Remember that there are many people in the community who will benefit from knowing your child. Chances are your child has already made someone's life fuller. Be confident that she will make someone's life fuller again and again and again. Take care of yourself, take care of your partner, and join with other parents to support each other. Many parents suspend their own dreams and aspirations the day their child is born.
Many parents feel isolated because their child has a disability.
They feel obligated to suspend their relationships with other people because the work of parenting their child is all-consuming. Before you became a parent you were a partner in a relationship that had enough love, nurturing, and respect to want kids. Don't lose sight of that relationship. Before you were a partner, you were a person that someone found attractive, vital and loving. Don't lose sight of that person.