Re: Update on 's red spot

[Guest guest]

Kerri,

So happy to hear it's not a skin breakdown. I'm sure the moleskin

will take care of the problem. I didn't know you went to the NJ

Cranial Tech. Isn't Charlotte great?

--- In Plagiocephaly , " shannon152000 " <wolfekm@h...>

wrote:

> My dh is at CT with now - apparently the forehead is bad

> heat rash, but something to keep an eye on. She also has a spot on

> the back of her neck that's been concerning. Charlotte thinks

> that's her something w/ her lymph node from her teething. She's

> putting moleskin on the band now and it'll be back on! We're going

> back Thursday to have her look at it again. Thanks so much for all

> of your help/comments!!

> Kerri

> Mom to 5 mos (DOC banded last Friday)

[Guest guest]

I'm so glad to hear that it could all be taken care of and she won't

be out of the band! Way to go Charolette!

Dustie

--- In Plagiocephaly , " shannon152000 " <wolfekm@h...>

wrote:

> My dh is at CT with now - apparently the forehead is bad

> heat rash, but something to keep an eye on. She also has a spot on

> the back of her neck that's been concerning. Charlotte thinks

> that's her something w/ her lymph node from her teething. She's

> putting moleskin on the band now and it'll be back on! We're going

> back Thursday to have her look at it again. Thanks so much for all

> of your help/comments!!

> Kerri

> Mom to 5 mos (DOC banded last Friday)

[Guest guest]

Hi Kerri,

Heat rash is unfortunately kind of common with the bands. Hopefully CT gave

you some good advice on dealing with that. Removing the band when the

sweat gets bad and mopping down baby and band will be a good start. A little

cortizone cream should help too. Let the cream dry completely before putting

the band back on.

When we visited CT they mentioned the lymph node problem and it sounds

like it is fairly common. Hopefully that is all that it is.

Let us know how the redness is going over the next couple of days.

Marci (Mom to )

Oklahoma

--- In Plagiocephaly , " shannon152000 " <wolfekm@h...>

wrote:

> My dh is at CT with now - apparently the forehead is bad

> heat rash, but something to keep an eye on. She also has a spot on

> the back of her neck that's been concerning. Charlotte thinks

> that's her something w/ her lymph node from her teething. She's

> putting moleskin on the band now and it'll be back on! We're going

> back Thursday to have her look at it again. Thanks so much for all

> of your help/comments!!

> Kerri

> Mom to 5 mos (DOC banded last Friday)

[Guest guest]

Charlotte is wonderful - so helpful and good w/ . We met

Cheri for the first time on Friday - she was wonderful too! I don't

have anything but good things to say about all of them.

Kerri

> > My dh is at CT with now - apparently the forehead is bad

> > heat rash, but something to keep an eye on. She also has a spot

on

> > the back of her neck that's been concerning. Charlotte thinks

> > that's her something w/ her lymph node from her teething. She's

> > putting moleskin on the band now and it'll be back on! We're

going

> > back Thursday to have her look at it again. Thanks so much for

all

> > of your help/comments!!

> > Kerri

> > Mom to 5 mos (DOC banded last Friday)

[Guest guest]

Hi Kerri,

I haven't met Cheri yet. Tomorrow is our final appt hopefully I'll

get to meet her then. They really are a great bunch of people.

> > > My dh is at CT with now - apparently the forehead is

bad

> > > heat rash, but something to keep an eye on. She also has a

spot

> on

> > > the back of her neck that's been concerning. Charlotte thinks

> > > that's her something w/ her lymph node from her teething.

She's

> > > putting moleskin on the band now and it'll be back on! We're

> going

> > > back Thursday to have her look at it again. Thanks so much for

> all

> > > of your help/comments!!

> > > Kerri

> > > Mom to 5 mos (DOC banded last Friday)

[Guest guest]

Sounds like is still sensitive with his new band. It's tough

because infant's skin reacts so differently during this time. True,

continuing red spots always seem to be a big, red flag, however. You

never know if one is going to get real nasty or not. I'm glad you are

getting another adjustment tomorrow. I've never heard of any

permament damage from helmet therpy either. Once treatment is done

skin goes back to normal.

My othro told me up front that would have reoccuring red

spots because his skin seemed so sensitive. He's a fair, strawberry

blonde so I wasnt shocked when she mentioned it. He does seem to get

them at least once a week in various places. I guess I'm so used to

them now they don't phase me. I don't bother to wait and see if they

go away after an hour if it's typical redness. Usually, when I take

his band off to clean it there is a new spot and the previous one is

long gone. He moves around alot in his crib during naps and he's

constantly crawling and trying to walk all day so the band must shift

a bit. I've never had a skin break down, but we've come close a

couple of times. You may possibly have to go in several more times to

get that perfect fit. Sorry your first two weeks aren't the best.

Hopefully, tomorrow he'll get a great fit and on his way to a rounder

noggin

Good luck,

Crista-Grayslake, IL

Mom to -9 mo old-DOCbanded 5/13 brachy

> Sorry this update is so late - we went to our Cottage last Sunday

and returned today - no PC at the cottage.

