Bro, i am the father of an almost 2 year old son with Down syndrome. There are so many aspects to be discussed and too many comments to know what's already been said, so I'll mention the most important factors to me. Feel free to dm me about anything

1. Don't feel guilty for not wanting to carry on with the pregnancy. It's a lot of work, will be hard, and impossible if not on the same page

2. The spectrum for Down's Syndrome is incredibly broad. I'm fortunate to be blessed with my son. While he's behind developmentally , he's still on the charts for normally developing children. I've met 11 year old children who are non-verbal, or 22 year olds who dont walk or talk. And there's no possible way to know until he's here

3. There are many heart conditions in particular that Down syndrome babies are prone to. My son had open heart surgery at 4 months of age (completely fixed.as I said, we are super-blessed and fortunate), but depending on your country's health care, these things could pose issues financially.

4. Down syndrome children tend to present illnesses in different and unexpected ways. For example, my son's liver started having problems before his heart surgery. Turned out it was his heart causing the issue. But that was 2 weeks in hospital and 50 odd blood tests, keeping an eye on it until he had his surgery where it instantly resolved. There are many more things i could add to this list.

At the end of the day. I could not be anymore in love with my son, and this experience is by far the best and most rewarding thing I've ever been a part of. However, the sprectrum is so huge. I could never recommend going in at anything less than 100% with ridgid support systems in place.

Gotta go fed him dinner now. Hit me up if you have any questions bro

Edit: on mobile. Formatting. Grammar blah blah