He's my perfect HAPPY HENRY

Having physically disabled tot was best decision, says mum

-  Lucy Moses

WHEN Rosie Higgs was told her son would be born with no legs and just one arm with a webbed hand she never doubted she would keep him.

And as her “perfect” 11-month-old Henry gurgles with delight playing with his rubber bath toys she knows it is the “best decision” she has ever made.

Rosie, 29, discovered at her 20-week scan that her unborn son was likely to have Amniotic Band Syndrome – where strands in the womb entangle a baby’s limbs and inhibit proper growth.

Fantastic

Given the huge physical challenges he would face, family and friends questioned whether she should terminate the pregnancy.

But mum-of-three Rosie, of Harrow, North London, was sure. The special needs school care assistant said: “I was keeping him – no matter what I was advised.

“People warned he might have a tricky life full of limitations but I didn’t listen. Even though Henry doesn’t have all his limbs, I’m determined he will have a fantastic and full life without limitations.” Her partner Peter, 39, agreed with her. She said: “Peter and I decided Henry deserved a chance. Peter was so supportive and we made every decision together.