Re: How do they ever sleep?

[Guest guest]

I'm not sure of your situation here in terms of how corrected your

daughter's feet are after months(?) of not wearing the shoes and then

just starting to wear them again.....BUT, in regards to getting to

sleep with the brace, we always put Evan to sleep and then put the

shoes on after he was really zonked. He is a very heavy sleeper

obviously and still is. Worked like a charm for us!

and Evan (8-17-00 bcf)

>Hello all,

>

>How did you ever get your babies to sleep all night with the DBB's.

>My daughter Delaney had to wear them once, before she was walking and

>it didn't work then. Now she is 14 months old, and we are trying

>them again, we've had many bad nights so far. I was very lucky, I

>was home for the year's mat leave with her, so could go to most

>hospital appointments, etc. But now being back at work it is so

>hard. The sitter keeps her sneakers on her all day, to help, but I

>wish I had of kept shoes on her earlier. What do y'all think?

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

We do the same... wait until Vin is sleeping then slip them on. Its

so much easier when he is sleeping. To compensate for putting them

on later... I wait until he is at the sitter and had breakfast before

taking them off. Since he had been in them 24 and then 20/7, he

doesn't really mind. He did mind when he first got them. The casts

were bad enough, but now his feet were lashed together! What a trial

it was in the beginning. Now he just doesnt care as long as he

doesn't know they are being put on.

Laurie - Vinny's Mommy

> I'm not sure of your situation here in terms of how corrected your

> daughter's feet are after months(?) of not wearing the shoes and

then

> just starting to wear them again.....BUT, in regards to getting to

> sleep with the brace, we always put Evan to sleep and then put the

> shoes on after he was really zonked. He is a very heavy sleeper

> obviously and still is. Worked like a charm for us!

> and Evan (8-17-00 bcf)

>

> >Hello all,

> >

> >How did you ever get your babies to sleep all night with the

DBB's.

> >My daughter Delaney had to wear them once, before she was walking

and

> >it didn't work then. Now she is 14 months old, and we are trying

> >them again, we've had many bad nights so far. I was very lucky, I

> >was home for the year's mat leave with her, so could go to most

> >hospital appointments, etc. But now being back at work it is so

> >hard. The sitter keeps her sneakers on her all day, to help, but I

> >wish I had of kept shoes on her earlier. What do y'all think?

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Oh, they definitely adjust. has been sick lately. He was mad

the other night (in the middle of the night) and pulled his shoes off-

-within 10 minutes he was asking me to please put his shoes back on.

We try to keep his shoes off as much as we can during the day so his

feet can have air and it gives him a break.

Pam and (8-12-01)

> Hello all,

>

> How did you ever get your babies to sleep all night with the

DBB's.

> My daughter Delaney had to wear them once, before she was walking

and

> it didn't work then. Now she is 14 months old, and we are trying

> them again, we've had many bad nights so far. I was very lucky, I

> was home for the year's mat leave with her, so could go to most

> hospital appointments, etc. But now being back at work it is so

> hard. The sitter keeps her sneakers on her all day, to help, but I

> wish I had of kept shoes on her earlier. What do y'all think?

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I'm sure other people will chime in here, but if a child doesn't

tolerate the dbb well, it could be a sign that the foot wasn't

properly corrected to begin with. Also, have you checked to make sure

the bar is the proper width and the shoes are not too small? These

factors also affect how well the child sleeps.

Also, has she had more casting to recorrect her feet at this point

before trying the dbb again? After so long without casts or shoes,

the chances are likely that she needs more casting. If you've already

said in a previous post that your daughter was having casting to

treat a relapse before trying the shoes again, my apologies for

forgetting!

Hope this helps!

Joanne W. mom to Zoe (3-25-01, right clubfoot)

> Hello all,

>

> How did you ever get your babies to sleep all night with the

DBB's.

> My daughter Delaney had to wear them once, before she was walking

and

> it didn't work then. Now she is 14 months old, and we are trying

> them again, we've had many bad nights so far. I was very lucky, I

> was home for the year's mat leave with her, so could go to most

> hospital appointments, etc. But now being back at work it is so

> hard. The sitter keeps her sneakers on her all day, to help, but I

> wish I had of kept shoes on her earlier. What do y'all think?

[Guest guest]

Hi Tina,

I too have had a sleepless night or two with our Molly in the FAB as

given by Dr. Cook at the IWK. I have some pointers that I know he

neglected in passing on to us. You can email me directly or call me

at 425-0422 (Darmouth, NS) if you would like to talk.

Cheers,

> Hello all,

>

> How did you ever get your babies to sleep all night with the

DBB's.

> My daughter Delaney had to wear them once, before she was walking

and

> it didn't work then. Now she is 14 months old, and we are trying

> them again, we've had many bad nights so far. I was very lucky, I

> was home for the year's mat leave with her, so could go to most

> hospital appointments, etc. But now being back at work it is so

> hard. The sitter keeps her sneakers on her all day, to help, but

I

> wish I had of kept shoes on her earlier. What do y'all think?