Fwd: End of 3 months / rolling over issues / shoe time

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Hundley jenhundley@...> wrote:Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 08:02:18

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Subject: Big Day Friday / End of 3 months / rolling over issues

To: nosurgery4clubfeet

Well Friday was the big day. We are at the end of our 3 months and have gotten

our hours reduced to nights and nap time only. We have also gotten new shoes

and I'm back to having my husband help me pull it to the last strap, UGH, new

leather. Oh well, I'll eventually get the hang of those suckers.

The doctor said Aidans feet are very supple and flexible and we can go to nights

and nap time only. I asked him about the 18 hours that doctor Ponseti

prescribes until walking. He said true but all feet are different and he thinks

Aidan's feet can handle it. I was counting the hours and his naps and night

time are just about 16 hrs. I'll probably do a couple more but I wanted to get

peoples thoughts?

Has anyone had any problems with their children rolling over because of the bar?

Aidan's legs are so strong from doing all those leg lifts but when it comes to

rolling over he gets stuck. When he's on his side he seems out of sorts and

gets upset. She says bringing his hips together is uncomfortable, not painful,

just different as the brace always holds his legs apart. When I stand him up on

his feet his legs are as far apart as the brace holds them. When you bring his

legs together he has a harder time holding his weight. So, now when he's out of

his brace we're going to be working on bringing the legs together and rolling

from side to side without him crying. Has anyone else experienced this?

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This could have been me writing about . He does exactly the same as you

describe - stiff legs, feet apart in brace position. He is also strong in

standing, but cannot roll over. He is now 9 months old. I am also trying to get

him to bring his legs together and stand, but he doesn't like it. I called the

early intervention team out who did an evaluation, and have found that his gross

motor skills are in the 3-5 month range, and have recommended some PT for him.

We haven't started that yet, but hopefully we can get it going soon. He is

pretty clueless as to why he has legs!

You are blessed getting 16 hours of sleeptime! is 12 hours total!

Regards,

Hundley jenhundley@...> wrote:

Hundley jenhundley@...> wrote:Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 08:02:18

-0800 (PST)

Subject: Big Day Friday / End of 3 months / rolling over issues

To: nosurgery4clubfeet

Well Friday was the big day. We are at the end of our 3 months and have gotten

our hours reduced to nights and nap time only. We have also gotten new shoes

and I'm back to having my husband help me pull it to the last strap, UGH, new

leather. Oh well, I'll eventually get the hang of those suckers.

The doctor said Aidans feet are very supple and flexible and we can go to nights

and nap time only. I asked him about the 18 hours that doctor Ponseti

prescribes until walking. He said true but all feet are different and he thinks

Aidan's feet can handle it. I was counting the hours and his naps and night

time are just about 16 hrs. I'll probably do a couple more but I wanted to get

peoples thoughts?

Has anyone had any problems with their children rolling over because of the bar?

Aidan's legs are so strong from doing all those leg lifts but when it comes to

rolling over he gets stuck. When he's on his side he seems out of sorts and

gets upset. She says bringing his hips together is uncomfortable, not painful,

just different as the brace always holds his legs apart. When I stand him up on

his feet his legs are as far apart as the brace holds them. When you bring his

legs together he has a harder time holding his weight. So, now when he's out of

his brace we're going to be working on bringing the legs together and rolling

from side to side without him crying. Has anyone else experienced this?

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,

It has been 3 months already? Congratulations on 'free time'. If you

read some of the other posts about brace time, you may want to consider

16-18 hours at the minimum. Especially since Aidan is much younger than

some of the older babies discussing reduced hours who are at least

standing and cruisin'.

The brace never hurt 's hips as she was trying to roll over or on her

side. At least not that I am aware of. Do you think the bar is too long?

I think if you practice rolling over without the brace, he will roll over

with the brace on before you know it.

Its great to hear from you guys and I'm glad everything is going so well.

Shook

Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

Vienna, VA 22182

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is 4 months and does the same thing. He tries so hard to roll over, but

can't quite get it. He does, however, love jumping. He receives PT once/wk.

for 60 min. and OT every other week. This is just starting so hopefully it will

help!

Re: Fwd: End of 3 months / rolling over issues /

shoe time

,

It has been 3 months already? Congratulations on 'free time'. If you

read some of the other posts about brace time, you may want to consider

16-18 hours at the minimum. Especially since Aidan is much younger than

some of the older babies discussing reduced hours who are at least

standing and cruisin'.

The brace never hurt 's hips as she was trying to roll over or on her

side. At least not that I am aware of. Do you think the bar is too long?

I think if you practice rolling over without the brace, he will roll over

with the brace on before you know it.

Its great to hear from you guys and I'm glad everything is going so well.

Shook

Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

Vienna, VA 22182

x374

x374

fax

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Hi .

Thanks for sharing it makes me feel better. His physical therapist has given us

some exercises to do at home.

When he's on his back, and the bar is not on, bring his knees together and bend

his legs pushing them up to his tummy. So his legs look like they are in a

chair position. Bringing the knees together pulls the hips back in and out of

the abduction position.

Also, on his back, push one leg up to the tummy, knee bent, the other leg

straight out then roll him to the side. Hold that position for a count of 5 to

10 then roll him back to the back. The first time we did this he screamed and

cried. She assured me it doesn't hurt but the his little brain is just trying

to compute the new position, it's more frustating than anything. He just

doesn't know what to do on his side. He's getting better and crying a lot less.

Put a toy out in front that he's like to grab or go for helps.

Best of luck and keep me posted.

Jenn

Kearns linda07033@...> wrote:

This could have been me writing about . He does exactly the same as you

describe - stiff legs, feet apart in brace position. He is also strong in

standing, but cannot roll over. He is now 9 months old. I am also trying to get

him to bring his legs together and stand, but he doesn't like it. I called the

early intervention team out who did an evaluation, and have found that his gross

motor skills are in the 3-5 month range, and have recommended some PT for him.

We haven't started that yet, but hopefully we can get it going soon. He is

pretty clueless as to why he has legs!

You are blessed getting 16 hours of sleeptime! is 12 hours total!

Regards,

Hundley jenhundley@...> wrote:

Hundley jenhundley@...> wrote:Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 08:02:18

-0800 (PST)

Subject: Big Day Friday / End of 3 months / rolling over issues

To: nosurgery4clubfeet

Well Friday was the big day. We are at the end of our 3 months and have gotten

our hours reduced to nights and nap time only. We have also gotten new shoes

and I'm back to having my husband help me pull it to the last strap, UGH, new

leather. Oh well, I'll eventually get the hang of those suckers.

The doctor said Aidans feet are very supple and flexible and we can go to nights

and nap time only. I asked him about the 18 hours that doctor Ponseti

prescribes until walking. He said true but all feet are different and he thinks

Aidan's feet can handle it. I was counting the hours and his naps and night

time are just about 16 hrs. I'll probably do a couple more but I wanted to get

peoples thoughts?

Has anyone had any problems with their children rolling over because of the bar?

Aidan's legs are so strong from doing all those leg lifts but when it comes to

rolling over he gets stuck. When he's on his side he seems out of sorts and

gets upset. She says bringing his hips together is uncomfortable, not painful,

just different as the brace always holds his legs apart. When I stand him up on

his feet his legs are as far apart as the brace holds them. When you bring his

legs together he has a harder time holding his weight. So, now when he's out of

his brace we're going to be working on bringing the legs together and rolling

from side to side without him crying. Has anyone else experienced this?

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