Re: Makenna was casted!! Heidi

[Guest guest]

Yep, she's getting a local made helmet. It is from Loma

University/Medical center in Loma CA (about 1 hr east of Los

Angeles). I pick it up next Thursday. The orthotist laughed when I

asked if it was active or passive and said that " I really did do my

homework! " . No one had ever asked him that.

--- In Plagiocephaly , " BRETT ZIMMERMAN " <zim34@m...>

wrote:

> , great to hear that Makenna was casted. Now, you are

getting a locally made helemt right? I am so glad to hear that it is

active, I am not the only one!!! When will you get it? Congrats and

sorry to hear that she wasn't feeling too well. Best wishes and

happy roundness. Heidi, mom to Jeffry, local helmet, MN

>

> Makenna was casted!!

>

> Took Makenna in to get casted yesterday and it turned out to be a

lot

> easier than I thought it would. Makenna wasn't feeling really

good.

> She has the flu and is teething. Poor little thing. I almost

> cancelled, but since she didn't have a fever and appeared to be

> feeling better then the day before, I decided to go. After seeing

> pictures of castings, I was expecting a big mess. I brought a

change

> of clothes for the baby, plus a different shirt for me and my

> husband. As it turned out, there was NO mess at all. I am starting

a

> folder for Makenna and as you will see, she has a lot of hair for a

7

> month old. I thought I'd have a hard time getting the plaster out,

> but they didn't use plaster. And it dried fast too. The whole

thing

> probably took less than 5 minutes. Makenna would swear that it was

> atleast an hour (if she could talk), but that's only because she

was

> really upset! As soon as it was over though, she was ok. I am glad

> that we did it, but I do feel bad that she went into this not

feeling

> 100%. I'll post more pics when she gets her helmet (which I did

find

> out is Active). Hopefully she'll be smiling in those. Poor little

> thing.

>

>

> For more plagio info

[Guest guest]

Yeah, isn't that so good to hear, our pt told me the same thing. I was really glad that I knew what the difference was. But it was really interesting explaining to this group that I have an active helmet, since they didn't hear of anyone who had a locally made active helmet. It is wonderful that other people are out there making these wonderful things for our little ones. if you don't mind me asking, but what is the price of your helmet? Ours is just under 600.00, then we pay only 38.00 out of pocket, so I was wondering since yours is active and locally made what the price difference was. Heidi Makenna was casted!!> > Took Makenna in to get casted yesterday and it turned out to be a lot > easier than I thought it would. Makenna wasn't feeling really good. > She has the flu and is teething. Poor little thing. I almost > cancelled, but since she didn't have a fever and appeared to be > feeling better then the day before, I decided to go. After seeing > pictures of castings, I was expecting a big mess. I brought a change > of clothes for the baby, plus a different shirt for me and my > husband. As it turned out, there was NO mess at all. I am starting a > folder for Makenna and as you will see, she has a lot of hair for a 7 > month old. I thought I'd have a hard time getting the plaster out, > but they didn't use plaster. And it dried fast too. The whole thing > probably took less than 5 minutes. Makenna would swear that it was > atleast an hour (if she could talk), but that's only because she was > really upset! As soon as it was over though, she was ok. I am glad > that we did it, but I do feel bad that she went into this not feeling > 100%. I'll post more pics when she gets her helmet (which I did find > out is Active). Hopefully she'll be smiling in those. Poor little > thing.> > > For more plagio info