Guest guest Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Hi there..Aidan (8 mos) has only been in his helmet for one week full time. He is adjusting well but we're noticing that the top of his head in the back (on the flat side) looks pointier than it used to. The helmet seems to fit good..we can tell where the open spaces are and the tighter fitting areas. The helmet is not tight at all where the crown (or hole cutout) area is. Is it possible to have the head get pointier in that area...has anyone ever heard of that?? The Ortho has also placed a piece of foam in the back middle of the helmet (a vertical strip) to keep it from sliding around. He's losing a little hair there from the chafing...but he assures me that the piece of foam won't inhibit growth or cause a flat spot there. Any ideas or similar experiences?? My only other explanation for noticing the pointier area is that his head is just growing all over including up a little...?? Also at 8 months I don't think only one week would cause any change...even a negative one. ?? Of course it's Friday and I can't get in touch with an Ortho..so I'm debating about weekend wear. Amy (Aidan V's mom) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 hum i wish i could help ya but i dont know if i understand the problem, can you photograph it maybe, i wouldnt think the band would cause that, but amybe its how his head is growing to fill in? but i dont now about the add'ed pieces i dont know if that ir normal i have heard of someoen else saying that they had to add a piece though i would wonder about the insert i mean the tight areas are there to inhibate growth, soo i dont know, who is your band thru? are tehy not in the office today? Hilly Helmet Fit...help Hi there..Aidan (8 mos) has only been in his helmet for one week full time. He is adjusting well but we're noticing that the top of his head in the back (on the flat side) looks pointier than it used to. The helmet seems to fit good..we can tell where the open spaces are and the tighter fitting areas. The helmet is not tight at all where the crown (or hole cutout) area is. Is it possible to have the head get pointier in that area...has anyone ever heard of that?? The Ortho has also placed a piece of foam in the back middle of the helmet (a vertical strip) to keep it from sliding around. He's losing a little hair there from the chafing...but he assures me that the piece of foam won't inhibit growth or cause a flat spot there. Any ideas or similar experiences?? My only other explanation for noticing the pointier area is that his head is just growing all over including up a little...?? Also at 8 months I don't think only one week would cause any change...even a negative one. ?? Of course it's Friday and I can't get in touch with an Ortho..so I'm debating about weekend wear. Amy (Aidan V's mom)For more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 Dear Amy, I cannot believe that putting a strip of foam in the back of a helmet is good practice, its sounds as if the helmet has been made wrong. The helmet is supposed to restrict growth in certain areas and allow growth, where it is required. Would a strip in the middle not tend to want the head to grow on either side of the strip, leaving an indented portion where the foam strip is. I look forward to other peoples comments, please feel free to shoot me down in flames, if you think I am wrong. Ian. Helmet Fit...help > Hi there..Aidan (8 mos) has only been in his helmet for one week > full time. He is adjusting well but we're noticing that the top of > his head in the back (on the flat side) looks pointier than it used > to. The helmet seems to fit good..we can tell where the open spaces > are and the tighter fitting areas. The helmet is not tight at all > where the crown (or hole cutout) area is. Is it possible to have > the head get pointier in that area...has anyone ever heard of > that?? The Ortho has also placed a piece of foam in the back middle > of the helmet (a vertical strip) to keep it from sliding around. > He's losing a little hair there from the chafing...but he assures me > that the piece of foam won't inhibit growth or cause a flat spot > there. Any ideas or similar experiences?? My only other > explanation for noticing the pointier area is that his head is just > growing all over including up a little...?? Also at 8 months I > don't think only one week would cause any change...even a negative > one. ?? Of course it's Friday and I can't get in touch with an > Ortho..so I'm debating about weekend wear. > > Amy (Aidan V's mom) > > > > > For more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 We had the strip of foam and it's so squishy that I can't imagine it causing any problems. ours was loose in the center, we could if we wanted slip a finger down into it more in the front then the back. The otehr kids I know with this helmet that we see on a weekly basis also have a loose center. had the foam in there from week 2 till the end. he did remove one piece of the foam. --- In Plagiocephaly , " Ian REDMAN " <IanAdele@r...> wrote: > Dear Amy, > > I cannot believe that putting a strip of foam in the back of a helmet is > good practice, its sounds as if the helmet has been made wrong. The helmet > is supposed to restrict growth in certain areas and allow growth, where it > is required. > > Would a strip in the middle not tend to want the head to grow on either side > of the strip, leaving an indented portion where the foam strip is. > > I look forward to other peoples comments, please feel free to shoot me down > in flames, if you think I am wrong. > > Ian. > Helmet Fit...help > > > > Hi there..Aidan (8 mos) has only been in his helmet for one week > > full time. He is adjusting well but we're noticing that the top of > > his head in the back (on the flat side) looks pointier than it used > > to. The helmet seems to fit good..we can tell where the open spaces > > are and the tighter fitting areas. The helmet is not tight at all > > where the crown (or hole cutout) area is. Is it possible to have > > the head get pointier in that area...has anyone ever heard of > > that?? The Ortho has also placed a piece of foam in the back middle > > of the helmet (a vertical strip) to keep it from sliding around. > > He's losing a little hair there from the chafing...but he assures me > > that the piece of foam won't inhibit growth or cause a flat spot > > there. Any ideas or similar experiences?? My only other > > explanation for noticing the pointier area is that his head is just > > growing all over including up a little...?? Also at 8 months I > > don't think only one week would cause any change...even a negative > > one. ?? Of course it's Friday and I can't get in touch with an > > Ortho..so I'm debating about weekend wear. > > > > Amy (Aidan V's mom) > > > > > > > > > > For more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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