Search the web
Sign In
New User? Sign Up
down_syndrome · A list for parents of children with Down Syndrome to brag, talk about concerns, medical problems, schooling,therapy, and so on.
? Already a member? Sign in to Yahoo!

Yahoo! Groups Tips

Did you know...
Hear how Yahoo! Groups has changed the lives of others. Take me there.

Best of Y! Groups

   Check them out and nominate your group.
Having problems with message search? Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.

Messages

  Messages Help
Advanced
Clothing   Message List  
Reply | Forward Message #10283 of 35994 |
Re: [down_syndrome] Clothing

Hi all, welli don't know what type of expieriences others have had but....... we tried those shorts with Johnny, now 3 1/2. Around 6-7 months we started. Well he just HATED them. We tried for a few weeks no loss a little here & their during the day to get him used to them. I finally gave up. I'm sorry but i just couldn't force him seeing how uncomfortable he was. We tried again around 10 months to assist him in proper form for crawling, that time he was even worse. We opted to not use them. I do however know someone whose baby was FINE with them, my advice try them. You never know. Every baby is different. Goodl uck.
 
HEATHER LYNN DeSTEFANO married to a wonderful husband & father John 10-04-97 & mommy to
Rebecca 12-29-97, John 3-17-01 & Isabella 5-20-03
smiles & hugs


Sat Oct 2, 2004 12:34 pm

hdfuzzy
Offline Offline
Send Email Send Email

Forward
Message #10283 of 35994 |
Expand Messages Author Sort by Date

Hi everyone. I am fairly new to the group. My youngest son (3 months old) has ds. He had pt today and the therapist mentioned something about specality...
ethanncolbysmom
Offline Send Email
Sep 28, 2004
12:41 am

Hip Helpers Home Here is the web site of the shorts, I personally have not tried them but I have heard they work well. Dawn...
CandJsMom1@...
candjsmom1
Offline Send Email
Sep 28, 2004
1:34 am

Thanks Dawn! :) ... From: CandJsMom1@... To: down_syndrome@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 9:34 PM Subject: Re: [down_syndrome] Clothing ...
Florence Kasaba
ethanncolbysmom
Offline Send Email
Sep 28, 2004
1:46 am

They are called Hip-helpers and My Emma just got a pair....i hear they work great. The website is www.hiphelpers.com you can even have custom made pairs to fit...
ELF217
beckyelf217
Offline Send Email
Sep 28, 2004
1:49 am

You can make "Hip Helpers" yourself, even without a sewing machine. First get some suitable material. We used some shiny synthetic stuff that would wash and...
The Hodges Family
hodges22205
Offline Send Email
Sep 29, 2004
2:15 am

Nope never heard of it. I tried to help Sydnie walk with her legs closer together...and someone suggested tieing a string of some kind around her...
Angie Tate
atate526
Offline Send Email
Sep 30, 2004
2:18 am

When my daughter was a baby her PT suggested just taking a pair of her pants and sewing them together in the crotch area down to the knee area. It worked...
Josie Loftus
josiel31
Offline Send Email
Sep 30, 2004
3:10 pm

The shorts you are speaking of are called Hip Huggers. We were given the same information and went out to the web site http://www.hiphelpers.com. They are...
greim
Offline Send Email
Sep 30, 2004
5:44 pm

Hi all, welli don't know what type of expieriences others have had but....... we tried those shorts with Johnny, now 3 1/2. Around 6-7 months we started. Well...
hde97@...
hdfuzzy
Offline Send Email
Oct 2, 2004
12:34 pm

I was wondering if anyone knows where I can find a bed like a crib? Zachary is 3.5 yrs old now, about 34 lbs and almost 3 ft tall. He needs the crib because he...
Cyndi Holland
christianone...
Offline Send Email
Oct 6, 2004
1:02 am

This is just a thought but what about using a taller baby gate to keep him in his room? Or maybe a "dutch" door on his room (you know the lf doors) with a...
Colleen Stephansen
coco5837
Offline Send Email
Oct 6, 2004
1:17 am

That would be great! But Zachary is on oxygen and hooked up to a pulsox machine when he sleeps.... there are so many medical devices and oxygen tanks in his...
Cyndi Holland
christianone...
Offline Send Email
Oct 6, 2004
1:48 am

I am sorry Cyndi - I did not know that! I was not much help! I someone else on this list will be able to help. Colleen Stephansen Mom to 3 children (Derek -...
Colleen Stephansen
coco5837
Offline Send Email
Oct 6, 2004
2:02 am

That would be of concern to me as well. You know in the hospital they have bigger sized cribs with the rails. What if you asked your worker to find out about...
hde97@...
hdfuzzy
Offline Send Email
Oct 6, 2004
5:01 am

How sweet! Sydnie has been in her full size bed for a couple years (shes 4.5 now) and has always done well. However she used to get up and you may find her in...
Angie Tate
atate526
Offline Send Email
Oct 6, 2004
2:47 am

Hi I have attached a web page (file name: "beds.html") with some info. hope this helps. let me know. sincerely, Alex ... Perhaps these could be used with the...
alex@...
aginnsz
Offline Send Email
Oct 6, 2004
3:47 am

Cyndi, there are beds that you use crib matresses in. I was just looking at them today for my son. He is still in the crib...at 2 1/2 but my 7 month old...
Libby
mom2morganan...
Offline Send Email
Oct 6, 2004
3:51 am

Cindi, No help on the crib bed but heres my story. Johnny is 3 . 5 , 28 lbs & exactly 3 feet tall.... He was in a toddler bed since he turned 2 & now last...
hde97@...
hdfuzzy
Offline Send Email
Oct 6, 2004
4:59 am

our little kiddies can get into some interesting sleeping positions!!!! HEATHER LYNN DeSTEFANO married to a wonderful husband & father John 10-04-97 & mommy to...
hde97@...
hdfuzzy
Offline Send Email
Oct 6, 2004
5:02 am

I just wanted to let you know how I did it with my daughter, which I hope will help. When Mackenzie was 2 1/2, I had another baby. So I went and bought a...
Monique Corona
aubry72000
Offline Send Email
Oct 6, 2004
12:53 pm

In a message dated 10/6/2004 5:54:48 AM US Mountain Standard Time, mcorona@... writes: clothes all over the room UGH i go threw that daily...
hde97@...
hdfuzzy
Offline Send Email
Oct 6, 2004
7:25 pm
Advanced

Copyright © 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.
Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Guidelines - Help