Re: Bella got her band today!

[Guest guest]

April -

Just wanted to say that I think you're amazing handling everything.

I am fortunate that I am not working. And as I drove home yesterday

from picking up the band I thought, " gee how in the world would I do

this if I was working? " So I am completely impressed and empathetic

to your situation. We had a bad pregnancy (2 months

hospitalization), preemie (5.5 weeks in the NICU), and while

everything is going great now - there's still lots of Drs.

appointments, therapist appointments, now DOC band appointments -

and I have no idea how we could have handled it if I was working. I

take my hat off to you and working mothers. I hope some of the

stress is alleviated for you... hope you have a

husband/parents/friends to help with some of it? Working moms are

heros in my eyes....

--- In Plagiocephaly , " April Suhar " <ssuhar@y...>

wrote:

>

> Hello everyone, we were away for the holidays and just got back.

> Sounds like a lot has happened since I last posted! Well, Bella

got

> her band today and so far seems to tolerate it okay. I honestly

> think we (parents) or at least I take it a lot harder than the

baby!

> She just kinda rolls with the punches, but with all the therapy,

> shedule issues and now keeping her busy little schedule with the

> band, it's about to do me in. I actually ended up in the ER

Sunday

> night - a migraine that turned really bad- they thought it was my

> appendix or colon because of some yucky details I'll spare all of

you

> guys from

> Just curious, are there any other parents who are juggling keeping

> care of the home, baby, and working full-time? If so, how are you

> balancing it all? I'm trying to do my best with everything and

> usually have a pretty high threshold for stress - but for some

reason

> it's been really difficult lately. Any suggestions would be

greatly

> appreciated. I can't even find enough time to do her stretches as

> much as we are supposed to, and don't think the babysitter is

keeping

> up either.

>

> Thanks for your support,

>

> April (mom to Bella 6 1/2 months old - DOC Band started today)

> polis, land

>

[Guest guest]

April -

Just wanted to say that I think you're amazing handling everything.

I am fortunate that I am not working. And as I drove home yesterday

from picking up the band I thought, " gee how in the world would I do

this if I was working? " So I am completely impressed and empathetic

to your situation. We had a bad pregnancy (2 months

hospitalization), preemie (5.5 weeks in the NICU), and while

everything is going great now - there's still lots of Drs.

appointments, therapist appointments, now DOC band appointments -

and I have no idea how we could have handled it if I was working. I

take my hat off to you and working mothers. I hope some of the

stress is alleviated for you... hope you have a

husband/parents/friends to help with some of it? Working moms are

heros in my eyes....

--- In Plagiocephaly , " April Suhar " <ssuhar@y...>

wrote:

>

> Hello everyone, we were away for the holidays and just got back.

> Sounds like a lot has happened since I last posted! Well, Bella

got

> her band today and so far seems to tolerate it okay. I honestly

> think we (parents) or at least I take it a lot harder than the

baby!

> She just kinda rolls with the punches, but with all the therapy,

> shedule issues and now keeping her busy little schedule with the

> band, it's about to do me in. I actually ended up in the ER

Sunday

> night - a migraine that turned really bad- they thought it was my

> appendix or colon because of some yucky details I'll spare all of

you

> guys from

> Just curious, are there any other parents who are juggling keeping

> care of the home, baby, and working full-time? If so, how are you

> balancing it all? I'm trying to do my best with everything and

> usually have a pretty high threshold for stress - but for some

reason

> it's been really difficult lately. Any suggestions would be

greatly

> appreciated. I can't even find enough time to do her stretches as

> much as we are supposed to, and don't think the babysitter is

keeping

> up either.

>

> Thanks for your support,

>

> April (mom to Bella 6 1/2 months old - DOC Band started today)

> polis, land

>

[Guest guest]

OK, Bella, now it's up to you to grow, grow, grow!!!!!!!

