Guest guest Posted February 17, 2003 Report Share Posted February 17, 2003 Hi Steve, Welcome to the group! The only advice I can give you is if CT said a DOCband would benefit you son, then you should listen to them! They are not in this for the money. They send many parents away stating that their child is too mild to band. Your son is at a great age to get awesome correction. At his age I'm sure he could get 100% correction. If you do decide to band you will be in excellent hands with CT. Please let us know what you decide. Good luck making your decision. > Hi Everyone, > > I have a 5 and a half month old son, and his head is flat in the back. We > have been to CT, and they were very supportive. CT did not give us the hard > sale, and said that his case is not that severe, but banding would help. > > Are there any down sides to having him put in a Doc Band? I have been > reading posts, but I have not seen any negative comments about CT. Any > advice? > > Steve > Dallas, TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2003 Report Share Posted February 17, 2003 Hi Steve - welcome to our group! I'm glad you've already taken your son to Cranial Tech - they are really a great group of people who never push their product on parents. I've been with this group almost 2.5 yrs already (yikes!) and have never read of negative effects caused by the DOCband. My daughter is also a DOCband graduate, we are thrilled with her results. Babies adapt remarkably well to wearing the band. Have you checked on ins. coverage IF you decide to band? What type of ins. do you have? Welcome again, good luck w/your decision. Debbie Abbys' mom DOCGrad MI > Hi Everyone, > > I have a 5 and a half month old son, and his head is flat in the back. We > have been to CT, and they were very supportive. CT did not give us the hard > sale, and said that his case is not that severe, but banding would help. > > Are there any down sides to having him put in a Doc Band? I have been > reading posts, but I have not seen any negative comments about CT. Any > advice? > > Steve > Dallas, TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2003 Report Share Posted February 17, 2003 Steve- Welcome to the group. My son adjusted very easily to his band. The only trouble he gave us was during the first couple days when he didn't like to have it put on and taken off. He didn't care if it was on, he just didn't want it messed with, but he even got over that very quickly and we could take it off w/o a fuss. My son was banded from 5-8 months with moderate plagio. Today you wouldn't know he ever had it. So you could probably expect similar results for your son! Basically you need to do what you feel is best for your family. For us that was banding. My son's asymmetries were very noticeable and I didn't want to chance that it wouldn't self correct. We weren't seeing that much noticeable natural improvement. Let us know what you decide! Dane's mom DOC Grad > Hi Everyone, > > I have a 5 and a half month old son, and his head is flat in the back. We > have been to CT, and they were very supportive. CT did not give us the hard > sale, and said that his case is not that severe, but banding would help. > > Are there any down sides to having him put in a Doc Band? I have been > reading posts, but I have not seen any negative comments about CT. Any > advice? > > Steve > Dallas, TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2003 Report Share Posted February 17, 2003 Hi Steve: Welcome to the group, I call it the group from heaven, they are very supportive and any question you can think about plagio, bands and tort, they know, so you just came to the right place. My daughter (7 months) has a flat spot on her right side, I tried repositioning for a long time and it didn't work, but (you can give it a try it might work for you). It was hard to decide to band my baby, but I got to the conclusion that it's better safe than sorry, so she will be getting her helmet at the end of the month, all I can say it's that bands do help reshape the babies heads. I hope I can help. good luck mommy of (7 months) > > Hi Everyone, > > > > I have a 5 and a half month old son, and his head is flat in the > back. We > > have been to CT, and they were very supportive. CT did not give > us the hard > > sale, and said that his case is not that severe, but banding would > help. > > > > Are there any down sides to having him put in a Doc Band? I have > been > > reading posts, but I have not seen any negative comments about > CT. Any > > advice? > > > > Steve > > Dallas, TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2003 Report Share Posted February 18, 2003 Steve, the only down side I have come across is the casting process. It doesn't heart them, just makes them mad, mad, mad! Even then, some don't even cry. Dustie > Hi Everyone, > > I have a 5 and a half month old son, and his head is flat in the back. We > have been to CT, and they were very supportive. CT did not give us the hard > sale, and said that his case is not that severe, but banding would help. > > Are there any down sides to having him put in a Doc Band? I have been > reading posts, but I have not seen any negative comments about CT. Any > advice? > > Steve > Dallas, TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2003 Report Share Posted February 18, 2003 Well nothing is prefect. Smelly bands and sweaty heads can be seen as a down side...I say a small price to pay. My DD, is mild but I still want her head to be the way it should be... round.. The bands don't hurt and will not cause any health issues. I look at it as if my child had bad teeth I would get them braces so why not correct their heads. The younger you start the banding the closer you will get to full correction. Go for it. Take Care, Heidi-mom to 7, 4-1/2, 10-1/2 months (mild tort/plagio-Doc banded 2/14/03) > Hi Everyone, > > I have a 5 and a half month old son, and his head is flat in the back. We > have been to CT, and they were very supportive. CT did not give us the hard > sale, and said that his case is not that severe, but banding would help. > > Are there any down sides to having him put in a Doc Band? I have been > reading posts, but I have not seen any negative comments about CT. Any > advice? > > Steve > Dallas, TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2003 Report Share Posted February 18, 2003 Thanks a lot for your help. I really appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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