Guest guest Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Basic idea- You can wrap a blanket or towel and duct tape it around the bar (still doesn't help with the shoe plates). Other things people have used are car seat protectors-you know the velcro things that wrap around the strap that protect a baby-bicycle handlebar pads, pipe insulation with a cloth wrapped around it. I believe there is a pattern in the file section of how you can make your own bar pad. The sleep blanket is what we use at home(my son loves it) and it helps pad the crib too. I am so glad though that in hindsight we had not spent a lot of money on a crib!! take care, kathleen > > Hey group, > It's been a long time since I posted, but is doing great. She > just got new shoes (the Markells with the hole in the heel - LOVE the > hole!). She's 10 months and crawling! Now, I've seen postings here > and there about wrapping the FAB and shoes in something to keep the > crib from getting banged up (I can't believe I've let mine get in the > condition it is!). What is that again? I've searched the files and > cannot find it. Also, someone had mentioned a mesh crib gaurd.... I > just got my one step ahead mag and it's not in there. doesn't > seem to like the sleep sack although I might try that again. I don't > know why she doesn't like it!?!?! > Thanks for all the help and all of your encouraging stories! > Kori - the tips and tricks document is GREAT! That should be standard > issue with the shoes IMO! > > (Judith - 3.5, - 10mos, LCF, FAB nights only) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 In the files section, there is a pattern to sew a bar cover. The file is towards the bottom of the list, and is called " Reversible Bar Cover Pattern.doc " If you have questions let me know. My mom and I came up with this when Aleksander got his first pair of shoes. Our ortho does put a rubber thing on the bar too, so this is designed more to cover the bolts somewhat, and to make the bar a little more interesting. We use these with the sleep sack. There is also a pattern here for the sleep sack, modified for use with the bar. Aleksander outgrew his store bought sleep sacks almost as soon as he got the shoes, so this pattern works really well too. Good luck! , Aleksander 11/24/04 bcf > > Hey group, > It's been a long time since I posted, but is doing great. She > just got new shoes (the Markells with the hole in the heel - LOVE the > hole!). She's 10 months and crawling! Now, I've seen postings here > and there about wrapping the FAB and shoes in something to keep the > crib from getting banged up (I can't believe I've let mine get in the > condition it is!). What is that again? I've searched the files and > cannot find it. Also, someone had mentioned a mesh crib gaurd.... I > just got my one step ahead mag and it's not in there. doesn't > seem to like the sleep sack although I might try that again. I don't > know why she doesn't like it!?!?! > Thanks for all the help and all of your encouraging stories! > Kori - the tips and tricks document is GREAT! That should be standard > issue with the shoes IMO! > > (Judith - 3.5, - 10mos, LCF, FAB nights only) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 I don't believe that one step ahead sells the mesh netting. You can buy it directly from www.cribshield.com or from amazon.com (babiesrus). Just do a search on amazon for crib shield. I think I paid around $34 for ours and got it during a free shipping promotion. I love it. Still holding up great. What kind of sleep sack are you using? My daughter liked it roomier and not tight, whereas my oldest son liked being tucked in tight. Also my children sweat at night, and did not do well in the sleep sacks that are the heavier material or the ones that had arms. Kailee 7-00 Ean 6-03 Isaac 7-05(right unilateral cf, FAB 20/7) > > Hey group, > It's been a long time since I posted, but is doing great. She > just got new shoes (the Markells with the hole in the heel - LOVE the > hole!). She's 10 months and crawling! Now, I've seen postings here > and there about wrapping the FAB and shoes in something to keep the > crib from getting banged up (I can't believe I've let mine get in the > condition it is!). What is that again? I've searched the files and > cannot find it. Also, someone had mentioned a mesh crib gaurd.... I > just got my one step ahead mag and it's not in there. doesn't > seem to like the sleep sack although I might try that again. I don't > know why she doesn't like it!?!?! > Thanks for all the help and all of your encouraging stories! > Kori - the tips and tricks document is GREAT! That should be standard > issue with the shoes IMO! > > (Judith - 3.5, - 10mos, LCF, FAB nights only) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 At 07:37 AM 3/3/2006, you wrote: >Kori - the tips and tricks document is GREAT! That should be standard >issue with the shoes IMO! Thank you! Naomi did an excellent job of re-writing it so people could actually read it! LOL And we think so too about the shoe boxes - someday perhaps? At minimum, every orthotist should be giving it to parents at the last casting. Working on that for sure! Great to hear is doing so well. I got a chance to look at those holed shoes for the first time about a week ago and I'm not sure I like them so much. Mostly because I see no heel counter in them and the hole's edge. What do you think? Oh, and curious... is there padding on the tongue in these or is it just a leather tongue? I couldn't