Re: First Fitting/Proper DOCband Care?

[Guest guest]

I'm glad Treyton is doing so well in his new band! To help prevent

the smell use the high concentration alcohol--91% and really scrub

it in w/a rough face cloth. You can also use a stronger smelling

shampoo on him, like Loreal kids. Cant wait to see the pics!

, mom to Hannah, DOCband #3 3/30

Cape Cod, Ma

--- In Plagiocephaly , " Cristi " <naive_angel@h...>

wrote:

> Treyton had his first fitting yesterday for his DOCband, and I'm

> really pleased. It went well. He doesn't even notice it really,

> except when he's tired and wants to crawl, but his head's now too

> heavy to hold up if he's too tired. It looks like it fits great,

> it's not leaving any long lasting redness or anything, it fits

snugly

> into place but not too tightly, and Judy was really great with us

(By

> the way Blacklaws, Judy says hi to you!). All in all I'm

> pretty pleased with it. Trey looks so cute in it too, it reminds

us

> of a hockey helmet or a wrestling helmet, we call him our lil

> wrestler now and we're going to paint it green and put a picture

of

> the Hulk on it. It's ultra cute, because Trey has little

wrestling

> poses he's done for a few months now, where he'll flex his muscles

> and grunt over and over like a body builder (he's only 8 months).

>

> I used isopropyl alcohol to clean it, and that's going pretty

easy,

> but I remembered there were a few threads a while ago about smells

> and odors in the bands, but I can't find them now. What can I do

that

> will prevent any odors from forming in there? He's always had

really

> smelly sweat.

>

> Thanks I'll put pics of Trey in his new painted band sometime

> next week!

[Guest guest]

Hi,

To keep the smell from getting too bad I wipe his band down two to

three times a day. All it takes is about two minutes of wiping real

(I prefer a baby wash cloth)good and letting it air dry for another

minute or so. Also, a good tip I've read on here is to let it bake

out in the sunshine for a little bit. Fifteen minutes should be

enough to kill some yucky germs. I find if you keep up with the

periodical cleaning during the day the night wipe down (during bath

time)is easier especially if you are in a hurry to get them to bed!

Crista

Mom to -9 mo old-DOCbanded 5/13 brachy

--- In Plagiocephaly , " Cristi " <naive_angel@h...>

wrote:

> Treyton had his first fitting yesterday for his DOCband, and I'm

> really pleased. It went well. He doesn't even notice it really,

> except when he's tired and wants to crawl, but his head's now too

> heavy to hold up if he's too tired. It looks like it fits great,

> it's not leaving any long lasting redness or anything, it fits

snugly

> into place but not too tightly, and Judy was really great with us

(By

> the way Blacklaws, Judy says hi to you!). All in all I'm

> pretty pleased with it. Trey looks so cute in it too, it reminds

us

> of a hockey helmet or a wrestling helmet, we call him our lil

> wrestler now and we're going to paint it green and put a picture of

> the Hulk on it. It's ultra cute, because Trey has little wrestling

> poses he's done for a few months now, where he'll flex his muscles

> and grunt over and over like a body builder (he's only 8 months).

>

> I used isopropyl alcohol to clean it, and that's going pretty easy,

> but I remembered there were a few threads a while ago about smells

> and odors in the bands, but I can't find them now. What can I do

that

> will prevent any odors from forming in there? He's always had

really

> smelly sweat.

>

> Thanks I'll put pics of Trey in his new painted band sometime

> next week!

[Guest guest]

Glad to hear Treyton is ajusting well to his new band. Your wrestling

comment made me think of a onesie that I ordered for Connor. They

have little sayings regarding Plagio/helmets/bands. They also have

T-shirts. I got one that says " I'm a Prodigy Midget Wrestler...That's

my story and I'm sticking to it! " Here's the link if you want to

check it out:

http://www.cafeshops.com/capps.8593575

Can't wait to see the pics of his decorated band!

Connor (PPO helmet 5/4/04)

St. Louis, Mo.

