Re: Fw: getting used to it? Cory

[Guest guest]

Hi Cory,

I am glad to hear that is wearing his band full time now. I

think it is much easier to keep the band on, and work around it, than

do the off and on routine. Even after 14 weeks, I hate taking it off

and on all the time.

As for 's neck, it is common for babies to grow necks at that

age. Take a look at the before and after pictures and you will see

lots of little babies without necks in the beginning of treatment and

lots of baies with necks at the end of treatment. From what I

understand, it has to do with posture, more than the neck actually

growing. It seems to me that Aidan's neck didn't get much longer

until he was 9 months old, but he was behind a bit due to his tort

too. Once Aidan started sitting well, we noticed his neck was there!

Keep us posted on Cory's progress.

Happy holidays!

- mom to Aidan

STARband 08/26/03

GR MI

--- In Plagiocephaly , " Cory Schwemley " <cory6@c...>

wrote:

> I'm sending this again since I don't think it ever went through...

sorry if

> you get it twice.

>

> Cory

>

> getting used to it?

>

>

> Well, has finally been wearing his band 23 hours/day since

Monday now

> (after 3 adjustments since we got it the day before Thanksgiving).

I think

> I'm finally getting used to it! Bill had said I could take it off

while

> giving him a bottle and at first I did, but now I'm not. I think

taking it

> off to feed him was making it harder on myself. He's never had a

problem

> with it and is doing just fine with it on all the time. It's been

harder on

> me than him!!

>

> Thursday morning he woke up crying and somehow the back of the band

had

> gotten pushed up so the whole thing was half off of his head. I'm

hoping

> that was just a fluke since it hasn't happened again.

>

> Also, it seems like his head and/or neck are getting longer. The

back of

> the band doesn't come down as far as it used to. Is that normal??

>

> Cory, mom to (6 months)

> STARband 11/26, in Norman, OK