Re: childcare for baby in FAB

[Guest guest]

Hello . We were very lucky in this area. I found my day care lady

when I had my son who is now 2 1/2. She is licensed with the

state/county. I love her!! Questions I asked: Why do you do this? What

is your background (ie. my daycare provider used to be a nurse, big

plus!)? How long do you plan to do day care? Interview during her day

care hours. Understandably, they will not have a lot of time to chat with

you, but if you go towards the end of the day, you can stay after all the

kids have been picked up and then have your interview. Check the

condition of all the kids there (ie. are their noses running, are their

hands clean, etc.). What kind of food, if she provides food, is she

preparing for the kids? What type of daily routine is there? Observe the

cleanliness of the play area(s), bathroom and toys. I am not talking

about a mess of toys in the middle of the room. We all know how our

family room looks in the middle of the day/evening. But the condition of

the toys. If they are all totally destroyed and beyond filthy that will

give you an idea on how she runs the place. Try to meet the other

parents. We all know there are good parents and parents that aren't our

favorite on the list. Parents have strong influences on their children

and can ultimately affect our own children. Make sure she is licensed

with the county. And last but not least, use your best judgement and

motherly instinct we all have. After saying all that, when came a

long my day care lady loves kids soooooooo much she could care less about

her condition (care less meaning it is not a bother). If anything she

helped me not to worry so much and told me these were the cards dealt for

her and that is how life goes. She even called me crying one day because

had blisters so bad from the Markells and she wanted to take them

off. Of course I let her. She treats her as the others and doesn't give

her additional TLC over the others. She treats them all as equals and it

helps for the other kids parents too. Yes there maybe a little extra time

spent dealing with certain DBB issues but overall she is one of the

others. That is another reason I love her so much. It is persons like

her that love what they do and I am glad!!! It makes going to work easier

for me. Sorry to ramble on and on but this is a huge subject to me.

I hope this helps.

Shook

Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

Vienna, VA 22182

x374

x374

fax

[Guest guest]

Hello! What city/state are you going to be looking for childcare in? I

know someone who is huge into home daycares and she might be able to get you

some good names if she knows anyone in the area.

Good luck!

childcare for baby in FAB

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> Hi all,

> Just looking for some advice. Luckily I will be staying home with my

> baby for a full twelve weeks after he is born but if all goes as

> planned, he will still be in the FAB 23/7 when I have to go back to

> work. My daughter is currently in a daycare that we are " okay " with.

> I'm not so sure they will be the right choice for my son. Does

> anyone have any suggestions on what characteristics to look for when

> choosing a childcare provider who can properly take care of my son

> when he is wearing the brace? What kind of questions would you ask if

> you were in my place?

>

> Thanks for any suggestions you might have.

>

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[Guest guest]

I am looking for childcare in Wentzville, MO. It is part of the

greater St. Louis area. We have always had my daughter in a childcare

center but I'm starting to think that a home daycare might be best now.

Thanks,

> Hello! What city/state are you going to be looking for childcare in? I

> know someone who is huge into home daycares and she might be able to

get you

> some good names if she knows anyone in the area.

>

> Good luck!

>

>

> childcare for baby in FAB

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> >

> > Hi all,

> > Just looking for some advice. Luckily I will be staying home with my

> > baby for a full twelve weeks after he is born but if all goes as

> > planned, he will still be in the FAB 23/7 when I have to go back to

> > work. My daughter is currently in a daycare that we are " okay " with.

> > I'm not so sure they will be the right choice for my son. Does

> > anyone have any suggestions on what characteristics to look for when

> > choosing a childcare provider who can properly take care of my son

> > when he is wearing the brace? What kind of questions would you ask if

> > you were in my place?

> >

> > Thanks for any suggestions you might have.

> >

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

That's funny. We are coming to St. Louis next week. My dh is from there.

We have a wedding on Saturday.

