis throughout her pregnancy
• [11:31] : Abby's experience postpartum after having two kids previously without special needs
• [21:15] : What Abby wished she had prepared for postpartum with any of her pregnancies
• [27:41] : What Abby would tell a mom who gets either a prenatal or birth diagnosis
• [34:33] : Abby shares what helped her the most through the first few years postpartum
• [39:06] : Advice for moms who are pregnant or in the thick of postpartum

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