Re: Problem sleeping with helmet

[Guest guest]

I don't know that I have any advice. I am in CA as well and have

felt so bad for in his DOC band. I just wrote a note about

repositioning with the band on and after reading your note, I wonder

if it is the strap that prevents from laying on his right side

comfortably. I am not familiar with the Starband but with our DOC

band we were told to have wear it 23 hours a day so he has

been doing so for 3 weeks. He had a couple restless nights (not

entirely uncommon for him anyway) but adjusted rather quickly to

wearing it.

Good luck. Where are you in CA? I am in Ventura County.

Dawn

--- In Plagiocephaly , " " <sarahhj1222@y...>

wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> I need some advice. My son has been wearing the starband for around

> 2.5 weeks now

> and because it was so warm here in CA we did not have him wearing it

> at night--but

> he did wear it all day. Well, the evenings are cooling down now so

it

> is possible for us

> to have him wear it at night, but he keeps waking up because he

can't

> get into his

> favorite positions (he prefers to sleep on his side).

>

> After waking up for the eighth time last night, I finally took it

off

> of him at 5

> something in the morning. He sleeps fine in the helmet so long as he

> is on his right

> side, but when he tries to turn over to his left side, the strap

> makes it a bit awkward.

>

> His daytime naps are a bit shorter b/c of it, but I think he makes

up

> that sleep by

> taking catnaps in the car and when we don't have the helmet on him

at

> night.

>

> I really don't know what to do about this. Does anyone have any

> suggestions?

>

> Thanks in advance,

>

[Guest guest]

,

My daughter liked to sleep on her side also in the beginning when

she first got her helmet, but we didn't have any problems with her

waking up at night. Our doctor told us to keep it on her throughout

the whole night so that she would get used to it and realize that it

wasn't coming off. She too had to start wearing it during the hot

summer months, so we just dressed her in cooler clothing to make her

more comfortable and we also purchased a small fan to make it cooler

in her room. Maybe you could try this too??? Hope it gets better for

you!

--- In Plagiocephaly , " " <sarahhj1222@y...>

wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> I need some advice. My son has been wearing the starband for around

> 2.5 weeks now

> and because it was so warm here in CA we did not have him wearing

it

> at night--but

> he did wear it all day. Well, the evenings are cooling down now so

it

> is possible for us

> to have him wear it at night, but he keeps waking up because he

can't

> get into his

> favorite positions (he prefers to sleep on his side).

>

> After waking up for the eighth time last night, I finally took it

off

> of him at 5

> something in the morning. He sleeps fine in the helmet so long as

he

> is on his right

> side, but when he tries to turn over to his left side, the strap

> makes it a bit awkward.

>

> His daytime naps are a bit shorter b/c of it, but I think he makes

up

> that sleep by

> taking catnaps in the car and when we don't have the helmet on him

at

> night.

>

> I really don't know what to do about this. Does anyone have any

> suggestions?

>

> Thanks in advance,

>

[Guest guest]

, I don't have any good advice because we did not have that

problem at all. I just wanted to say that I'm sorry to hear it. I

wonder if there is something else that is causing the wakening. I

think it is very important to try to keep it on as much as possible,

especially at night when supposedly they do most of their growing.

Keep trying and maybe he will get used to it and not wake up so much.

GL and please let us know how he's doing.

Sue

Colin F. 1 this Fri. 9/24

STARband grad 9/15/04

Buffalo, NY

--- In Plagiocephaly , " " <sarahhj1222@y...>

wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> I need some advice. My son has been wearing the starband for around

> 2.5 weeks now

> and because it was so warm here in CA we did not have him wearing it

> at night--but

> he did wear it all day. Well, the evenings are cooling down now so

it

> is possible for us

> to have him wear it at night, but he keeps waking up because he

can't

> get into his

> favorite positions (he prefers to sleep on his side).

>

> After waking up for the eighth time last night, I finally took it

off

> of him at 5

> something in the morning. He sleeps fine in the helmet so long as he

> is on his right

> side, but when he tries to turn over to his left side, the strap

> makes it a bit awkward.

>

> His daytime naps are a bit shorter b/c of it, but I think he makes

up

> that sleep by

> taking catnaps in the car and when we don't have the helmet on him

at

> night.

>

> I really don't know what to do about this. Does anyone have any

> suggestions?

>

> Thanks in advance,

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the advice and support. I'll try to stick with it for a while and

hope that

things will improve.

I'm glad your son adjusted quickly Dawn, hopefully mine will too. We live in

Santa

Clara county--about 15 minutes north of San and 45 minutes south of San

Francisco.

> > Hi all,

> >

> > I need some advice. My son has been wearing the starband for around

> > 2.5 weeks now

> > and because it was so warm here in CA we did not have him wearing it

> > at night--but

> > he did wear it all day. Well, the evenings are cooling down now so

> it

> > is possible for us

> > to have him wear it at night, but he keeps waking up because he

> can't

> > get into his

> > favorite positions (he prefers to sleep on his side).

> >

> > After waking up for the eighth time last night, I finally took it

> off

> > of him at 5

> > something in the morning. He sleeps fine in the helmet so long as he

> > is on his right

> > side, but when he tries to turn over to his left side, the strap

> > makes it a bit awkward.

> >

> > His daytime naps are a bit shorter b/c of it, but I think he makes

> up

> > that sleep by

> > taking catnaps in the car and when we don't have the helmet on him

> at

> > night.

> >

> > I really don't know what to do about this. Does anyone have any

> > suggestions?

> >

> > Thanks in advance,

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi,

My daughter also had trouble sleeping in her helmet for the first

week or so. She would roll on her side or belly and then cry. And we

would take the helmet off and she would go right to sleep. I had her

wear it during all naps for a few days and about half the night,

then we just left it on all night. When she would wake up upset we

would go in and calm her in her crib and leave her. After only 2

nights of that she now sleeps all night in her helmet. She has even

learned how to lay on her side comfortably.

adorable 's mom (6 1/2 mos.)

STARband

--- In Plagiocephaly , " " <sarahhj1222@y...>

wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> I need some advice. My son has been wearing the starband for around

> 2.5 weeks now

> and because it was so warm here in CA we did not have him wearing

it

> at night--but

> he did wear it all day. Well, the evenings are cooling down now so

it

> is possible for us

> to have him wear it at night, but he keeps waking up because he

can't

> get into his

> favorite positions (he prefers to sleep on his side).

>

> After waking up for the eighth time last night, I finally took it

off

> of him at 5

> something in the morning. He sleeps fine in the helmet so long as

he

> is on his right

> side, but when he tries to turn over to his left side, the strap

> makes it a bit awkward.

>

> His daytime naps are a bit shorter b/c of it, but I think he makes

up

> that sleep by

> taking catnaps in the car and when we don't have the helmet on him

at

> night.

>

> I really don't know what to do about this. Does anyone have any

> suggestions?

>

> Thanks in advance,

>