Re: About to get the bar - any advice would be GREAT

[Guest guest]

,

You forgot, damage the floors, walls and furniture with the bar too! LOL

Re: About to get the bar - any advice would be

GREAT

Kate,

Everyone else has given you the practical advice, I will just answer you

last question. Yes, you baby can roll over in the bar. And crawl, pull

themselves up, climb stairs, cruise furniture, terrorize the house, empty

all the drawers, even walk a bit behind a push toy. It doesn't happen

overnight, but it does happen. These kids are adaptable and their brains

are telling them to move, so they move. Some days I wish the bar would slow

my youngest down a bit. Good luck.

mom to Tenny 7/15/ 04 FAB 18/7

About to get the bar - any advice would be

GREAT

Hi All,

My name is Kate Strzinek. I live in Springfield, VA. This is my first

night on this site. My son Jack has a right club foot and we are

working with Dr. Herzenberg at the Mt. Sinai Rubin Institute.

Jack is getting his final cast removed on Friday and we are ready for

the appointment with the Markel shoes and 8 " bar. Conforming to the

standard Ponsetti approach, we are going to wear the device for 23h/day

for 3 months then will move to just nighttime.

Can anyone recommend tips for the first week in the shoes? certain

socks? Does it hurt? Will we need Tylenol? Do babies roll over with

the bar? Jack has rolled a few times with his single cast - do you

think he will be able to swing an 8 " bar?

Any suggestions or advice would be great.

Thanks

Kate

[Guest guest]

,

You forgot, damage the floors, walls and furniture with the bar too! LOL

Re: About to get the bar - any advice would be

GREAT

Kate,

Everyone else has given you the practical advice, I will just answer you

last question. Yes, you baby can roll over in the bar. And crawl, pull

themselves up, climb stairs, cruise furniture, terrorize the house, empty

all the drawers, even walk a bit behind a push toy. It doesn't happen

overnight, but it does happen. These kids are adaptable and their brains

are telling them to move, so they move. Some days I wish the bar would slow

my youngest down a bit. Good luck.

mom to Tenny 7/15/ 04 FAB 18/7

About to get the bar - any advice would be

GREAT

Hi All,

My name is Kate Strzinek. I live in Springfield, VA. This is my first

night on this site. My son Jack has a right club foot and we are

working with Dr. Herzenberg at the Mt. Sinai Rubin Institute.

Jack is getting his final cast removed on Friday and we are ready for

the appointment with the Markel shoes and 8 " bar. Conforming to the

standard Ponsetti approach, we are going to wear the device for 23h/day

for 3 months then will move to just nighttime.

Can anyone recommend tips for the first week in the shoes? certain

socks? Does it hurt? Will we need Tylenol? Do babies roll over with

the bar? Jack has rolled a few times with his single cast - do you

think he will be able to swing an 8 " bar?

Any suggestions or advice would be great.

Thanks

Kate

[Guest guest]

Kate, welcom to this list. You have definitely come to the right

place! There is a tips document in the files section on this site.

If you click the files tab to the left of this page and then scroll

down, you should see a document called FAB.doc. This excellent tips

document was put together by Kori (frogabog) and should get you

through that first week without any problems. Of course, if you do

encounter problems, please do not hesitate to come here directly for

help! I'm going to try to paste the link for you here, but in case

it doesn't work, please go to the files tab as mentioned above.

http://f3.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/gK2tQjfJMFpBDoNKi_OXlo6u5W6RCuoE6A7p6ZlH4

tTj23LDAbyXcUk1XjO6W32UTHF8RPpLAI2R2bYl97zS8lX1wq43jQ/FAB.doc

Hope this helps,

Daiga and Owen, 02/04/03

Unilateral LCF, FAB 14/7

> Hi All,

>

> My name is Kate Strzinek. I live in Springfield, VA. This is my

first

> night on this site. My son Jack has a right club foot and we are

> working with Dr. Herzenberg at the Mt. Sinai Rubin Institute.

