Re: Daycare -- while in casts/braces?

[Guest guest]

My husband ended up staying home with our son, partially due to the

clubfeet, but mostly because he made less than full time daycare

would cost us in San Francisco. We've moved to Sacramento, our son

is doing just fine, but I can't get my husband to start looking for

work. I kind of wish we had gone the daycare route because now it

seems so scary to send him to a center. If we have another child and

that child also has clubfeet, I won't let him stay home. It's great

for the baby to have a parent at home, but the relationship between

the grownups doesn't benefit from it.

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> > > > Has anyone had their child in daycare while he/she was

still in the

> > > > casts or brace? What was your experience?

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> > > > I'm still pregnant, but already know that our little man,

Declan,

> > >has

> > > > bilateral clubfeet. Unfortunately I have to go back to

work and

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> > > > Declan in daycare 8 weeks after he is born. I imagine he

will

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> > > > be in casts at that time.

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> > > > We're on waiting lists for a few centers, but have yet to be

> > > > " accepted " anywhere. I also haven't mentioned Declan's

clubfeet to

> > > > any of the prospective centers. Do you think I need to

tell them

> > > > about the casts/brace BEFORE he is accepted? I'm a bit

nervous

> > >that

> > > > they may consider this " special needs " or extra work and

not accept

> > > > him into the program.

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> > > > I'd appreciate any advice you may have. Also, we're in No.

> > >Virginia

> > > > (McLean/Tysons area) so if you have any suggestions for

specific

> > > > daycare centers that have experience with clubfoot babies

I'd be

> > > > interested in that as well.

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> > > > Thanks!

> > > > W.

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