Daughter, Holly (aged 10 1/2 months) - a UK experience

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone, I thought I'd give you an update of our fitting. We went

up to London on Sunday(Father's Day) for Holly to have the helmet

fitted. She obviously remembered the place and Dr Blecher as she

screamed and screamed! Even after taking the helmet of, it took ages

for her to settle - only to be set off again when it was put back on!

We saw two other couples there, one was being fitted and the other

for a checkup. It was reassuring seeing others in their helmets (if

that sounds mean, it's not meant to) knowing that we were not the

only people out there.

Yesterday we went out shopping with Holly and this was the first time

out with her helmet. We took the suggestions from this site, and put

some stickers (piglet and tigger) on it to make it look a bit less

clinical. Although for me, I didn't notice anyone's reaction, my wife

was more aware of people's stares and looks. She did react a

few times at people who seemed to stare a bit too long.

The hard thing is ignore other people - when you are looking for a

reaction it is all to easy to find it.

Holly seems to be fine with the helmet - she has already nearly

pulled off her name sticker on the front. It is nice though, taking

off the helmet for the clean and seeing her without it for those few

minutes each day.

Three days down, five months and twenty eight days to go!!!

[Guest guest]

That's awesome Holly is accepting the helmet. It's such a relief

to see your child happy and okay with the new covering on their

heads I know there are several UK members on here who will

appreciate your posts. I've heard of this Dr. Blecher countless times

on here so he must be a well known, positive figure in the world of

plagio.

You do get used to the stares. At least I don't have a problem

with it. I just think if I saw a kid with a helmet on I probably

would have given a second look myself. You'll find most people are

simply curious to what they are wearing. I have yet to receive a

nasty comment, but you just never know with strangers. and I

go everywhere. Nobody really makes an issue out of it. If they do,

it's soley their problem and not ours. Give her another another week

or two and you'll forget what people are lookin at! I'm glad

everything so far is working out beautifully.

Good luck!

Crista

Mom to -8 mo old-DOCbanded 5/13

--- In Plagiocephaly , " spboneuk " <simonpbaldock@f...>

wrote:

> Hi everyone, I thought I'd give you an update of our fitting. We

went

> up to London on Sunday(Father's Day) for Holly to have the helmet

> fitted. She obviously remembered the place and Dr Blecher as she

> screamed and screamed! Even after taking the helmet of, it took

ages

> for her to settle - only to be set off again when it was put back

on!

>

> We saw two other couples there, one was being fitted and the other

> for a checkup. It was reassuring seeing others in their helmets (if

> that sounds mean, it's not meant to) knowing that we were not the

> only people out there.

>

> Yesterday we went out shopping with Holly and this was the first

time

> out with her helmet. We took the suggestions from this site, and

put

> some stickers (piglet and tigger) on it to make it look a bit less

> clinical. Although for me, I didn't notice anyone's reaction, my

wife

> was more aware of people's stares and looks. She did react

a

> few times at people who seemed to stare a bit too long.

>

> The hard thing is ignore other people - when you are looking for a

> reaction it is all to easy to find it.

>

> Holly seems to be fine with the helmet - she has already nearly

> pulled off her name sticker on the front. It is nice though, taking

> off the helmet for the clean and seeing her without it for those

few

> minutes each day.

>

> Three days down, five months and twenty eight days to go!!!

[Guest guest]

Hi,

My daughter wore a helmet to treat her plagio last year. I think that

you will find that you get so used to your child being in a helmet

(and so happy with the correction that you see in their headshape that

they will benefit from for the REST of their life) that you

practically forget that they are wearing it. It got to the point where

sometimes someone seemed to be looking at us and I would wonder why

for a second and then suddenly remember that 's helmet must

look odd/unfamiliar to them. I'll bet the first children who wore

braces to straighten their teeth were stared at too - and now you

almost don't notice because it is so common. Its natural to be curious

about things we are unfamilar with.

I met one parent at the clinic where we went for fittings that had

created a handout that described her child's condition (which included

information about the helmet and also some other issues he had). When

someone looked at them - and obviously felt awkward because they were

curious but didn't know what to say - she just addressed it directly

and said " here's a description of my child's treatement if you are

interested " and handed them the paper. I thought that was an

interesting solution and in hindsight should have done it myself just

to get the word out about tummy time, Plagio, and Torticollis.

BTW My husband is from the U.K. and during the time she wore the

helmet we travelled to England to visit family. I thought everyone in

his parents village would think I was just another one of those

Americans spending excessive money on private healthcare. Instead - I

found that practically each person who I spoke was interested in

learning about the technology and some had some relevant experience to

discuss (such as twins they knew where one seemed to have what I

informed them was plagio or stories about facial assymetry they had or

had noticed). In fact, I kind of felt like people I met in England

were more interested and enthusiastic about the technology than people

in the U.S. Or, perhaps that was just their way of having something to

say about it to be polite - which was in fact a good way to talk about it.

