Recent content by Victorias mom

They are so cute. They get away with a lot because they are cute!!! Victoria loves to test me. She goes right to my entertainment unit in my living room and opens the doors. She then immediately looks at me and shakes her little finger, like she is saying no, no, no. They love the reaction they...

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Congrats on the upgrade. So far we really like the Freedom, we have no complaints. I can't wait to experience everything you describe. It will take time, but it will be worth it.

I agree with you! I think they know they have control over this, and they are testing us.

I've almost given up on her wearing it in the car. It annoys me because I want her to hear those sounds, and also the music. It just won't stay on in the car. So far the longest she has lasted with it on is 5 minutes. I am hoping once the weather gets nicer here, it will stay on more. I think...

That is great. I bet you were so happy when you got up this morning. You wait for this day, and it is finally here! I'm sure she will get very used to the magnet. Victoria still pulls it off, but not that much and only when she is tired (or annoyed at something). Enjoy this time!!

We went with the bodyworn controller so we just use rechargable aaa batteries that came with the device. We also use standard aaa batteries sometimes too. I feel like such a stranger. I have been so busy, but I feel I need to catch up and see what is going on with everyone lately!

Victoria is doing much better with her new equipment. We are all getting used to it. I switch off with the harness and some onesies that I made pockets in. She doesn't seem to mind wearing it now. I do not see much responses yet, but I guess it will take time.

I think I will tomorrow! Thanks to both of you.

Today was Victoria's big day! She was cranky going into it, so that didn’t help. After they got all the equipment on her, she wasn't too happy about the ear piece. She cried on and off at certain beeps. For the most part she was not happy about any of it, which I guess means she was hearing...

She is 13 months. She gets into mischief already! When she is doing something she shouldn't be doing, she looks directly at me and shakes her little finger at me (because I do that and say no, no, no). She knows she is doing something wrong, and she thinks it's the funniest thing. That is so...

So far what the others have said is really good. I am going to think more about this, but what sticks out in my mind is the batteries being swallowed. Victoria used to put the hearing aids in her mouth and I got so nervous about her swallowing the battery, or any other part. She was always...

My daughter had a cochlear implant last week, and I just noticed something today on the discharge paperwork from the hospital. There was a section about the meningitis vaccine and it stated that Victoria received the vaccine in 2006. I don't think the hospital would have allowed surgery without...

She wears hearing aids. Well actually she just had surgery for the CI in her right ear last week, but it's not activated yet. I thought that maybe the hearing aids bothered her in the car, so we stopped putting them on in the car (plus she used to put them in her mouth whenever she could)...

I am one of those people who doesn't understand. Can you explain tinnitus to me? Do children get it? I am trying to find a reason why Victoria hates the car. She REALLY hates the car. She can cry for entire car rides. Other times it's not so bad. I feel there has to be a reason for this. Could...