[tri-med] Re: Having difficulty getting baby to accept CPAP

Hi back,

I don't have a child on a CPAP, but both my husband and I have them.   
And we hate them.  If we lie completely still, they stay in position  
and are OK.  But any time that you move, the air comes in the edges  
and wakes you up.  And my face gets so cold, so I try to cover it up,  
but that just seems to make it worse.  I have an auto adjust one that  
changes the pressure as I need it.  My husband just got a new mask  
trying to make things better.  We are still not happy, so I can  
imagine that a 15 month old would find it irritating, too.  Ask your  
doctor or the CPAP people for help.  There has to be something that  
won't bother her quite as much.

We know the consequences of not using it, but because it is so  
uncomfortable, we don't always.

Good luck!
> On Jun 13, 2009, at 8:47 AM, Yin May Tham wrote:
>
> Hi there moms,
> Does anyone have their babies on CPAP? Need advice on how to get my  
> daughter
> Vera now 15 months to accept it.. . Also the mask, the Mini Me, is  
> the smallest and yet
> it's too big for her,
> http://mylittlevera.blogspot.com/search/label/equipment

Hugs,
Sheila  Helleson

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Hope (T-18 ^i^ 11-1-1) & Alison, AKA Ali (4 and a HALF!); Cadence,
AKA Cade (8) and Bridge (5)
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Wife to Richard for a long time

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