Guest guest Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 No joke! I bought tons of those Posie Pads when was in a cast. Tasha Gail Kimball wrote: Knowing , she probably did! It was a thought that came to me while reading about the poise pads etc. I still think you all should get some advertising dollars! Gail Tasha Fontenot wrote: Hi Gail, I think it was last year that updated the diapering tips on ISOP under the Information tab. I think??? Tasha Gail Kimball wrote: Has anyone thought of compiling all these great suggestions into a file for that can be referred to when new babes and kids are casted? That and I think you all should get kick back money from Stayfree and Poise! Gail Tasha Fontenot wrote: Janet, I feel for you........Sandi and have given you some great suggestions. A Poise Pad inside the diaper(just like you would wear in your undies)AND a thinner sanitary pad over the diaper up inside the cast worked for us. Can you picture all this? We had really good results from this......out of 's 14 months of casting he only had a wet cast once. Every cast and child is different though, but you may want to give it a try. It sure can't hurt. Maybe tuck a pad up the back of the cast too. Be creative! LOL Let me know if you need me to try to explain better. Tasha Mommy of twin boys- and 34 months Fort Worth, Texas janet wrote: is it okay that the bottom of cast(where the gore-tex shirt covers it) gets wet from them wetting their diaper? it seems like there is really no way to keep it from happening. i keep her changed regularly, but esp. at night it gets wet. she is adjusting well, but this is our biggest problem. she is having some reddness, but i know from her cast on feet, that the skin just has to toughen up, the reddness is mainly at the chest area, and it does seem so tight, it sort of makes her belly " bulge " out. --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Hi Janet, I can sure sympathize about the tightness of the cast! We've had some challenges with diapering, too. You do need to get at least some of the diaper up under the cast, though, to help keep the cast dry. I do it this way: lay the child down on top of the diaper so that the cast overlaps the top of the back of the diaper by about an inch or so (like you're diapering the outside of the cast). Then raise child up very slightly by the feet, slide your other hand under the diaper, and use fingertips to mash the diaper into the cast. I do the same for the top--lay the top of the diaper over the cast, overlapping by at least an inch or so, then push the diaper under the cast. I've never been able to tuck the sides under since Todd's casts have all been too tight to get anything in there so we just do the best we can. We have had some night-time leaks, too. We use a big Poise pad in the diaper, which really helps. For a while, we also had to put a very thin regular maxi pad over the front of his cast, wrapped over the bottom edge, but have not had to do that in the current cast. I'd try to feel inside to check for dampness. If you roll Sage on her tummy, you should be able to stick your fingertip under the back to check how damp it is. I think if it's not drying out, you probably ought to call and see what suggests. Good luck! , Mommy to Todd Re: cast question ---- Tasha Fontenot <ryanswalkyahoo (DOT) com> wrote: > Janet, > I feel for you........Sandi and have given you some great suggestions. > A Poise Pad inside the diaper(just like you would wear in your undies)AND a thinner sanitary pad over the diaper up inside the cast worked for us. Can you picture all this? We had really good results from this......out of 's 14 months of casting he only had a wet cast once. Every cast and child is different though, but you may want to give it a try. It sure can't hurt. > Maybe tuck a pad up the back of the cast too. Be creative! LOL > Let me know if you need me to try to explain better. > Tasha > Mommy of twin boys- and 34 months > Fort Worth, Texas > > janet wrote: is it okay that the bottom of cast(where the gore-tex shirt covers it) > gets wet from them wetting their diaper? it seems like there is really > no way to keep it from happening. i keep her changed regularly, but > esp. at night it gets wet. she is adjusting well, but this is our > biggest problem. she is having some reddness, but i know from her cast > on feet, that the skin just has to toughen up, the reddness is mainly > at the chest area, and it does seem so tight, it sort of makes her > belly " bulge " out. > > > thanks for all the suggestions, we do use the pads and it helps some. I did not say in my first post that the tape is all around the cast, and it is fiberglass, (probally like all others?) i have not tried " stuffing " the diaper up into the cast, it is so tight in the back that i am not sure if i can. i would not say that it has gotton dramatically wet, but do you think i should call b'ham? what would they do, just remove this one and start over??? i have not tried taking all the tape off, cutting the shirt, then taping it back down, i really was not sure if it was okay to do, but the thought had crossed my mind. oh, man, we are praying for no viruses!!! > > > ------------ --------- --------- --- > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 to put my mind at ease, i did call teresa and tell her what was going on, she said for me to not stress to much, wettness is just going to happen, and to watch for skin irritations and so forth. i am getting the diaper somewhat tucked inside the cast, but like you denise, it