>

> Jack is getting his final cast removed on Friday and we are ready

for

> the appointment with the Markel shoes and 8 " bar. Conforming to

the

> standard Ponsetti approach, we are going to wear the device for

23h/day

> for 3 months then will move to just nighttime.

>

> Can anyone recommend tips for the first week in the shoes? certain

> socks? Does it hurt? Will we need Tylenol? Do babies roll over

with

> the bar? Jack has rolled a few times with his single cast - do you

> think he will be able to swing an 8 " bar?

>

> Any suggestions or advice would be great.

> Thanks

> Kate

[Guest guest]

Kate, welcom to this list. You have definitely come to the right

place! There is a tips document in the files section on this site.

If you click the files tab to the left of this page and then scroll

down, you should see a document called FAB.doc. This excellent tips

document was put together by Kori (frogabog) and should get you

through that first week without any problems. Of course, if you do

encounter problems, please do not hesitate to come here directly for

help! I'm going to try to paste the link for you here, but in case

it doesn't work, please go to the files tab as mentioned above.

http://f3.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/gK2tQjfJMFpBDoNKi_OXlo6u5W6RCuoE6A7p6ZlH4

tTj23LDAbyXcUk1XjO6W32UTHF8RPpLAI2R2bYl97zS8lX1wq43jQ/FAB.doc

Hope this helps,

Daiga and Owen, 02/04/03

Unilateral LCF, FAB 14/7

> Hi All,

>

> My name is Kate Strzinek. I live in Springfield, VA. This is my

first

> night on this site. My son Jack has a right club foot and we are

> working with Dr. Herzenberg at the Mt. Sinai Rubin Institute.

>

> Jack is getting his final cast removed on Friday and we are ready

for

> the appointment with the Markel shoes and 8 " bar. Conforming to

the

> standard Ponsetti approach, we are going to wear the device for

23h/day

> for 3 months then will move to just nighttime.

>

> Can anyone recommend tips for the first week in the shoes? certain

> socks? Does it hurt? Will we need Tylenol? Do babies roll over

with

> the bar? Jack has rolled a few times with his single cast - do you

> think he will be able to swing an 8 " bar?

>

> Any suggestions or advice would be great.

> Thanks

> Kate

[Guest guest]

Kate,

I noticed that your appointment is for a Friday. Before your

appointment, I would encourage you to find out if they have anyone

that will be available over the weekend just in case you have

problems.

We too started the shoes near the weekend, and Aleksander needed to

get in ASAP to address the problems he was having with the shoes.

Since no one was available over the weekend to help, and we couldn't

put the shoes back on him since they were causing him so many

problems, we ended up leaving them off of him for the remainder of

the weekend, and had to call first thing Monday to get him in. He

ended up in casts again until his feet were healed. Had someone been

available over the weekend, we may have avoided that 3 week setback.

If they do not have weekend staff available, and if you can, you may

want to see if you can get in on Monday instead of Friday. I know

when we had the Friday appointment, we thought it would be better

because then we'd deal with his adjustment to the shoes/bar, rather

than daycare. Turned out we would have been far better off waiting a

few more days and having the staff available.

Otherwise, that tips sheet is a lifesaver! We used it tons at first.

Good luck!

> > Hi All,

> >

> > My name is Kate Strzinek. I live in Springfield, VA. This is my

> first

> > night on this site. My son Jack has a right club foot and we are

> > working with Dr. Herzenberg at the Mt. Sinai Rubin Institute.

> >

> > Jack is getting his final cast removed on Friday and we are ready

> for

> > the appointment with the Markel shoes and 8 " bar. Conforming to

> the

> > standard Ponsetti approach, we are going to wear the device for

> 23h/day

> > for 3 months then will move to just nighttime.

> >

> > Can anyone recommend tips for the first week in the shoes?

certain

> > socks? Does it hurt? Will we need Tylenol? Do babies roll over

> with

> > the bar? Jack has rolled a few times with his single cast - do

you

> > think he will be able to swing an 8 " bar?

> >

> > Any suggestions or advice would be great.

> > Thanks

> > Kate

[Guest guest]

Kate,

I noticed that your appointment is for a Friday. Before your

appointment, I would encourage you to find out if they have anyone

that will be available over the weekend just in case you have

problems.

