Im 34 weeks, I have never gone past 36 and shrieners is telling me they wont do casts untill hes considerd full term??? this doesnt make ANY sense to me ! Everything I read says to get the casts asap and shrieners is going to make me wait ? They said anywhere from the first 2-3 weeks is fine....its not fine to me i want it done a couple days after. I read the sooner its done the less likely for surgery.
So when did your child get the castings done?????
Quoting mrs.hammonds07:
2-3 weeks after he is born is completely fine. He doesn't need to be casted asap. I was even told by Logan's dr (Ponseti) that he recommends at least waiting 2 weeks after birth so that you can bond with your baby and get a routine going, especially if you breastfeed.
This is wonderful to read. Thank you. I was hoping that we would be able to wait just a little bit for this exact reason. Breastfeeding is very important to me and I'd love to make sure it's going smoothly before we cast.
My son was born at 38wk on the dot due to induction and he was casted the day he was Born about 6 hours after his birth
I breastfed my son and it went smoothly with the cast it wasn't hard for me at all
MY YOUNGEST DIDN'T GET HER FIRST CAST UNTIL SHE WAS 3 WEEKS EXACTLY.....
reagan didnt get her first set of cast until she was 5 weeks....our doc doesnt do the procedure in office they do it at the local childrens hospital so he wanted to wait cuz they wont do it until they are 50 weeks gestational age here. So we decided to wait to cast so that she wouldnt have to wear a cast for longer than she needed it.
A little while doesnt hurt...im sure it will go well...good luck
my 1 year old son is on a boots and his comfortable now after 3 days..
- JsunkissedB
on Oct. 30, 2011 at 11:12 PM