is so tight on the sides---right at hip bones, i can not get it in there. so, we are just going to do the best we can. we are using the pads also. thanks to all for your advice. thank God for this support group!!!! will let you know how its going in a few days, we have much to do the rest of this week and weekend. we do start back to therapy tommorow, so we will see how that goes. I tell you, she is doing so much better adjusting to the cast itself than i thought she would, but i should have known,she has always been so adaptable. all day today, i have been doing things, trying to get her ready to go back to therapy. and she is doing well, she can still stand(that seems to be her most comfortable position) she is sitting better today, and so we will just go and see how it goes, not going to push tooo hard, since it is her first time back since casting. BTW- dr. k. is out till next week, so even if we did have to go, and it needed taking off, he would not be able to recast for about two weeks, according to teresa. and nobody around here sells the tape, but they are ordering it for me and should be here by monday, and they will keep it in stock for me from now on!! they gave me only the narrow tape at b'ham., and i need the wide stuff!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Janet, was most comfortable standing to play right after his first cast. It took him about 2 weeks to finally be OK to sit and play and such. It will all come eventually. Is this her 1st cat? I can't remember. Best wishes for therapy tomorrow. Tasha janet wrote: to put my mind at ease, i did call teresa and tell her what was going on, she said for me to not stress to much, wettness is just going to happen, and to watch for skin irritations and so forth. i am getting the diaper somewhat tucked inside the cast, but like you denise, it is so tight on the sides---right at hip bones, i can not get it in there. so, we are just going to do the best we can. we are using the pads also. thanks to all for your advice. thank God for this support group!!!! will let you know how its going in a few days, we have much to do the rest of this week and weekend. we do start back to therapy tommorow, so we will see how that goes. I tell you, she is doing so much better adjusting to the cast itself than i thought she would, but i should have known,she has always been so adaptable. all day today, i have been doing things, trying to get her ready to go back to therapy. and she is doing well, she can still stand(that seems to be her most comfortable position) she is sitting better today, and so we will just go and see how it goes, not going to push tooo hard, since it is her first time back since casting. BTW- dr. k. is out till next week, so even if we did have to go, and it needed taking off, he would not be able to recast for about two weeks, according to teresa. and nobody around here sells the tape, but they are ordering it for me and should be here by monday, and they will keep it in stock for me from now on!! they gave me only the narrow tape at b'ham., and i need the wide stuff!! --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Hi Janet - that's great! I can't get the diaper to tuck on the sides at the hip bone either, but I dont't see the diaper leaking there, so I think it's okay. When my son was casted in the beginning, it was very very hard as he would try to crawl and couldn't and just cry. He could only stand, but he wasn't (and still can't) walk yet. He could not sit very well either. What helped us initally was for my husband to build a bench so that had something to hold on to when he was on the floor...so he didn't have to put his hands all the way down...and it gave him something to hold on to to stablize. Also, with sitting, we put him ina bean bag chair for awhile at a slant, or some people put a little pillow in the back because the cast is so low & tight around the hips (he always sits someone reclined). BUT, now about 8 weeks later, he has completely adjusted and doing everything he was doing before, including scooting his cars along the kitchen floor and opening his favorite (allowed) cabinet. Your little girl will also adjust, but it just takes a little time which I think can vary with each child. - > > to put my mind at ease, i did call teresa and tell her what was > going on, she said for me to not stress to much, wettness is just > going to happen, and to watch for skin irritations and so forth. i > am getting the diaper somewhat tucked inside the cast, but like you > denise, it is so tight on the sides---right at hip bones, i can not > get it in there. so, we are just going to do the best we can. we are > using the pads also. thanks to all for your advice. thank God for > this support group!!!! will let you know how its going in a few > days, we have much to do the rest of this week and weekend. we do > start back to therapy tommorow, so we will see how that goes. I tell > you, she is doing so much better adjusting to the cast itself than i > thought she would, but i should have known,she has always been so > adaptable. all day today, i have been doing things, trying to get > her ready to go back to therapy. and she is doing well, she can > still stand(that seems to be her most comfortable position) she is > sitting better today, and so we will just go and see how it goes, > not going to push tooo hard, since it is her first time back since > casting. BTW- dr. k. is out till next week, so even if we did have > to go, and it needed taking off, he would not be able to recast for > about two weeks, according to teresa. and nobody around here sells > the tape, but they are ordering it for me and should be here by > monday, and they will keep it in stock for me from now on!! they > gave me only the narrow tape at b'ham., and i need the wide > stuff!! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 ---- Tasha Fontenot wrote: > Janet, > was most comfortable standing to play right after his first cast. It took him about 2 weeks to finally be OK to sit and play and such. It will all come eventually. Is this her 1st cat? I can't remember. > Best wishes for therapy tomorrow. > Tasha > > janet wrote: to put my mind at ease, i did call teresa and tell her what was > going on, she said for me to not stress to much, wettness is just > going to happen, and to watch for skin irritations and so forth. i > am getting the diaper somewhat tucked inside the cast, but like you > denise, it is so tight on the sides---right at hip bones, i can not > get it in there. so, we are just going to do the best we can. we are > using the pads also. thanks to all for your advice. thank God for > this support group!!!! will let you know how its going in a few > days, we have much to do the rest of this week and weekend. we do > start back to therapy tommorow, so we will see how that goes. I tell > you, she is doing so much better adjusting to the cast itself than i > thought she would, but i should have known,she has always been so > adaptable. all day today, i have been doing things, trying to get > her ready to go back to therapy. and she is doing well, she can > still stand(that seems to be her most comfortable position) she is > sitting better today, and so we will just go and see how it goes, > not going to push tooo hard, since it is her first time back since > casting. BTW- dr. k. is out till next week, so even if we did have > to go, and it needed taking off, he would not be able to recast for > about two weeks, according to teresa. and nobody around here sells > the tape, but they are ordering it for me and should be here by > monday, and they will keep it in stock for me from now on!! they > gave me only the narrow tape at b'ham., and i need the wide > stuff!! > yeah, very first cast!!! > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 ---- McDowell wrote: > Hi Janet - that's great! I can't get the diaper to tuck on the sides > at the hip bone either, but I dont't see the diaper leaking there, so > I think it's okay. When my son was casted in the beginning, it > was very very hard as he would try to crawl and couldn't and just cry. > He could only stand, but he wasn't (and still can't) walk yet. He > could not sit very well either. > > What helped us initally was for my husband to build a bench so that > had something to hold on to when he was on the floor...so he > didn't have to put his hands all the way down...and it gave him > something to hold on to to stablize. Also, with sitting, we put him > ina bean bag chair for awhile at a slant, or some people put a little > pillow in the back because the cast is so low & tight around the hips > (he always sits someone reclined). > > BUT, now about 8 weeks later, he has completely adjusted and doing > everything he was doing before, including scooting his cars along the > kitchen floor and opening his favorite (allowed) cabinet. Your little > girl will also adjust, but it just takes a little time which I think > can vary with each child. > > - hi, yeah it is just going to take a little time but she is so strong, and she hardly ever even acts like she has any pain, after all she has been through in he little lifetime. we did work on sitting in that " reclined " position it does help. and we will get back to all of her pre cast stuff. does your child have any other condition? sage also has arthrogryposis. > > > to put my mind at ease, i did call teresa and tell her what was > > going on, she said for me to not stress to much, wettness is just > > going to happen, and to watch for skin irritations and so forth. i > > am getting the diaper somewhat tucked inside the cast, but like you > > denise, it is so tight on the sides---right at hip bones, i can not > > get it in there. so, we are just going to do the best we can. we are > > using the pads also. thanks to all for your advice. thank God for > > this support group!!!! will let you know how its going in a few > > days, we have much to do the rest of this week and weekend. we do > > start back to therapy tommorow, so we will see how that goes. I tell > > you, she is doing so much better adjusting to the cast itself than i > > thought she would, but i should have known,she has always been so > > adaptable. all day today, i have been doing things, trying to get > > her ready to go back to therapy. and she is doing well, she can > > still stand(that seems to be her most comfortable position) she is > > sitting better today, and so we will just go and see how it goes, > > not going to push tooo hard, since it is her first time back since > > casting. BTW- dr. k. is out till next week, so even if we did have > > to go, and it needed taking off, he would not be able to recast for > > about two weeks, according to teresa. and nobody around here sells > > the tape, but they are ordering it for me and should be here by > > monday, and they will keep it in stock for me from now on!! they > > gave me only the narrow tape at b'ham., and i need the wide > > stuff!! > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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