We too started the shoes near the weekend, and Aleksander needed to

get in ASAP to address the problems he was having with the shoes.

Since no one was available over the weekend to help, and we couldn't

put the shoes back on him since they were causing him so many

problems, we ended up leaving them off of him for the remainder of

the weekend, and had to call first thing Monday to get him in. He

ended up in casts again until his feet were healed. Had someone been

available over the weekend, we may have avoided that 3 week setback.

If they do not have weekend staff available, and if you can, you may

want to see if you can get in on Monday instead of Friday. I know

when we had the Friday appointment, we thought it would be better

because then we'd deal with his adjustment to the shoes/bar, rather

than daycare. Turned out we would have been far better off waiting a

few more days and having the staff available.

Otherwise, that tips sheet is a lifesaver! We used it tons at first.

Good luck!

> > Hi All,

> >

> > My name is Kate Strzinek. I live in Springfield, VA. This is my

> first

> > night on this site. My son Jack has a right club foot and we are

> > working with Dr. Herzenberg at the Mt. Sinai Rubin Institute.

> >

> > Jack is getting his final cast removed on Friday and we are ready

> for

> > the appointment with the Markel shoes and 8 " bar. Conforming to

> the

> > standard Ponsetti approach, we are going to wear the device for

> 23h/day

> > for 3 months then will move to just nighttime.

> >

> > Can anyone recommend tips for the first week in the shoes?

certain

> > socks? Does it hurt? Will we need Tylenol? Do babies roll over

> with

> > the bar? Jack has rolled a few times with his single cast - do

you

> > think he will be able to swing an 8 " bar?

> >

> > Any suggestions or advice would be great.

> > Thanks

> > Kate

[Guest guest]

Hello Kate! Glad to see you here. Everyone on here can give you great

advice and guidance. I can mail you a copy of the tips and tricks of the

DBB if you give me your address. You can email me separately. Also, it

is in the file section of this site. Also, I will have to give you the

name of the shoe store in Arlington that has the DBB, if you don't have it

already. (I have to look it up or get it from Joanne Walton).

Welcome to the group!!

Shook

Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

Vienna, VA 22182

x374

x374

fax

[Guest guest]

Hello Kate! Glad to see you here. Everyone on here can give you great

advice and guidance. I can mail you a copy of the tips and tricks of the

DBB if you give me your address. You can email me separately. Also, it

is in the file section of this site. Also, I will have to give you the

name of the shoe store in Arlington that has the DBB, if you don't have it

already. (I have to look it up or get it from Joanne Walton).

Welcome to the group!!

Shook

Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

Vienna, VA 22182

x374

x374

fax

[Guest guest]

,

Can you give me a copy of the tips and tricks of the DBB? It would be most

appreciated. Please email me if so. jonesr@...

thanks

reid

susan.shook@... wrote:

Hello Kate! Glad to see you here. Everyone on here can give you great

advice and guidance. I can mail you a copy of the tips and tricks of the

DBB if you give me your address. You can email me separately. Also, it

is in the file section of this site. Also, I will have to give you the

name of the shoe store in Arlington that has the DBB, if you don't have it

already. (I have to look it up or get it from Joanne Walton).

Welcome to the group!!

Shook

Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

Vienna, VA 22182

x374

x374

fax

[Guest guest]

,

Can you give me a copy of the tips and tricks of the DBB? It would be most

appreciated. Please email me if so. jonesr@...

thanks

reid

susan.shook@... wrote:

Hello Kate! Glad to see you here. Everyone on here can give you great

advice and guidance. I can mail you a copy of the tips and tricks of the

DBB if you give me your address. You can email me separately. Also, it

is in the file section of this site. Also, I will have to give you the

name of the shoe store in Arlington that has the DBB, if you don't have it

already. (I have to look it up or get it from Joanne Walton).

Welcome to the group!!