> Treyton had his first fitting yesterday for his DOCband, and I'm

> really pleased. It went well. He doesn't even notice it really,

> except when he's tired and wants to crawl, but his head's now too

> heavy to hold up if he's too tired. It looks like it fits great,

> it's not leaving any long lasting redness or anything, it fits snugly

> into place but not too tightly, and Judy was really great with us (By

> the way Blacklaws, Judy says hi to you!). All in all I'm

> pretty pleased with it. Trey looks so cute in it too, it reminds us

> of a hockey helmet or a wrestling helmet, we call him our lil

> wrestler now and we're going to paint it green and put a picture of

> the Hulk on it. It's ultra cute, because Trey has little wrestling

> poses he's done for a few months now, where he'll flex his muscles

> and grunt over and over like a body builder (he's only 8 months).

>

> I used isopropyl alcohol to clean it, and that's going pretty easy,

> but I remembered there were a few threads a while ago about smells

> and odors in the bands, but I can't find them now. What can I do that

> will prevent any odors from forming in there? He's always had really

> smelly sweat.

>

> Thanks I'll put pics of Trey in his new painted band sometime

> next week!

[Guest guest]

Glad to hear that Treyton's fitting went so well. He'll be rounding

in no time. You can use 99% rubbing alcohol, if your pharmacy can't

get it, you can order it online here:

http://www.first-aid-kit-company.com/industrial/isopropyl-alcohol.htm

Letting it dry in the sun or under a fan helps too.

Keep us posted.

-- In Plagiocephaly , " Cristi " <naive_angel@h...>

wrote:

> Treyton had his first fitting yesterday for his DOCband, and I'm

> really pleased. It went well. He doesn't even notice it really,

> except when he's tired and wants to crawl, but his head's now too

> heavy to hold up if he's too tired. It looks like it fits great,

> it's not leaving any long lasting redness or anything, it fits

snugly

> into place but not too tightly, and Judy was really great with us

(By

> the way Blacklaws, Judy says hi to you!). All in all I'm

> pretty pleased with it. Trey looks so cute in it too, it reminds

us

> of a hockey helmet or a wrestling helmet, we call him our lil

> wrestler now and we're going to paint it green and put a picture of

> the Hulk on it. It's ultra cute, because Trey has little wrestling

> poses he's done for a few months now, where he'll flex his muscles

> and grunt over and over like a body builder (he's only 8 months).

>

> I used isopropyl alcohol to clean it, and that's going pretty easy,

> but I remembered there were a few threads a while ago about smells

> and odors in the bands, but I can't find them now. What can I do

that

> will prevent any odors from forming in there? He's always had

really

> smelly sweat.

>

> Thanks I'll put pics of Trey in his new painted band sometime

> next week!

[Guest guest]

Cristi,

That's great that Treyton's DOCband fitting went so well, and he's

not having any issues with it!!

I think the " Hulk " theme sounds adorable; would you post a picture

of Treyton in his DOCband when you finish the decorating? I'd love

to see him in it.

You've already received replies with helpful info about cleaning and

odor, so I won't bother posting what little I know about band care!

Keep us updated on Treyton's progress when you can,

Christie (Mom to Repo'd Remy)

--- In Plagiocephaly , " Cristi " <naive_angel@h...>

wrote:

> Treyton had his first fitting yesterday for his DOCband, and I'm

> really pleased. It went well. He doesn't even notice it really,

> except when he's tired and wants to crawl, but his head's now too

> heavy to hold up if he's too tired. It looks like it fits great,

> it's not leaving any long lasting redness or anything, it fits

snugly

> into place but not too tightly, and Judy was really great with us

(By

> the way Blacklaws, Judy says hi to you!). All in all I'm

> pretty pleased with it. Trey looks so cute in it too, it reminds

us

> of a hockey helmet or a wrestling helmet, we call him our lil

> wrestler now and we're going to paint it green and put a picture

of

> the Hulk on it. It's ultra cute, because Trey has little

wrestling

> poses he's done for a few months now, where he'll flex his muscles

> and grunt over and over like a body builder (he's only 8 months).

>

> I used isopropyl alcohol to clean it, and that's going pretty

easy,

> but I remembered there were a few threads a while ago about smells

> and odors in the bands, but I can't find them now. What can I do

that

> will prevent any odors from forming in there? He's always had

really

> smelly sweat.

>

> Thanks I'll put pics of Trey in his new painted band sometime

> next week!