AHHHH MUMMIES!

Proprioceptive input doesnt just have to be super active, anything that puts pressure on the body can be proprioceptive input, a tight hug, building them into a "sandwich" with pillows, and wrapping them like a mummy also gives great proprioceptive input. I got these ace bandages free at a teaching my hospital did. Carson loves being wrapped in them! We had a scary mummy party! Now every night before bed he asks to be wrapped. We do our bedtime routine with the abdomen and chest wraps. He reads and says prayers in them. This really calms him down and helps him relax before bed. Right before he lays down to sleep we take it off (he really wants to sleep in them so we may need to get him some lycra sheets). Since we have added wrapping to our bedtime routine he has slept through the night 3 times! This is a record. Pre-diagnosis and treatment he had not slept through the night 1 time in probably 6 months. Our bedtime routine also includes me smashing him into bed or making him into a sandwich in his covers, and rubbing his back, stomach or arms. He is sleeping SO much better since adding the proprioceptive activities!