{"id":3622,"date":"2025-05-08T07:52:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T07:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=3622"},"modified":"2025-05-08T07:52:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T07:52:29","slug":"3622","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=3622","title":{"rendered":"Mom of twins with Down syndrome shuts down critics"},"content":{"rendered":"

While twin births rose 72% from 1980 to 2018, they remain uncommon\u2014only about 33 in 1,000. Identical twins are even rarer, at 3 to 4 per 1,000.<\/p>\n

So when 23-year-old Savannah Combs learned she was expecting identical twins, she was thrilled. Then came even rarer news: both babies had Down syndrome.<\/p>\n

Savannah and her husband, Justin Ackerman, knew their daughters might face judgment, but Savannah saw them as \u201clittle gems.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite being urged to terminate the pregnancy, Savannah chose to give her babies a chance. Born at 29 weeks on May 12, 2021, Kennadi Rue and Mckenli Ackerman spent weeks in the NICU.<\/p>\n

The twins are \u201cmo-di,\u201d meaning they had separate sacs but shared a placenta\u2014rare on its own. Adding Down syndrome makes their case about 1 in 2 million.<\/p>\n

Savannah, from Middleburg, Florida, documents their journey on TikTok, where their resilience has inspired thousands.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have feelings, a heartbeat, and can do everything others do\u2014just at their own pace,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Despite criticism online, Savannah defends her daughters fiercely: \u201cGood thing they weren\u2019t born to you\u2014they were born to me. God knew what He was doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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While the chances of giving birth to twins increased 72 percent between 1980 and 2018, it\u2019s still pretty rare. About 33 out of every 1,000 births are twins.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And what are the chances of identical twins? Approximately every three or four births out of every 1,000 are identical twins. So again, relatively rare.<\/p>\n

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When 23-year-old Savannah Combs found out she was pregnant with twins, she was thrilled. And then she learned another rarity, they\u00a0both<\/em>\u00a0had\u00a0Down syndrome<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Of course, it was emotional news. Savannah and her husband, Justin Ackerman, knew that some people would judge her and her babies because of their condition.<\/p>\n

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But to Savannah, that\u2019s what makes them incredibly precious.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very rare what they have, but they\u2019ve been my little gems,\u201d she told\u00a0News4JAX<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Savannah, who is from Middleburg, Florida, shared her post-pregnancy journey with her daughters Kennadi Rue and Mckenli Ackerman, on TikTok where they quickly gained a following.<\/p>\n

In one of her\u00a0videos<\/a>, Savannah said she was told to abort her babies because they would not make it.<\/p>\n

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She decided to keep them and give them a fighting chance. \u201dEvery [prenatal] appointment they were alive was a blessing to me,\u201d\u00a0Savannah explained.<\/p>\n

When she learned they both had Down syndrome, her husband was away at boot camp. Savannah was 29 weeks pregnant when she was admitted to the hospital, and delivered her daughters. The identical twin girls,\u00a0Kennadi Rue and Mckenli Ackerman, were born on May 12, 2021.<\/p>\n

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While twin births rose 72% from 1980 to 2018, they remain uncommon\u2014only about 33 in 1,000. Identical twins are even rarer, at 3 to 4 per 1,000. So when 23-year-old Savannah Combs learned she was expecting identical twins, she was thrilled. Then came even rarer news: both babies had Down syndrome. Savannah and her husband,…<\/p>\n

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