Molly's Equipment

News on Molly

Well we are just about finished with new doctors and appts. Life can return to normal routine again. Molly will be recieving a few pieces of equipment this week to hep with support and training her body. since Molly is 1yr and not craling we need to address her as she ins now and not in the future. This doesn't mean we will have equipment for the rest of our lives.It just means for the time being to help train her body to use her muscles to get into those positions
1. Hand Splints to help her thumbs stay in the open position (Pic to come)

2. An adaptive stroller. This stroller has supports in place to help Molly sit up straight and keep her in better position over all. Huge difference when you see her in it compared to a regular stroller. The biggest thing is it will keep Molly from slumping and leaning to the side to avoid curvature of the spine.

3. Stander : a different view an position so she isn't always lying down or sitting. She gets stiff if she sits to long. below I added a few benifits of a stander
Description

Standing is an integral part of many developmentally disabled children’s rehabilitation. Standing provides an alternative for positioning and pressure relief for those who use wheelchairs.
The Benefits of Standing

• Improved bowel and bladder function.

• Enhanced respiratory function.

• Increased endurance.

• Reduction of pressure ulcers.

• Prevention of lower extremity contractures.

• Lower extremity weight bearing improves and maintains bone density.

• Improvement of circulation.

• Strengthening of cardiovascular system.

• Facilitates development of appropriate alignment of the spine, hips, knees and ankles.

• Improves social interaction and self esteem.


3. AFO ( ankle foot orthotics) They are legs braces that will give Molly more support then a pair of orthotics. her bones are soft and muscle are weak because she doesn't get to use them. This will give her support to stander longer and better. I will post pics once we get them .

eventually Molly will be receiving a gait trainer and a walker but that's a long time down the road.

Molly is doing well. With our help she is able to sit with minimum support and again with support she can be placed on her hands and knees. She will rock and sometimes reach for toys in that position. She has begun to feed her self with a spoon. Big mess but she loves to try. She likes to turn the pages during story time and fusses if the book isn't closer enough to reach. She will bare weight on her legs and even lift her right foot to step if you move her left foot first. we are very excited that she is showing signs to want to move her feet but the PT pulled the reins in. She wants us to refrain from her standing to long and stepping just yet. Molly has to learn everything in order. Molly has to reach all her milestone as they are in the books. Each one is vital for her to learn for brain development and safety reasons. If you think about it , it makes sense, if she learns to walk before she learns to pull herself to sit or crawl, can cause problems. For example if she walks and falls she will not know how to get back up. She is makes great strides it is just slow and that is okay. Some kids can skip crawling but in Molly's case it is vital to her own safety and development.

Molly loves music and will bounce if she hears a song she likes. She also has a new sound with is a hard one."Ga Ga" Everything is "Ga ga" Just put her in front of a mirror and she will chat your ear off.


I posted a few pic of something similar to what Molly has for equipment. They are not exact. When I get all of her equipment and bracing in I will post her in them so you all have a better idea.

I cannot think of anything else for now. I will be just posting past pics of Molly and Mikaela from xmas, birthday and random stuff.