http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/ Parents of Little People 2 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:02:55 GMT erickamrd@... http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26332 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26332 Assuming  you are in Washington state, you should contact the Skeletal Health and Genetics Clinic at Seattle Children's. They may not be able to treat you Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:43:35 GMT mariah http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26331 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26331 hello I am having lower back pain. I have spinal stenosis I have a slipped disk. I am on meds for them all. my main purpose is to see if anyone knows any Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:21:32 GMT ROBERT J II TILLE http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26330 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26330 Mariah, As we all are in pain, one way or the other, it might help to give some background as to you symptoms, where you have the pain, where it is the least Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:52:04 GMT mariah http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26329 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26329 I am looking for information on doctors around the washington area that can help me out with my dwarfism. I am in pain all the time back neck leg pain. I go to Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:01:43 GMT aimee strickland http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26328 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26328 My son Troy, has OI, brittle bone disease, so we do alot of adapting, especially to make things softer. So yes you can adapt the carseat with a foam piece Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:49:31 GMT Bethany Odonnell http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26327 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26327 I have the same seat for my daughter Avalyn. She is 2 and a half years old with achondroplasia and it is still working great for her (she's only 21lbs and 26 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:45:12 GMT ~*Smooches*~ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26326 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26326 We also put in a foam piece in the back of Lilah's carseat. We put it under the actual car seat cover, and it worked great for her, and her back was no longer Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:03:07 GMT Lisa Stratton http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26325 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26325 The car seat is irritating the skin on the back where the spine is curving. My son Brayden gets the same red spot on his low back after sitting in his car Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:35:10 GMT mcpeep79 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26324 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26324 ethan finally got his mri yesterday (which went really well :)). i called the dr today to see what it showed and she mentioned narrowing of the aqueduct. she Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:38:03 GMT Tonya Sweat http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26323 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26323 You can add a thin peice of foam to the back to protect her skin.They mean not to modfiy it by adding your own straps and such, but extra padding will help Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:13:03 GMT atmcknight02 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26322 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26322 My daughter Ivy, 9 months old with Achondroplasia, has used the same infant car seat since she was born. It is a Chicco Keyfit 30. She has a mild kyphosis. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:11:33 GMT michelelobos http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26321 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26321 Funny! Good decision. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:03:20 GMT chase0903 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26320 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26320 Thanks for all of your thoughtful responses. It's easy to start feeling like you are alone in all of these decisions, because the things we are talking about Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:57:15 GMT Billy & Crystal Kirokiro http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26319 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26319 I think my daughter was about 25 inches long around six months of age. She's 15 months old now and she's in the 75th pecentile for achons.... which I think is Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:23:07 GMT Samantha Ozan http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26318 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/parentsoflittlepeople2/message/26318 Hi, Our daughter, Megan (almost 2.5 yrs), was diagnosed with achondroplasia.  She was on the AH growth chart until she was at least 1.5  - 2 years, then fell