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Name: Brittney
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My water broke last Monday at 31 weeks. They have put me in the hospital until I go into labor or until I reach 34 weeks and they will plan a c section. I am here alone and have found out my son has Cri Du Chat Syndrome or 5p- syndrome. I know it is a rare syndrome, but does anyone know any further information about it?
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Name: AbbyM | Date: Mar 11th, 2011 5:07 AM
Well first of all, congratulations on your soon to be born baby! :)
You can expect with Cri Du Chat syndrome that your son will have a high pitched, cat like cry. There are some physical attributes, such as downward sloping eyes with epicanthal folds, and webbed fingers that can go along with the syndrome. He will likely have some degree of learning or intellectual disability, but please understand that this is not the end of the world. Your life with your son will still be filled with many joys and wonderful experiences, and in my experience, each milestone that your son reaches and each happy moment will be even more poignant and memorable for you.
My 20 month old son has a deletion on 5q (the long arm, rather than the short arm of chromosome 5) and he is globally delayed with intellectual disabilites and a whole host of other problems, but I cannot imagine how much I would take fro granted if everything he has accomplished came easily.
A great thing to realize as well is that you are aware of your sons possible condition early on, and that is actually a great thing! There are free state early intervention programs in which they will initiate physical, occupational, speech, and other therapies fro your son as soon as possible and give him the best foundation for meeting his full potential. (Though I suspected something was amiss, I was told "children develop at their own pace, just relax" by doctors until my son was 13 months old and so far behind that there was no longer any denying that something more was going on... I can't help but wonder how much farther along he could be right now if he had gotten therapy started sooner!).

Good luck to you, and remember that if you need to cry or scream or punch your pillow or reach out to a trusted friend, do it. Don't feel like you need to be strong and brave and bottle everything up. Your son will be a wonderful addition to your life. Congratualtions Mom!

Abby 

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