Hey PZ, I haven't had child with the plaster and brace, but I just wanted to say that your feeling of "missing out" on her as a little baby is a common one I think... I was talking to a friend's DH who had a child in plaster then brace and he said the exact same thing. Their DD went from being a tiny snugly baby, really quickly to a small, heavy, bulky plastered child, then came out a toddler basically.

He said he struggled with that.



Their DD is pretty amazing now, at 3 yo.