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Hi Karen
Mother's worst nightmare!!!! Have you tried a sleeping bag? SIDS and Kids recommends them and they're supposed to prevent kids from rolling over. The proper SIDS ones aren't cheap, but I've bought one before from Best and Less for a fraction of the price. There are summer and winter ones. Hope you find a solution!
Corelly
Hi Corelly,
Thanks. We had used sleeping bags before and so I did try one again last week during one of his day time naps. I was going in so many times to re-position him, so looking to try anything. The sleeping bag helped the first time. But then he worked out how to roll with it on (and the harness) and so we gave up. I might try again now though at night as its starting to get a bit cooler.
Karen
Bailey had his checkup with the ortho surgeon yesterday, nothing to report really, seemed like a waste of an appt to me, it was more making sure we are doing ok with the brace etc etc, but as we see the orthotist almost fortnightly for adjustments it seemed pointless (and a waste of money!!)
Anyway, Bailey has been in the brace for 7 weeks, still about 20 to go. We go back again on 4th March for an Xray so we should know how effective the brace is then, hopefully there is some obvious improvements in his acetabular angles from that xray
Corelly - I LOVE sleeping bags - we have some best and less sleeping bags too (lightweight ones for summer), they are nice and stretchy to accomodate the brace also. I have some grobags but they aren't as stretchy so I might have to find an alternative when the weather cools again - did you get winter weight ones from Best and Less can you recall?
Hope everyone else is well and their babies are doing great!!
Naomi
Hi everyone!
Mummy Naomi - Yes, I did get winter ones from Best and Less. They were really good too, beautiful and fleecy and they even had a slot in the crotch area so you could bundle bub up in the car and the straps could go through. Sooooo good! I've only seen the summer stock in their recently, so I guess the winter stuff will be coming out soon.
Karen - How did you go during the night?
I'm banging my head against a wall right now. :wall: We are soooo broke and the medical bills just keep piling in. I'm so over it. And health insurance is useless. From an $800 anethesist bill, they gave us $96!!!!!!!!!!! We only reached the Medicare safety net on Christmas Day, so we're back to square one now with that. GRRRRR!!!! I quit my job when DD was born, being able to live on my DH's income, but six weeks after she was born, he lost his job and the next job was a big pay cut. We've been scrimping along ever since. I really don't want to go back to work, especially with DD in the brace. We've postponed a QLD holiday already, and we had to get another car too because mine died. AARRRRGGGHHHHH. DH is going for a payrise today, fingers crossed. Anyway, that's my vent for this week :redface:
Roll on February, and lets hope the brace comes off!
Corelly
Hi Corelly,
We had one of our worst nights since we ditched his dummy a few months ago. I think he flipped onto his tummy at the end of nearly every sleep cycle so I was turning him onto his back every 45-90 mins or so. In the end, I left him a few times on his tummy because he was well positioned with his face to one side and had fallen asleep but then he couldn't re-settle himself in that position. Hopefully tonight he'll be as exhausted as me and sleep well.
Will be checking out best and less for their sleeping bags I think, especially as winter comes. thanks for the help guys
Karen
Corelly - doesn't it make you wonder why you bother with health insurance? Thats outrageous that you only got $96 back, I'd be fuming too! Do you have to go back to work at some point? I have to return in March, but DH is taking long service leave so will be off with Bailey full time until July which is awesome as he should be brace free in May or June and I really dont want him to be in child care in a brace. Hope your DH got his payrise mate
I so need to find those sleeping bags - what a great idea re the seatbelt slit!!
Hi everyone else - hoping your beautiful bubs are doing well! Bailey is getting himself into the crawling position, trying to move forward, then slumping on the ground with frustration then crying out for help. Its kinda heartbreaking yet encouraging at the same time. I feel his frustration at the brace but think, hey, if you have worked out how to get yourself into a crawling position, you are one step closer to finding a way to move about. I'm not sure that he has enough arm strength to commando crawl currently.
Naomi
Karen - Hugs to you. Hope you can get some rest soon and I've got my fingers crossed that Best and Less hurry up with their sleeping bags! I'd send you mine, but Liam's probably too big for them!
Naomi - That's great that your husband can take long service to look after Bailey. Must be an absolute load off your mind! Good on Bailey for trying to crawl! DD has figured out how to lift her tummy up off the ground and then she pushes herself backwards. They'll both be off and running as soon as these braces come off! DH told his company what he was after and they wanted the weekend to think about it, so hopefully we'll know tonight. If he gets what he's asking for, it'll mean almost $200 extra a week and we can start to breathe again! My old work keep asking me to come back, but the pay is crap and so not worth it. Before, I enjoyed the job and we weren't stressed about the pay, but now, that's the only reason I'd go back, but I don't see any point in going back there, because it won't actually help us financially. We made the decision before DD was born that I'd be a stay at home mum and I'm hoping that these medical bills stop soon so we can stick to our plan! Just gotta keep thinking positive, right? THE BRACE WILL COME OFF IN FEB, THE BRACE WILL COME OFF IN FEB. LOL!!
