Blogging our life with a special needs child
There’s nothing quite like adding more complexities to changing a baby’s diaper. When you baby is in a spica cast, like our Maddison is for her hip dysplasia, diapering becomes a little more complicated. Luckily, I’ve got the experience to show you how you can keep your baby’s cast clean from diapering mess. Continue reading “Diapering a Spica Cast”
I am noticing that the more time we spend in the hospital environment, the more comfortable I am with all the unknowns. Things don’t always turn out the way we had hoped and imagined. I am much more prepared for that now. Maddison’s cast application was no different.
Continue reading “Our journey with the Spica Cast Part 1”
I feel as if I’ve turned into an ogre since becoming a special-needs parent. It seems silly to compare myself to Shrek, but it’s true! Continue reading “Turning into an Ogre”
Maddison is not currently diagnosed with having Atypical Cerebral Palsy, but it is the diagnosis that we are prepared to settle for. She has suffered damage to her brain which affects her muscle movement, coordination and control, which is the definition of Cerebral Palsy. Continue reading “IMAGINE – a Research Study”
It’s no lie that having a baby in a Pavlik Harness isn’t very fun. It adds a whole new layer of complications to consider while caring for your baby, and raising tiny humans is hard work on the best of days!
Continue reading “Tips for the Pavlik Harness”
We were home for a total of two days before we had to take Maddison back to BC Children’s Hospital. This time it was to meet with her Orthopaedic doctor about her hips. Continue reading “Pavlik Harness”
The entire time that Maddison was in the NICU at BC Women’s Hospital our family had been staying with my husbands’ parents. We were in the middle of moving houses and we didn’t receive the keys to our new home until the middle of her hospital stay.
Some of the most wonderful people I have had the pleasure of meeting are the doctors and nurses at the BC Women’s NICU in Vancouver.
The first day that Maddison was in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at BC Women’s Hospital was very intense. Within minutes of our arrival we were surrounded by doctors and nurses
Not only was our family expecting our second child, but we had made the decision to sell our house and move to a new city. The move was to happen in my last trimester of pregnancy.