Hi Sue
Even though my bracing was the whole other ballgame; being Infantile Idiopathic, I do have two suggestions of things that my Mum did which I thought I would pass on. She was lucky, with my first braces, my straps were at the back which meant I couldn't pull it off :-)
: See whether you are allowed to decorate the brace with stickers (most of the time you should be able to). It makes the brace seem more personal and not just a hunk of plastic, and may be of assistance in your daughter's compliance to the brace.
:We live in Australia and the climate is pretty hot and stinky during summer. I was wearing singlets/undershirts underneath the brace, and Mum found that it helped me stay happier and fresher if she checked the singlet at lunchtime to see if it was all sweaty or not and if it was really sweaty to change it. Wearing an all sweaty singlet feels disgusting and gets uncomfortable pretty quickly. On really hot days Mum was sometimes doing this two to three times a day.
Best Wishes
Alison
Even though my bracing was the whole other ballgame; being Infantile Idiopathic, I do have two suggestions of things that my Mum did which I thought I would pass on. She was lucky, with my first braces, my straps were at the back which meant I couldn't pull it off :-)
: See whether you are allowed to decorate the brace with stickers (most of the time you should be able to). It makes the brace seem more personal and not just a hunk of plastic, and may be of assistance in your daughter's compliance to the brace.
:We live in Australia and the climate is pretty hot and stinky during summer. I was wearing singlets/undershirts underneath the brace, and Mum found that it helped me stay happier and fresher if she checked the singlet at lunchtime to see if it was all sweaty or not and if it was really sweaty to change it. Wearing an all sweaty singlet feels disgusting and gets uncomfortable pretty quickly. On really hot days Mum was sometimes doing this two to three times a day.
Best Wishes
Alison
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