RE: need help with 3 yo and DBB

[Guest guest]

Tia,

Great to hear from you! I know what you mean... Zoe was without the shoes

for a few days when she hurt her foot. It was hard to get her to cooperate.

Also, after awhile she wouldn't cooperate again. I think the shoes were

getting too small.

Just like when she resisted brushing her teeth, I try to explain very simply

that they will get rotten if we don't brush. If that doesn't work, I say

that the dentist needs her to brush. this usually works.

When she started fighting the shoes or asking to have them taken off in the

middle of the night, I would just remind her that Dr. Herzenberg told me

they have to stay on for a " few more months " or something " until your

birthday " . It's hard because they don't have a sense of time and there's no

definite date when you know they'll come off!

She knows that she was born with a clubfoot, but the doctors fixed it with

casts. I just told her that if she doesn't wear the shoes, her foot could

get crooked again.

I try to tell her before she gets too upset. When they're having a fit, they

can't really hear what you're saying, know what I mean?

Anyway, as always, when they're having difficulty with the shoes, it's

important to make sure the shoes are not too small, the bar is not too short

and there isn't some other typical developmental issue going on, like

teething, learning a new skill, nightmares, growth spurts, etc. or a change

in the routine (new sibling, move, starting preschool or daycare). There are

just so many factors that can interfere with their sleeping!

If Zoe doesn't eat enough dinner or drinks too much water during the night,

she'll wake up early. If she doesn't have a blanket on, she wakes up early.

Lately she needs the light on to fall asleep.

Just my 2 1/2 cents, hope this hellps!!!

Joanne W.

Message: 16

Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2004 02:03:31 -0000

Subject: need help with 3 y.o. and DBB

hi all, it's been forever since i've posted. kelby turned 3 in

august and has been doing fine with his shoes at night until he

recently cut his heel and for the first time ever...he couldn't wear

his shoes at night. he didn't wear them for about 4 days. needless

to say, ever since then it has been a MAJOR battle to do his shoes

at night. he got used to getting up in the morning and coming in to

our room to get in to bed with us, now he can't climb over the gate

with his shoes on. right now he is in bed hysterically screaming " i

don't want my ni-ni shoes " . any ideas/help from parents who've been

thru this with an older child? how are we going to make it to 4

y.o.? he's 40 lbs and so hard to carry to the bathroom, how are we

going to do this another year? thanks for any help.

Tia & Kelby

8-3-01 bilateral CF

Ponseti baby

(Getting very tired of the hurricanes down here...send " go away "

vibes for Ivan the terrible!!!)

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[Guest guest]

Tia,

Great to hear from you! I know what you mean... Zoe was without the shoes

for a few days when she hurt her foot. It was hard to get her to cooperate.

Also, after awhile she wouldn't cooperate again. I think the shoes were

getting too small.

Just like when she resisted brushing her teeth, I try to explain very simply

that they will get rotten if we don't brush. If that doesn't work, I say

that the dentist needs her to brush. this usually works.

When she started fighting the shoes or asking to have them taken off in the

middle of the night, I would just remind her that Dr. Herzenberg told me

they have to stay on for a " few more months " or something " until your

birthday " . It's hard because they don't have a sense of time and there's no

definite date when you know they'll come off!

She knows that she was born with a clubfoot, but the doctors fixed it with

casts. I just told her that if she doesn't wear the shoes, her foot could

get crooked again.

I try to tell her before she gets too upset. When they're having a fit, they

can't really hear what you're saying, know what I mean?

Anyway, as always, when they're having difficulty with the shoes, it's

important to make sure the shoes are not too small, the bar is not too short

and there isn't some other typical developmental issue going on, like

teething, learning a new skill, nightmares, growth spurts, etc. or a change

in the routine (new sibling, move, starting preschool or daycare). There are

just so many factors that can interfere with their sleeping!

If Zoe doesn't eat enough dinner or drinks too much water during the night,

she'll wake up early. If she doesn't have a blanket on, she wakes up early.

Lately she needs the light on to fall asleep.

Just my 2 1/2 cents, hope this hellps!!!

Joanne W.

Message: 16

Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2004 02:03:31 -0000

Subject: need help with 3 y.o. and DBB

hi all, it's been forever since i've posted. kelby turned 3 in

august and has been doing fine with his shoes at night until he

recently cut his heel and for the first time ever...he couldn't wear

his shoes at night. he didn't wear them for about 4 days. needless

to say, ever since then it has been a MAJOR battle to do his shoes

at night. he got used to getting up in the morning and coming in to

our room to get in to bed with us, now he can't climb over the gate

with his shoes on. right now he is in bed hysterically screaming " i

don't want my ni-ni shoes " . any ideas/help from parents who've been

thru this with an older child? how are we going to make it to 4

y.o.? he's 40 lbs and so hard to carry to the bathroom, how are we

going to do this another year? thanks for any help.

Tia & Kelby

8-3-01 bilateral CF

Ponseti baby

(Getting very tired of the hurricanes down here...send " go away "

vibes for Ivan the terrible!!!)

_________________________________________________________________

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http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/