Shook

Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

Vienna, VA 22182

x374

x374

fax

[Guest guest]

Kate,

Everyone else has given you the practical advice, I will just answer you

last question. Yes, you baby can roll over in the bar. And crawl, pull

themselves up, climb stairs, cruise furniture, terrorize the house, empty all

the drawers, even walk a bit behind a push toy. It doesn't happen overnight,

but it does happen. These kids are adaptable and their brains are telling them

to move, so they move. Some days I wish the bar would slow my youngest down a

bit. Good luck.

mom to Tenny 7/15/ 04 FAB 18/7

About to get the bar - any advice would be GREAT

Hi All,

My name is Kate Strzinek. I live in Springfield, VA. This is my first

night on this site. My son Jack has a right club foot and we are

working with Dr. Herzenberg at the Mt. Sinai Rubin Institute.

Jack is getting his final cast removed on Friday and we are ready for

the appointment with the Markel shoes and 8 " bar. Conforming to the

standard Ponsetti approach, we are going to wear the device for 23h/day

for 3 months then will move to just nighttime.

Can anyone recommend tips for the first week in the shoes? certain

socks? Does it hurt? Will we need Tylenol? Do babies roll over with

the bar? Jack has rolled a few times with his single cast - do you

think he will be able to swing an 8 " bar?

Any suggestions or advice would be great.

Thanks

Kate

[Guest guest]

Kate,

Everyone else has given you the practical advice, I will just answer you

last question. Yes, you baby can roll over in the bar. And crawl, pull

themselves up, climb stairs, cruise furniture, terrorize the house, empty all

the drawers, even walk a bit behind a push toy. It doesn't happen overnight,

but it does happen. These kids are adaptable and their brains are telling them

to move, so they move. Some days I wish the bar would slow my youngest down a

bit. Good luck.

mom to Tenny 7/15/ 04 FAB 18/7

About to get the bar - any advice would be GREAT

Hi All,

My name is Kate Strzinek. I live in Springfield, VA. This is my first

night on this site. My son Jack has a right club foot and we are

working with Dr. Herzenberg at the Mt. Sinai Rubin Institute.

Jack is getting his final cast removed on Friday and we are ready for

the appointment with the Markel shoes and 8 " bar. Conforming to the

standard Ponsetti approach, we are going to wear the device for 23h/day

for 3 months then will move to just nighttime.

Can anyone recommend tips for the first week in the shoes? certain

socks? Does it hurt? Will we need Tylenol? Do babies roll over with

the bar? Jack has rolled a few times with his single cast - do you

think he will be able to swing an 8 " bar?

Any suggestions or advice would be great.

Thanks

Kate

[Guest guest]

Definitely! Aleksander has been progressing on time, despite the

casting, shoes/bar, and being premature. These kids find a way to do

what they want, when they want.

Oh, and don't be surprised if you get asked strange questions about

the bar. I've had lots of people come up when I have Aleksander

sitting on my knee and ask " Is that some kind of new Boppy thing? "

Because the bar helps hold him on my leg a little better, I guess

they think it is a new developmental aid. Cracks me up every time!

I guess it must be the covers we have on the bar or something....or

that Aleksander is just happily kicking the crap out of my leg. When

I tell them it is to correct clubfoot, they are almost always

surprised and embarassed.

> Kate,

> Everyone else has given you the practical advice, I will just

answer you last question. Yes, you baby can roll over in the bar.

And crawl, pull themselves up, climb stairs, cruise furniture,

terrorize the house, empty all the drawers, even walk a bit behind a

push toy. It doesn't happen overnight, but it does happen. These

kids are adaptable and their brains are telling them to move, so they

move. Some days I wish the bar would slow my youngest down a bit.

Good luck.

> mom to Tenny 7/15/ 04 FAB 18/7

> About to get the bar - any advice

would be GREAT

>

>

> Hi All,

>

> My name is Kate Strzinek. I live in Springfield, VA. This is my

first

> night on this site. My son Jack has a right club foot and we are

> working with Dr. Herzenberg at the Mt. Sinai Rubin Institute.

>

> Jack is getting his final cast removed on Friday and we are ready

for

> the appointment with the Markel shoes and 8 " bar. Conforming to

the

> standard Ponsetti approach, we are going to wear the device for

23h/day

> for 3 months then will move to just nighttime.

