Guest guest Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Kaci, Gold or red bar? If it's the gold one, you can just take one shoe off the bar and then re-connect it under the toy. Darbi really loved banging her bar on the floor in the doorway jumper. thump, thump, thump... pretty cute. They don't make them in any way that you could get around taking either the shoe off the foot, or the shoe off the bar to get on but it's doable with the gold bar rather easily. Red bar... maybe not so easy but still doable. Kori At 08:04 AM 3/31/2006, you wrote: >Hi all. is getting to an age where I think he would really >enjoy an exersaucer or a jumperoo, something he could sit up in and >have toys to play with. The things I have seen all require you to put >their feet through the legholes - he is in Markells 23/7 right now, >and I don't want to have to take them off and put them on underneath a >toy. If anyone has a recommendation of a similar toy that their child >likes and is easy with the shoes, please let me know. It may just be >something we need to wait until he gets the hours reduced. He just >seems to be getting a little bored with the things he has > >Thanks! >Kaci ( 12/17/05, bcf) > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 I have heard of people cutting the seat of exersaucer and putting snaps or buttons in so you can just unsnap the seat and stand him in there and then close the snaps so there is no removing any shoes. Mommy to (12/17/98) and Christian (1/30/04) LCF _____ From: nosurgery4clubfoot [mailto:nosurgery4clubfoot ] On Behalf Of nokitty00 Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 11:04 AM To: nosurgery4clubfoot Subject: Toys - kind of OT Hi all. is getting to an age where I think he would really enjoy an exersaucer or a jumperoo, something he could sit up in and have toys to play with. The things I have seen all require you to put their feet through the legholes - he is in Markells 23/7 right now, and I don't want to have to take them off and put them on underneath a toy. If anyone has a recommendation of a similar toy that their child likes and is easy with the shoes, please let me know. It may just be something we need to wait until he gets the hours reduced. He just seems to be getting a little bored with the things he has Thanks! Kaci ( 12/17/05, bcf) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Red bar, but I think it might be attached to his shoe different than what is normal but we generally find it easier to take the shoes off the feet than to take the bar off the shoes. I just can't imagine doing it while laying on the floor! I guess with cf babies we just have to get used to the thumping, huh? It's usually the first sound I hear in the morning, although a bit softened since he's thumping against his mattress. > > Kaci, > > Gold or red bar? If it's the gold one, you can just take one shoe > off the bar and then re-connect it under the toy. Darbi really loved > banging her bar on the floor in the doorway jumper. thump, thump, > thump... pretty cute. They don't make them in any way that you > could get around taking either the shoe off the foot, or the shoe off > the bar to get on but it's doable with the gold bar rather > easily. Red bar... maybe not so easy but still doable. > > Kori > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Thanks - I've thought about trying to rig something up but I'm a little afraid it wouldn't be secure enough (and I can't sew!). I would love to hear from someone who actually did this and how it worked! > > I have heard of people cutting the seat of exersaucer and putting snaps or > buttons in so you can just unsnap the seat and stand him in there and then > close the snaps so there is no removing any shoes. > > > > > > Mommy to (12/17/98) and > > Christian (1/30/04) LCF > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 lol, yeah, the red bar is not easy to put back on. You *can* take the bar apart at the middle by loosening the clamp. You end up with two shoes each with half a bar attached and you can thread it through the holes. But this can wear out the clamp prematurely. Either order a couple extra clamps to have on hand if they break, or if and when it happens just use a hose clamp (like automotive) and order them at that time. Hose clamps work, they're just not pretty and can be sharp so you'll want to pad the bar with pipe foam for sure. thump, thump, thump... just wait till he starts crawling! lol Kori At 09:01 AM 3/31/2006, you wrote: >Red bar, but I think it might be attached to his shoe different than >what is normal but we generally find it easier to take the shoes off >the feet than to take the bar off the shoes. I just can't imagine >doing it while laying on the floor! I guess with cf babies we just >have to get used to the thumping, huh? It's usually the first sound >I hear in the morning, although a bit softened since he's thumping >against his mattress. > > > > > > Kaci, > > > > Gold or red bar? If it's the gold one, you can just take one shoe > > off the bar and then re-connect it under the toy. Darbi really >loved > > banging her bar on the floor in the doorway jumper. thump, thump, > > thump... pretty cute. They don't make them in any way that you > > could get around taking either the shoe off the foot, or the shoe >off > > the bar to get on but it's doable with the gold bar rather > > easily. Red bar... maybe not so easy but still doable. > > > > Kori > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 We had the red bar and shoes also and wore them full time from the age of 5.5-8.5 months. Since she was older during her full-time wear period, I got adept at putting her in seats that had a strap or bar between the legs (our stroller had this, restaurant high chairs, our swing, the exersaucer etc.)! I would take 's non-clubfoot out of the shoe, then slide the shoe and the bar through the leg hole prior to the foot that was still in the shoe, then put the loose foot back into the shoe and lace it up. Yes, it was a pain....but I just did it. Otherwise I'd save her exersaucer and johnny jump-up time for her free hour during the day. I wish I knew of a toy that didn't have the closed leg holes to refer you to! Sorry! & (3-16-00, left clubfoot) > > > > I have heard of people cutting the seat of exersaucer and putting > snaps or > > buttons in so you can just unsnap the seat and stand him in there > and then > > close the snaps so there is no removing any shoes. > > > > > > > > > > > > Mommy to (12/17/98) and > > > > Christian (1/30/04) LCF > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2006 Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 Eli is in the red bar, and in teh beginning I would take off one side of the bar and reattach it under teh exersaucer. That became too much of a pain quickly though, so we moved to giving him a bath and then putting him in teh exersaucer immediatly (without shoes), so his hour was all spent at once. He LOVED this, and now that we're at 20-22/7, we still allow him to be in the exersaucer without his shoes - i think it helps with the foot muscle development also. HTH!! At 08:04 AM 3/31/2006, you wrote: >Hi all. is getting to an age where I think he would really >enjoy an exersaucer or a jumperoo, something he could sit up in and >have toys to play with. The things I have seen all require you to put >their feet through the legholes - he is in Markells 23/7 right now, >and I don't want to have to take them off and put them on underneath a >toy. If anyone has a recommendation of a similar toy that their child >likes and is easy with the shoes, please let me know. It may just be >something we need to wait until he gets the hours reduced. He just >seems to be getting a little bored with the things he has > >Thanks! >Kaci ( 12/17/05, bcf) Eliason nikkiming@... www.ele5.com --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC for low, low rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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