My contact is in VA. But- let me do some checking and see if she has MO

contacts!

childcare for baby in FAB

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> > >

> > > Hi all,

> > > Just looking for some advice. Luckily I will be staying home with my

> > > baby for a full twelve weeks after he is born but if all goes as

> > > planned, he will still be in the FAB 23/7 when I have to go back to

> > > work. My daughter is currently in a daycare that we are " okay " with.

> > > I'm not so sure they will be the right choice for my son. Does

> > > anyone have any suggestions on what characteristics to look for when

> > > choosing a childcare provider who can properly take care of my son

> > > when he is wearing the brace? What kind of questions would you ask if

> > > you were in my place?

> > >

> > > Thanks for any suggestions you might have.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

,

I went back to work when Rose was almost 3 months old and still in a cast. I

had a home day care at the time and discussed it with her. She was absolutely

comfortable with it and said that her sister had worn one when she was a child

so she was not afraid of the brace. I gave them instructions to call me if she

slipped her shoes and I would come put them back on. However, they just put the

shoes back on themselves and were totally comfortable with her and the brace.

She is now in a " Children's Center " and although I think it is perfect for an

active 17 month old, I don't think it would have been the best choice for Rose

in the FAB.

At any rate, just use your own judgement and trust your instincts. The FAB is

just one thing, and there are a million things the daycare will do for your

child.

Robin & Rose

3/12/03

Right club foot.

jagrindon jagrindon@...> wrote:

Hi all,

Just looking for some advice. Luckily I will be staying home with my

baby for a full twelve weeks after he is born but if all goes as

planned, he will still be in the FAB 23/7 when I have to go back to

work. My daughter is currently in a daycare that we are " okay " with.

I'm not so sure they will be the right choice for my son. Does

anyone have any suggestions on what characteristics to look for when

choosing a childcare provider who can properly take care of my son

when he is wearing the brace? What kind of questions would you ask if

you were in my place?

Thanks for any suggestions you might have.

[Guest guest]

If there were some chronic, serious health issue at stake or some type of

learning disability, or even some gross motor disability, I could understand

your concern, but as far as wearing the DBB in day care, I'm not sure why you

think it would be a problem to have your child in the same day care setting she

was in previously, provided you were happy with their service at that time.

What are your concerns?

s.

childcare for baby in FAB

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>

> >

> > Hi all,

> > Just looking for some advice. Luckily I will be staying home with my

> > baby for a full twelve weeks after he is born but if all goes as

> > planned, he will still be in the FAB 23/7 when I have to go back to

> > work. My daughter is currently in a daycare that we are " okay " with.

> > I'm not so sure they will be the right choice for my son. Does

> > anyone have any suggestions on what characteristics to look for when

> > choosing a childcare provider who can properly take care of my son

> > when he is wearing the brace? What kind of questions would you ask if

> > you were in my place?

> >

> > Thanks for any suggestions you might have.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

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> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

,

Zach went to day care when he was 9 weeks old and was in the DBB

23/7. When interviewing day cares, we asked the usual questions,

but in addition to those questions we really looked at their body

language and how they reacted intially to us bringing out the

clubfoot and the bar. We then showed them the bar, and demonstrated

for them how it went on. Some barely paid attention (we knew they

were a no go) while others seemed genuinely interested.

The day care provider we went with was SO awesome with Zachary and

understood the importance of diligence with The Bar. To further

drive home the importance of the bar (although in my heart I felt

they understood), I typed up " our story " (traveling to Iowa City,

casting, tenotomy, etc.) on cute paper, and included a picture of

Zachary's foot at birth, and another of his foot currently. Along

with our story, I wrote about the importance of being diligent - and

also went on to say if one isn't dedicated to putting The Bar on

consistently, our child may never walk (okay, so that's not entirely

true, as we would be dealing with a relapse that can be corrected,

but I felt " scare tactics " were in order). Our day care provider

placed " Zach's Story " over Zach's cubby - and the parents were

genuinely interested and asked lots of questions (we added at the

end of our story, to ask as many questions as they want, we

encourage that) and it was a constant visual reminder for the day

care provider(s).

