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Sponge baths are the recommended way, but people have done all sorts of

things to get by. It seems so silly when I think back. I used to wrap Kaitlin's

cast with Glad " Press and Seal " its kind of like saran wrap but so much better.

I would make sure to tuck it around her leg so water wouldn't run into the

cast. Then I would put her in her baby bath and bath sling. then I would tape

her leg to the tub in an upwards position to make sure water ran away from the

cast. It always worked well and she seemed to enjoy it.

Try not to stress about the casts. You will find lots of ways to accomadate

the casts and bar. It's really not as bad as it sounds. I am sure there are

atleast 100 different ways to bathe a baby in casts among other things. Really,

just enjoy your pregnancy and get LOTS of rest...you will be needing it! LOL

Freeman

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Hi, this is again...I'm still trying to figure out some of the

practical aspects of having a child with clubfeet. My new daughter is

due 6/7, and I want to know how do you bathe a baby with 2 full leg

casts? Is it sponge baths for the duration? Or is there something out

there that will keep the casts dry?

I'm really appreciating reading about everyone's experiences. Gives me

piece of mind that overall this is a dealable situation and not a

longterm hindrance.

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My daughter only had one cast but we always did sponge baths because I

did not want to risk anything getting the cast wet. We tried it one

time with garbage bags etc around the cast and it did not work for us.

Jenni

Hamilton wrote:

>Hi, this is again...I'm still trying to figure out some of the

>practical aspects of having a child with clubfeet. My new daughter is

>due 6/7, and I want to know how do you bathe a baby with 2 full leg

>casts? Is it sponge baths for the duration? Or is there something out

>there that will keep the casts dry?

>

>I'm really appreciating reading about everyone's experiences. Gives me

>piece of mind that overall this is a dealable situation and not a

>longterm hindrance.

>

>

>

>

>

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My son is bilateral (funny, I almost typed was bilateral--that's how

much easier it's gotten!). We never did the tub bath. Every other

day I would just put him in a warm room and put down one of those

waterproof diaper changer things on the floor with a towel on top of

it and a couple of little tubs of warm water. I would keep one

washcloth/tub for soapy and one washcloth/tub for rinse. After if I

got the towel under him too wet I would change it. This would give

him a good bath. On the alternating day and had this

lotion/soap stuff that I would rub all over him and then rinse him

off with a clean washcloth.

Pam and (8-12-01)

> Hi, this is again...I'm still trying to figure out some of

the

> practical aspects of having a child with clubfeet. My new daughter

is

> due 6/7, and I want to know how do you bathe a baby with 2 full leg

> casts? Is it sponge baths for the duration? Or is there something

out

> there that will keep the casts dry?

>

> I'm really appreciating reading about everyone's experiences. Gives

me

> piece of mind that overall this is a dealable situation and not a

> longterm hindrance.

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I sponge bathed only until the umbilicalcord came off then it was in

the tub. Ava has bilateral CF and I would use the mesh insert (looks

like a ramp) from the infant tub and put it in the big tub. Reverse

it so her head was at the low end (not for a long period of time) and

her feet at the high end. I would use two bath towels folded and prop

up the legs a little higher. I would then let the water run slow and

bath her. She loved it. Never got her cast wet. Of course you have to

be very careful. Usually only the bottom towel would get a little

wet. Just became part of the bedtime routine. It seemed to take less

time than getting everything out and set for the sponge bath. It's

just what worked for us.

KK

Livi 01/22/03

Ava 05/27/04 Bilat Atypical CF s 21/7

> Hi, this is again...I'm still trying to figure out some of

the

> practical aspects of having a child with clubfeet. My new daughter

is

> due 6/7, and I want to know how do you bathe a baby with 2 full leg

> casts? Is it sponge baths for the duration? Or is there something

out

> there that will keep the casts dry?

>

> I'm really appreciating reading about everyone's experiences. Gives

me

> piece of mind that overall this is a dealable situation and not a

> longterm hindrance.

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In a message dated 1/16/2005 8:43:24 PM Pacific Standard Time,

jenhundley@... writes:

> Here is the best tip I can give you. When you have the poo accidents on

> the casts use alocohol to scrub them!!!!

>

I wish I hadknown that at the time!!! I would scrub and scrub and always have

a little hint of stain, no matter what. EXCELLENT IDEA...

Freeman

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Hey , Congrats.

We got one of those all inclusive bathing tubs. There is just this incline

piece and I set that over a towel on the bathroom counter. I would put a little

towel over his periscope and then just use a wipe from & . You

get it wet and it get's soapy. Then just take a washcloth and squeeze it over

him. You'll get the hang of it. It they get a little bit wet, no big deal.

