Re: sleeping problems in Ponseti toddlers

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Hi

Our son also has bilateral clubfeet. He is in his FAB for 13 hours. He has

nights when he cries out regularly. He is 17 months. Some nights we don't

hear a peep others it is 2 or 3 times or maybe just once. I still am trying

to work out if it is his shoes that wake him up when he slams them against

the side of the cot. I think he is a bit young to put in a bed yet, but we

have got him one, I am just holding back as long as poss. His bed is in the

shape of a car with a roof so now I am wondering if we will have the same

trouble with the sides of it. On the other hand I wonder if he would have

been like that anyway. The shoes don't seem to bother him at all. He seems

to go back to sleep if I give him milk which I really could do with stopping

now. It is hard to tell if it is shoe related. I have put alot of it down to

teething as he seems to suffer when he gets a tooth.

Rach, Steve & Connor

-- sleeping problems in Ponseti toddlers

My two-year-old had bilateral talipes and has been successfully treated

using Ponseti. He has been in his Denis Brown boots and bar since he was 2

months old and hasn't given us much trouble at all. However, he does have

disturbed sleep and appears to cry in his sleep regularly. This has

increased between the ages of 18 months and two years.

Has anyone else had what appears to be boots-and-bar -related sleeping

problems with their toddlers? Has this influenced when you are likely to

transfer your children out of their cot environment and into a proper bed?

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My older son who turned 2 last month does not have

clubbed feet but does wake in the night sometimes

crying. Most times he falls back to sleep with out

help. Other nights he is hysterical. I am not sure

if it is growing pains or nightmares. It did increase

around 18 months. I have not experienced the dbb yet.

We are still in casts from 's tenonomy last

month.

Maybe it is just part of growing up. I have heard

other moms say that they use the pack and play instead

of a traditional crib and that helps. It prevents the

bar from getting stuck between the bars.

Dawn-Marie

9/14/02

Jonthan 7/20/04, 7 days left in tenonomy casts.

--- Rach rach@...> wrote:

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> Hi

>

> Our son also has bilateral clubfeet. He is in his

> FAB for 13 hours. He has

> nights when he cries out regularly. He is 17 months.

> Some nights we don't

> hear a peep others it is 2 or 3 times or maybe just

> once. I still am trying

> to work out if it is his shoes that wake him up when

> he slams them against

> the side of the cot. I think he is a bit young to

> put in a bed yet, but we

> have got him one, I am just holding back as long as

> poss. His bed is in the

> shape of a car with a roof so now I am wondering if

> we will have the same

> trouble with the sides of it. On the other hand I

> wonder if he would have

> been like that anyway. The shoes don't seem to

> bother him at all. He seems

> to go back to sleep if I give him milk which I

> really could do with stopping

> now. It is hard to tell if it is shoe related. I

> have put alot of it down to

> teething as he seems to suffer when he gets a tooth.

>

>

> Rach, Steve & Connor

> -- sleeping problems in

> Ponseti toddlers

>

>

> My two-year-old had bilateral talipes and has been

> successfully treated

> using Ponseti. He has been in his Denis Brown boots

> and bar since he was 2

> months old and hasn't given us much trouble at all.

> However, he does have

> disturbed sleep and appears to cry in his sleep

> regularly. This has

> increased between the ages of 18 months and two

> years.

> Has anyone else had what appears to be boots-and-bar

> -related sleeping

> problems with their toddlers? Has this influenced

> when you are likely to

> transfer your children out of their cot environment

> and into a proper bed?

>

>

>

> For more details please click here

>

http://www.estatesgazettegroup.com/contact_new.html>.

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Hi ,

I have 2-year-old twins (one with clubfoot, one

without) and both are in cot beds, ie big cots that

convert to beds later (the sides come off).

Alister is in the DBB at night and bangs them against

the cot during his sleep, but that doesn't seem to

wake him and he has been sleeping through for ages

now. (no DBB) on the other hand wakes up

regularly, possibly due to teething even though this

doesn't seem to bother his brother either...

So I guess it partially depends on the child as well,

even though the DBB seem to disturb some children at

night. Could it be that your son is simply teething?

I think the back molars are usually coming through

around this age...

Anyway, I'm planning on leaving both of them in their

cot beds (with the sides attached) for as long as

possible, then I don't have to worry about them

getting into trouble if they wake up at night...

Good luck,

with Alister (*11 Sep 02, RCF)

and (*11 Sep 02, normal feet)

--- Rach rach@...> wrote:

>

> Hi

>

> Our son also has bilateral clubfeet. He is in his

> FAB for 13 hours. He has

> nights when he cries out regularly. He is 17 months.

> Some nights we don't

> hear a peep others it is 2 or 3 times or maybe just

> once. I still am trying

> to work out if it is his shoes that wake him up when

> he slams them against

> the side of the cot. I think he is a bit young to

> put in a bed yet, but we

> have got him one, I am just holding back as long as

> poss. His bed is in the

> shape of a car with a roof so now I am wondering if

> we will have the same

> trouble with the sides of it. On the other hand I

> wonder if he would have

> been like that anyway. The shoes don't seem to

> bother him at all. He seems

> to go back to sleep if I give him milk which I

> really could do with stopping

> now. It is hard to tell if it is shoe related. I

> have put alot of it down to

> teething as he seems to suffer when he gets a tooth.

