Today was another great day, I am SO happy that things are going good, I just hope it stays this way. My mothers group got together and bought Emma a Lamaze doll and some cute clothes to go over her cast. It’s so lovely to know people care.
Corelly- my back is already aching because of the weight of the cast, need to start doing stretches!! Last night 4 hrly nappy changes went well, but I agree, we will probably get to the stage where she could go all night. I hate going in to wake her, she looks so peaceful! Did you just use newborn nappies inside the cast or a poise pad (or similar) plus nappy overnight? Was the cast pretty tight by the end of her time in it? It’s a pity we can’t put photos up, Emma looks quite cute in her spica! I’m happy for people to look me up on facebook if interested, just search Rebecca van Geyzel.
MummyNaomi thanks for your message, it is an emotional time to know that your child requires treatment to fix their hips. After the 12 month check up, how often will you see the ortho surgeon and for how many years?
Jackie- I agree, this process can be harder on the parents than for the child. Emma seems to have adjusted quite quickly, but it breaks our heart to see her in the cast and not able to sit up, roll over or simply kick her chubby little legs. Yes we are lucky that she is still sleeping well, I don’t cope well at all with no sleep! We use a small pillow with beanbag balls, it does a great job of making her comfy.
We used newborn nappies on the inside of the cast with all the tabs cut off with a larger crawler size nappy over the top of the cast. We found that we could actually reach the inner nappy at the back through the top of her cast which made it a lot easier for us to get it into the correct position. The cast got a little bit tighter as she got bigger, but nothing major, she was only in it for five weeks and we didn't have any growth spurts in that time.
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