Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 I have worked full time for both of my clubfoot babies. I just took the Family Medical Leave when we had castings and and surgery. It was tough, but we all managed! www.pediatric-orthopedic-foundation.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 I have worked full time for both of my clubfoot babies. I just took the Family Medical Leave when we had castings and and surgery. It was tough, but we all managed! www.pediatric-orthopedic-foundation.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 My sons are 5 months (bilateral CF)and 2 years old and I am a SAHM. DM gore52 Gore gore52@...> wrote: Hey all, Just curious about if the majority of you moms out there stay at home with your lil ones.. I am 5 mths and my lil boy is due the first of May and will be born (according to level II US) with LCF. I do NOT think that I will be able to work but didn't know if any of you guys did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Hi, I have SAHM for almost 6 years -- starting with the surprise arrival of tmy twins at 31 1/2 weeks gestation. I hope I don't EVER have to go back to work! Marilouise 9/9/03, LCF, DBB 12-16/24 Owen and 3/20/99 > Hey all, > > Just curious about if the majority of you moms out there stay at home with your lil ones.. I am 5 mths and my lil boy is due the first of May and will be born (according to level II US) with LCF. I do NOT think that I will be able to work but didn't know if any of you guys did? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 I have two sons…6 years old and 10 ½ months old (Left CF). I was working 30 hours a week until my maternity leave. Now I work 1 and ½ days a week. Mommy to (12-17-98) and Christian (1-30-04) LCF - DBB 23/7 _____ From: Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 7:12 PM To: nosurgery4clubfoot Subject: Re: SAHM? I have worked full time for both of my clubfoot babies. I just took the Family Medical Leave when we had castings and and surgery. It was tough, but we all managed! www.pediatric-orthopedic-foundation.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 , wow, your note brings so many responses to mind I don't know where to begin! LOL! I " m thinking, 'UH, who says staying at home we don't WORK??? " I'm kidding, not jumping your case - but wow, I wish I worked away from home some days just for some rest. Obviously I'm a sahm but I do think that depending on your occupation you could continue to work around the cf treatments provided you have a loving, caring day care/baby sitter who can afford to give your child a little extra time and comfort when needed. Initially with the Ponseti Method the casts will change weekly for about five weeks, give or take a week or two - but then the DBB is on and the casting is over. Done right, the treatment is practically painless. It can cause some discomfort, some frustration, but mostly I think it just bugs some kids worse than others to have their legs casted or tied up in the DBB but if your care giver is free enough to offer a little extra cuddling and is informed of the danger signs to look for (purple toes, for example) then really it shouldn't be bad at all. s. SAHM? Hey all, Just curious about if the majority of you moms out there stay at home with your lil ones.. I am 5 mths and my lil boy is due the first of May and will be born (according to level II US) with LCF. I do NOT think that I will be able to work but didn't know if any of you guys did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 I envy all of you who can stay home and work. It has been difficult for me to leave them. Not only do I work full time outside of my home, I also started a non-profit for kids with orthopedic birth defects. My ultimate dream is to be able to run the foundation full time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Wow ! That is a wonderful thing that you are doing. I truly admire that. I hope that you can run it fulltime some day also. Good Luck! Mommy to (12-17-98) and Christian (1-30-04) LCF - DBB 23/7 _____ From: Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 8:27 PM To: nosurgery4clubfoot Subject: Re: Re: SAHM? I envy all of you who can stay home and work. It has been difficult for me to leave them. Not only do I work full time outside of my home, I also started a non-profit for kids with orthopedic birth defects. My ultimate dream is to be able to run the foundation full time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 It's a huge trade off . We live very meagerly on one income that trickles in from the little shop we have that's only been open two years - and that we started off of nothing more than my unemployment checks when I got laid off from my job a few months before Everett was born.......I debate returning to work all the time. I miss having a regular and adequate income, I even miss the social contact, but over the past couple years I've learned " adaquate " is one of those really subjective terms. I'd like new towels but my old ones are adequate. .....ha ha.....and an irregular feast or famine income just makes one become