Herbst Appliance

Yesterday Bayli got the Herbst Appliance put on. I thought they were going to remove the braces and put it on, but I was wrong. They cut some of the wires out and then along the bottom braces they twisted wire all through it and then put in the herbst. It kind of looks like a big hinge. It makes her jaws puff out and she woke up this morning and could barely talk because it was so sore. I had to help her brush her teeth last night. It is so hard to try to get around that thing in there. They said she can't sleep on her side, that she will have to sleep on her back. They said if she sleeps on her side in can imbed in her jaw and make horrible sores and cuts. That is going to be hard because she sleeps all over the place. I feel for her. She can't chew anything right now and is eating soup. I couldn't get her to eat anything for breakfast, not even oatmeal. She has to wear it for a year and then continue on with braces after that for another year. It feels like she will be in this stuff forever!