Guest guest Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 What kind of stretches does Dr. Dobbs suggest? lcaroland lcaroland@...> wrote:hey... we are doing the stretches on grace's feet that dr dobb's suggested we do... and she HATES it... she gets all mad and cries... i am not able to do several at a time.. so i have been doing just one and holding it in the position for as long as i can before she notices... lol... does any one have any suggestions on what i can do to make it less stressful for her so that i can do more reps? i have tried doing it while she's eating.. which works for her sitter but not for me... and i do it now as i am putting lotion on after her bath.. but she's starting to catch on to that too... i know that i am not hurting her.. it's just that she doesn't like anyone messing with her feet.. heck... look at what she's been through... lol... thanks.. mommy to Grace 12-03-03 BCF Dobb's Brace 16/7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 : I had the same trouble with Gwyneth. I asked Dr. Dobbs about it. I told him that she cried when I was doing the stretches and he said she was really just fussin' because she can to mom. He demonstrated by doing the stretches on her feet, and she did not protest when he touched her feet. So in our case, the stretches did not cause any pain, yet she still fussed when I would try to stretch her foot. So I kind of make a game out of it. I act like I am sneaking up on her feet, she giggles andthen I can do the stretches. Hope that helps. Amy Gwyneth 12/05/03 Rt CF Dobbs brace 16 hours stretches hey... we are doing the stretches on grace's feet that dr dobb's suggested we do... and she HATES it... she gets all mad and cries... i am not able to do several at a time.. so i have been doing just one and holding it in the position for as long as i can before she notices... lol... does any one have any suggestions on what i can do to make it less stressful for her so that i can do more reps? i have tried doing it while she's eating.. which works for her sitter but not for me... and i do it now as i am putting lotion on after her bath.. but she's starting to catch on to that too... i know that i am not hurting her.. it's just that she doesn't like anyone messing with her feet.. heck... look at what she's been through... lol... thanks.. mommy to Grace 12-03-03 BCF Dobb's Brace 16/7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 Is there someone who can help you out, distracting her? We had to do that with Jake's shoes...one of us would read him a book and the other would put the shoes on. Worked really well Kassia 3/22/01 (Lt clubfoot, ATTT surgery April 2004) and 11/22/02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 raising her foot up and down to stretch the achilles and then out to the side to side.. he said it helps to keep good ankle motion since she doesn't really get that when in the brace... mommy to Grace 12-03-03 BCF Dobb's Brace 16/7 Hundley jenhundley@...> wrote: What kind of stretches does Dr. Dobbs suggest? love, lisa before i made you in the womb, i knew you... love God. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 thanks.. i will try that... she was a little better this weekend... but i could still only do like 2-3 at a time.. and he said to do like 40 a day... HA.. that will never happen i don't think... but i will keep trying... mommy to Grace 12-03-03 BCF Dobb's Brace 16/7 Amy Shull lapiseye@...> wrote: : I had the same trouble with Gwyneth. I asked Dr. Dobbs about it. I told him that she cried when I was doing the stretches and he said she was really just fussin' because she can to mom. He demonstrated by doing the stretches on her feet, and she did not protest when he touched her feet. So in our case, the stretches did not cause any pain, yet she still fussed when I would try to stretch her foot. So I kind of make a game out of it. I act like I am sneaking up on her feet, she giggles andthen I can do the stretches. Hope that helps. Amy Gwyneth 12/05/03 Rt CF Dobbs brace 16 hours love, lisa before i made you in the womb, i knew you... love God. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 that's good.. i keep feeling like a failure because i am only able to get about 15 a day in... but i also figured that was better than 0... so i feel much better now... and she's on her feet a lot... she's not yet walking but she is always standing... so that helps also i am sure... mommy to Grace 12-03-03 BCF Dobb's Brace 16/7 Amy Shull lapiseye@...