Re: Re: How long is the adjustment period

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Jodie,

Kori's tips and tricks list is wonderful. Tenny is just over a week in the

brace and he is doing better. It just took his parents a bit of time to get a

clue. But every child is different and your frustrations are valid. Just

knowing that I had a right to be frustrated made me feel better. Those around

me kept telling me I was doing okay and it was fine and all of that. But I have

a good friend whose daughter was born with a cleft lip and after going through

the surgeries and such she is a bit more realistic. She let me vent a bit and

now I feel better. Don't know if this helps, I do tend to babble a bit. Do

what you can to get his heel down and make him happy, but it is okay to feel

frustrated and such. So cry a bit if it makes you feel better.

Re: How long is the adjustment period

Jodie,

The adjustment period is usually just a day or two, it normally gets

better if everything is going right w/ the shoes. It sounds like his

heels might not be down in the shoes properly which is causing him

pain. Have you been checking for blisters/pressure sores? If you are

getting his heels down and the strap tight then the heels should stay

down. Have you gone through the " tips and tricks " list that is posted

to the group periodically? If you don't have this I'm sure Kori can

send it to you. Let us know how you are doing. Hope this helps.

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> Yesterday was Zach's first day in the DBB. Throughout the day he

> was pretty good with it, but night time was a different story. We

> were up all night. He would sleep and then let out an awful cry

> every 15 minutes when he tried to move his legs. I couldn't do

> anything to stop this from happening. He slept in my bed and it

> still didn't help. Needless to say, I feel like a zombie and don't

> know how many nights I can take this. I do have a hard time getting

> his heel to stay down in the shoes and am wondering if they are set

> up right. Please tell me this gets better.

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> Jodie