Re: Have our helmet/car seat question and fit on forehead?

[Guest guest]

Bumping to draw attention to my questions as opposed to just

announcing our helmet! Thanks, mish

--- 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]

Mish,

I know the group member with banded babies will reply with more

helpful information about the carseat, but I just wanted to post

really quickly with the only link in the repo links section

specifically marketed for carseat neck support. Here it is:

Safety Ride " N " Rest

The Safety Ride " N " Rest is a " one of a kind " patented, cushy, head

support designed to attach to infant and children's car seats.

This " Mom Invented " pillow eases the strain on baby's delicate neck

muscles and supports them comfortably while they sleep.

http://shop.store./shopsourceone/colinsafridn.html

They have a small and large size, and a video link at the bottom of

the page if you want to see how it's used. Maybe you could modify

it somehow so the " wings " on the sides aren't so long. I do know

that any modification of a carseat can compromise the level of

safety that the carseat offers, so I'm hoping other group members

will reply with some of the ideas that worked for them!

Good luck, and let us know how things work out,

Christie (Mom to Repo'd Remy)

> > 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]

Gosh Mish,

I'm sorry that I don't have advice but I never had an issue with

Aidan's band while in the carseat. His wasn't terrible huge so it

didn't weigh his head forward or anything. Sorry, Natasha

> > 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]

You make a good point by saying " huge " ! My kids are both very tall,

and it may be his head is so high on the seat already that gravity

pulls him forward more easily. I recall my dd also pulling her head

away from the seat. They are light relative to their height, so are

in the carrier seat longer than some babies of similar height. I

might just need to switch to the regular carseat, which has some pads

and accessories to adjust the head fit, anyway. Of course that means

having to transfer more if he falls asleep, but that is better for

his head anyway. He really does not do much car napping. Thanks for

that comment and making me think a bit harder. We are on the high

end of the level too. We would still be level with a small tipping

back of the seat. I will try that first. 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