Re: Re: Please advise, 5 month old lifting FAB at night.

[Guest guest]

Hi Som,

I wanted to reply to you but didn't get time. Don't worry about any post

or issue being too small. We have all had questions about things that

aren't huge emergencies... it's all part of this journey. So don't worry

about posting something if it seems small, it's not.

But what you described... I had to laugh because I always felt like my

child was weird because she never slept like that! I can't tell you how

many parents say their babies sleep with the bar at their heads. It's so

cute! You'll probably want to pad the bar for many reasons, but a piece of

pipe foam taped onto the bar (we use black athletic tape - cloth tape) can

sure protect a lot of things from that metal... one of the main things

baby's head and your hips! You can make it pretty with a piece of material

hot glued to the pipe foam. When it gets dirty just throw it away and make

a new one.

If you want to see some examples of bar padding, email me or join the

CFPics yahoo group and there is a photo library with a folder that has

various bar pads to look at.

Hope this helps! And Welcome! I look forward to seeing you post all about

your experiences.

Kori

At 08:53 PM 9/14/2005, you wrote:

>Thank you for all your advises. After browsing the messages board I

>feel ashame that my problem seems to be so " small " compare with

>others. Anyway, I'll try to share to the group about the progress and

>problems as much as possible.

>

>Thanks again....Som

>

>

> > > Hello All,

> > >

> > > I'm a new father of 5 month old boy with minor clubfoot on his

> > right

> > > side. We're lucky enough to find Dr. Romano in Plantation, FL who

> > > practices Ponsetti method. Our son,Ty, finished 4th cast and now on

> > > his 3rd month of FAB (Markell w/ Gold bar). We didn't have much

> > > problem getting him to use it except for the common problem that he

> > > pulls his right foot off the shoe once-twice a day and the other

> > minor

> > > thing that he could lift it up like a dumbell and sometime hits us

> > on

> > > the way down quite badly that we need to wrap the bar with sponge

> > to

> > > protect ourselves.

> > >

> > > I have a little concern because he always lift them up and hold it

> > > while he is sleeping and because of weight of the FAB it keeps his

> > > feet up so close or even touch his face. I'm afraid that he may hit

> > > his face with it one day.

> > >

> > > Any experience parents have this problem before? Please advise.

> > >

> > > Thank in advance.....Som (AT) Miami (DOT)

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Som,

I wanted to reply to you but didn't get time. Don't worry about any post

or issue being too small. We have all had questions about things that

aren't huge emergencies... it's all part of this journey. So don't worry

about posting something if it seems small, it's not.

But what you described... I had to laugh because I always felt like my

child was weird because she never slept like that! I can't tell you how

many parents say their babies sleep with the bar at their heads. It's so

cute! You'll probably want to pad the bar for many reasons, but a piece of

pipe foam taped onto the bar (we use black athletic tape - cloth tape) can

sure protect a lot of things from that metal... one of the main things

baby's head and your hips! You can make it pretty with a piece of material

hot glued to the pipe foam. When it gets dirty just throw it away and make

a new one.

If you want to see some examples of bar padding, email me or join the

CFPics yahoo group and there is a photo library with a folder that has

various bar pads to look at.

Hope this helps! And Welcome! I look forward to seeing you post all about

your experiences.

Kori

At 08:53 PM 9/14/2005, you wrote:

>Thank you for all your advises. After browsing the messages board I

>feel ashame that my problem seems to be so " small " compare with

>others. Anyway, I'll try to share to the group about the progress and

>problems as much as possible.

>

>Thanks again....Som

>

>

> > > Hello All,

> > >

> > > I'm a new father of 5 month old boy with minor clubfoot on his

> > right

> > > side. We're lucky enough to find Dr. Romano in Plantation, FL who

> > > practices Ponsetti method. Our son,Ty, finished 4th cast and now on

> > > his 3rd month of FAB (Markell w/ Gold bar). We didn't have much

> > > problem getting him to use it except for the common problem that he

> > > pulls his right foot off the shoe once-twice a day and the other

> > minor

> > > thing that he could lift it up like a dumbell and sometime hits us

> > on

> > > the way down quite badly that we need to wrap the bar with sponge

> > to

> > > protect ourselves.

