[tri-med] Re: When do you start using a wheelchair?

We got the Kimba for Claire because she needed seating that wouldn't 
increase her scoliosis. She was always in her carseat and that was not 
helping her back.
  The Kimba also came with a high chair base so we can move the chair from 
the stroller base and she can hang out with the family at home. 
It also puts her at eye level when we are all sitting and the tray is very 
handy for when she's hanging out watching tv and wants a few toys to play 
with. 
Also came with an optional O2 holder.
 She's only 15-16lbs, so the Kimba weighs more than she does - making 
convenience and weight not the main issue for us.
 There's a pix of her in her Kimba in her journal - April 7th 2005. She 
looks like such a big girl when she's in it.
 Debbie, mom to Baby Claire (T18)
http://www.debbwebb.com/Claire/
Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
 On 7/27/05, Loren Warnemuende <lorenwarn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> 
> We got Keren her special needs stroller (Otto Bock's Kimba) last summer
> (she was a year-and-a-half old). It's certainly heavier than a regular
> stroller, but I wouldn't exchange it for anything right now! As soon
> as we had her in it she was able to sit up so much better. When we
> took her to church (where folks were used to seeing her weekly in her
> umbrella stroller) the biggest comments were suddenly, "Wow! She's
> grown so much!" and "Keren looks so much more interactive!" She hadn't
> changed that much within a week (obviously!), but suddenly she was able
> to be up and see the world without slumping :) .
> 
> I'll let Debbie pipe in with her experience, but I know Claire has the
> Kimba and she's a good bit smaller than Keren.
> 
> Hope this helps!
> 
> Loren (wife to Kraig, mom to Keren Elyse, T18, 2 1/2 years old
> (9/27/02), and Clarissa Joanne (7/17/05) )
> Southeast Michigan
> http://webpages.eng.wayne.edu/~ad6075
> 
> On Tuesday, July 26, 2005, at 08:47 PM, Irene Smith wrote:
> 
> > Just curious, when do you start using a wheelchair for your triers that
> > don't walk? Is due to age, weight or just due to convenience?
> >
> > Since Caroline is still well within the weight limit for a stroller
> > (she's
> > about 23 pounds) so we just use that. She needs some support for her
> > torso, but she holds her head up. We just keep the wheelchair at a
> > recline
> > so she doesn't slouch. I would guess the wheelchair would allow her
> > to sit
> > upright better. The only equipment we need for her is her feeding pump
> > which usually fits just fine attached to the stroller.
> >
> > I wonder if there would be advantages I am not aware of for using a
> > wheelchair rather that just a stroller. I am also going to ask
> > Caroline's
> > dr and therapist, but I would love other opinions and thoughts.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Irene
> > (Christina -3 1/2 y.o, Caroline - 2 yo with partial trisomy 17p,
> > Kallie
> > Marie, born 6/23/05)
> > http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/c/carolinerochelle
> 
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