Expectant parents pose for pregnancy shoot with Finding Nemo toy for touching reason
They hope the photos will raise awareness
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Your support makes all the difference.Like many parents-to-be, Taylor Borre and Ryan Shehan decided to have a pregnancy photoshoot.
But more unusually, they were joined by a toy of Nemo, from Disney Pixar’s Finding Nemo.
Why? In the film, Nemo has a smaller right fin, which we learn was a result of being damaged while still in his egg. Although his dad, Merlin, is always trying to protect Nemo, the brave little clownfish repeatedly proves that he won’t let his “lucky fin” hold him back.
And this wasn’t just a couple celebrating their favourite Disney character.
Borre and Shehan recently found out that their unborn daughter had been diagnosed with a rare condition called amniotic band syndrome, which means she’ll be born without a left hand.
After an anxious couple of weeks between specialist scans, the couple received the news.
Amniotic band syndrome (ABS) occurs when the foetus becomes entangled in fibrous string-like amniotic bands in the womb, restricting blood flow and affecting the baby’s development.
“On that day we found out our sweet girl has no left hand, it was so hard to hear that just thinking about how mean people can be towards people who are ‘different’ and of course not wanting anything to be wrong with your child,” Borre wrote on Facebook.
“But I was also at peace with the news because everything else she measured perfect and she’s nice and strong! She is our nemo. She has a fin that’s a little smaller than the other, but she will conquer anything her little heart desires to do!
“This is not a disability or a bad thing, she will be a little rockstar no matter what! She will do it all! We love you so baby girl!”
Borre and Shehan are now trying to raise awareness about ABS and are encouraging people to donate to the Lucky Fin Project, a charity that supports children born with a limb difference.
Borre's post has raised almost $500 (£380) already.
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