Re: Band a little loose- shifts front to back

[Guest guest]

Tara,

Bands are made big to allow room for growth. Some movement is ok. If

you are concerned then take her in to see the ortho.

Let us know how you make out.

> Well- I am going to try to describe this as best as I can. Grace

got

> her band on last Tuesday and we hung out for the day in San Diego to

> make sure that the band was fitting okay before the 21/2 hr drive

> home. The tech said that there would be a little shifting in the

band

> from front to back- meaning it kind of gets knocked forward when she

> crawls so that it is right above her eyes. Also it moves from side

to

> side - which the tech said was normal because it has to have

something

> to stop on when it does move- which in this case is her ears. Every

> picture I have seen of kids with these bands on - their bands seem

to

> sit a little above their eyebrows- however, Grace's doesn't. The

tech

> also said that she didn't want to carve out too much now on the band

> because she wants Grace to grow into it and for it to mold to her

> head. I am still concerned that the band is too loose. I just

wanted

> to know what everyone's opinion was or if they had had similar

> experiences. How tight should these bands fit when they first get

> them- should it move at all? Since it is has almost been a week and

> the band is still shifting- is that a valid concern that I should

take

> her back in? I am still going to call today and find out what the

> tech thinks -but any info would be helpful. Thanks- Tara

[Guest guest]

Hi Tara,

I'm sorry your having some concerns about Grace's band being a

little too loose. I don't have experience with helmets/bands since

we repo'd our daughter, but I have read that the band can " teeter " a

bit at the beginning of treatment when the headshape is at it's most

extreme, or immediately after adjustments. I haven't read about the

band " resting " on the ears as holding points, though, but I could be

wrong on that point. Why don't you follow 's advice and

contact your ortho for a fit visit? Sometimes it does take a few

visits to get the fit just right when the baby is at the beginning

of treatment, so don't hesitate to have your concerns addressed.

Maybe you could take some video or photos of Grace in " action " to

show the ortho some of the band movements you're concerned about.

Please let us know how things go,

Christie (Mom to Repo'd Remy)

> Well- I am going to try to describe this as best as I can. Grace

got

> her band on last Tuesday and we hung out for the day in San Diego

to

> make sure that the band was fitting okay before the 21/2 hr drive

> home. The tech said that there would be a little shifting in the

band

> from front to back- meaning it kind of gets knocked forward when

she

> crawls so that it is right above her eyes. Also it moves from

side to

> side - which the tech said was normal because it has to have

something

> to stop on when it does move- which in this case is her ears. Every

> picture I have seen of kids with these bands on - their bands seem

to

> sit a little above their eyebrows- however, Grace's doesn't. The

tech

> also said that she didn't want to carve out too much now on the

band

> because she wants Grace to grow into it and for it to mold to her

> head. I am still concerned that the band is too loose. I just

wanted

> to know what everyone's opinion was or if they had had similar

> experiences. How tight should these bands fit when they first get

> them- should it move at all? Since it is has almost been a week and

> the band is still shifting- is that a valid concern that I should

take

> her back in? I am still going to call today and find out what the

> tech thinks -but any info would be helpful. Thanks- Tara

[Guest guest]

Hi Tara:

Is Grace wearing the DOCband? The more severe the plagio & the more

assymetries in the baby's head, the more " shifting " or " rocking " the

DOCband does. The bands will have more gaps in the flat areas of the

head which will create more rocking. Still definitely address it

with your clinician and go from there! Hope it gets better soon, but

this is pretty typical with DOCbands especially.

Debbie Abby's mom DOCGrad

MI

> > Well- I am going to try to describe this as best as I can. Grace

> got

> > her band on last Tuesday and we hung out for the day in San Diego

to

> > make sure that the band was fitting okay before the 21/2 hr drive

> > home. The tech said that there would be a little shifting in the

> band

> > from front to back- meaning it kind of gets knocked forward when

she

> > crawls so that it is right above her eyes. Also it moves from

side

> to

> > side - which the tech said was normal because it has to have

> something

> > to stop on when it does move- which in this case is her ears.

Every

> > picture I have seen of kids with these bands on - their bands

seem

> to

> > sit a little above their eyebrows- however, Grace's doesn't. The

> tech

> > also said that she didn't want to carve out too much now on the

band

> > because she wants Grace to grow into it and for it to mold to her

> > head. I am still concerned that the band is too loose. I just

> wanted

> > to know what everyone's opinion was or if they had had similar

> > experiences. How tight should these bands fit when they first get

> > them- should it move at all? Since it is has almost been a week

and

> > the band is still shifting- is that a valid concern that I should

> take

> > her back in? I am still going to call today and find out what the

> > tech thinks -but any info would be helpful. Thanks- Tara

[Guest guest]

Tara, I have to agree with Debbie. They discussed this with us at

our seminar. Is this a DOCBand? Were you able to get a call into

the clinician? Is it fitting better?

Dustie

> Well- I am going to try to describe this as best as I can. Grace

got

> her band on last Tuesday and we hung out for the day in San Diego

to

> make sure that the band was fitting okay before the 21/2 hr drive

> home. The tech said that there would be a little shifting in the

band

> from front to back- meaning it kind of gets knocked forward when

she

> crawls so that it is right above her eyes. Also it moves from

side to

> side - which the tech said was normal because it has to have

something

> to stop on when it does move- which in this case is her ears. Every

> picture I have seen of kids with these bands on - their bands seem

to

> sit a little above their eyebrows- however, Grace's doesn't. The

tech

> also said that she didn't want to carve out too much now on the

band

> because she wants Grace to grow into it and for it to mold to her

> head. I am still concerned that the band is too loose. I just

wanted

> to know what everyone's opinion was or if they had had similar

> experiences. How tight should these bands fit when they first get

> them- should it move at all? Since it is has almost been a week and

> the band is still shifting- is that a valid concern that I should

take

> her back in? I am still going to call today and find out what the

> tech thinks -but any info would be helpful. Thanks- Tara