Here is the best tip I can give you. When you have the poo accidents on the

casts use alocohol to scrub them!!!!

Hamilton jenham@...> wrote:

Hi, this is again...I'm still trying to figure out some of the

practical aspects of having a child with clubfeet. My new daughter is

due 6/7, and I want to know how do you bathe a baby with 2 full leg

casts? Is it sponge baths for the duration? Or is there something out

there that will keep the casts dry?

I'm really appreciating reading about everyone's experiences. Gives me

piece of mind that overall this is a dealable situation and not a

longterm hindrance.

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The casting process is only 6 weeks (if done correctly). Newborn babies

don't need massive scrubbings either. Even if your baby didn't have

casts, I don't think he would need daily baths IMO. Sponge baths do just

fine in that time of the casting period. Only on the occassional

'blow-out' do you really want to dunk the baby in a bath to wash them off.

Good luck with your new little one. Like someone else said, sleep, sleep,

sleep as much as possible before June.

Shook

Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

Vienna, VA 22182

x374

x374

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What is IMO? O.k., I've seen it before, I could figure out on my own

that DH is dear hubby or husband, DD, I'm still not sure on, maybe

dear daughter, I think DSS was another one, dear second son maybe? and

HTH, is that hang in there? Is there a manual for these chat room

abbreviations?????? OIY! :)

> ,

> The casting process is only 6 weeks (if done correctly). Newborn

babies

> don't need massive scrubbings either. Even if your baby didn't have

> casts, I don't think he would need daily baths IMO. Sponge baths do

just

> fine in that time of the casting period. Only on the occassional

> 'blow-out' do you really want to dunk the baby in a bath to wash

them off.

>

>

>

> Good luck with your new little one. Like someone else said, sleep,

sleep,

> sleep as much as possible before June.

>

>

>

>

>

> Shook

> Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

> Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

> 2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

> Vienna, VA 22182

> x374

> x374

> fax

>

>

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IMO- in my opinion

HTH- hope this helps

DD-dear daughter

DH-dear hubby

DS-dear son; don't know about DSS

Shook

Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

Vienna, VA 22182

x374

x374

fax

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Thanks!! Anymore I should know? LOL Good grief! :)

> IMO- in my opinion

> HTH- hope this helps

> DD-dear daughter

> DH-dear hubby

> DS-dear son; don't know about DSS

>

>

>

>

> Shook

> Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

> Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

> 2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

> Vienna, VA 22182

> x374

> x374

> fax

>

>

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i've had friends use dss as dear step son...

Wold wrote:

>

> Thanks!! Anymore I should know? LOL Good grief! :)

>

>

> > IMO- in my opinion

> > HTH- hope this helps

> > DD-dear daughter

> > DH-dear hubby

> > DS-dear son; don't know about DSS

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Shook

> > Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

> > Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

> > 2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

> > Vienna, VA 22182

> > x374

> > x374

> > fax

> >

> >

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For a few weeks of casting, it's not that huge of a deal, do the sponge bath and

at the clinic you can wash her legs between castings - but I'll throw this out

there for what it's worth. You know wore casts for 6 months, so my

solution was to get a big baby bath tub and drill about a thousand holes in to

it - then it was a baby colander (sieve?) instead! LOL! I'd carefully pour the

water over him and it would run through the tub rather that make a puddle.

Anyway, it worked pretty good for us but we were dealing with a long term

situation.

s.

Re: A practical question

Hey , Congrats.

We got one of those all inclusive bathing tubs. There is just this incline

piece and I set that over a towel on the bathroom counter. I would put a little

towel over his periscope and then just use a wipe from & . You

get it wet and it get's soapy. Then just take a washcloth and squeeze it over

him. You'll get the hang of it. It they get a little bit wet, no big deal.

Here is the best tip I can give you. When you have the poo accidents on the

casts use alocohol to scrub them!!!!

Hamilton jenham@...> wrote:

Hi, this is again...I'm still trying to figure out some of the

practical aspects of having a child with clubfeet. My new daughter is

due 6/7, and I want to know how do you bathe a baby with 2 full leg

casts? Is it sponge baths for the duration? Or is there something out

there that will keep the casts dry?

I'm really appreciating reading about everyone's experiences. Gives me

piece of mind that overall this is a dealable situation and not a

longterm hindrance.

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KWIM-know what I mean; is also a popular one.

Shook

Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

Vienna, VA 22182

x374

x374

fax

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IMO - in my opinion

imho - in my humble opinion

jmtcw - just my two cents worth

dd - dear daughter

ds - dear son

dh - " dear " husband although the d here could go a lot of different directions!