a) very faithful and very creative. My dh said a while back that I " m a good cook and I laughed cuz it's so not true, but he said, " Ya, but look you can make a meal out of nothing! " LOL! Your foundation sounds great and you're a special woman to be able to do that - it's something I don't believe I could do. s. ----- Original Message ----- I envy all of you who can stay home and work. It has been difficult for me to leave them. Not only do I work full time outside of my home, I also started a non-profit for kids with orthopedic birth defects. My ultimate dream is to be able to run the foundation full time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 I AGREE! SAHM is more work than an outside job. I have been at home for almost two years now and my hubby is US Navy so it's hectic. I have a three year old boy and now will have another boy with LCF; I guess I was looking for your response to reassure me that it can be done being a SAHM. I have felt so guilty at times for not working but am happy to raise my little boy and can not imagine sending a newborn to a daycare here. Maybe if I were still in my hometown it would be different because I would have family but here, I don't know anyone so YES, I do want to stay at home with them. I thank you for your responses. SAHM? Hey all, Just curious about if the majority of you moms out there stay at home with your lil ones.. I am 5 mths and my lil boy is due the first of May and will be born (according to level II US) with LCF. I do NOT think that I will be able to work but didn't know if any of you guys did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 I stay at home with . He has hypogylcemia, in addition to his club feet, and I can't imagine anyone else taking care of his feet or his blood sugars. My husband and I decided that it is best if I stay at home and care for him since both or our moms did the same. 2/9/04 DBB 12 hours Marilouise Tozier verylittlebrain@...> wrote: Hi, I have SAHM for almost 6 years -- starting with the surprise arrival of tmy twins at 31 1/2 weeks gestation. I hope I don't EVER have to go back to work! Marilouise 9/9/03, LCF, DBB 12-16/24 Owen and 3/20/99 > Hey all, > > Just curious about if the majority of you moms out there stay at home with your lil ones.. I am 5 mths and my lil boy is due the first of May and will be born (according to level II US) with LCF. I do NOT think that I will be able to work but didn't know if any of you guys did? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 AAah! I thought you meant you were a working Mom wondering if you could continue to work with a cf baby. So you KNOOOOOOOOW about staying at home........ ha ha ha ha hahahahhahhhhhaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaa they're coming to take me away ha ha! Don't beat yourself up with guilt trips - what you contribute to the family is worth a lot. Think what it would cost to hire a nanny, a cook, to pay someone else to do your laundry and clean your house and please your husband haha had to throw that in. We are also transportation experts, small business managers, construction workers, social workers, therapists, inventors, doctors, nurses, party planners, secretaries, horticulturists, nutritionalists, animal shelters, plumbers, electricians, mediators, teachers, event planners, and budget analyzers................. wow, and you thought you were just a lowly stay at home on her butt momma didn't ya. Now, lets give three big cheers for all the Moms who do all this every day AND work out of the home! They truely deserve our respect s. From: Gore To: nosurgery4clubfoot Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 7:52 PM Subject: Re: SAHM? I AGREE! SAHM is more work than an outside job. I have been at home for almost two years now and my hubby is US Navy so it's hectic. I have a three year old boy and now will have another boy with LCF; I guess I was looking for your response to reassure me that it can be done being a SAHM. I have felt so guilty at times for not working but am happy to raise my little boy and can not imagine sending a newborn to a daycare here. Maybe if I were still in my hometown it would be different because I would have family but here, I don't know anyone so YES, I do want to stay at home with them. I thank you for your responses. SAHM? Hey all, Just curious about if the majority of you moms out there stay at home with your lil ones.. I am 5 mths and my lil boy is due the first of May and will be born (according to level II US) with LCF. I do NOT think that I will be able to work but didn't know if any of you guys did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 AAah! I thought you meant you were a working Mom wondering if you could continue to work with a cf baby. So you KNOOOOOOOOW about staying at home........ ha ha ha ha hahahahhahhhhhaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaa they're coming to take me away ha ha! Don't beat yourself up with guilt trips - what you contribute to the family is worth a lot. Think what it would cost to hire a nanny, a cook, to pay someone else to do your laundry and clean