Also, I made up a form on the computer and sent it in with Zach. It

was a grid that had: Date/Time/Provider - each day they wrote in

the date, time bar was put on, and who did it. I know they could

easily " fill it in " but not do it - this is where trust and faith in

the person you have chosen comes in. One day, when Zach's bar time

was down to 14 hours, I had forgotten to send in The Bar with him.

The day care actually called me at work - this was such a welcome

phone call, as it told me (what I already really knew) that they

really were dedicated and diligent.

Before your child goes to day care, I would have each staff member

practice putting the bar off and on several times. This was helpful

for us.

Good luck - it's hard not to worry. You're putting a lot of trust in

somebody, I completely understand your concern.

Holly

Zachary 7/27/02

Right Clubfoot

Treated by Dr. Ponseti

DBB Nights Only

> Hi all,

> Just looking for some advice. Luckily I will be staying home with

my

> baby for a full twelve weeks after he is born but if all goes as

> planned, he will still be in the FAB 23/7 when I have to go back to

> work. My daughter is currently in a daycare that we are " okay "

with.

> I'm not so sure they will be the right choice for my son. Does

> anyone have any suggestions on what characteristics to look for

when

> choosing a childcare provider who can properly take care of my son

> when he is wearing the brace? What kind of questions would you

ask if

> you were in my place?

>

> Thanks for any suggestions you might have.

>

>

[Guest guest]

My daughter is not the one with clubfoot, (sorry I guess this was all

explained in the original post of this thread) we're expecting a

little boy who has been diagnosed w/ clubfoot. I'm just concerned

that the daycare my daughter goes to now (which is where he would go

as well), while they are capable and a pretty good center for a child

with no difficulties, will not be able to handle the responsibility of

putting the DBB on the baby correctly, dealing with any problems he

may have with the DBB, and communicating with me if there are issues.

Thanks for your input.

> > Hello! What city/state are you going to be looking for childcare

in? I

> > know someone who is huge into home daycares and she might be able to

> get you

> > some good names if she knows anyone in the area.

> >

> > Good luck!

> >

> >

> > childcare for baby in FAB

> >

> >

> > >

> > > Hi all,

> > > Just looking for some advice. Luckily I will be staying home

with my

> > > baby for a full twelve weeks after he is born but if all goes as

> > > planned, he will still be in the FAB 23/7 when I have to go back to

> > > work. My daughter is currently in a daycare that we are " okay "

with.

> > > I'm not so sure they will be the right choice for my son. Does

> > > anyone have any suggestions on what characteristics to look for when

> > > choosing a childcare provider who can properly take care of my son

> > > when he is wearing the brace? What kind of questions would you

ask if

> > > you were in my place?

> > >

> > > Thanks for any suggestions you might have.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Holly,

Thanks for your advice, this is great. I like all your ideas, I think

that the chart you made up sound really helpful because that's one of

the main things I worry about. I will be the one dropping the baby

off at daycare in the a.m. but my husband picks up in the afternoon

and I'm always asking him now, did you ask the teacher about this...,

did they say anything about that... While I know he will be more

dilligent with asking questions with the baby I am worried about a

lack of communication if I am not careful. Thanks again.

> > Hi all,

> > Just looking for some advice. Luckily I will be staying home with

> my

> > baby for a full twelve weeks after he is born but if all goes as

> > planned, he will still be in the FAB 23/7 when I have to go back to

> > work. My daughter is currently in a daycare that we are " okay "

> with.

> > I'm not so sure they will be the right choice for my son. Does

> > anyone have any suggestions on what characteristics to look for

> when

> > choosing a childcare provider who can properly take care of my son

> > when he is wearing the brace? What kind of questions would you

> ask if

> > you were in my place?

> >

> > Thanks for any suggestions you might have.

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Have you talked to the day care center yet to get their response?