>

>

> Rach, Steve & Connor

> -- sleeping problems in

> Ponseti toddlers

>

>

> My two-year-old had bilateral talipes and has been

> successfully treated

> using Ponseti. He has been in his Denis Brown boots

> and bar since he was 2

> months old and hasn't given us much trouble at all.

> However, he does have

> disturbed sleep and appears to cry in his sleep

> regularly. This has

> increased between the ages of 18 months and two

> years.

> Has anyone else had what appears to be boots-and-bar

> -related sleeping

> problems with their toddlers? Has this influenced

> when you are likely to

> transfer your children out of their cot environment

> and into a proper bed?

>

>

>

> For more details please click here

>

http://www.estatesgazettegroup.com/contact_new.html>.

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Have you considered just giving him a mattress on the floor as a bed? That

worked well for my older son when he was about 18 months old. If he rolled off

it wasn't far and he could crawl back on easily.

s.

sleeping problems in

> Ponseti toddlers

>

>

> My two-year-old had bilateral talipes and has been

> successfully treated

> using Ponseti. He has been in his Denis Brown boots

> and bar since he was 2

> months old and hasn't given us much trouble at all.

> However, he does have

> disturbed sleep and appears to cry in his sleep

> regularly. This has

> increased between the ages of 18 months and two

> years.

> Has anyone else had what appears to be boots-and-bar

> -related sleeping

> problems with their toddlers? Has this influenced

> when you are likely to

> transfer your children out of their cot environment

> and into a proper bed?

>

>

>

> For more details please click here

>

http://www.estatesgazettegroup.com/contact_new.html>.

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Our son is 12 months old and has slept through the night about six times in the

past year. That's it. He wakes up all the time. His big brother on the

other hand is a fantastic sleeper. Could just be the child and not the brace,

kwim?

s.

sleeping problems in Ponseti toddlers

My two-year-old had bilateral talipes and has been successfully treated

using Ponseti. He has been in his Denis Brown boots and bar since he was 2

months old and hasn't given us much trouble at all. However, he does have

disturbed sleep and appears to cry in his sleep regularly. This has

increased between the ages of 18 months and two years.

Has anyone else had what appears to be boots-and-bar -related sleeping

problems with their toddlers? Has this influenced when you are likely to

transfer your children out of their cot environment and into a proper bed?

For more details please click here

http://www.estatesgazettegroup.com/contact_new.html>.

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,

Another thing to consider:

If your son is growing through a growth spurt, you'll want to check

to make sure that his brace is big enough for him. If it is too

narrow, it can be uncomfortable. The inside edges of the heels of

the shoes should be at a distance equal to the width of his

shoulders. There's a picture of this at

http://pages.ivillage.com/ponseti_links under the bracing section.

Welcome to the board!

& (3-16-00)

left clubfoot

[Guest guest]

Hi there, My daughter will be 2 years old tomorrow and is in the DBB

12-13 hours a night. She is still in a crib also. She bangs the crib

off and on in the middle of the night but it doesn't wake her. She

also don't cry out in the middle of the night either. I am sorry I am

not any help. All I can say is have his brace and shoes checked.

>

> ,

> Another thing to consider:

> If your son is growing through a growth spurt, you'll want to check

> to make sure that his brace is big enough for him. If it is too

> narrow, it can be uncomfortable. The inside edges of the heels of

> the shoes should be at a distance equal to the width of his

> shoulders. There's a picture of this at

> http://pages.ivillage.com/ponseti_links under the bracing section.

> Welcome to the board!

> & (3-16-00)

> left clubfoot

[Guest guest]

My daughter is almost 3 and still in the FAB, I notice when she

isn't sleeping well it is normally because the width of the bar

needs to be adjusted, or she needed new shoes (which she does now).

I hope you are back to getting some sleep soon!!!

> >

> > ,

> > Another thing to consider:

> > If your son is growing through a growth spurt, you'll want to

check

> > to make sure that his brace is big enough for him. If it is too

> > narrow, it can be uncomfortable. The inside edges of the heels

of

> > the shoes should be at a distance equal to the width of his

> > shoulders. There's a picture of this at

> > http://pages.ivillage.com/ponseti_links under the bracing

section.

> > Welcome to the board!

> > & (3-16-00)

> > left clubfoot

[Guest guest]

seems to sleep poorly until around 10pm, most of this is

due to him scooting up the cot and bashing his head at the top or

losing his dummy.

In the early months we got the odd cry of agony. I have absolutely

no doubt this was due to cramp. We would take his boots off, soothe

his feathers, massage his feet and them put them back on again.

He'll be in his cot for some time but we'll be getting on of those

guards you can get which attaches to the bed to stop him falling

out. We're in the UK but assume these are a commonly found item.

mum to

10 months old with bilateral clubfeet.