{"id":10464,"date":"2025-01-28T00:52:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T00:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=10464"},"modified":"2025-01-28T00:52:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T00:52:07","slug":"mom-of-twins-with-down-syndrome-shuts-down-critics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=10464","title":{"rendered":"Mom of twins with Down syndrome shuts down critics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"pt-0\">\n<div class=\"gizmo-bot-avatar flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full\">\n<div class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm flex items-center justify-center bg-token-main-surface-primary text-token-text-primary h-8 w-8\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"6bc9a1b6-d1a7-43ec-8499-c383afcb0c93\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\">\n<p>Twins are rare, making up about 33 out of every 1,000 births, with identical twins even rarer. When 23-year-old Savannah Combs learned she was expecting twins, she was thrilled but soon discovered both had Down syndrome. Despite emotional challenges and advice to abort, she and her husband, Justin, chose to keep them.<\/p>\n<p>Savannah shared her journey on TikTok, where her daughters, Kennadi Rue and Mckenli Ackerman, gained a following. Born prematurely at 29 weeks, the identical twin girls spent time in the NICU before coming home. Their condition, being mono-di twins with Down syndrome, is incredibly rare\u2014about one in two million.<\/p>\n<p>Savannah proudly celebrates their milestones online, despite facing criticism. 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