Shook

Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

Vienna, VA 22182

x374

x374

fax

[Guest guest]

Have you talked to the day care center yet to get their response?

Shook

Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

Vienna, VA 22182

x374

x374

fax

[Guest guest]

My son goes to childcare and has done from 6 months. The only thing they had

to do was to take his shoes off at the specified time. They don't really

need to put them on and take them off etc. Connor wore his shoes 23/7 for 3

months then went 16/18 hours until he walked. He is now 17 months and wears

them 12/14 hours. I take them off now before he even goes to childcare. He

gets them put on by myself at 7pm so I can remove them at 8.30am. You can

really work it round yourself....... When they had to take the shoes off

that was fine. Anyone can take them off. I left instructions of what to do

if they came loose but it never happened and they were ok with if it had. I

wrote everything down with angles and what hole it was on the strap just in

case There was no other children there with 'difficulties' but they

really were fine and no-one seemed to be bothered at all by his shoes...

most people thought he had clicky hips.

Rach, Steve & Connor (b/l c/f)

-- Re: childcare for baby in FAB

My daughter is not the one with clubfoot, (sorry I guess this was all

explained in the original post of this thread) we're expecting a

little boy who has been diagnosed w/ clubfoot. I'm just concerned

that the daycare my daughter goes to now (which is where he would go

as well), while they are capable and a pretty good center for a child

with no difficulties, will not be able to handle the responsibility of

putting the DBB on the baby correctly, dealing with any problems he

may have with the DBB, and communicating with me if there are issues.

Thanks for your input.

> > Hello! What city/state are you going to be looking for childcare

in? I

> > know someone who is huge into home daycares and she might be able to

> get you

> > some good names if she knows anyone in the area.

> >

> > Good luck!

> >

> >

> > childcare for baby in FAB

> >

> >

> > >

> > > Hi all,

> > > Just looking for some advice. Luckily I will be staying home

with my

> > > baby for a full twelve weeks after he is born but if all goes as

> > > planned, he will still be in the FAB 23/7 when I have to go back to

> > > work. My daughter is currently in a daycare that we are " okay "

with.

> > > I'm not so sure they will be the right choice for my son. Does

> > > anyone have any suggestions on what characteristics to look for when

> > > choosing a childcare provider who can properly take care of my son

> > > when he is wearing the brace? What kind of questions would you

ask if

> > > you were in my place?

> > >

> > > Thanks for any suggestions you might have.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

My son goes to childcare and has done from 6 months. The only thing they had

to do was to take his shoes off at the specified time. They don't really

need to put them on and take them off etc. Connor wore his shoes 23/7 for 3

months then went 16/18 hours until he walked. He is now 17 months and wears

them 12/14 hours. I take them off now before he even goes to childcare. He

gets them put on by myself at 7pm so I can remove them at 8.30am. You can

really work it round yourself....... When they had to take the shoes off

that was fine. Anyone can take them off. I left instructions of what to do

if they came loose but it never happened and they were ok with if it had. I

wrote everything down with angles and what hole it was on the strap just in

case There was no other children there with 'difficulties' but they

really were fine and no-one seemed to be bothered at all by his shoes...

most people thought he had clicky hips.

Rach, Steve & Connor (b/l c/f)

-- Re: childcare for baby in FAB

My daughter is not the one with clubfoot, (sorry I guess this was all

explained in the original post of this thread) we're expecting a

little boy who has been diagnosed w/ clubfoot. I'm just concerned

that the daycare my daughter goes to now (which is where he would go

as well), while they are capable and a pretty good center for a child

with no difficulties, will not be able to handle the responsibility of

putting the DBB on the baby correctly, dealing with any problems he

may have with the DBB, and communicating with me if there are issues.

Thanks for your input.

> > Hello! What city/state are you going to be looking for childcare

in? I

> > know someone who is huge into home daycares and she might be able to

> get you

> > some good names if she knows anyone in the area.

> >

> > Good luck!