:)

kwim? know what I mean?

btw- by the way...

OK, got a baby screaming on my leg, gotta go.

s.

Re: A practical question

What is IMO? O.k., I've seen it before, I could figure out on my own

that DH is dear hubby or husband, DD, I'm still not sure on, maybe

dear daughter, I think DSS was another one, dear second son maybe? and

HTH, is that hang in there? Is there a manual for these chat room

abbreviations?????? OIY! :)

> ,

> The casting process is only 6 weeks (if done correctly). Newborn

babies

> don't need massive scrubbings either. Even if your baby didn't have

> casts, I don't think he would need daily baths IMO. Sponge baths do

just

> fine in that time of the casting period. Only on the occassional

> 'blow-out' do you really want to dunk the baby in a bath to wash

them off.

>

>

>

> Good luck with your new little one. Like someone else said, sleep,

sleep,

> sleep as much as possible before June.

>

>

>

>

>

> Shook

> Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

> Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

> 2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

> Vienna, VA 22182

> x374

> x374

> fax

>

>

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dss - step son?

Re: Re: A practical question

IMO- in my opinion

HTH- hope this helps

DD-dear daughter

DH-dear hubby

DS-dear son; don't know about DSS

Shook

Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

Vienna, VA 22182

x374

x374

fax

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i found this on babycenter but took out all the trying to conceive/

fertility acronyms...

:) or :-) happy

:( or :-( sad

:D grin

:x love

;\ mischief

B-) cool

]:) devil

:P silly

X-( angry

:^O laugh

;) or ;-) wink

:8} blush

:_| cry

?:| confused

:o shocked

:| plain

Acronyms What they mean

BB or BBS Internet bulletin board

BBL be back later

BC because, or before children

BF breastfeed, or boyfriend

BIL brother-in-law

BRB be right back

BTDT been there, done that

BTW by the way

CIO cry it out

CWIM see what I mean

DC daycare

DD dear daughter

DF dear fiancee

DH dear husband

DS dear son

DSD dear stepdaughter

DSS dear stepson

DW dear wife

EDD estimated due date

FF formula feeding

FIL father-in-law

FT full time

FTR for the record

FWIW for what it's worth

FYI for your information

HTH hope this helps

IMHO in my humble opinion

IMO in my opinion

IRL in real life

JJ or J/J just joking

JK or J/K just kidding

JMHO just my humble opinion, or just my honest opinion

KWIM know what I mean

LOL laughing out loud

MIL mother-in-law

ML maternity leave

MYOB mind your own business

NMS not my style

NMSAA not my style at all

NP no problem

OMG oh my gosh, or oh my god

OP original poster

OT off topic

PP previous poster

ROFL rolling on floor laughing

SAHD stay-at-home dad

SAHM stay-at-home mom

SAHP stay-at-home parent

SIL sister-in-law

TIA thanks in advance

WAH work at home

WOH work out of the home

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wow!! so much to learn so little time.... or is it, slt? hehe!

> > ,

> > The casting process is only 6 weeks (if done correctly). Newborn

> babies

> > don't need massive scrubbings either. Even if your baby didn't have

> > casts, I don't think he would need daily baths IMO. Sponge baths do

> just

> > fine in that time of the casting period. Only on the occassional

> > 'blow-out' do you really want to dunk the baby in a bath to wash

> them off.

> >

> >

> >

> > Good luck with your new little one. Like someone else said, sleep,

> sleep,

> > sleep as much as possible before June.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Shook

> > Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

> > Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

> > 2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

> > Vienna, VA 22182

> > x374

> > x374

> > fax

> >

> >

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Thanks for all the responses on this! Seems like everyone has come up

with the best solution for their situation. I've been through life with

a newborn before. DD#1 is 2-1/2 now. Just this time around it will be a

bit more complicated.

I'll keep these ideas in mind when the time comes!

> ,

> The casting process is only 6 weeks (if done correctly).  Newborn

> babies

> don't need massive scrubbings either.  Even if your baby didn't have

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hmmm, what would you call your second son, abbreviated?

> dss - step son?

>

> Re: Re: A practical question

>

>

>

> IMO- in my opinion

> HTH- hope this helps

> DD-dear daughter

> DH-dear hubby

> DS-dear son; don't know about DSS

>

>

>

>

> Shook

> Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

> Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

> 2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

> Vienna, VA 22182

> x374

> x374

> fax

>

>

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DS#2

>

> hmmm, what would you call your second son, abbreviated?

>

>

> > dss - step son?