tell very well with the ones I saw because they lined the tongue with plastizode. Kori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 Do you think that without the sleep sack, the crib shield would prevent nicks? I made a sleep sack out of fleece - sleevless with a zipper. It's not tight, and I'm not sure why she doesn't like it... I'm going to try again. I know that would pay off once she's big too and I don't want her taking her shoes off. > > > > Hey group, > > It's been a long time since I posted, but is doing great. > She > > just got new shoes (the Markells with the hole in the heel - LOVE > the > > hole!). She's 10 months and crawling! Now, I've seen postings > here > > and there about wrapping the FAB and shoes in something to keep > the > > crib from getting banged up (I can't believe I've let mine get in > the > > condition it is!). What is that again? I've searched the files > and > > cannot find it. Also, someone had mentioned a mesh crib gaurd.... > I > > just got my one step ahead mag and it's not in there. > doesn't > > seem to like the sleep sack although I might try that again. I > don't > > know why she doesn't like it!?!?! > > Thanks for all the help and all of your encouraging stories! > > Kori - the tips and tricks document is GREAT! That should be > standard > > issue with the shoes IMO! > > > > (Judith - 3.5, - 10mos, LCF, FAB nights only) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2006 Report Share Posted March 3, 2006 I saw the mesh netting in the One Step Ahead catalog that I got yesterday. It is on page 17 of the spring preview catalog. If you have a different catalog, I am sure you can find it on line. I was looking at it just last night because we have bumper pads in the crib that is now standing on and are ready to be moved out. He just this week learned that it is great fun to bang his bar on the crib when he wakes up in the morning. He sleeps in a sleep sack, too, so that helps with the noise and the distruction. The kitchen chair his booster seat is on is another story! and (6-19-05 lcf FAB 23/7) -- In nosurgery4clubfoot , " jenboyd105 " wrote: > > Hey group, > It's been a long time since I posted, but is doing great. She > just got new shoes (the Markells with the hole in the heel - LOVE the > hole!). She's 10 months and crawling! Now, I've seen postings here > and there about wrapping the FAB and shoes in something to keep the > crib from getting banged up (I can't believe I've let mine get in the > condition it is!). What is that again? I've searched the files and > cannot find it. Also, someone had mentioned a mesh crib gaurd.... I > just got my one step ahead mag and it's not in there. doesn't > seem to like the sleep sack although I might try that again. I don't > know why she doesn't like it!?!?! > Thanks for all the help and all of your encouraging stories! > Kori - the tips and tricks document is GREAT! That should be standard > issue with the shoes IMO! > > (Judith - 3.5, - 10mos, LCF, FAB nights only) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 Hey Kori, The area of the shoe around the hole seems to be more padded than her other non-hole markells. However, the tongue is not padded. We had to add moleskin to her first pair, but her feet are staying in this new pair now and she doesn't seem to need it. I think the little bit of padding there is around the hole in the heel must help to keep the shoes on. > >Kori - the tips and tricks document is GREAT! That should be standard > >issue with the shoes IMO! > > Thank you! Naomi did an excellent job of re-writing it so people > could actually read it! LOL > > And we think so too about the shoe boxes - someday perhaps? At > minimum, every orthotist should be giving it to parents at the last > casting. Working on that for sure! > > Great to hear is doing so well. I got a chance to look at > those holed shoes for the first time about a week ago and I'm not > sure I like them so much. Mostly because I see no heel counter in > them and the hole's edge. What do you think? Oh, and curious... is > there padding on the tongue in these or is it just a leather > tongue? I couldn't tell very well with the ones I saw because they > lined the tongue with plastizode. > > Kori > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 had the Markells without the hole for a week and now has the ones with the hole. There was the same amount of padding in both, it seemed to me. We have a pice of plastizode in the heel and that keeps the heel down very nicely. and (6-19-05 FAB 23/7) > > >Kori - the tips and tricks document is GREAT! That should be > standard > > >issue with the shoes IMO! > > > > Thank you! Naomi did an excellent job of re-writing it so people > > could actually read it! LOL > > > > And we think so too about the shoe boxes - someday perhaps? At > > minimum, every orthotist should be giving it to parents at the last > > casting. Working on that for sure! > > > > Great to hear is doing so well. I got a chance to look at > > those holed shoes for the first time about a week ago and I'm not > > sure I like them so much. Mostly because I see no heel counter in > > them and the hole's edge. What do you think? Oh, and curious... > is > > there padding on the tongue in these or is it just a leather > > tongue? I couldn't tell very well with the ones I saw because they > > lined the tongue with plastizode. > > > > Kori > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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