your house and please your husband haha had to throw that in. We are also transportation experts, small business managers, construction workers, social workers, therapists, inventors, doctors, nurses, party planners, secretaries, horticulturists, nutritionalists, animal shelters, plumbers, electricians, mediators, teachers, event planners, and budget analyzers................. wow, and you thought you were just a lowly stay at home on her butt momma didn't ya. Now, lets give three big cheers for all the Moms who do all this every day AND work out of the home! They truely deserve our respect s. From: Gore To: nosurgery4clubfoot Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 7:52 PM Subject: Re: SAHM? I AGREE! SAHM is more work than an outside job. I have been at home for almost two years now and my hubby is US Navy so it's hectic. I have a three year old boy and now will have another boy with LCF; I guess I was looking for your response to reassure me that it can be done being a SAHM. I have felt so guilty at times for not working but am happy to raise my little boy and can not imagine sending a newborn to a daycare here. Maybe if I were still in my hometown it would be different because I would have family but here, I don't know anyone so YES, I do want to stay at home with them. I thank you for your responses. SAHM? Hey all, Just curious about if the majority of you moms out there stay at home with your lil ones.. I am 5 mths and my lil boy is due the first of May and will be born (according to level II US) with LCF. I do NOT think that I will be able to work but didn't know if any of you guys did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 I hear that.....And on those days when dh comes home and says, " what did you do all day " I want to strangle him.....Then I leave him home for an hour alone and he begs for mercy!!!! DM Number23 number23@...> wrote: AAah! I thought you meant you were a working Mom wondering if you could continue to work with a cf baby. So you KNOOOOOOOOW about staying at home........ ha ha ha ha hahahahhahhhhhaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaa they're coming to take me away ha ha! Don't beat yourself up with guilt trips - what you contribute to the family is worth a lot. Think what it would cost to hire a nanny, a cook, to pay someone else to do your laundry and clean your house and please your husband haha had to throw that in. We are also transportation experts, small business managers, construction workers, social workers, therapists, inventors, doctors, nurses, party planners, secretaries, horticulturists, nutritionalists, animal shelters, plumbers, electricians, mediators, teachers, event planners, and budget analyzers................. wow, and you thought you were just a lowly stay at home on her butt momma didn't ya. Now, lets give three big cheers for all the Moms who do all this every day AND work out of the home! They truely deserve our respect s. From: Gore To: nosurgery4clubfoot Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 7:52 PM Subject: Re: SAHM? I AGREE! SAHM is more work than an outside job. I have been at home for almost two years now and my hubby is US Navy so it's hectic. I have a three year old boy and now will have another boy with LCF; I guess I was looking for your response to reassure me that it can be done being a SAHM. I have felt so guilty at times for not working but am happy to raise my little boy and can not imagine sending a newborn to a daycare here. Maybe if I were still in my hometown it would be different because I would have family but here, I don't know anyone so YES, I do want to stay at home with them. I thank you for your responses. SAHM? Hey all, Just curious about if the majority of you moms out there stay at home with your lil ones.. I am 5 mths and my lil boy is due the first of May and will be born (according to level II US) with LCF. I do NOT think that I will be able to work but didn't know if any of you guys did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 I hear that.....And on those days when dh comes home and says, " what did you do all day " I want to strangle him.....Then I leave him home for an hour alone and he begs for mercy!!!! DM Number23 number23@...> wrote: AAah! I thought you meant you were a working Mom wondering if you could continue to work with a cf baby. So you KNOOOOOOOOW about staying at home........ ha ha ha ha hahahahhahhhhhaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaa they're coming to take me away ha ha! Don't beat yourself up with guilt trips - what you contribute to the family is worth a lot. Think what it would cost to hire a nanny, a cook, to pay someone else to do your laundry and clean your house and please your husband haha had to throw that in. We are also transportation experts, small business managers, construction workers, social workers, therapists, inventors, doctors, nurses, party planners, secretaries, horticulturists, nutritionalists, animal shelters, plumbers, electricians, mediators, teachers, event planners, and budget analyzers................. wow, and you thought you