> >

> > Re: Re: A practical question

> >

> >

> >

> > IMO- in my opinion

> > HTH- hope this helps

> > DD-dear daughter

> > DH-dear hubby

> > DS-dear son; don't know about DSS

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Shook

> > Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

> > Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

> > 2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

> > Vienna, VA 22182

> > x374

> > x374

> > fax

> >

> >

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Omigosh!! NOW there is so much to learn!!!! Holy cow, I think I'll

just stick with the standard :), for now anyways... Although I do

like the :P, it's just a matter of getting used to them!

thanks!! I'll have to keep this one handy! Bf is breastfeed or

boyfriend?? man, you could have fun with that mix up hunh?? same

with bc...hehe! And the ROFL brings back so many fond memories from

here! :)

Thanks again,

> i found this on babycenter but took out all the trying to conceive/

> fertility acronyms...

>

> :) or :-) happy

> :( or :-( sad

> :D grin

> :x love

> ;\ mischief

> B-) cool

> ]:) devil

> :P silly

> X-( angry

> :^O laugh

> ;) or ;-) wink

> :8} blush

> :_| cry

> ?:| confused

> :o shocked

> :| plain

>

>

> Acronyms What they mean

> BB or BBS Internet bulletin board

> BBL be back later

> BC because, or before children

> BF breastfeed, or boyfriend

> BIL brother-in-law

> BRB be right back

> BTDT been there, done that

> BTW by the way

> CIO cry it out

> CWIM see what I mean

> DC daycare

> DD dear daughter

> DF dear fiancee

> DH dear husband

> DS dear son

> DSD dear stepdaughter

> DSS dear stepson

> DW dear wife

> EDD estimated due date

> FF formula feeding

> FIL father-in-law

> FT full time

> FTR for the record

> FWIW for what it's worth

> FYI for your information

> HTH hope this helps

> IMHO in my humble opinion

> IMO in my opinion

> IRL in real life

> JJ or J/J just joking

> JK or J/K just kidding

> JMHO just my humble opinion, or just my honest opinion

> KWIM know what I mean

> LOL laughing out loud

> MIL mother-in-law

> ML maternity leave

> MYOB mind your own business

> NMS not my style

> NMSAA not my style at all

> NP no problem

> OMG oh my gosh, or oh my god

> OP original poster

> OT off topic

> PP previous poster

> ROFL rolling on floor laughing

> SAHD stay-at-home dad

> SAHM stay-at-home mom

> SAHP stay-at-home parent

> SIL sister-in-law

> TIA thanks in advance

> WAH work at home

> WOH work out of the home

>

>

> >

>

>

>

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O.k., I could have sworn I heard a duh attached to that one!!! :)

> > > dss - step son?

> > >

> > > Re: Re: A practical question

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > IMO- in my opinion

> > > HTH- hope this helps

> > > DD-dear daughter

> > > DH-dear hubby

> > > DS-dear son; don't know about DSS

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Shook

> > > Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

> > > Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

> > > 2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

> > > Vienna, VA 22182

> > > x374

> > > x374

> > > fax

> > >

> > >

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Uuuhhhhhhhhh.........are we going to be tested on this?

s.

Re: Re: A practical question

i found this on babycenter but took out all the trying to conceive/

fertility acronyms...

:) or :-) happy

:( or :-( sad

:D grin

:x love

;\ mischief

B-) cool

]:) devil

:P silly

X-( angry

:^O laugh

;) or ;-) wink

:8} blush

:_| cry

?:| confused

:o shocked

:| plain

Acronyms What they mean

BB or BBS Internet bulletin board

BBL be back later

BC because, or before children

BF breastfeed, or boyfriend

BIL brother-in-law

BRB be right back

BTDT been there, done that

BTW by the way

CIO cry it out

CWIM see what I mean

DC daycare

DD dear daughter

DF dear fiancee

DH dear husband

DS dear son

DSD dear stepdaughter

DSS dear stepson

DW dear wife

EDD estimated due date

FF formula feeding

FIL father-in-law

FT full time

FTR for the record

FWIW for what it's worth

FYI for your information

HTH hope this helps

IMHO in my humble opinion

IMO in my opinion

IRL in real life

JJ or J/J just joking

JK or J/K just kidding

JMHO just my humble opinion, or just my honest opinion

KWIM know what I mean

LOL laughing out loud

MIL mother-in-law

ML maternity leave

MYOB mind your own business

NMS not my style

NMSAA not my style at all

NP no problem

OMG oh my gosh, or oh my god

OP original poster

OT off topic

PP previous poster

ROFL rolling on floor laughing

SAHD stay-at-home dad

SAHM stay-at-home mom

SAHP stay-at-home parent

SIL sister-in-law

TIA thanks in advance

WAH work at home

WOH work out of the home

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