After the initial 6 weeks of full-time harness wearing, she only had to wear it for 12 hours at night for 6 more weeks. GLORY! It was like we had a little baby for the first time.
Since she was a summer baby and it was hot as blue blazes, she didn't wear socks for those five harness-free days after she was born. Here is our little lady in her first pair of socks, when she was 6 weeks old.
As the weeks ticked by, it got more difficult to keep her warm enough at night, but we managed. I remember tucking a blanket around the bottom of her harness so she could stay warmer. Of course it didn’t stay. That little wiggle worm has always been a wild sleeper, and one night she somehow managed to rotate in her bed 90 degrees. In her harness. On her back.
On the cool nights, I started putting a long sleeve t-shirt over her onesie and harness. I remember putting socks on her hands on particularly cold nights. As a parent, you do what works for your baby in that particular situation.
After the second 6 weeks in the harness, we were finished. We went to our last harness appointment and left it on the table at Shriners. I didn’t want to see another harness again. It felt great.
Read Our Shriners Journey Part 5.
Marshall has clubfoot and he had casts and now braces. There is nothing like being able to hold a squishy baby - especially your own! We also love Shriner's and wish we had found it earlier. I really like hearing your story!
ReplyDeleteOur pediatrician referred us to Shriner's out of the gate. We've had really good care there. I'm glad you guys had the same experience.
ReplyDeleteI went through a mourning period after Goose's diagnosis-- not being able to do skin to skin almost did me in. But looking back, those 6 weeks flew by.