Was wondering about the wingbo. Does anyone use it and find it beneficial? What age did you start to use it? And how did you get it? ie through insurance or personally paid for it? I was curious as Arin hates tummy time partly due to her g tube button and her PT and I was wondering if this would help.
The Wingbo is awesome. We got it for Tanner when he was 1 and he loved in then and loves it still even with the button in his belly. I've never heard of insurance covering it though. Retail is $219.99. The site is wingbousa.com and they recently opened a store that you can see their other products. There's a new item called Tumzee for $50 that looks like a good tummy time tool too. The Wingbo is great hanging from the ceiling. The other kids love it too (it holds up to 70 pounds). Let me know if you need any more info. It's worth the money.
I recently saw something for kids who are uncomfortable on their bellies due to their g-tubes. It is a cover that has a hard shell or a soft shell and covers the button and area around it. It is made with neoprene, by Benik. Here is the site for it, http://www.benik.com/peds/wrap/g-tube
It is actually developed by an OT I used to work with in VA. We have not tried it, Riley is not bothered by her button at all, but it might be something that will help Arin.
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