Cruising Exercises for Baby

Before a baby walks, she will first develop the ability to cruise along furniture or household objects. Kellyn's physical therapist believes that once Kellyn starts walking, her head tilt will decrease. Therefore, I have been working with Kellyn on cruising exercises to develop the precursor skills to walking.  Below is a video tutorial and instructions for three different cruising exercises to promote future walking.

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Review of Snuggin Go Too Wipe-able Leatherette

After my daughter outgrew her Snuggin Go, upgrading to the Snuggin Go Too Child Positioner was a no brainer.  BGR Juvenile Products was kind enough to give me the Snuggin Go Too Wipe-able Leatherette Child Positioner to try out and review.  I was excited because I was still able to reuse the cushions from the Torticollis Support Kit that we had purchased for her first Snuggin Go.  Since my daughter is a messy eater, I was also looking forward to trying out a product that was easy-to-clean.  If you are interested in my video review of this product, check it out below:



Although the wipe-able leatherette material is a bit more expensive than their standard traditional material, I think its well worth the expense.  If your child is younger than 1 year, you can get the wipe-able leatherette Snuggin Go here.  For the toddler version of this product, you can purchase it here.  If would like to see my review for the Snuggin Go Infant Positioner, check out this post.

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Discharged from Outpatient PT

Yesterday was one of Kellyn’s outpatient physical therapy re-evaluations for her torticollis. The physical therapist officially discharged Kellyn from the program! After about five months of outpatient physical therapy, we are finally done. All the hard work is finally paying off. I’m so excited, relieved, and thankful.

Hat's off to Kellyn for getting discharged from outpatient physical therapy!

Video Review: Snuggin Go & Torticollis Support Kit

Below is a video product review of the Snuggin Go and the Torticollis Support Kit.  If you prefer a written review instead, check out this previous post reviewing these products.

Range of Motion Exercise #3

Due to Kellyn's right torticollis, she has limited range of motion turning her head towards her right side.  This exercise will help increase her range of motion looking towards her right.  I like this exercise because I could sometimes get away with Kellyn not even realizing we're doing a torticollis exercise.   When babies are young, they often get pretty captivated by an interesting toy.  And since young babies are often too young to crawl, they can be pretty content just staying in one place and looking at something interesting.  Unfortunately, by the time your baby is mobile, this exercise may become near impossible to do since baby is unlikely to stay in one place for you.  I am including both a video demonstration and a written explanation of this exercise.

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