Re: handling a baby with the FAB

[Guest guest]

,

Congratulations on your new little boy! Do you have the Bobby pillow? My

son loved it and it might help give some support to his legs while you hold

him in the cradle position. You will get alot of answers/suggestions to

your question. I hope one of them will help you out.

_____

From: nosurgery4clubfoot

[mailto:nosurgery4clubfoot ] On Behalf Of papalote345

Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 5:10 PM

To: nosurgery4clubfoot

Subject: handling a baby with the FAB

Hi. I am the mother of a beautiful 6 week old boy who just came out of

his final cast for a unilateral clubfoot and is now in the DBB. I am

new to this website but have read many loving and helpful messages and

tips posted by members. I was just wondering whether anyone could give

me some advice on how to carry my newborn in a way that is comfortable

for him now that he is in the FAB. I find it difficult to hold him in

a cradle position since his feet are set so far apart from each other

in the bar. So I end up carrying him upright all the time, which

prevents me from seeing his face and interacting with him. I also

wonder if he's uncomfortable when I'm nursing him with his legs

sticking out so stiffly like that. Are there any tricks that someone

can share about holding/handling a baby in the bar? TIA.

[Guest guest]

,

Welcome to the board and congratulations on your little boy!

Congrats on achieving correction so quickly also!!!

Have you tried holding your son with his tummy against you, putting

your arm between his legs and resting your hand on his bottom or his

back, with his head cradled in the crook of your opposite arm? The

baby is kind of at a 45° angle in this hold. This was my " sleeper

hold " and worked wonders for my littlest one (not a clubfooter). In

this position, the baby can either look at you or snuggle their face

against your chest. Admittedly, I've personally never held a baby

with a brace in this position at just 6 weeks old (my daughter

didn't get her brace until she was 5+ months old), so maybe he needs

to get longer first to make this viable. Hopefully you'll get

feedback from some of the other moms who started out w/ the method

very early and had a tiny newborn in the brace.

There are lots of " nursing in the FAB " posts in the archives.

You just have to experiment and find what works for you- but don't

worry, he won't be uncomfortable......it's what he's used to.

We look forward to reading your update posts! We're glad you're

here!

Regards,

& (3-16-00, left clubfoot, switched to Ponseti method at

4 mo. old)

http://ponseticlubfoot.freeservers.com/

[Guest guest]

put your arm between his legs and cradle him with your hand on his

back. your arm will help hold up his knee and you get to nurse too!

Kori

At 02:10 PM 1/15/2006, you wrote:

>Hi. I am the mother of a beautiful 6 week old boy who just came out of

>his final cast for a unilateral clubfoot and is now in the DBB. I am

>new to this website but have read many loving and helpful messages and

>tips posted by members. I was just wondering whether anyone could give

>me some advice on how to carry my newborn in a way that is comfortable

>for him now that he is in the FAB. I find it difficult to hold him in

>a cradle position since his feet are set so far apart from each other

>in the bar. So I end up carrying him upright all the time, which

>prevents me from seeing his face and interacting with him. I also

>wonder if he's uncomfortable when I'm nursing him with his legs

>sticking out so stiffly like that. Are there any tricks that someone

>can share about holding/handling a baby in the bar? TIA.

>

>

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[Guest guest]

My son was 9 weeks old when he went into the brace. I think the

easiest way I found to hold him was how described. I place him

with his tummy to mine and put my arm between his legs so that my

hand rests on his bottom or back. His head is in the crook of my

other arm. He's very comfortable like this and so am I.

>

> ,

> Welcome to the board and congratulations on your little boy!

> Congrats on achieving correction so quickly also!!!

> Have you tried holding your son with his tummy against you,

putting

> your arm between his legs and resting your hand on his bottom or

his

> back, with his head cradled in the crook of your opposite arm?

The

> baby is kind of at a 45° angle in this hold. This was my " sleeper

> hold " and worked wonders for my littlest one (not a clubfooter).

In

> this position, the baby can either look at you or snuggle their

face

> against your chest. Admittedly, I've personally never held a baby

> with a brace in this position at just 6 weeks old (my daughter

> didn't get her brace until she was 5+ months old), so maybe he

needs

> to get longer first to make this viable. Hopefully you'll get

> feedback from some of the other moms who started out w/ the method

> very early and had a tiny newborn in the brace.