April I hope you are feeling better now, the stress will get better

as soon as you settle into a routine. I don't have an out of the

house job, but have four kids so we're even,lol. Here's a little tip

to help.......Dominick had sensitive skin so he did not get bathed

everyday, but the hair(or head as he was bald) had to be washed and

the band cleaned, so this is what we did. At dinner time I took him

in the kitchen and washed his hair at the sink with the Huggies

presoaped washcloths(normally don't buy these things, but they were

great), rinsed it, dried it, and put him in his highchair. Then I

scrubbed the band with alcohol on a washcloth and set it up to dry. I

could then feed him dinner(no food on the band)do some dishes or

whatever while I let his head dry really good and the band dry really

good. It saved alot of time because then he was all ready for pajamas

and bed with clean dry hair and band. I know it sounds like a little

thing, but it all adds up. Good Luck.

CAROLG

--- In Plagiocephaly , " April Suhar " <ssuhar@y...>

wrote:

>

> Hello everyone, we were away for the holidays and just got back.

> Sounds like a lot has happened since I last posted! Well, Bella

got

> her band today and so far seems to tolerate it okay. I honestly

> think we (parents) or at least I take it a lot harder than the

baby!

> She just kinda rolls with the punches, but with all the therapy,

> shedule issues and now keeping her busy little schedule with the

> band, it's about to do me in. I actually ended up in the ER Sunday

> night - a migraine that turned really bad- they thought it was my

> appendix or colon because of some yucky details I'll spare all of

you

> guys from

> Just curious, are there any other parents who are juggling keeping

> care of the home, baby, and working full-time? If so, how are you

> balancing it all? I'm trying to do my best with everything and

> usually have a pretty high threshold for stress - but for some

reason

> it's been really difficult lately. Any suggestions would be

greatly

> appreciated. I can't even find enough time to do her stretches as

> much as we are supposed to, and don't think the babysitter is

keeping

> up either.

>

> Thanks for your support,

>

> April (mom to Bella 6 1/2 months old - DOC Band started today)

> polis, land

>

[Guest guest]

OK, Bella, now it's up to you to grow, grow, grow!!!!!!!

April I hope you are feeling better now, the stress will get better

as soon as you settle into a routine. I don't have an out of the

house job, but have four kids so we're even,lol. Here's a little tip

to help.......Dominick had sensitive skin so he did not get bathed

everyday, but the hair(or head as he was bald) had to be washed and

the band cleaned, so this is what we did. At dinner time I took him

in the kitchen and washed his hair at the sink with the Huggies

presoaped washcloths(normally don't buy these things, but they were

great), rinsed it, dried it, and put him in his highchair. Then I

scrubbed the band with alcohol on a washcloth and set it up to dry. I

could then feed him dinner(no food on the band)do some dishes or

whatever while I let his head dry really good and the band dry really

good. It saved alot of time because then he was all ready for pajamas

and bed with clean dry hair and band. I know it sounds like a little

thing, but it all adds up. Good Luck.

CAROLG

--- In Plagiocephaly , " April Suhar " <ssuhar@y...>

wrote:

>

> Hello everyone, we were away for the holidays and just got back.

> Sounds like a lot has happened since I last posted! Well, Bella

got

> her band today and so far seems to tolerate it okay. I honestly

> think we (parents) or at least I take it a lot harder than the

baby!

> She just kinda rolls with the punches, but with all the therapy,

> shedule issues and now keeping her busy little schedule with the

> band, it's about to do me in. I actually ended up in the ER Sunday

> night - a migraine that turned really bad- they thought it was my

> appendix or colon because of some yucky details I'll spare all of

you

> guys from

> Just curious, are there any other parents who are juggling keeping

> care of the home, baby, and working full-time? If so, how are you

> balancing it all? I'm trying to do my best with everything and

> usually have a pretty high threshold for stress - but for some

reason

> it's been really difficult lately. Any suggestions would be

greatly

> appreciated. I can't even find enough time to do her stretches as

> much as we are supposed to, and don't think the babysitter is

keeping

> up either.

>

> Thanks for your support,

>

> April (mom to Bella 6 1/2 months old - DOC Band started today)

> polis, land

>