Spica Casts

Clothing Your Child With a Spica Cast

Spica casts are a bit annoying to deal with. They smell, they’re big and bulky, and they make it really hard to dress your child. They start at the chest and go all the way done to their ankles. There are a few modified versions that allow one leg to be free from the knee down, but most are completely confining.

It can be difficult enough to find clothes that fit over the top of this monstrosity, not to mention if that leg is free and it is winter. I had no choice but to put an entire outfit on her when we went anywhere because it was cold everyday. A one piece out fit works great if you are staying home, but she had to have some thing for that one leg. They do not make one legged pants at the store. I had to find something that would stretch far enough to go over the legs that were spread so far apart. I opted for stuff like leggings because they were thin and would stretch really far.

You still have to dress them light because indoors it is so warm that if you put sweat pants on them they are soaked. Not good for the child or the cast.

The time of year really does make a difference for clothing options. The summer is perfect because you can use one piece out fits for boys and cute little dresses still fit the little girls. You will want to buy them a couple of sizes too big. It is important that you dress them everyday though because you do not want food or toys to fall down into the cast.