I adopted a baby with Down's syndrome and I'd do it again

A few months ago, I was in the park playing with my five-year-old son Harry when he blurted out the best words a mum can imagine: ‘I love you’ – before giving me a bear hug.Harry struggles with speech, which is typical of children who have Down’s syndrome, so this was huge for us. And even more so because I had dreamed of this moment for so many years.

– it’s just a part of life. My little sister has Down’s syndrome and is just a few years younger than me, and I also have other disabled family members. Over the next few months, I was sent several profiles but my sense was that I would often ‘lose out’ to couples. It was disheartening. I was getting impatient to fulfil my dream of having a child, but felt at a disadvantage.

While it’s hard to do some things alone, I love that as a single parent I don’t need to discuss or compromise on what I want for my kid.When he was young, he used to often be sick at night, all over the bed, due to reflux issues. Cleaning up the vomit for the millionth time is the only time I thought to myself ‘I can’t do this’ – but you just have to grin and bear it.I would absolutely encourage people to adopt a disabled child, as they can be the hardest to place but have so much love to give.

There’s a part of me that worries what will happen when I’m no longer here, but on the other hand I will ensure that Harry will be well provided for. There’s a lot of bad press about inadequate funding for disabled people but my experience has fortunately been the opposite.We both love being outdoors and often walk around the lake near our house or visit animals at the nearby farm.

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