were just a lowly stay at home on her butt momma didn't ya. Now, lets give three big cheers for all the Moms who do all this every day AND work out of the home! They truely deserve our respect s. From: Gore To: nosurgery4clubfoot Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 7:52 PM Subject: Re: SAHM? I AGREE! SAHM is more work than an outside job. I have been at home for almost two years now and my hubby is US Navy so it's hectic. I have a three year old boy and now will have another boy with LCF; I guess I was looking for your response to reassure me that it can be done being a SAHM. I have felt so guilty at times for not working but am happy to raise my little boy and can not imagine sending a newborn to a daycare here. Maybe if I were still in my hometown it would be different because I would have family but here, I don't know anyone so YES, I do want to stay at home with them. I thank you for your responses. SAHM? Hey all, Just curious about if the majority of you moms out there stay at home with your lil ones.. I am 5 mths and my lil boy is due the first of May and will be born (according to level II US) with LCF. I do NOT think that I will be able to work but didn't know if any of you guys did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 OH!!! I will fit in here well!!! My husband is finally starting to realize the things I go thru everyday and says I am AWESOME cause he couldn't do it!!! But, yeah it's tasking and not rewarding when it comes to money or even thank you's that you long to hear from your toddler but I guess shaping my child to the way he will be when he is older is worth it... SAHM? Hey all, Just curious about if the majority of you moms out there stay at home with your lil ones.. I am 5 mths and my lil boy is due the first of May and will be born (according to level II US) with LCF. I do NOT think that I will be able to work but didn't know if any of you guys did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 The end reward is defintely sweet. Gore gore52@...> wrote:OH!!! I will fit in here well!!! My husband is finally starting to realize the things I go thru everyday and says I am AWESOME cause he couldn't do it!!! But, yeah it's tasking and not rewarding when it comes to money or even thank you's that you long to hear from your toddler but I guess shaping my child to the way he will be when he is older is worth it... SAHM? Hey all, Just curious about if the majority of you moms out there stay at home with your lil ones.. I am 5 mths and my lil boy is due the first of May and will be born (according to level II US) with LCF. I do NOT think that I will be able to work but didn't know if any of you guys did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 The end reward is defintely sweet. Gore gore52@...> wrote:OH!!! I will fit in here well!!! My husband is finally starting to realize the things I go thru everyday and says I am AWESOME cause he couldn't do it!!! But, yeah it's tasking and not rewarding when it comes to money or even thank you's that you long to hear from your toddler but I guess shaping my child to the way he will be when he is older is worth it... SAHM? Hey all, Just curious about if the majority of you moms out there stay at home with your lil ones.. I am 5 mths and my lil boy is due the first of May and will be born (according to level II US) with LCF. I do NOT think that I will be able to work but didn't know if any of you guys did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Good for you! Could you tell us a bit about it, I think that is just so wonderful!!! & Grace > I envy all of you who can stay home and work. It has been difficult for me to leave them. Not only do I work full time outside of my home, I also started a non-profit for kids with orthopedic birth defects. My ultimate dream is to be able to run the foundation full time. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Well said ee! I think I will print that off and send it to my mom, she has always said basically the same thing...she will get a real kick out of it, esp. the pleasing your man thing hehehe!!! & Grace > AAah! I thought you meant you were a working Mom wondering if you could continue to work with a cf baby. So you KNOOOOOOOOW about staying at home........ ha ha ha ha hahahahhahhhhhaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaa they're coming to take me away ha ha! > > Don't beat yourself up with guilt trips - what you contribute to the family is worth a lot. Think what it would cost to hire a nanny, a cook, to pay someone else to do your laundry and clean your house and please your husband haha had to throw that in. We are also transportation experts, small business managers, construction workers, social workers, therapists, inventors, doctors, nurses, party planners, secretaries, horticulturists, nutritionalists, animal shelters, plumbers, electricians, mediators, teachers, event planners, and budget analyzers................. wow, and you thought you were just a lowly stay at home on her butt momma didn't ya. Now, lets give three big cheers for all the Moms who do all this every