Babies with Down's syndrome are like any newborn babies.
They'll be eating, sleeping, crying, and needing love and cuddles just like all babies.
Some babies with Down's syndrome might need extra help. This could be with things like feeding.
There's support available for whatever you or your baby needs.
What it's like to have a child with Down's syndrome
Children with Down's syndrome are likely to have some level of learning disability. It's not possible to know how this will affect them.
Like any child they will:
- have their own personality
- learn at their own pace
- have things that are important and unique to them
As they get older, they may need help with daily activities, such as:
- cooking
- cleaning
- shopping
- going to appointments
They may also:
- need extra support with speech, language and communication
- be more likely to get seriously unwell, and take longer to get better, than people without Down's syndrome