> wrote: I have to admit, I don't do it forty times a day either. But now that she is walking, I think that is helping stretch out her tendons a little bit. I really only do the stretches in the evening. I remember that the more often I did the stretches, the less she balked. I think even if you could get 10 a day, you are doing good. Amy love, lisa before i made you in the womb, i knew you... love God. --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Use Yahoo! to plan a weekend, have fun online & more. Check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 I have to admit, I don't do it forty times a day either. But now that she is walking, I think that is helping stretch out her tendons a little bit. I really only do the stretches in the evening. I remember that the more often I did the stretches, the less she balked. I think even if you could get 10 a day, you are doing good. Amy Re: stretches thanks.. i will try that... she was a little better this weekend... but i could still only do like 2-3 at a time.. and he said to do like 40 a day... HA.. that will never happen i don't think... but i will keep trying... mommy to Grace 12-03-03 BCF Dobb's Brace 16/7 Amy Shull lapiseye@...> wrote: : I had the same trouble with Gwyneth. I asked Dr. Dobbs about it. I told him that she cried when I was doing the stretches and he said she was really just fussin' because she can to mom. He demonstrated by doing the stretches on her feet, and she did not protest when he touched her feet. So in our case, the stretches did not cause any pain, yet she still fussed when I would try to stretch her foot. So I kind of make a game out of it. I act like I am sneaking up on her feet, she giggles andthen I can do the stretches. Hope that helps. Amy Gwyneth 12/05/03 Rt CF Dobbs brace 16 hours love, lisa before i made you in the womb, i knew you... love God. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Is Grace like Kolby? He will let Dr. Dobbs do anything with his feet. I stretches them all over the place and he just stares at him. I can touch his feet and they lock. Constant battle. I've found that doing it it in his sleep works great. Then we put his shoes on. He never knows. mom of Kolby 11-19-03 bcf Dobbs brace 14/7 > hey... we are doing the stretches on grace's feet that dr dobb's > suggested we do... and she HATES it... she gets all mad and cries... i > am not able to do several at a time.. so i have been doing just one > and holding it in the position for as long as i can before she > notices... lol... does any one have any suggestions on what i can do > to make it less stressful for her so that i can do more reps? i have > tried doing it while she's eating.. which works for her sitter but not > for me... and i do it now as i am putting lotion on after her bath.. > but she's starting to catch on to that too... i know that i am not > hurting her.. it's just that she doesn't like anyone messing with her > feet.. heck... look at what she's been through... lol... thanks.. > > mommy to Grace 12-03-03 BCF Dobb's Brace 16/7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 we put her shoes on before she goes to sleep.... she likes to " help " and thinks she needs to make sure all the straps are on right and the bolts are tight.. she's a little anal about her shoes.. in a good way though.. lol.. but he stretched them in the office and she acted like it was no big deal.. i tried it back at the hotel room that afternoon and she acted like i was killing her... what is wrong with these two... they have us wrapped around the little pinky... mommy to Grace 12-03-03 BCF Dobb's Brace 16/7 russplus0075@...> wrote: Is Grace like Kolby? He will let Dr. Dobbs do anything with his feet. I stretches them all over the place and he just stares at him. I can touch his feet and they lock. Constant battle. I've found that doing it it in his sleep works great. Then we put his shoes on. He never knows. mom of Kolby 11-19-03 bcf Dobbs brace 14/7 love, lisa before i made you in the womb, i knew you... love God. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 , I do about 40 or so *when* I do them but I do have to admit I don't do it every day. I usually do it when he is nursing, doesn't seem to bother him then. I think he is really strong for 7 months, sometimes I really have to push to get it flexing because he is pushing back so hard. The good thing is I get our daycare to do them with him too, so they usually do it at least once a day -- I have to say I feel really lucky that we have a great daycare, they are very into working with the babies on all their developmental skills, they are not just expensive baby sitters like some centers are. > I have to admit, I don't do it forty times a day either. But now that she is walking, I think that is helping stretch out her tendons a little bit. I really only do the stretches in the evening. I remember that the more often I did the stretches, the less she balked. I think even if you could get 10 a day, you are doing good. > Amy > > > love, lisa > before i made you in the womb, i knew you... love God. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Discover Yahoo! > Use Yahoo! to plan a weekend, have fun online & more. Check it out! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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