day AND work out of the home! They truely deserve our respect > > s. > > > > From: Gore > To: nosurgery4clubfoot > Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 7:52 PM > Subject: Re: SAHM? > > > > I AGREE! SAHM is more work than an outside job. I have been at home for almost two years now and my hubby is US Navy so it's hectic. I have a three year old boy and now will have another boy with LCF; I guess I was looking for your response to reassure me that it can be done being a SAHM. I have felt so guilty at times for not working but am happy to raise my little boy and can not imagine sending a newborn to a daycare here. Maybe if I were still in my hometown it would be different because I would have family but here, I don't know anyone so YES, I do want to stay at home with them. I thank you for your responses. > > SAHM? > > > > Hey all, > > Just curious about if the majority of you moms out there stay at home with your lil ones.. I am 5 mths and my lil boy is due the first of May and will be born (according to level II US) with LCF. I do NOT think that I will be able to work but didn't know if any of you guys did? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 I have 2 boys now, 2 (in 2 weeks) and 4 months. I work fulltime...(50+ hours a week) and I love being able to do both! I will not lie, I am beat by the end of the day but I feel fortunate that I can pursue my career while taking care of my boys. Luckily, I work second shift so I get all morning and early afternoon with my kids. They go to daycare for a few hours then my dh picks them up and takes care of the night time rituals. My husband is a tremendous help. He does half of all the household responsibilities as well as taking care of the kids. Keri 12/30/02 Jordan 8/19/04 rcf( my overtired mom posted the last couple times that I had a lcf....dahhhh ma, what are ya thinking??) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Hi ! I am a sahm and have been since my oldest was 2. I do work however, I run a daycare in my home and that allows me to contribute as well. Now that we are expecting our third I know I will not go back to work...daycare for 3 would be outrageous. Tina Dylan 3-21-00 Ethan 3-06-04 bcf s 15/7 #3 EDD 5-25-05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 I did not work, but there really wasnt any reason I couldnt have that was directly related to the CF. The casting should be finished durring your postpartum time, and any good daycare would not have a problem dealing with the DBB once they are taught how. My husband went to every casting and follow up appointment except when I took Kai to Iowa, and he worked full time. Jobs are usually very good about granting time off for medical realted things. I know it seems very overwhelming - all that is involved - but it really isnt once you get used to it. Angel SAHM? Hey all, Just curious about if the majority of you moms out there stay at home with your lil ones.. I am 5 mths and my lil boy is due the first of May and will be born (according to level II US) with LCF. I do NOT think that I will be able to work but didn't know if any of you guys did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 I did not work, but there really wasnt any reason I couldnt have that was directly related to the CF. The casting should be finished durring your postpartum time, and any good daycare would not have a problem dealing with the DBB once they are taught how. My husband went to every casting and follow up appointment except when I took Kai to Iowa, and he worked full time. Jobs are usually very good about granting time off for medical realted things. I know it seems very overwhelming - all that is involved - but it really isnt once you get used to it. Angel SAHM? Hey all, Just curious about if the majority of you moms out there stay at home with your lil ones.. I am 5 mths and my lil boy is due the first of May and will be born (according to level II US) with LCF. I do NOT think that I will be able to work but didn't know if any of you guys did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 Hi I went back to work (part-time) when my little boy was 6 months. He was born with bilateral c/f. He only went mornings to nursery and it was never an issue with them AT ALL that he had his foot brace on. They used to take it off for me at the appropriate time. They never had to put it on. He is now in night times only now so it is even less of an issue. I am still part-time as I don't want to leave him for too long and it has all worked out really well, I was very worried about it all in the beginning. I think I can just do more hours as he gets older. After all it is only a few years before they are at school!!!!!!!!!! Rach -- SAHM? Hey all, Just curious about if the majority of you moms out there stay at home with your lil ones.. I am 5 mths and my lil boy is due the first of May and will be born (according to level II US) with LCF. I do NOT think that I will be able to work but didn't know if any of you guys did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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