Best Wishes,

--- In Plagiocephaly , " spboneuk " <simonpbaldock@f...>

wrote:

> Hi everyone, I thought I'd give you an update of our fitting. We went

> up to London on Sunday(Father's Day) for Holly to have the helmet

> fitted. She obviously remembered the place and Dr Blecher as she

> screamed and screamed! Even after taking the helmet of, it took ages

> for her to settle - only to be set off again when it was put back on!

>

> We saw two other couples there, one was being fitted and the other

> for a checkup. It was reassuring seeing others in their helmets (if

> that sounds mean, it's not meant to) knowing that we were not the

> only people out there.

>

> Yesterday we went out shopping with Holly and this was the first time

> out with her helmet. We took the suggestions from this site, and put

> some stickers (piglet and tigger) on it to make it look a bit less

> clinical. Although for me, I didn't notice anyone's reaction, my wife

> was more aware of people's stares and looks. She did react a

> few times at people who seemed to stare a bit too long.

>

> The hard thing is ignore other people - when you are looking for a

> reaction it is all to easy to find it.

>

> Holly seems to be fine with the helmet - she has already nearly

> pulled off her name sticker on the front. It is nice though, taking

> off the helmet for the clean and seeing her without it for those few

> minutes each day.

>

> Three days down, five months and twenty eight days to go!!!

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I'm glad Holly is taking to her helmet okay. Don't worry, the time

will fly. And eventually you won't even remember she's got it on

and you won't even notice the stares. You can try putting mod podge

sealant over the stickers to make them last longer.

, mom to Hannah, DOCband #3 3/30

Cape Cod, Ma

>

>

> > Hi everyone, I thought I'd give you an update of our fitting. We

went

> > up to London on Sunday(Father's Day) for Holly to have the

helmet

> > fitted. She obviously remembered the place and Dr Blecher as she

> > screamed and screamed! Even after taking the helmet of, it took

ages

> > for her to settle - only to be set off again when it was put

back on!

> >

> > We saw two other couples there, one was being fitted and the

other

> > for a checkup. It was reassuring seeing others in their helmets

(if

> > that sounds mean, it's not meant to) knowing that we were not

the

> > only people out there.

> >

> > Yesterday we went out shopping with Holly and this was the first

time

> > out with her helmet. We took the suggestions from this site, and

put

> > some stickers (piglet and tigger) on it to make it look a bit

less

> > clinical. Although for me, I didn't notice anyone's reaction, my

wife

> > was more aware of people's stares and looks. She did

react a

> > few times at people who seemed to stare a bit too long.

> >

> > The hard thing is ignore other people - when you are looking for

a

> > reaction it is all to easy to find it.

> >

> > Holly seems to be fine with the helmet - she has already nearly

> > pulled off her name sticker on the front. It is nice though,

taking

> > off the helmet for the clean and seeing her without it for those

few

> > minutes each day.

> >

> > Three days down, five months and twenty eight days to go!!!

[Guest guest]

I never get tired of babies adjusting to bands well. ) Please do

not let reactions from folks bother you. I think it is more a

curiosity thing than meaning to be rude. Looking forward to hearing

about Holly's rounding. )

Sandy WIllow's Mom

Torticollis resolved

Cranio Germany Grad 02/04

> Hi everyone, I thought I'd give you an update of our fitting. We

went

> up to London on Sunday(Father's Day) for Holly to have the helmet

> fitted. She obviously remembered the place and Dr Blecher as she

> screamed and screamed! Even after taking the helmet of, it took

ages

> for her to settle - only to be set off again when it was put back

on!

>

> We saw two other couples there, one was being fitted and the other

> for a checkup. It was reassuring seeing others in their helmets

(if

> that sounds mean, it's not meant to) knowing that we were not the

> only people out there.

>

> Yesterday we went out shopping with Holly and this was the first

time

> out with her helmet. We took the suggestions from this site, and

put

> some stickers (piglet and tigger) on it to make it look a bit less

> clinical. Although for me, I didn't notice anyone's reaction, my

wife

> was more aware of people's stares and looks. She did react

a

> few times at people who seemed to stare a bit too long.

>

> The hard thing is ignore other people - when you are looking for a

> reaction it is all to easy to find it.

>

> Holly seems to be fine with the helmet - she has already nearly

> pulled off her name sticker on the front. It is nice though,

taking

> off the helmet for the clean and seeing her without it for those

few

> minutes each day.

>

> Three days down, five months and twenty eight days to go!!!