Ooooh Wiggs, I have been wondering what your DD outcome was - so sorry to hear about poor Chloe. There is really nothing I can say other than it just plain sucks and I know exactly what you are going through and feeling, feel free to vent, rant, rave, I have certainly been doing enough of it in the last week!

Some practical advice (now that I am old hand being the mother of a braced baby for a whopping 8 days now LOL)
Bailey developed blisters about 6 days in - a downside of bracing an active child - they still move and the skin may rub on the brace cuffs - WYSWIG gave me excellent advice re socks under the cuffs - I went and bought some long socks from target and cut them about 3 times the width of the cuff and stretched them around the cuff - I find this helps keep Bailey cool by not adding extra layers on his legs, but adds extra protection. Also, I had some nappy covers (and bought some more) from KrystieLove (another BB member with her own business) and I find they protect Bailey from the bar behind his bum - just a bit more cushioning than the disposable nappy, Here is the link Off Your Perch
Also - family has been doing my head in with their well meaning (but suffocating) support and silly comments. If I hear - 'it will be worth it in the end' one more time I will shove Baileys brace up that persons you know what and see what they think of it then hehehehe, anyway, sometimes its easier to say you are fine so they back off and just let you deal with it all.

So glad to hear you guys get an hour off - thats awesome, so glad to hear Chloe enjoys it! We skipped a bath today and went to our 30 minute swimming lesson instead - Bailey LOVED it, and so did I, it was nice to see him looking like all the other babies!

Hugs honey - it DOES get easier, hang in there. Feel free to PM me if you need to talk

Naomi
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