>

> didn't wear his band most of last weekend because I didn't

feel the red spot was fading enough. We drove in from our Cottage

for his Monday appointment. They adjusted the front again and since

this was his week 1 appointment adjusted on his flat side to allow

for growth. The ortho said he could still have a red spot on his

forehead as long as the skin was healthy and they felt the skin

looked healthy. She said some babies skin is more sensitive than

others and this happens sometimes with tummy sleepers. Our next

appointment is a week from Monday.

>

> I'm not that happy with the fact that he basically has a red spot

all the time. He just woke up out of a sound sleep screaming (which

he has never done) so I took off the band. I will be taking him into

CT on Monday even though we don't have an appointment because I am

concerned that the fit on his forehead isn't right.

>

> I am confused because this seems contradictory to the CT protocol.

I asked the ortho about causing a permanent bruise and she said that

it would go away once he was done with treatment.

>

> Has anyone had a similar experience? The red spot does fade within

an hour but never completely goes away.

>

> Thanks to everyone on the board for their support ~ Crista,

C., , Angie, Natasha, Krissy, , , , Sue,

Christie, and !

>

> Thanks,

>

> (Mommy to , 7 months, DocBand 7/12/04, Chicago ~ Wishing

's Red spot to go away)

[Guest guest]

Hmm...my daughter, Theresa, got her band on 7/22 and she has a

redspot that won't go away either. It is right where the band joins

on the left side. When I talked to the folks at the Glenview CT

they really didn't offer much other than re-reading me the

instructions from the sheet I had gotten on the day of the band.

Likewise, I'm going to get her in on Monday because I'm very

concerned about a skin breakdown.

Kris - Round Lake Beach, IL

Theresa - 5 months DOC Band 7/22/04

> > Sorry this update is so late - we went to our Cottage last

Sunday

> and returned today - no PC at the cottage.

> >

> > didn't wear his band most of last weekend because I

didn't

> feel the red spot was fading enough. We drove in from our Cottage

> for his Monday appointment. They adjusted the front again and

since

> this was his week 1 appointment adjusted on his flat side to allow

> for growth. The ortho said he could still have a red spot on his

> forehead as long as the skin was healthy and they felt the skin

> looked healthy. She said some babies skin is more sensitive than

> others and this happens sometimes with tummy sleepers. Our next

> appointment is a week from Monday.

> >

> > I'm not that happy with the fact that he basically has a red

spot

> all the time. He just woke up out of a sound sleep screaming

(which

> he has never done) so I took off the band. I will be taking him

into

> CT on Monday even though we don't have an appointment because I am

> concerned that the fit on his forehead isn't right.

> >

> > I am confused because this seems contradictory to the CT

protocol.

> I asked the ortho about causing a permanent bruise and she said

that

> it would go away once he was done with treatment.

> >

> > Has anyone had a similar experience? The red spot does fade

within

> an hour but never completely goes away.

> >

> > Thanks to everyone on the board for their support ~ Crista,

> C., , Angie, Natasha, Krissy, , , , Sue,

> Christie, and !

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > (Mommy to , 7 months, DocBand 7/12/04, Chicago ~ Wishing

> 's Red spot to go away)

[Guest guest]

,

It does sound frustrating that has a red area that doesn't

completely fade within the proscribed hour time limit. When he woke

up screaming, do you think it was due to the band for sure?? Was

his skin really red in that area at that time?

I wanted to echo that I think I have read posts about very fair-

skinned babies having pale pink areas that never completely faded

(maybe even one of our mod's babies was like this, I'll see if I can

find out), but I'm not totally sure.

Hopefully responses to your post will pick up tomorrow (since

weekends are a bit slow) and we'll hear about some first-hand

accounts that may be similar to . I also agree about keeping

the band off and going in for an appt. on Monday to check the whole

situation out. Would you post when you have time tomorrow and let

us know what they said or did?

Take care,

Christie (Mom to Repo'd Remy)

> Sorry this update is so late - we went to our Cottage last Sunday

and returned today - no PC at the cottage.

>

> didn't wear his band most of last weekend because I didn't

feel the red spot was fading enough. We drove in from our Cottage

for his Monday appointment. They adjusted the front again and since

this was his week 1 appointment adjusted on his flat side to allow

for growth. The ortho said he could still have a red spot on his

forehead as long as the skin was healthy and they felt the skin

looked healthy. She said some babies skin is more sensitive than

others and this happens sometimes with tummy sleepers. Our next

appointment is a week from Monday.

>

> I'm not that happy with the fact that he basically has a red spot

all the time. He just woke up out of a sound sleep screaming (which

he has never done) so I took off the band. I will be taking him

into CT on Monday even though we don't have an appointment because I

am concerned that the fit on his forehead isn't right.

>

> I am confused because this seems contradictory to the CT

protocol. I asked the ortho about causing a permanent bruise and

she said that it would go away once he was done with treatment.

>

> Has anyone had a similar experience? The red spot does fade

within an hour but never completely goes away.

>

> Thanks to everyone on the board for their support ~ Crista,

C., , Angie, Natasha, Krissy, , , , Sue,

Christie, and !

>

> Thanks,

>

> (Mommy to , 7 months, DocBand 7/12/04, Chicago ~ Wishing

's Red spot to go away)