Guest guest Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 HI , What kind of band do you have?? has a DOC band, she also has tort. When she first started wearing the band she tilted a little more, I think part of it was due to the fact she was just getting tired from all the travel we had been doing,we had only been doing the home stretches for about 2 weeks when we got the band. I am not sure about the band weighing her head down, after all her band only weighs 6 ounces, but I imagine anything put on the head would cause a baby with tort to react. As far as sleeping goes, has never really had any problems sleeping with it on, I think she sleeps longer because I am not in there " flipping " her around...LOL. (, mom to ,Plagio/Brachy/Tort,banded 5/03,Texas) --- In Plagiocephaly , " karenbicak " <karenbicak@y...> wrote: > Hello all. I haven't posted for quite some time. Zane started > wearing his helmet just yesterday. So, we have made it through the > 2 hour on/1 hour off period. Tomorrow is 4 hours on/1 off. And, if > possible, through the night. > > I am looking for help with the naps and night-time problems. I am > going to be out of town for 4 days starting tomorrow and my husband > will have to do this on his own....believe me not by my choice! > > Anyway, Zane has done pretty well so far. I do wonder if it is > adjusted correctly. It seems to squish his eyes down at times. He > has three red spots that do disappear within the hour after helmet > removal. So, I'm " assuming " the fit is alright. Yesterday he only > fussed at the putting on and taking off part. Now, he doesn't > seemed phased by it at all. It's remarkable... > > For anyone (which I know are many) with a child wearing a helmet > with tort...how did that go at first? Zane's head is back to > tilting and it even looks worse now. The helmet seems a bit too > heavy for his weak neck. > > Anyway, there are pix if you care to check them out. Any help would > be great. > > Zane's Mommy, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 Hi , Zane is looking mighty cute in his helmet! It looks to fit him great. I'm glad that he's taking to it so well so far and hope that continues. The eyes squishing down is pretty common, we refer to it as " angry face. " I was told it's more common in chubbier babies too b/c they have more chub to the forehead. You can just take the band off and readjust it if it doesn't fix itself. As long as those red spots fade w/in an hour he should be good! As far as sleeping advice, the only thing you can really do is be sure to not overdress him to cut down on the sweating. It may take a little bit of time for him to get used to sleeping in it, but most babies adjust very quickly. Let us know how it goes! , mom to Hannah, DOCband #3 3/30 Cape Cod, Ma --- In Plagiocephaly , " karenbicak " <karenbicak@y...> wrote: > Hello all. I haven't posted for quite some time. Zane started > wearing his helmet just yesterday. So, we have made it through the > 2 hour on/1 hour off period. Tomorrow is 4 hours on/1 off. And, if > possible, through the night. > > I am looking for help with the naps and night-time problems. I am > going to be out of town for 4 days starting tomorrow and my husband > will have to do this on his own....believe me not by my choice! > > Anyway, Zane has done pretty well so far. I do wonder if it is > adjusted correctly. It seems to squish his eyes down at times. He > has three red spots that do disappear within the hour after helmet > removal. So, I'm " assuming " the fit is alright. Yesterday he only > fussed at the putting on and taking off part. Now, he doesn't > seemed phased by it at all. It's remarkable... > > For anyone (which I know are many) with a child wearing a helmet > with tort...how did that go at first? Zane's head is back to > tilting and it even looks worse now. The helmet seems a bit too > heavy for his weak neck. > > Anyway, there are pix if you care to check them out. Any help would > be great. > > Zane's Mommy, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2004 Report Share Posted June 27, 2004 Hi , I don't have any advise about the tort, but I just wanted to congratulate Zane on his first 2 days!! They do adjust quite quickly. Please let us know how it went for you husband while you were gone. I am sure Zane did great. --- In Plagiocephaly , " karenbicak " <karenbicak@y...> wrote: > Hello all. I haven't posted for quite some time. Zane started > wearing his helmet just yesterday. So, we have made it through the > 2 hour on/1 hour off period. Tomorrow is 4 hours on/1 off. And, if > possible, through the night. > > I am looking for help with the naps and night-time problems. I am > going to be out of town for 4 days starting tomorrow and my husband > will have to do this on his own....believe me not by my choice! > > Anyway, Zane has done pretty well so far. I do wonder if it is > adjusted correctly. It seems to squish his eyes down at times. He > has three red spots that do disappear within the hour after helmet > removal. So, I'm " assuming " the fit is alright. Yesterday he only > fussed at the putting on and taking off part. Now, he doesn't > seemed phased by it at all. It's remarkable... > > For anyone (which I know are many) with a child wearing a helmet > with tort...how did that go at first? Zane's head is back to > tilting and it even looks worse now. The helmet seems a bit too > heavy for his weak neck. > > Anyway, there are pix if you care to check them out. Any help would > be great. > > Zane's Mommy, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 Glad to hear he's adjusting well! It won't let me into the photos right now, so I can't see the pics. My son Connor also has tort and his plastic surgeon was concerned about the extra weight on his head. I think that he did tilt more at first with the helmet, but he's had it 2 mos. now and seems to be doing fine with it. How old is Zane? Connor (PPO helmet 5/4/04) --- In Plagiocephaly , " karenbicak " <karenbicak@y...> wrote: > Hello all. I haven't posted for quite some time. Zane started > wearing his helmet just yesterday. So, we have made it through the > 2 hour on/1 hour off period. Tomorrow is 4 hours on/1 off. And, if > possible, through the night. > > I am looking for help with the naps and night-time problems. I am > going to be out of town for 4 days starting tomorrow and my husband > will have to do this on his own....believe me not by my choice! > > Anyway, Zane has done pretty well so far. I do wonder if it is > adjusted correctly. It seems to squish his eyes down at times. He > has three red spots that do disappear within the hour after helmet > removal. So, I'm " assuming " the fit is alright. Yesterday he only > fussed at the putting on and taking off part. Now, he doesn't > seemed phased by it at all. It's remarkable... > > For anyone (which I know are many) with a child wearing a helmet > with tort...how did that go at first? Zane's head is back to > tilting and it even looks worse now. The helmet seems a bit too > heavy for his weak neck. > > Anyway, there are pix if you care to check them out. Any help would > be great. > > Zane's Mommy, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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