Angels Make A Splash With WaterWayBabies!
Chances are your Angel likes to spend time in the water! Water play seems to be especially appealing to most individuals with Angelman syndrome, making swim therapy a popular option. Now, with WaterWayBabies, parents can provide their child the simplest, least expensive, easiest way to experience immense joy and sense of freedom. The WaterWayBabies neck ring allows independence and safety. Arms move freely without the binding restriction of a life jacket. And the body is held upright, not back-floating as with other bulky head floats. So your child can join in the fun playing comfortably in the water with friends or swimming freely on her / his own. With your Angels’ strong desire for personal interaction with others, the socialization benefits of WaterWayBabies becomes just as important as the physical stimulation your child will experience.
Angelman syndrome is difficult to detect at birth and is often not diagnosed until 6 to 12 months of age or later. WaterWayBabies is an excellent way to help your infant catch up on missed milestones. Regular and consistent use of the neck ring in the small WWB pool will strengthen trunk and neck muscles for rolling over, sitting, standing or walking. This is a fun activity that you, the parent can provide in the comfort of your own home.
Difficulty sleeping is a common occurrence for individuals with Angelman syndrome. One of the first noticeable aspects of using the WaterWayBabies System may help improved sleep pattern, which means parents get more rest too!
Infants with Angelman syndrome often have feeding difficulties affecting weight gain and growth. Strengthening the neck muscles has been noted to improve swallowing coordination, and one child was even noted to have acquired a cough / gag reflex( when there was none) after 6 months of daily swimming in the neck ring. Seizure medications often slow bowel activity; water’ s gentle hydrostatic pressure on the abdomen stimulates peristalsis( healthy GI motility) so that constipation is relieved and digestion enhanced. As your Angel ages, obesity can become an issue; swimming is an excellent activity for overall fitness.
Strabismus( crossing of the eyes) is common in Angelman syndrome. Ophthalmologists have noted vision benefits from the rotational spinning a child does in the neck ring. The bright green color of the Waterway pool stimulates visual perception as does placing brightly colored water toys within arm’ s reach. Additionally, if your Angel has light pigmentation of the eyes( and skin), the Waterway System will protect from the sun’ s harmful rays; along with the benefit of avoiding the high chlorine content of a public pool.
Most individuals with Angelman syndrome make steady developmental progress and do not regress. The three sizes of neck rings will fit infants as young as two months and through young adulthood. Encouraging independence as much as possible is mutually beneficial. Make learning a game by treating your Angel to WaterWayBabies! www. waterwaybabies. com
Here’ s what Angel Mom Isabel Orellana of Guatemala had to say about the product:
“ Eddyto has been using the Waterway Babies neck ring for almost one year and loves using it. It gives him a lot of independence in the pool and tub( always supervised of course) and has helped him strengthen his hypotonic muscles. We love it!”
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