Re: Re: Brand New to Site: Anyone have advice on getting baby comfortable at night w/DBB

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I know this is off the subject, but I just got a christmas e-mail from a friend

of mine that is just to funny. Is it ok if I send it to the group?

Bri

Summer Luster wrote:

you had to have his tongue clipped?

--- number23 wrote:

> Um, they don't " All hate it " and it's not just

> something you have to suffer through for the next

> four years - that's why I think it's something more.

>

> I'd venture a guess here - and maybe we need to do a

> new poll? - but I'd guess 9.5 out of 10 babies who

> wear the FAB on this group pretty much don't care

> about having it on UNTIL there is an issue with the

> thing - like it's out grown or adjusted incorrectly.

> Initially, that first week might be a booger, but

> after that it's almost always a non-issue UNTIL a

> problem with it arrises OR an outside problem

> coincides with it.

>

> Everett's been in it two years now and it's really

> just a non-issue.

>

> I feel for you, honestly, I'm not trying to poo-poo

> you in any way - sleep deprevation is a very

> dangerous thing for a mother of a baby. Everett was

> tongue tied and basically starving to death his

> first four months and screamed non-stop 24/7 till we

> finally located a doctor who was willing to clip his

> tongue. Exhaustion doesn't describe it - so ya, I

> know how desperate you can get.

>

> Is she wearing the Markell style show or the

> ? Oh you said Gold Bar, must be Markells.

> Have you considered givng the shoe a try?

> It's way lighter and more comfortable. Every baby

> here whose had trouble with the Markell and switched

> to the 's has been a success I think.

>

> Are you quite sure the shoe is on correctly? Have

> you found Kori's list of tips and tricks? Have you

> considred cutting the heel out of the shoe?

>

> I mean there's jus tgotta be something here we're

> missing, kwim?

>

> Are you ABSOLUTELY sure her feet were ready to be in

> the FAB before you started using it?

>

> and then again, if she is learning you'll take it

> off if she screams loud enough, it could all be

> psychological to her, not physical anymore.

>

> And with that, too many " breaks " from the FAB can

> let her feet revert some what until the FAB really

> does become painful to wear cuz it won't fit on

> relapsed feet.

>

> I don't know if I'm any help or not - I'm just

> tossing out ideas.

> s.

>

> Brand New to

> Site: Anyone have

> advice on getting baby comfortable at night w/DBB

> >

> >

> > Hi. I am new to this group, and am joining,

> because I feel like

> I am

> > the only one going through this in my

> town...My 10 month old was

> in

> > casts for 8 months (6 mos of poor casting-

> only to knee in

> military

> > hospital overseas), and then 2 mos with

> Ponceti method at a

> > children's hospital here in FL. She has had

> the Dennis Brown Bar

> for

> > almost 2 months, and although she seems fine

> with it during the

> day,

> > she screams almost all night long. I think

> that as soon as she

> gets

> > herself close to sleep, she turns to get

> comfortable, and

> realizes

>

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