New baby with a rough road ahead........?

I have a dear friend who just had a baby and he is very ill. He has a serious heart condition and possible Downs Syndrome. She is very overwhelmed and wanting lots of answers. Any moms out there (preferabley that have been in her shoes) have any advise of things I could do to help her cope or advise I could pass along to her.

New baby with a rough road ahead........?
The best place to start for her to find assistance is to locate the state's Part C Early Intervention program. This is a program for children birth to three with special needs. This program can connect your friend and her baby with other services the baby needs. You can go to the following website to get the number for your state's Part C contact person:





http://www.nectac.org/search/confinder.a...





Just be there for your friend, and give her this information. There is lots of assistance out there for her and her family. God bless you for trying to help her!
Reply:She should join a group that has other moms going through the same thing she is and also ask her doctor anything that may mind. I hope the best for her...
Reply:The best thing that you can do as her friend is be there for her. She will find that some people will walk away from her friendship because they don't know how to handle her situation. My daughter was critically ill as a newborn and I quickly learned who my true friends were. Ask her how SHE is doing. Sit with her in silence, bring her and baby balloons and toys. Bring her chocolate. Talk about happy things like how exciting it will be when you can take her and her son to the zoo for the first time. She needs love and attention and all the support emotionally that she can get right now. Good luck and tell her she and her son are in our prayers!
Reply:I have not gone thru this and I am very sorry for the situation. All I can say is to just be there for her ever step of the way. Help her with anything she may need. Talk her into joining a support group. Look up info for her and give her the information. I really hope everything gets better!!
Reply:The biggest thing you can do for her is to just be there for her to talk with. She need all the support she can get. She also should be in a support group (even one on-line). It helps so much to know that you are not the only one going through something like this and to talk directly with people who have gone through it.



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