Have our helmet

[Guest guest]

Well, we have it. Colin is wearing it now. It is alot of coverage

versus some of the bands I see. I was disappointed in that, but

really have no choice around here.

Some questions, and I am sorry to brief but my poor little guy is

restless with teething and now this.

1. Carseat: any adjustments? The orthotist loosely explained and

gestured to bolster a bit behind the shoulders and it seems

uncomfortable when I just tried it in the bouncy seat to see how it

might work. His head will be too forward with the bulk of the helmet

on his occiput. He alreadt lifts away from it sometimes. It seems

alomost like I need to recline/tip the whole set up back a bit but is

that safe to do? Changes the level that is " required. " Hope I am

making sense.

His helmet rides very low over his brow, especially when sitting,

which will be a problem in the car again. Pushes forward from the

occiput and I noticed as he chews his fingers it does this with his

mouth opening. The ortho did grind it down here but says part of the

critical fit is to anchor it there anteriorly and at the occiput

posteriorly.

He also said he expects to hear from me first thing Mondat am! I

guess folks call with questions all the time after a day or two! F?U

is Thurs. Gotta run, Bud is crying. mish

[Guest guest]

Hi Mish,

I'm glad Colin has his band. I wouldn't tilt his carseat any more

than recommended for safety reasons, but you can by head supports

for older babies that have a section that comes over the shoulders.

You can also use those neck roll things. Hannah gets a flopped

forward head sometimes too, but she did without the band as well.

As far as the band being low, it should be okay as long as it isn't

interfereing with his vision or leaving red spots that don't fade

within the hour. Please keep us updated!

, mom to Hannah, DOCband #3 3/30

Cape Cod, Ma

--- In Plagiocephaly , " cjwrcw " <michele_walsh@y...>

wrote:

> Well, we have it. Colin is wearing it now. It is alot of

coverage

> versus some of the bands I see. I was disappointed in that, but

> really have no choice around here.

>

> Some questions, and I am sorry to brief but my poor little guy is

> restless with teething and now this.

>

> 1. Carseat: any adjustments? The orthotist loosely explained

and

> gestured to bolster a bit behind the shoulders and it seems

> uncomfortable when I just tried it in the bouncy seat to see how

it

> might work. His head will be too forward with the bulk of the

helmet

> on his occiput. He alreadt lifts away from it sometimes. It

seems

> alomost like I need to recline/tip the whole set up back a bit but

is

> that safe to do? Changes the level that is " required. " Hope I am

> making sense.

>

> His helmet rides very low over his brow, especially when sitting,

> which will be a problem in the car again. Pushes forward from the

> occiput and I noticed as he chews his fingers it does this with

his

> mouth opening. The ortho did grind it down here but says part of

the

> critical fit is to anchor it there anteriorly and at the occiput

> posteriorly.

>

> He also said he expects to hear from me first thing Mondat am! I

> guess folks call with questions all the time after a day or two!

F?U

> is Thurs. Gotta run, Bud is crying. mish

[Guest guest]

Thanks for responding. I was worried about the low riding on the

forehead. The orthotist was empathetic but did explain that it is a

point of anchor for it, along with the suboccipital area, to keep it

stable. I nurse, as well, and I just feel like I am putting pressure

on it in various ways. It has been a good test, as he does have a

bit of a red in a few areas after I removed after nursing and a nap

(we were told napping is okay since he naps alot and it would be

impossble to do the hour on/off). All redness was gone within an

hour, maybe 15 mins or so, really. I was not given a timeline like

that. It is helpful. We are up to two hours today, and it so

happens he has napped for a couple of those sessions, so it is a good

test for me to see that he sleeps okay in it and check his skin.

I guess it has to have a tiny bit of room, in order for growth to

occur.

We got a digital camera this week(finally-been shopping forever) and

we need to take before pics right away, so we can post them for folks

to see. mish

> > Well, we have it. Colin is wearing it now. It is alot of

> coverage

> > versus some of the bands I see. I was disappointed in that, but

> > really have no choice around here.

> >

> > Some questions, and I am sorry to brief but my poor little guy is

> > restless with teething and now this.

> >

> > 1. Carseat: any adjustments? The orthotist loosely explained

> and

> > gestured to bolster a bit behind the shoulders and it seems

> > uncomfortable when I just tried it in the bouncy seat to see how

> it

> > might work. His head will be too forward with the bulk of the

> helmet

> > on his occiput. He alreadt lifts away from it sometimes. It

> seems

> > alomost like I need to recline/tip the whole set up back a bit

but

> is

> > that safe to do? Changes the level that is " required. " Hope I

am

> > making sense.

> >

> > His helmet rides very low over his brow, especially when sitting,

> > which will be a problem in the car again. Pushes forward from

the

> > occiput and I noticed as he chews his fingers it does this with

> his

> > mouth opening. The ortho did grind it down here but says part of

> the

> > critical fit is to anchor it there anteriorly and at the occiput

> > posteriorly.

> >

> > He also said he expects to hear from me first thing Mondat am! I

> > guess folks call with questions all the time after a day or two!

> F?U

> > is Thurs. Gotta run, Bud is crying. mish

[Guest guest]

Hey Mish!

Glad to see things are going OK with the helmet! Nate's moves

around a little as well when he lays down, but just make sure it's

not coming down over his eyes. Our ortho said to really watch the

first few days to make sure Nate is still using his periferial

vision, as that is a sign that the helmet is too low or too close on

the sides. Nate's helmet was also very low when he first put it on,

so the ortho shaved off a little and made it into an " M " shape.

Since I can't seem to post one, I'll email you a picture. This way

Nate has better vision, but there's still the holding power in

between the eyes. As for laying down or in the car

seat/swing/bouncer seat, the ortho said if the helmet is pushing

forward to fold a towel or blanket behind the baby's shoulders, as

that will make room for the helmet in behind the head. Hope that

makes sense!

Mom to Nate (7 Months)

Hanger Cranial Band (5-14-2004)

> > > Well, we have it. Colin is wearing it now. It is alot of

> > coverage

> > > versus some of the bands I see. I was disappointed in that,

but

> > > really have no choice around here.

> > >

> > > Some questions, and I am sorry to brief but my poor little guy

is

> > > restless with teething and now this.

> > >

> > > 1. Carseat: any adjustments? The orthotist loosely

explained

> > and

> > > gestured to bolster a bit behind the shoulders and it seems

> > > uncomfortable when I just tried it in the bouncy seat to see

how

> > it

> > > might work. His head will be too forward with the bulk of the

> > helmet

> > > on his occiput. He alreadt lifts away from it sometimes. It

> > seems

> > > alomost like I need to recline/tip the whole set up back a bit

> but

> > is

> > > that safe to do? Changes the level that is " required. " Hope

I

> am

> > > making sense.

> > >

> > > His helmet rides very low over his brow, especially when

sitting,

> > > which will be a problem in the car again. Pushes forward from

> the

> > > occiput and I noticed as he chews his fingers it does this

with

> > his

> > > mouth opening. The ortho did grind it down here but says part

of

> > the

> > > critical fit is to anchor it there anteriorly and at the

occiput

> > > posteriorly.

> > >

> > > He also said he expects to hear from me first thing Mondat

am! I

> > > guess folks call with questions all the time after a day or

two!

> > F?U

> > > is Thurs. Gotta run, Bud is crying. mish