Re: Anyone else start off with 20hrs a day?

[Guest guest]

Stacee,

For what it's worth, in the 5+ years I've been on the boards, I don't

recall anyone with a young baby posting about going into the FAB at

20/7. I'm sure there's some reason why he prescribed that for your

son. I don't think it's going to hurt if you do more than 20. Whatever

works for your daily routine!

& (3-16-00, lcf)

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the reply. I figured more hours couldn't be a bad thing, just

curious as to why,

but didn't want to call and bother Joyce and/or Dr P just to ask that! It's not

that important,

and I don't want to portray the feeling that I don't trust in him completely! I

definitely trust

his judgement, just wondered why, ya know?!

Stacee

>

> Stacee,

> For what it's worth, in the 5+ years I've been on the boards, I don't

> recall anyone with a young baby posting about going into the FAB at

> 20/7. I'm sure there's some reason why he prescribed that for your

> son. I don't think it's going to hurt if you do more than 20. Whatever

> works for your daily routine!

> & (3-16-00, lcf)

>

[Guest guest]

Stacee,

I can't say I've heard Dr. P putting any babes as young as in the

brace 20 hours from the start. However, I am ultimately sure he had his

reasons. Which I could speculate might be that has perfect feet and he

felt confident that there was some lesser chance of relapse, or perhaps his

feet are even loose and that's what prompted the deviation. I'm just guessing.

I think you are doing the right thing by erring on the upper hours side - I

would just keep doing what you are doing and ask Dr. P at your followup visit.

Or, if it is consuming you to know, send him an email and ask. I'm sure he

will be glad to tell you his reasoning.

littleman1013 wrote: I know I've asked this in

the past, but never really got any responses... Dr Ponseti put

in the brace 20/7 right out of the tenotomy casts, and I have always

been wondering

if anyone else had the same (or similar) experience? As luck would have it, I

still haven't

given him the full 4 hours a day out of the brace--in part due to my paranoia

and also due to

the fact he sleeps so much during the day that I can't keep the brace off for

a good period of

time. He usually gets one hour first thing in the morning and one to 1.5

hours in the eve

before bedtime. Beyond that, it seems I take it off and he starts getting

sleepy, so I put it

back on rather than risk having it off too long while he sleeps or having to

wake him up to

put it back on. (NEVER wake a sleeping baby, right?!?) lol

Just curious what the veteran mommies have to say about this. We go back in

March for the

3 mo follow up. I'll probably keep on the current schedule (1+1 hours) until

then, when I'll

ask him why he decided to start lower than the standard 23/7.

Thanks!

Stacee and 9/24/05, rcf PM 20/7

[Guest guest]

We didn't, but after e-mailing Dr. Ponseti he suggested it, after looking at

pics of Janna's foot. So you're not the only ones he's suggested it to.

Marcia

Anyone else start off with 20hrs a day?

I know I've asked this in the past, but never really got any responses... Dr

Ponseti put

in the brace 20/7 right out of the tenotomy casts, and I have always

been wondering

if anyone else had the same (or similar) experience? As luck would have it, I

still haven't

given him the full 4 hours a day out of the brace--in part due to my paranoia

and also due to

the fact he sleeps so much during the day that I can't keep the brace off for

a good period of

time. He usually gets one hour first thing in the morning and one to 1.5

hours in the eve

before bedtime. Beyond that, it seems I take it off and he starts getting

sleepy, so I put it

back on rather than risk having it off too long while he sleeps or having to

wake him up to

put it back on. (NEVER wake a sleeping baby, right?!?) lol

Just curious what the veteran mommies have to say about this. We go back in

March for the

3 mo follow up. I'll probably keep on the current schedule (1+1 hours) until

then, when I'll

ask him why he decided to start lower than the standard 23/7.

Thanks!

Stacee and 9/24/05, rcf PM 20/7