Flipping tummy to back with DBBs?

February 21, 2005

Hi all, I hope you are all well. My son, Adam, was born 8/10/04.

From the various u/s, we knew he would have bcf. But since we had

done our research on the Ponsetti method and my husband had bcf as a

child, we were ready to go when he was born. He was casted at 6

days, he did his 3 months of the DBB at 23/7 and is now in the DBBs

16 hours a day. We have been lucky to have little or no problems

with it.

Here is my question: he has been able to flip over from back to

tummy for a long time now. When he does not have his shoes on, he

can do tummy to back fairly easily, too. At night, he flips onto his

tummy often. In your collective experience, should the DBB provoke

any extra concern at night when he is on his tummy? I cannot help

but worry that, unlike a child w/o DBBs, I need to pay extra

attention to him at night when he flips onto his tummy since he

cannot get back easily? We've had no incidents thus far, other than

my worry. He just sleeps with his head to the side like other babies

do I would imagine.

Thanks in advance.

Antoinette

Adam 8/10/04 bcf DBB 16hrs/day

February 21, 2005

I'm assuming you're concerned about the " back to sleep " /SIDS thing,

right? They say that once your child can flip on their tummy to

sleep on their own, you don't need to worry. But until then you

should put them on their back to sleep. So I wouldn't be too

concerned if he's doing it himself. Way to go Adam!

Side point: our babies are only 6 days apart! The 10th was actually

my due date!

, mommy of:

Guinevere, on, Ava 8/4/04 right CF DBB 23/7

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> Hi all, I hope you are all well. My son, Adam, was born 8/10/04.

> From the various u/s, we knew he would have bcf. But since we had

> done our research on the Ponsetti method and my husband had bcf as

a

> child, we were ready to go when he was born. He was casted at 6

> days, he did his 3 months of the DBB at 23/7 and is now in the

DBBs

> 16 hours a day. We have been lucky to have little or no problems

> with it.

>

> Here is my question: he has been able to flip over from back to

> tummy for a long time now. When he does not have his shoes on, he

> can do tummy to back fairly easily, too. At night, he flips onto

his

> tummy often. In your collective experience, should the DBB

provoke

> any extra concern at night when he is on his tummy? I cannot help

> but worry that, unlike a child w/o DBBs, I need to pay extra

> attention to him at night when he flips onto his tummy since he

> cannot get back easily? We've had no incidents thus far, other

than

> my worry. He just sleeps with his head to the side like other

babies

> do I would imagine.

>

> Thanks in advance.

> Antoinette

> Adam 8/10/04 bcf DBB 16hrs/day

February 21, 2005

Hi, Antoinette! It's good to hear from you! Congratulations on the

arrival of your sweet baby boy!

What doctor did you end up going to for treatment?

didn't go into the brace until she was 5+ months old...but I

just happened to have her first year calendar here in my office and

I can see that she rolled from tummy to back and from back to tummy

within a week of each other when she was just three months old while

wearing casts. I don't recall ever reading about anyone's baby

having trouble rolling over in a certain direction wearing the

brace.....the only " issue " at night is if they are too close to the

side and the legs get caught on the bars of the crib- but usually

they wiggle enough to work themselves free....or just sleep with the

feet leaning against the side.

I hope this helps!

& (3-16-00)

left clubfoot, switched to Ponseti method at 4 mo. old

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