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I.D bracelets

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I get Isobels from www.laurenshope.com They are in the US and quite expensive but are brilliant. They go really tiny in wrist sizing , will make them bigger on request.Loads for girls and boys,mums dads, everyday and special giong out and for every occaision!
They ship to the UK and are really quick, if you all ready have a tag you can just order the bracelet part 🙂
 
I just ordered the sports type embroidered braclet from artful needle for my 2 and a bit yr old...just awaiting delivery for them
maria x



jimmysmum said:
Hi,
I'm having the same problem with Ben. I've got one of the sports type bracelets and it is small but it's quite stiff and the size of the engraved metal bit alone is quite big and so he seems to find it really uncomfortable. Any suggestions for a wee boy?? Also does everyone have i/d on all the time even on very young kids? Up until now I've tended only to make him wear it on long car journeys etc in case of any accidents (though I guess its just as likely on a short journey!) as the rest of the time he is always with me or his dad.
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Ruth
Mum to Ben,2and1/2, diagnosed Nov 2008 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Ruth, they have loads of lovely boy ones on that site too and they do it by wrist size, my little D's wrist is only 4" so i got her the 4.5" bracelet 🙂 x
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Many thanks to all these above for giving me all these ideas, yesterday I have ordered some 'icegems' bracelets for Carly with her tiny 3 1/2" wrist, let's hope she will love it and WEAR them!
 
medic alert

Hi there, i am a mum of a newly diagnosed 14 year old daughter.We were looking for her for something mainly for school.I looked on the icegems one and thought they were lovely but quite expensive and wouldnt have been allowed in our school anyway.I then tried ebay and will look to find the exact name, but bought a swarovski style heart medi necklace with engraving on for ?6.50 free p and p!!! the same seller does funky coloured dog tags that can go on a beaded neck chain or bag hook. The dog tags are ?4.00 free p and p!! have a look way cheaper than any others ive seen , they both have the medic sign on and are great for the fashion conscious teen.
Hope this helps someone xx Marie🙂
 
id bracelets

Hi, have a look at mediband.co.au (can't do links) . they are cheap and great for kids. i bought a few at a time as i have a very active child and he keeps destroying them. the small size fitted him when he was 3 and still fits at 5 and the medium is way too big for him, to give you an idea of sizing. Rosie
 
At what age do you think they need one?
Dylans 4 next week and i cant see him wearing any kind of jewlary. he would take it off and lose it.
 
MrsBoyle said:
At what age do you think they need one?
Dylans 4 next week and i cant see him wearing any kind of jewlary. he would take it off and lose it.
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Hiya, i personally would get it on him as soon as possible with bribery etc... lol! The reason being...i asked a similar question to you, Rose was 3 and i was always with her etc. etc. but then another mum with a child with type 1 pointed out gently that if we were in a car accident and i was unresponsive how would they know Rose was type 1....or if she walked away in a shopping centre etc... all things that send a shiver down your spine and things that will probably never happen but....

So, anyway, we got her a sports band from medic alert and she now wears a steel bracelet.
 
Thing is he wont wear anything.
He wanted a watch couple of months and that lasted a day.
We do have a id card from the nurse that we carry.
Just have to get one and hope he doesnt lose it. guess if he does it will have our number on.
 
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I must say that Katie has never had one - I thought the same as Becca - she is always with someone that knows she is diabetic. Though I have thought recently that she should have one for the reasons that Becca mentioned. I ordered one a few days ago but it hasn't come yet - I hope it arrives before we go camping on Thursday! I've also got a feeling that it might be too big!
 
I got Carly a Fun & Fab Kids Medicial ID braclets from Icegems, her wrist is only 3 and half inch and they fit her well with a very strong clip and she loves wearing them only when we go out and I feel safer for her in case anything happens to me. They do boys braclet too so worth have a look
 
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