> > >

> > > I have a little concern because he always lift them up and hold it

> > > while he is sleeping and because of weight of the FAB it keeps his

> > > feet up so close or even touch his face. I'm afraid that he may hit

> > > his face with it one day.

> > >

> > > Any experience parents have this problem before? Please advise.

> > >

> > > Thank in advance.....Som (AT) Miami (DOT)

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

It seems like you got your question replied to but I just wanted to add that my

son, now 14 month old, used to pull his feet up to his head so often that his

stomach muscles got so strong he would end up pulling himself up, sleeping

sitting up without knowing it.

So we padded, actually his Dr. padded it with a thick wrap and put gauze around

it and I had him sleep in a pack & play next to my bed. I would wake up several

times during the night to lay him back down or pull his feet down. He finally

got to the point where he turned over each time I layed him down and sleept on

his stomach (around your sons age, maybe a bit older). He sleeps better and

does not have any where to move his feet.

Good Luck!

Stacie

flyingpig2351 wrote:

Thank you for all your advises. After browsing the messages board I

feel ashame that my problem seems to be so " small " compare with

others. Anyway, I'll try to share to the group about the progress and

problems as much as possible.

Thanks again....Som

> > Hello All,

> >

> > I'm a new father of 5 month old boy with minor clubfoot on his

> right

> > side. We're lucky enough to find Dr. Romano in Plantation, FL who

> > practices Ponsetti method. Our son,Ty, finished 4th cast and now on

> > his 3rd month of FAB (Markell w/ Gold bar). We didn't have much

> > problem getting him to use it except for the common problem that he

> > pulls his right foot off the shoe once-twice a day and the other

> minor

> > thing that he could lift it up like a dumbell and sometime hits us

> on

> > the way down quite badly that we need to wrap the bar with sponge

> to

> > protect ourselves.

> >

> > I have a little concern because he always lift them up and hold it

> > while he is sleeping and because of weight of the FAB it keeps his

> > feet up so close or even touch his face. I'm afraid that he may hit

> > his face with it one day.

> >

> > Any experience parents have this problem before? Please advise.

> >

> > Thank in advance.....Som (AT) Miami (DOT)

[Guest guest]

It seems like you got your question replied to but I just wanted to add that my

son, now 14 month old, used to pull his feet up to his head so often that his

stomach muscles got so strong he would end up pulling himself up, sleeping

sitting up without knowing it.

So we padded, actually his Dr. padded it with a thick wrap and put gauze around

it and I had him sleep in a pack & play next to my bed. I would wake up several

times during the night to lay him back down or pull his feet down. He finally

got to the point where he turned over each time I layed him down and sleept on

his stomach (around your sons age, maybe a bit older). He sleeps better and

does not have any where to move his feet.

Good Luck!

Stacie

flyingpig2351 wrote:

Thank you for all your advises. After browsing the messages board I

feel ashame that my problem seems to be so " small " compare with

others. Anyway, I'll try to share to the group about the progress and

problems as much as possible.

Thanks again....Som

> > Hello All,

> >

> > I'm a new father of 5 month old boy with minor clubfoot on his

> right

> > side. We're lucky enough to find Dr. Romano in Plantation, FL who

> > practices Ponsetti method. Our son,Ty, finished 4th cast and now on

> > his 3rd month of FAB (Markell w/ Gold bar). We didn't have much

> > problem getting him to use it except for the common problem that he

> > pulls his right foot off the shoe once-twice a day and the other

> minor

> > thing that he could lift it up like a dumbell and sometime hits us

> on

> > the way down quite badly that we need to wrap the bar with sponge

> to

> > protect ourselves.

> >

> > I have a little concern because he always lift them up and hold it

> > while he is sleeping and because of weight of the FAB it keeps his

> > feet up so close or even touch his face. I'm afraid that he may hit

> > his face with it one day.

> >

> > Any experience parents have this problem before? Please advise.

> >

> > Thank in advance.....Som (AT) Miami (DOT)