Re: Why so little foam inside the DOCBand

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Happy belated birthday to ! I can't really say much about the

foam though--I'm just not sure! It really doesn't seem like much,

but yet it does work. Did you ask about it at your last appt?

Hannah only wore her first band for 10 wks and got 10mm correction,

but she was also only 4.5 mos old. Sorry I can't be much help.

, mom to Hannah, DOCgrad

Cape Cod, Ma

--- In Plagiocephaly , " B. " <wbilling@t...>

wrote:

> I was wondering what other DOC users think of the following

concern I have. We are on band #2 and already we are half way down

the foam on the back right side. The two adjustments so far on the

right have been for the purpose of doing some final shaping of the

right side to make it symmetrical with the left. We have not even

begun to address the brachy yet. How is the remaining space which

seems like very little (esp. on the right) going to bring about this

beautiful round head I am imagining. I'm starting to get a bit

doubtful of band #2. I can't even imagine doing a third band---it

just seems insane. turned one yesterday and already has been

banded for 5 mos. total. When I read about other kids only wearing

the band for 12 weeks and being done---I can't understand. How does

that little inch of foam do the trick and make a flat head round?

Is our case that different?

>

> B.

> Mom to B.

> STARBand drop out 8/03

> DOCBand #1 9/4/03

> DOCBand #2 12/18/03

> Miami

[Guest guest]

I'm sorry , I don't really understand, do you want to take a

picture of the inside and post it for us to look at?

natasha

--- In Plagiocephaly , " B. " <wbilling@t...>

wrote:

> I was wondering what other DOC users think of the following concern

I have. We are on band #2 and already we are half way down the foam

on the back right side. The two adjustments so far on the right have

been for the purpose of doing some final shaping of the right side to

make it symmetrical with the left. We have not even begun to address

the brachy yet. How is the remaining space which seems like very

little (esp. on the right) going to bring about this beautiful round

head I am imagining. I'm starting to get a bit doubtful of band #2.

I can't even imagine doing a third band---it just seems insane.

turned one yesterday and already has been banded for 5 mos. total.

When I read about other kids only wearing the band for 12 weeks and

being done---I can't understand. How does that little inch of foam

do the trick and make a flat head round? Is our case that

different?

>

> B.

> Mom to B.

> STARBand drop out 8/03

> DOCBand #1 9/4/03

> DOCBand #2 12/18/03

> Miami

[Guest guest]

HI - We also had to get two DOCbands and he was in them a total

of 5 months as well. He outgrew them quickly (esp #1). A third band

was not even an option for us. We didnt even mention it to CT and I

really think he could use a little more correction but its kinda like

will this ever end??? I just wanted him to be done and have somewhat

of a normal first year. Not that he wasnt normal with the band but

you know what I mean. I was looking at his baby book and in almost

all the pictures he has his band on. He has been out of the band for

about a month now and his head is still not perfect. He started with

right side flattening and a bit of brachy. His head does look so much

better than when we started but it sitll has a flat spot on the back

and his ears are a little misaligned but I think I am the only one

that really notices. Everyone else is always commenting on how much

better his head looks. Good Luck!

Donna and Xavier 9.5 months DOCgrad

--- In Plagiocephaly , " B. " <wbilling@t...>

wrote:

> I was wondering what other DOC users think of the following concern

I have. We are on band #2 and already we are half way down the foam

on the back right side. The two adjustments so far on the right have

been for the purpose of doing some final shaping of the right side to

make it symmetrical with the left. We have not even begun to address

the brachy yet. How is the remaining space which seems like very

little (esp. on the right) going to bring about this beautiful round

head I am imagining. I'm starting to get a bit doubtful of band #2.

I can't even imagine doing a third band---it just seems insane.

turned one yesterday and already has been banded for 5 mos. total.

When I read about other kids only wearing the band for 12 weeks and

being done---I can't understand. How does that little inch of foam

do the trick and make a flat head round? Is our case that

different?

>

> B.

> Mom to B.

> STARBand drop out 8/03

> DOCBand #1 9/4/03

> DOCBand #2 12/18/03

> Miami

[Guest guest]

Hi :

Oh, I'm so so so sorry to hear how discouraged you are with 's

progress right now. I am sorry I cannot answer your question about

the amt of foam inside the DOCband. I would suggest you ask your

clinician at your next appt.

Try to keep your chin up, I know it's frustrating & very difficult at

times I've been there.

A happy belated 1st birthday to . I hope he enjoyed his big day.

Let us know what you might find out about the foam if you ask your

clinician. Keep us posted on his progress.

Debbie Abby's mom

MI

--- In Plagiocephaly , " B. " <wbilling@t...>

wrote:

> Hey Donna---thanks for replying about Xavier's treatment. He is

one of the

> babies on our list that I have kept up with and checked out the

pics since

> you guys began treatment. I guess I'm a little frustrated because

as I look

> down at 's flat brachy head and the amt. of foam that is left

on the

> right side, I realize this band isn't gonna do it. This is VERY

> frustrating. I can't help but think that it wouldn't kill CT to

put a bit

> more foam in those $3,000 bands, you know?

>

> Last night, I was reading my 2 year old a book and walked in

without

> his band---husband was cleaning it. Anyway---his hair was sticking

out some

> on the sides like Einstein and it just struck me how wide and flat

his head

> really is. Today we had his party and I kept his band off for

cake and

> pictures. He has very straight fine hair and it was obvious how

FLAT he is

> in the back. Everyone kept asking me when I was going to get his

hair cut

> and I just can't even imagine it! It is so hard to justify to my

family

> why has been in the band for 5 mos and he is still so flat. I

keep

> saying that we are trying to work out all those asymmetries but now

I'm

> getting a little worried that this is going to be it. I can only

guess it

> is because we started with the DOCBand when was 8 mos of age

that

> progress has been so slow. I really would like his head to change

shape and

> for the wideness to lessen, but don't know if that is possible

anymore.

>

> Ahhhh. Thanks for letting me vent. I'm glad to hear that Xavier

got a good

> amount of correction. You were so smart to get him banded

earlier. I

> remember doubting that at first---but it ended up being a great

decision. I

> wish things had worked out for us a lot earlier. We did try.

>

> B.

> Mom to B.

> STARBand drop out 8/03

> DOCBand #1 9/4/03

> DOCBand #2 12/18/03

> Miami