When Jessica Young Egan finally learned that she and her husband were expecting a baby girl, she was overjoyed, as she had struggled with fertility for years. All was going well until Jessica was 11 weeks into her pregnancy, at which time doctors told her that her baby had Down syndrome.

Jessica decided to move forward with her pregnancy, and she gave birth to her daughter Gwendolyn months later. Jessica and her husband pledged to give Gwendolyn all the love that she deserved, and they have followed through with this promise in a big way.

When Gwendolyn was two months old, Jessica shared a photo of her on Facebook along with a cheeky “review” that has since gone viral.

Jessica wrote:

“When I placed my order I said, ‘Regular amount of chromosomes, please!’ That’s what everyone else got and what I wanted too. They called me shortly after my order was in production and said ‘Great news, we went ahead and upgraded you to extra chromosomes for free! You’ll receive the extra chromosomes with your completed order in 9 months.’”

“What?! I was mad! All the other orders I had seen displayed via perfect Instagram posts did NOT have extra chromosomes. Well I decided that receiving my order with extra chromosomes was better than not receiving an order at all, so I settled in to wait for this surprise upgrade to arrive.”

“I have now had my order for two months and am writing this review to let others know the upgrade to extra chromosomes is amazing!! If offered, definitely take it! I posted some photos below of the finished product and you can see the extra chromosome is so worth it – it is extra cute, extra special, and extra-ordinary! So much extra joy. Would purchase again for sure.”

Jessica was shocked to see her post go viral, but she is hoping that it will inspire other parents in similar situations.

“Gwen has now been shared in news articles, websites, and Facebook pages around the world. From Florida to Singapore to Australia to the UK, she has been loved and written about. And it isn’t slowing down yet!” she said. “To think we could save a baby’s life or help a family who is struggling with a new Down syndrome diagnosis to feel some hope is all we could ever ask for.”

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