And DD is progressing well. She makes us laugh daily and she is just a happy happy baby. Last night we went out to a friends house, and we were there till about midnight, and DD just watched everyone, chatted, giggled and then fell asleep amongst the loud sounds of gutair hero!! There were quite a few people there that I hadn't met before, and everyone just kept commenting on how good she is, and I do really feel blessed, brace or no brace. And thinking about that senseless car accident, where five teenagers died, just a few minutes away from my house, makes me again know how special she is and that in a few years this hip dysplasia journey will be a mere dot. Well, that's what I'm telling myself today, anyway!
Getting a big maudalin here, so going to stop!!!
Hugs to all mums and bubs and dads too :)
Corelly
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Well yesterday we went for our 6 week check up and x-ray. The x-ray showed that Chloes actebelar angle has improved to a bout 24 degrees on both hips and that her hips are still in their sockets. This means that we can now significantly reduce her hours in the brace. We go back for another x-ray in 8 weeks but until then Chloe has 8 hours brace free for 6 weeks (which means she only wears it for naps and night time sleep) and then 2 weeks of 12 hours brace free so that we can get an idea of how her hips are going on their own before her next x-ray, I can't tell you how excited I am about all this. I felt like shouting for joy in the hospital but remembered that their are a lot of sicker kids their and probably pretty sad parents so I didn't want to be too happy if you know what I mean. I think I am most excited about this because it means she will finally be able to crawl forward. She gets up on both knees and rocks back and forwards she is able to go backwards but hopefully without the brace she will regain some strength in her legs and be able to go forwards.
Anyway, sorry about the super selfish post. I hope everyone else is going OK and that you guys also get some good news soon.
Thats awesome news Wiggs - so glad to hear it, that must be making life easier!!
Bailey doesn't have an xray until March 4 - he will have been in the brace for about 14 weeks at that point - did they xray Chloe in the brace or out of it to check her angles?
Fantastic, Wiggs!! So excited for you!:clap:
Corelly
Thanks Correly and MummyNaomi
I can't believe how much happier she is. I thought she was a pretty happy baby with the brace on but that is just nothing compared to life without it. She taught herself to go from being on her tummy to sitting up within 1 hour of being brace free. She is also a lot less clingy which is a huge relief. Sleeping is still SHOCKING but I know it's because she is uncomfortable and I will put up with that if it means she has brace free days.
Hope you both get some good news soon.
Brace was off for x-ray and I had to hold both her legs straight down which was a little weird as I had been told NEVER to do that.
Lahni rolled over from back to tummy tonight!!
I am soooo proud of her!!!!
Doc said she may not roll until she is outta the brace, but my lil girl rolled. :D
Sooo happy and so proud.
Sorry having a mummy moment!! hehehe
That is AWESOME Jess - how clever is little Lahni - congrats, I bet that bought a tear to your eye :)
oh yes DH and I nearly cried, we were so proud of her.
then when she did roll she looked so proud of herself, big smile from ear to ear.
she is so adorable, i still cant believe she rolled!!!! :)
oh yes DH and I nearly cried, we were so proud of her.
then when she did roll she looked so proud of herself, big smile from ear to ear.
she is so adorable, i still cant believe she rolled!!!! :)
opps double post sorry girls!!
Go Lahni!!!! Well done Jess! You absolutely deserve to be shouting out with your mummy moment! Pretty soon she'll be rolling all over the place!
One week until we find out if DD has progressed enough to come out of the brace. I hate the waiting. I get so anxious on the days leading up to it, my hope is just skyrocketing. Surely, surely its time?!!! This all started for us when DD was seven weeks old and she was 10 months old this week. :pray:
Keep you all posted and hope everyone is well.
Corelly
Hi everybody,
It has been a while since I last posted but I do drop in to see how you all are going. DD2 has now been out of her harness for just short of two months. She started rolling a couple of days after she was 'released' and is now commando crawling around the house and getting into all sorts of trouble.
We had our six month innoculations and development check today. DD2 is a little bit behind in that she is not sitting yet but I think that is partly because of the brace. Everything else is looking pretty good so the nurse is not worried yet.
Corelly, best of luck for your upcoming appointment. Fingers crossed for you!:goodluck: The wait before appointments is hard. We go back to our Dr in a month and it is already looming at the back of my mind like a dark cloud.
Hoping that everyone and their bubs are well.
Crosswig