Guest guest Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 HEllo and welcome! My baby is 3 months old also and wearing the dbb for bcf. He hates them too. But keeping his legs bundled seems to help sometimes, if he can't move them freely he sort of forgets they are tied together. s. help with DBB Hello, I have just joined this group and am looking for some advice...my daugher is 3 months old with bilateral club feet. She got through the casts without any problem and never minded them. However, she is very unhappy in the DBB which she has had for about 2 1/2 weeks now. It seems to be more frustration and annoyance than anything else as she hasn't had any blisters, sores, etc. As soon as the brace comes off, she is instantly happier. It's so hard to see her go through this. Any ideas on how we can help Audrey adjust? We would appreciat it! Thank you, Bess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 Hi and welcome, So sorry you are having trouble. If babies are uncomfortable in the brace, the most common reason seems to be that the bar is too narrow. The width of the bar between the inside edges of the shoes' heels should be the width of her shoulders. OFten once people change that, the baby is instandly happier. Do you have a red two piece adjustable bar? Here is a site with some tips: http://pages.ivillage.com/ponseti_links/id12.html Hope things get better and that you get some good input here. My daughter is 3 1/2 years old, still wearing the brace at night, and doing great. We are thrilled with the success of the method. Hang in there, > Hello, > > I have just joined this group and am looking for some advice...my > daugher is 3 months old with bilateral club feet. She got through > the casts without any problem and never minded them. However, she is > very unhappy in the DBB which she has had for about 2 1/2 weeks now. > It seems to be more frustration and annoyance than anything else as > she hasn't had any blisters, sores, etc. As soon as the brace comes > off, she is instantly happier. It's so hard to see her go through > this. Any ideas on how we can help Audrey adjust? We would appreciat > it! > > Thank you, > Bess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 Hi and welcome, So sorry you are having trouble. If babies are uncomfortable in the brace, the most common reason seems to be that the bar is too narrow. The width of the bar between the inside edges of the shoes' heels should be the width of her shoulders. OFten once people change that, the baby is instandly happier. Do you have a red two piece adjustable bar? Here is a site with some tips: http://pages.ivillage.com/ponseti_links/id12.html Hope things get better and that you get some good input here. My daughter is 3 1/2 years old, still wearing the brace at night, and doing great. We are thrilled with the success of the method. Hang in there, > Hello, > > I have just joined this group and am looking for some advice...my > daugher is 3 months old with bilateral club feet. She got through > the casts without any problem and never minded them. However, she is > very unhappy in the DBB which she has had for about 2 1/2 weeks now. > It seems to be more frustration and annoyance than anything else as > she hasn't had any blisters, sores, etc. As soon as the brace comes > off, she is instantly happier. It's so hard to see her go through > this. Any ideas on how we can help Audrey adjust? We would appreciat > it! > > Thank you, > Bess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 Hi and welcome, So sorry you are having trouble. If babies are uncomfortable in the brace, the most common reason seems to be that the bar is too narrow. The width of the bar between the inside edges of the shoes' heels should be the width of her shoulders. OFten once people change that, the baby is instandly happier. Do you have a red two piece adjustable bar? Here is a site with some tips: http://pages.ivillage.com/ponseti_links/id12.html Hope things get better and that you get some good input here. My daughter is 3 1/2 years old, still wearing the brace at night, and doing great. We are thrilled with the success of the method. Hang in there, > Hello, > > I have just joined this group and am looking for some advice...my > daugher is 3 months old with bilateral club feet. She got through > the casts without any problem and never minded them. However, she is > very unhappy in the DBB which she has had for about 2 1/2 weeks now. > It seems to be more frustration and annoyance than anything else as > she hasn't had any blisters, sores, etc. As soon as the brace comes > off, she is instantly happier. It's so hard to see her go through > this. Any ideas on how we can help Audrey adjust? We would appreciat > it! > > Thank you, > Bess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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