> There are lots of " nursing in the FAB " posts in the archives.

> You just have to experiment and find what works for you- but don't

> worry, he won't be uncomfortable......it's what he's used to.

> We look forward to reading your update posts! We're glad you're

> here!

> Regards,

> & (3-16-00, left clubfoot, switched to Ponseti method

at

> 4 mo. old)

> http://ponseticlubfoot.freeservers.com/

>

[Guest guest]

We do the same with Logan and he loves it.

Re: handling a baby with the FAB

My son was 9 weeks old when he went into the brace. I think the

easiest way I found to hold him was how described. I place him

with his tummy to mine and put my arm between his legs so that my

hand rests on his bottom or back. His head is in the crook of my

other arm. He's very comfortable like this and so am I.

>

> ,

> Welcome to the board and congratulations on your little boy!

> Congrats on achieving correction so quickly also!!!

> Have you tried holding your son with his tummy against you,

putting

> your arm between his legs and resting your hand on his bottom or

his

> back, with his head cradled in the crook of your opposite arm?

The

> baby is kind of at a 45° angle in this hold. This was my " sleeper

> hold " and worked wonders for my littlest one (not a clubfooter).

In

> this position, the baby can either look at you or snuggle their

face

> against your chest. Admittedly, I've personally never held a baby

> with a brace in this position at just 6 weeks old (my daughter

> didn't get her brace until she was 5+ months old), so maybe he

needs

> to get longer first to make this viable. Hopefully you'll get

> feedback from some of the other moms who started out w/ the method

> very early and had a tiny newborn in the brace.

> There are lots of " nursing in the FAB " posts in the archives.

> You just have to experiment and find what works for you- but don't

> worry, he won't be uncomfortable......it's what he's used to.

> We look forward to reading your update posts! We're glad you're

> here!

> Regards,

> & (3-16-00, left clubfoot, switched to Ponseti method

at

> 4 mo. old)

> http://ponseticlubfoot.freeservers.com/

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you all so much for your thoughtful and helpful responses to my

question. It seems that most of you held your babies with your hand

between his legs and supporting his back/bottom. I'm doing this now

but am a little worried about how his legs dangle because the weight

of the DBB might cause some weird pressure/strain on them. Has

anyone worried about the same thing? Again, thank you so much for

all your help and encouragement.

>

> Welcome!

>

> I'd carry / cradle him by slipping my arm through between his

legs. It's a bit ackward at first but you'll get the hang of it!

> s.

> handling a baby with the FAB

>

>

> Hi. I am the mother of a beautiful 6 week old boy who just came

out of

> his final cast for a unilateral clubfoot and is now in the DBB.

I am

> new to this website but have read many loving and helpful

messages and

> tips posted by members. I was just wondering whether anyone

could give

> me some advice on how to carry my newborn in a way that is

comfortable

> for him now that he is in the FAB. I find it difficult to hold

him in

> a cradle position since his feet are set so far apart from each

other

> in the bar. So I end up carrying him upright all the time, which

> prevents me from seeing his face and interacting with him. I

also

> wonder if he's uncomfortable when I'm nursing him with his legs

> sticking out so stiffly like that. Are there any tricks that

someone

> can share about holding/handling a baby in the bar? TIA.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Of course you worry, that's just mommy-normal, but let me say it this way:

babies have been wearing these FAB's for years upon years and there has been no

sub-set of children suffering any related problems due to it's wear (based on

it's weight, etc.)

s.

handling a baby with the FAB

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> Hi. I am the mother of a beautiful 6 week old boy who just came

out of

> his final cast for a unilateral clubfoot and is now in the DBB.

I am

> new to this website but have read many loving and helpful

messages and

> tips posted by members. I was just wondering whether anyone

could give

> me some advice on how to carry my newborn in a way that is

comfortable

> for him now that he is in the FAB. I find it difficult to hold

him in

> a cradle position since his feet are set so far apart from each

other

> in the bar. So I end up carrying him upright all the time, which

> prevents me from seeing his face and interacting with him. I

also

> wonder if he's uncomfortable when I'm nursing him with his legs

> sticking out so stiffly like that. Are there any tricks that

someone

> can share about holding/handling a baby in the bar? TIA.

>

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