Re: ADVICE NEEDED ASAP Nick Graduated Today

[Guest guest]

Pody,

Can you refresh my memory? What kind of helmet did Nick have?

only wore hers for 9 weeks, so depending on Nick's age, that

might not be crazy (the younger they are, the quicker they tend to

round out). We went straight from 23 hours a day to no band. Hope

that helps!

Kerri from NY

's mom (DOCgrad)

> HI There,

>

> I joined and then could not post as this group is soooo big! I

owuld

> check things out here and there..but now I need advice. Nick has

> been waering his helmet since Sept. and today at his 3rd visit with

> the specialist he said he could stop wearing it now!.

>

> I was very taken aback as I thought he would be in it until his 1st

> bday (in Feb) but now I am wanting to know if we should wean him

> from it? can he just go to bed tonight not wearing it and his left

> side will not be the worse for it?! I will keep checking back on

> this as his bedtime is now (but he is way too full of beans!).

>

> Thank you all sooo much,

>

> Pody and Nick

[Guest guest]

He had the starband, the full helmet..I just added a recent photo of

him in it in his folder 'Nick Hansbrough'. How do you add photos to

the one group with kids in their helmets?.

I just put him to bed, but made sure he would turn to the right..no

leftyness tonight! lol

23 hours to 0, I didn't know I would have seperation anixety!!!!

Pody

[Guest guest]

My son is in the process of weaning from his STARband. He wears it

12 hours a day (basically, while he sleeps at night) and in a few

weeks we'll go back and have his head scanned (our location has a

STARscanner) to make sure he isn't regressing any. Do you have the

scanning option at your orthodist's office? If so, you might want

to try something like we're doing. It definitely gives me peace of

mind to know that he's sleeping with the helmet on right now!

HTH,

Peyton

Spencer, 10 months old, STARgrad

[Guest guest]

Hi Pody!

I'm happy you posted to our group & happier to hear Nick is done with

his band He's adorable, I just checked out his photos.

Regression is very rare. How old is Nick? It's more common,

although still rare, in younger infants while they're heads are still

so soft & malleable. I've been w/the group 3 yrs and have only heard

of a few cases of regression. If you're concerned about it, I'd

suggest taking bi-weekly pictures of his head to monitor any changes.

Otherwise, enjoy a band free baby!!

Debbie Abby's mom

MI

> HI There,

>

> I joined and then could not post as this group is soooo big! I

owuld

> check things out here and there..but now I need advice. Nick has

> been waering his helmet since Sept. and today at his 3rd visit with

> the specialist he said he could stop wearing it now!.

>

> I was very taken aback as I thought he would be in it until his 1st

> bday (in Feb) but now I am wanting to know if we should wean him

> from it? can he just go to bed tonight not wearing it and his left

> side will not be the worse for it?! I will keep checking back on

> this as his bedtime is now (but he is way too full of beans!).

>

> Thank you all sooo much,

>

> Pody and Nick

[Guest guest]

We have never had him scanned, hmmm the cranio facial specialist we

have been seeing is the one who said he didn't need it anymore. We

would go to another place to have the helmet adjusted..the Starband

is the one with the little star logo? right?.

I am worried about him sleeping w/o it, as if his head is till re-

shapable (sp?) wouldn't that also work as in not letting it shape

still?. Also, he is so free wheeling with the helmet on, now we are

gonna get the head crashing thime eh?.

Pody

[Guest guest]

Hi Pody:

That is unusual for your specialist to determine if you're done or

not. It's usually the orthotist's or the parent's ultimate decision.

Are YOU happy with the correction he's rec'd or do you think he

could still benefit from the band? Have you discussed this with your

orthotist yet? If the helmet is still fitting ok and you're uneasy

about taking it off, maybe keep it on thru the weekend, call your

orthotist Monday and see what he recommends? It certainly wouldn't

hurt to do this as long as it's still fitting fine which it sounds

like it is.

Yes, the STARband does have a star symbol imprinted somewhere on the

outside of the band. It did look like the STARband from his photo.

Debbie

> We have never had him scanned, hmmm the cranio facial specialist we

> have been seeing is the one who said he didn't need it anymore. We

> would go to another place to have the helmet adjusted..the Starband

> is the one with the little star logo? right?.

>

> I am worried about him sleeping w/o it, as if his head is till re-

> shapable (sp?) wouldn't that also work as in not letting it shape

> still?. Also, he is so free wheeling with the helmet on, now we are

> gonna get the head crashing thime eh?.

>

> Pody

[Guest guest]

Nick was 10 months old on the 9th. His tort is all but gone, and he

leans left (his bad side) when stressed out. I am very happy if it

is all done..I missed his sweet baby head, I even had been kissing

the helmet as of late lol! (you know while he is in it, kissing eck,

and then head aka helmet).

I thought the final decision was the doctors? Hmm We will cal on

MOnday. We saw her this past Tuesday too.

> Hi Pody!

> I'm happy you posted to our group & happier to hear Nick is done

with

> his band He's adorable, I just checked out his photos.

> Regression is very rare. How old is Nick? It's more common,

> although still rare, in younger infants while they're heads are

still

> so soft & malleable.

[Guest guest]

With us it was our decision and the orthos. Jenna wore a STARband from 9 to 12 months. We did see the specilaist at the end of treaTment and he thought she was done at the same time we had already decided to graduate.

Angie and Jenna(STAR grad)

Re: ADVICE NEEDED ASAP Nick Graduated Today

Nick was 10 months old on the 9th. His tort is all but gone, and he leans left (his bad side) when stressed out. I am very happy if it is all done..I missed his sweet baby head, I even had been kissing the helmet as of late lol! (you know while he is in it, kissing eck, and then head aka helmet).I thought the final decision was the doctors? Hmm We will cal on MOnday. We saw her this past Tuesday too.> Hi Pody!> I'm happy you posted to our group & happier to hear Nick is done with > his band He's adorable, I just checked out his photos.> Regression is very rare. How old is Nick? It's more common, > although still rare, in younger infants while they're heads are still > so soft & malleable. For more plagio info

[Guest guest]

Pody, did you ever make that call to the ortho? How did it go?

Dustie

> HI There,

>

> I joined and then could not post as this group is soooo big! I

owuld

> check things out here and there..but now I need advice. Nick has

> been waering his helmet since Sept. and today at his 3rd visit with

> the specialist he said he could stop wearing it now!.

>

> I was very taken aback as I thought he would be in it until his 1st

> bday (in Feb) but now I am wanting to know if we should wean him

> from it? can he just go to bed tonight not wearing it and his left

> side will not be the worse for it?! I will keep checking back on

> this as his bedtime is now (but he is way too full of beans!).

>

> Thank you all sooo much,

>

> Pody and Nick