Re: Continued FAB adjustment and bar length

[Guest guest]

Carol,

I am glad she is doing better, hopefully she is getting adjusted to it

and will start being her happy self soon!

Let us know if you continue experiencing problems and we will try to

help you sort it out.

Mom to Jenna (4/7/01) & Sammy (9/25/04, RCF, Dobbs' brace, 14hrs/day)

>

> Our night last night was better, with not waking as much or

> seeming as restless. She still was up 4-5 times (don't really recall

> since we are co-sleeping so I just nurse her when she wakes up and

> don't even look at the clock). Still, it was an improvement. She

> still gets mad at not being able to put her legs together,

> particularly when I am rocking her to sleep and sometimes when nursing.

>

> I remeasured the bar length (the correct way, from the middle of one

> heel to the middle of the other from the screws), and it is 8 inches.

> I think this is the shortest bar that comes with the shoes

> since it is on the shortest setting. Longer did seem to make her even

> madder so I think this is the right length for us.

>

> Since her foot is still a bit red on the side and on her crazy big

> toe, I wrapped her foot in soft gauze (casting gauze) to see if that

> helps. She has sensitive skin so I think bandaids will irritate it.

> We are already dealing with a whole body eczema case and I don't want

> to do anything else to irritate her skin. Poor !

>

> Carol and , bcf, 10-27-05, FAB 23/7

>

[Guest guest]

Carol, if the center screws are 8 " apart then I think it's about where it should

be. Marcus's shoulders easily fit between the heels at that length apart. Also,

if you keep that red area on her foot cushioned with a soft gauze, it should be

fine. I know what you mean by the whole " all over eczema " thing. We're having

the same problem with Marcus. I've found the only thing that is helping is

Aquaphor ointment. It really takes care of it, except that once you stop using

it, the eczema comes back. I haven't found anything else that works.

Carol wrote: Our night last night was better, with

not waking as much or

seeming as restless. She still was up 4-5 times (don't really recall

since we are co-sleeping so I just nurse her when she wakes up and

don't even look at the clock). Still, it was an improvement. She

still gets mad at not being able to put her legs together,

particularly when I am rocking her to sleep and sometimes when nursing.

I remeasured the bar length (the correct way, from the middle of one

heel to the middle of the other from the screws), and it is 8 inches.

I think this is the shortest bar that comes with the shoes

since it is on the shortest setting. Longer did seem to make her even

madder so I think this is the right length for us.

Since her foot is still a bit red on the side and on her crazy big

toe, I wrapped her foot in soft gauze (casting gauze) to see if that

helps. She has sensitive skin so I think bandaids will irritate it.

We are already dealing with a whole body eczema case and I don't want

to do anything else to irritate her skin. Poor !

Carol and , bcf, 10-27-05, FAB 23/7