Body sock?

malcivar · October 2012

Funny that we were just talking about weighted blankets when yesterday Chris had a consent form sent home in his backpack asking me to sign off on some equipment to be used in OT. It was a big list, a lot of which I was ok with and a few items I have heard of but am not 100% sure how they're used but one jumped out at me. The name alone made me uncomfortable - a body sock.

Before Googling (because sometimes that does more harm than good), I figured I'd come here and ask. Does anyone know what a "body sock" is and/or how it's used?

Thanks

malcivar · October 2012

-auntie-:
It's an appropriate sensory devise that looks rather like a spandex sleeping bag. They provide feedback around where one's body is in space and can be calming in the same way a weighted vest or blanket it. Most kids love them-

https://www.bipgear.com/store/bodpodtm-c-6.html?zenid=6f62cd90fac8b5281236b94155786330

Thanks as always auntie. DH asked me why I looked weirded out. I said it sounded like a straight jacket for my kid. I just had this picture of something really constricting - almost like swaddling (he used to HATE being swaddled as a baby).

It's also me projecting my own hangups. I detest anything constricting. I immediately start freaking out like I'm trapped or can't breathe.

Thanks for the link. Makes me feel better about signing off on this.

Now about weighted vests - I get that they apply the right amt of pressure and can help calm. Is the goal that eventually they can transition away from the vest? Or not? I know the goal is to get our kids as mainstreamed as possible and I just don't see one of these vests going unnoticed in a mainstream environment.

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birdie_1010 · October 2012

FWIW, my 7 YO loathed being swaddled from the moment he came into the world. When we were in the hospital, the nurses were amazed that he was breaking out of the super tight nurse wrapped swaddle just hours after being born. He loves the body sock and it is really calming and organizing for him. I would say it is worth a try!

malcivar · October 2012

birdie_1010:
FWIW, my 7 YO loathed being swaddled from the moment he came into the world. When we were in the hospital, the nurses were amazed that he was breaking out of the super tight nurse wrapped swaddle just hours after being born. He loves the body sock and it is really calming and organizing for him. I would say it is worth a try!

LOL, Chris did the same thing. In fact, a couple of the nurses would call each other over just to watch him "escape" his swaddle. It was pretty funny. He would fuss and struggle and then bam! one little arm would come up, fist raised - in defiance almost and then he'd wiggle some more and arm #2 would pop out. We'll give it a shot. I've learned that I have to get over a lot of my own weird anxieties if it means that something will help him.

birdie_1010 · October 2012

LOL! Our nurses did the same thing!! I understand having to get over your own issues, I deal with the same thing sometimes. Smile

birdie_1010 · October 2012

LOL! Our nurses did the same thing!! I understand having to get over your own issues, I deal with the same thing sometimes. Smile

lite-bright · October 2012

They look kind of awesome and I think I want to get one for DD1. I bet she'd love it -- one of our therapists had a big hammock made of spandex, and DD1 would just chill out in there.

AgrippaRidesAgain · October 2012

malcivar:
birdie_1010:
FWIW, my 7 YO loathed being swaddled from the moment he came into the world. When we were in the hospital, the nurses were amazed that he was breaking out of the super tight nurse wrapped swaddle just hours after being born. He loves the body sock and it is really calming and organizing for him. I would say it is worth a try!

LOL, Chris did the same thing. In fact, a couple of the nurses would call each other over just to watch him "escape" his swaddle. It was pretty funny. He would fuss and struggle and then bam! one little arm would come up, fist raised - in defiance almost and then he'd wiggle some more and arm #2 would pop out. We'll give it a shot. I've learned that I have to get over a lot of my own weird anxieties if it means that something will help him.

DS was the same way as a newborn. Oddly enough though, as a toddler, I learned that if I swaddled him with a regular sized blanket or sheet, he could calm down from his meltdowns. (That should have been a sign THEN that maybe things weren't quite right).

LydiaE2 · October 2012

Our therapist uses it as a tunnel that is tougher to get through for strengthening exercises. So I guess it has multiple uses. I was able to get one a JoAnne Fabric by buying two yards of stretchy knit fabric that was woven in a tube, I think I spent about $10. This is what DS's OT uses as well.

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