Re: Re:'s Hours Reduced!

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Yippee!

Re:'s Hours Reduced!

Well I emailed pictures of 's feet yesterday to Dr.P and

since I had not heard from him by the afternoon i decided to call

and ask Joyce. Well someone else answered and put me through to

dr.p. he said when i called they were just going over samantha's

pictures and he said her feet looked wonderful! that was such a

relief to hear! i was beggining to feel a little worried about how

her feet looked but he said they looked great.

so today is her last day of 23hours. he said she could be out of her

brace for 4-6hrs for 2 weeks then out 8 hrs for 2 weeks until we

finally get to just night/nap.

you cant imagine how good it felt to hear him tell me all this.

maybe now she can practice a little more on walking. i asked him

about her delayed walking and once again he told me not to worry

until she is 18months and not walking. i also mentioned to him that

to me she had weak leg muscles. he said it was b/c she has been in

casts for so long. it didnt seem to worry him at all. i sent him a

picture of her dancing in the brace and he thought it was cute and

funny! i thought i would share our joy with everyone!

and

BL CF 12/16/03

's 23/7 last day!!

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and --

I am so happy for you! Yeah!

Our little guy also got a late start in the FAB. He didn't walk until 16

months--which is still in the " normal " range. We were just so eager to see him

walking. Now he runs away from me at the park and I'm tempted to say " Get back

here, you! You're lucky you can walk at all. "

Remind me, does have a-typical clubfeet?

Here's to happy feet!

Naomi

The Family

Naomi Hannah(02/21/01) Jonah(06/20/03, bilateral clubfoot, FAB 14/7)

michelle andyandsamanthamom@...> wrote:

Well I emailed pictures of 's feet yesterday to Dr.P and

since I had not heard from him by the afternoon i decided to call

and ask Joyce. Well someone else answered and put me through to

dr.p. he said when i called they were just going over samantha's

pictures and he said her feet looked wonderful! that was such a

relief to hear! i was beggining to feel a little worried about how

her feet looked but he said they looked great.

so today is her last day of 23hours. he said she could be out of her

brace for 4-6hrs for 2 weeks then out 8 hrs for 2 weeks until we

finally get to just night/nap.

you cant imagine how good it felt to hear him tell me all this.

maybe now she can practice a little more on walking. i asked him

about her delayed walking and once again he told me not to worry

until she is 18months and not walking. i also mentioned to him that

to me she had weak leg muscles. he said it was b/c she has been in

casts for so long. it didnt seem to worry him at all. i sent him a

picture of her dancing in the brace and he thought it was cute and

funny! i thought i would share our joy with everyone!

and

BL CF 12/16/03

's 23/7 last day!!

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michelle...

i am so excited for you... we take grace back to st louis friday to get her

casts off and go to the braces... so she will have to wear those for at least

1-2 months 23/7... so hopefully soon grace will be foot loose and fancy free in

the day time too.... i know you must be busting with excitement!!! congrats!!!

mommy to Grace 12-03-03 BCF

michelle andyandsamanthamom@...> wrote:

The party idea sounds like a great idea, believe me i cant wait!

She too got a late start, she started in the markells at 8 months

with a doc that said he followed the ponseti method but didnt.

and so we took her to dr.p at 1 year old in december and so she

started very late in the FAb. dr. p only had her do the 23/7 for 6

weeks and im so glad it is over. yesterday was her first day for

more than an hour or so and she played and played and really enjoyed

it. so hopefully she will build up her leg muscles so she can begin

to walk!

and

BL CF 12/16/03

mithcell's 20/7

lisa caroland

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she doesn't really pay any attention to the casts... she's had them on one leg

or another for so long... but they are getting a little tight around her toes...

i'm a little nervous about that.. if she wasn't going this week then i would be

trying to get them off sooner... i am really nervous about the braces... she is

so mobile with the cruising and she won't be able to do that and i am afraid of

how angry that is going to make her... but hopefully it will only be one month

that she has to wear them and not longer... we take her back to dr dobbs after a

month and he will make the decision then if she gets to reduce... and yes... it

will be dr dobbs designed brace... it has a lot more motion than the DBB so i

think it might be better for her age... we will see... she has been trying to

balance herself and take steps this last week with the casts on... so i think

she will walk very soon after she's allowed out of the brace... but it has flown

by pretty quickly hasn't it..!!! congrats

again on samantha's reduced time!!!

mommy to Grace 12-03-03 BCF

michelle andyandsamanthamom@...> wrote:

Wow i cant belive she will have her casts removed already. so is she

miserable w/ the casts? samantha got so miserable the last few days,

she couldnt sleep or take naps so we removed them 2 days before the

3wks. dr.p said that was ok as long as it was not before 2 1/2 weeks

but poor thing she was just miserable.

she will get the new brace of dr. dobbs, right? im so excited for

you! i bet she will do great and before you know it she will be done

with the 23/7!

Best Wishes!

and

BL CF 12/16/03

mitchells 20/7

lisa caroland

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[Guest guest]

Fortunately babies are very adaptive! She'll figure out how to be mobile in

the DBB pretty quick I imagine.

s.

Re: Re:'s Hours Reduced!

she doesn't really pay any attention to the casts... she's had them on one leg

or another for so long... but they are getting a little tight around her toes...

i'm a little nervous about that.. if she wasn't going this week then i would be

trying to get them off sooner... i am really nervous about the braces... she is

so mobile with the cruising and she won't be able to do that and i am afraid of

how angry that is going to make her... but hopefully it will only be one month

that she has to wear them and not longer... we take her back to dr dobbs after a

month and he will make the decision then if she gets to reduce... and yes... it

will be dr dobbs designed brace... it has a lot more motion than the DBB so i

think it might be better for her age... we will see... she has been trying to

balance herself and take steps this last week with the casts on... so i think

she will walk very soon after she's allowed out of the brace... but it has flown

by pretty quickly hasn't it..!!! congrats

again on samantha's reduced time!!!

mommy to Grace 12-03-03 BCF

michelle andyandsamanthamom@...> wrote:

Wow i cant belive she will have her casts removed already. so is she

miserable w/ the casts? samantha got so miserable the last few days,

she couldnt sleep or take naps so we removed them 2 days before the

3wks. dr.p said that was ok as long as it was not before 2 1/2 weeks

but poor thing she was just miserable.

she will get the new brace of dr. dobbs, right? im so excited for

you! i bet she will do great and before you know it she will be done

with the 23/7!

Best Wishes!

and

BL CF 12/16/03

mitchells 20/7

lisa caroland

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