Just before my daughter’s cleft palate surgery (in 2016), I saw a card with the quote: You never know how strong you are, until being strong is the only choice you have. That became my theme during my daughter’s surgery and recovery. It continued at a theme, with the discovery that my daughter needed hearing aids …
What does the doggy say? Bark bark! What does the cow say? Moo! That is a typical game to play with our toddlers. But have you tried reversing the game? Our 2 year old daughter has hearing loss and wears a BAHA hearing aid. Our Sign Language teacher suggested helping our daughter to be aware …
Name that Sound – a listening game for Children who have hearing loss Read More »
I have noticed a trend in parenting these days, which can be summed up in the phrase, “I want to give my child every advantage possible.” That sounds like the right thing to want. But sometimes it is wrong to just give a child an advantage. It is as if there is a foot-race, and I …
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I used to see a notification from Etsy and panic, “Oh no, someone wants me to make a headband.” I don’t know why I felt that way, since I enjoy making headbands. Which is one reason I started a Etsy store. More so because I could not find anywhere to buy comfortable, affordable, custom headbands for my own daughter. So I …
Something shifted in me this week. Suddenly I feel like I actually enjoy my life. Not that it was bad before. But mostly, I felt like I was just doing what needs done, without any goals or plans. Nothing to look forward to, because every day is the same. The past couple months had several …
Monkey bounded into my room and jumped on the bed next to me. “Is it 7:30?” I asked. “No,” Monkey replied, “but sometimes I wake up before 7:30 and play in my room until it’s morning time.” “Ok. So why are you in my room?” I asked. “I had a cool dream last night!” She announced. “I …
PipSqeak got her hearing aid right after her cleft palate surgery. So before that, she couldn’t hear, and there were a lot of sounds she couldn’t make. “Ma-ma” was her universal word for everything. We had to count the number of syllables to guess what she was sayings. For example: Ma-ma-ma = banana. Now she can hear …
Softband ingredients There are several components in order to make a custom softband which is adjustable, so 1-size-fits-all, and make it hold your BAHA hearing aid. 5/8 inch fold over elastic (FOE) slide adjuster & rings size 5/8 inch. Color options are Clear, white, or black. Velcro – I buy a strip of 5/8 in sew-on velcro and then cut it down to …
DIY Softband using Velcro to hold your original block and BAHA Read More »
I do not like wearing a giant, bulky, cloth “key-key be-boo, be-boo” (stinky poo-poo diaper). A couple weeks ago, in the wrestling match with the cloth diaper, I was victorious, but naked. I just want a disposable diaper, but Mama says, “cloth diaper, or naked? Those are your only options, child.” Apparently my sister did the same …
When we first borrowed a hearing aid from the hospital, the audiologist gave us a safety line. A fishing line attaching the hearing aid to a clip, which I clipped on my daughter’s shirt. After about a month, my daughter broke the string, trying to detach the clip from her shirt. My solution was to …