>

> Can anyone recommend tips for the first week in the shoes?

certain

> socks? Does it hurt? Will we need Tylenol? Do babies roll over

with

> the bar? Jack has rolled a few times with his single cast - do

you

> think he will be able to swing an 8 " bar?

>

> Any suggestions or advice would be great.

> Thanks

> Kate

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Definitely! Aleksander has been progressing on time, despite the

casting, shoes/bar, and being premature. These kids find a way to do

what they want, when they want.

Oh, and don't be surprised if you get asked strange questions about

the bar. I've had lots of people come up when I have Aleksander

sitting on my knee and ask " Is that some kind of new Boppy thing? "

Because the bar helps hold him on my leg a little better, I guess

they think it is a new developmental aid. Cracks me up every time!

I guess it must be the covers we have on the bar or something....or

that Aleksander is just happily kicking the crap out of my leg. When

I tell them it is to correct clubfoot, they are almost always

surprised and embarassed.

> Kate,

> Everyone else has given you the practical advice, I will just

answer you last question. Yes, you baby can roll over in the bar.

And crawl, pull themselves up, climb stairs, cruise furniture,

terrorize the house, empty all the drawers, even walk a bit behind a

push toy. It doesn't happen overnight, but it does happen. These

kids are adaptable and their brains are telling them to move, so they

move. Some days I wish the bar would slow my youngest down a bit.

Good luck.

> mom to Tenny 7/15/ 04 FAB 18/7

> About to get the bar - any advice

would be GREAT

>

>

> Hi All,

>

> My name is Kate Strzinek. I live in Springfield, VA. This is my

first

> night on this site. My son Jack has a right club foot and we are

> working with Dr. Herzenberg at the Mt. Sinai Rubin Institute.

>

> Jack is getting his final cast removed on Friday and we are ready

for

> the appointment with the Markel shoes and 8 " bar. Conforming to

the

> standard Ponsetti approach, we are going to wear the device for

23h/day

> for 3 months then will move to just nighttime.

>

> Can anyone recommend tips for the first week in the shoes?

certain

> socks? Does it hurt? Will we need Tylenol? Do babies roll over

with

> the bar? Jack has rolled a few times with his single cast - do

you

> think he will be able to swing an 8 " bar?

>

> Any suggestions or advice would be great.

> Thanks

> Kate

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

LOL, oh so true--and your knees.

About to get the bar - any advice would be

GREAT

Hi All,

My name is Kate Strzinek. I live in Springfield, VA. This is my first

night on this site. My son Jack has a right club foot and we are

working with Dr. Herzenberg at the Mt. Sinai Rubin Institute.

Jack is getting his final cast removed on Friday and we are ready for

the appointment with the Markel shoes and 8 " bar. Conforming to the

standard Ponsetti approach, we are going to wear the device for 23h/day

for 3 months then will move to just nighttime.

Can anyone recommend tips for the first week in the shoes? certain

socks? Does it hurt? Will we need Tylenol? Do babies roll over with

the bar? Jack has rolled a few times with his single cast - do you

think he will be able to swing an 8 " bar?

Any suggestions or advice would be great.

Thanks

Kate

[Guest guest]

LOL, oh so true--and your knees.

About to get the bar - any advice would be

GREAT

Hi All,

My name is Kate Strzinek. I live in Springfield, VA. This is my first

night on this site. My son Jack has a right club foot and we are

working with Dr. Herzenberg at the Mt. Sinai Rubin Institute.

Jack is getting his final cast removed on Friday and we are ready for

the appointment with the Markel shoes and 8 " bar. Conforming to the

standard Ponsetti approach, we are going to wear the device for 23h/day

for 3 months then will move to just nighttime.

Can anyone recommend tips for the first week in the shoes? certain

socks? Does it hurt? Will we need Tylenol? Do babies roll over with

the bar? Jack has rolled a few times with his single cast - do you

think he will be able to swing an 8 " bar?

Any suggestions or advice would be great.

Thanks

Kate