> >

> >

> > childcare for baby in FAB

> >

> >

> > >

> > > Hi all,

> > > Just looking for some advice. Luckily I will be staying home

with my

> > > baby for a full twelve weeks after he is born but if all goes as

> > > planned, he will still be in the FAB 23/7 when I have to go back to

> > > work. My daughter is currently in a daycare that we are " okay "

with.

> > > I'm not so sure they will be the right choice for my son. Does

> > > anyone have any suggestions on what characteristics to look for when

> > > choosing a childcare provider who can properly take care of my son

> > > when he is wearing the brace? What kind of questions would you

ask if

> > > you were in my place?

> > >

> > > Thanks for any suggestions you might have.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Hi,

We also had absolutely no problems with the FAB and daycare. I explained the

FAB ahead of time and left insructions to call me if the shoes came off and I

would come put them back on (I work about 3 minutes away). But it was never an

issue. The lady that ran my daycare had a sister who wore an FAB as a child and

was not the least scared of it. Even the first week or two when Rose was

pulling out of the DBB all the time, They would just lace her back in. The

three months were over before we knew it and I have dealt with it since then.

Rose is now 17 1/2 months old and wears them 10-12. We call them her " nigh

nigh " shoes and she totally knows the difference between them and her daytime

shoes. The only time she cries about them is when she dosn't want to go to bed

and she knows that when the shoes go on, it is bedtime.

If you have a competent daycare, they should be able to deal with this. I was

much more concerned about how many bottles my baby was getting a day and whether

or not they were giving her a pacifier when I didn't want her to have one. The

FAB is like a diaper, the baby has to wear it all the time. They understood

this and dealt with it.

Robin & Rose

3/12/03

Right club foot

Rach rach@...> wrote:

My son goes to childcare and has done from 6 months. The only thing they had

to do was to take his shoes off at the specified time. They don't really

need to put them on and take them off etc. Connor wore his shoes 23/7 for 3

months then went 16/18 hours until he walked. He is now 17 months and wears

them 12/14 hours. I take them off now before he even goes to childcare. He

gets them put on by myself at 7pm so I can remove them at 8.30am. You can

really work it round yourself....... When they had to take the shoes off

that was fine. Anyone can take them off. I left instructions of what to do

if they came loose but it never happened and they were ok with if it had. I

wrote everything down with angles and what hole it was on the strap just in

case There was no other children there with 'difficulties' but they

really were fine and no-one seemed to be bothered at all by his shoes...

most people thought he had clicky hips.

Rach, Steve & Connor (b/l c/f)

-- Re: childcare for baby in FAB

My daughter is not the one with clubfoot, (sorry I guess this was all

explained in the original post of this thread) we're expecting a

little boy who has been diagnosed w/ clubfoot. I'm just concerned

that the daycare my daughter goes to now (which is where he would go

as well), while they are capable and a pretty good center for a child

with no difficulties, will not be able to handle the responsibility of

putting the DBB on the baby correctly, dealing with any problems he

may have with the DBB, and communicating with me if there are issues.

Thanks for your input.

> > Hello! What city/state are you going to be looking for childcare

in? I

> > know someone who is huge into home daycares and she might be able to

> get you

> > some good names if she knows anyone in the area.

> >

> > Good luck!

> >

> >

> > childcare for baby in FAB

> >

> >

> > >

> > > Hi all,

> > > Just looking for some advice. Luckily I will be staying home

with my

> > > baby for a full twelve weeks after he is born but if all goes as

> > > planned, he will still be in the FAB 23/7 when I have to go back to

> > > work. My daughter is currently in a daycare that we are " okay "

with.

> > > I'm not so sure they will be the right choice for my son. Does

> > > anyone have any suggestions on what characteristics to look for when

> > > choosing a childcare provider who can properly take care of my son

> > > when he is wearing the brace? What kind of questions would you

ask if

> > > you were in my place?

> > >

> > > Thanks for any suggestions you might have.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

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