Excercises (and Thanks!)

May 9, 2002

Hey there,

Jack and I just wanted to say thanks for all the encouragement we've

received since our first post...I hope that we can be successful in

avoiding the use of the DOC Band. The Physical Therapist at Cranial

Technologies did point our that this was found early enough that we

may have success if we are persistent.

I also wanted to mention that ALREADY (after 2.5 days) the

excercises seem to be getting easier. He's not crying every time -

as a matter of fact he's sometimes smiling and cooing at me. I

really hope this doesn't mean I'm doing the exercises incorrectly.

It even seems as though he's even voluntarily turning his head more

to the right now than he was before we started! Is this possible? or

am I deluding(sp?) myself?

Also, I'm having trouble with Tummy Time! He hates it...I try just a

few minutes at a time, then pick him up comfort him and put him back

down...but he's hard to console...any suggestions? I haven't used a

bouncy seat since his pediatrician diagnosed him and I wear him a lot

in my carrier (not an easy task since he's already topped 16 pounds

at his 2 month checkup).

Thanks again for your advice and help!

Obsessive mother of Jack (12 weeks) and Darilyn (almost 5),

Misha

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