Re: new here-just banded and tummy sleeper

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Welcome to the group. Shifting in bands is very common as the band

is made to a rounded version of your daughter's head. This means

the flat areas don't really make contact with the helmet until they

round out some, so it will seem to fit better as her head rounds.

My daughter had a severe case and you can really see what I mean

about the shifting in this pic:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v39/hannahsmom/gap.jpg . Her band

basically kind of teetered between her bulging back left side and

bossing forehead on the right side. I think you notice more in

younger babies too b/c they're still laying down more, which makes

the band shift more. Even though she's a tummy sleeper, her facial

assymetry should still benefit. The reason for the assymetry is as

the back of the head gets pushed in, the face does as well, so as

the head goes back into allignment, the face will follow. The red

spot she's getting is okay as long as it fades within an hour.

Anything taking longer than that to fade can lead to skin irritation

and further problems. Just be sure to watch it closely. Feel free

to ask any questions you have, thats what we're here for!

, mom to Hannah, DOCgrad

Cape Cod, Ma

http://hannahsnoggin.typepad.com/hannahs_noggin/

--- In Plagiocephaly , " cstevens6969 " <sstevens@e...>

wrote:

>

> Hello, I am new here and have a few concerns. My dd is 5 1/2

months

> old and she has tort, plagio, and facial assymetry along with

> misalinged ears. We just got the band on Monday and she is

adapting

> pretty good. One of my concerns is that the helmet tends to shift

on

> her face to one side(the side where her forehead needs to fill

in).

> Does anyone else's? Another concern is that she is a tummy

sleeper

> and she is sleeping ok with the helmet but she still sleeps on the

> one side(the flat side) of her face. Will this have any affect on

> the facial assymetry to correcting? We are working on the tort,

and

> she can turn her head to sleep on both sides of her face, but she

> always reverts back to the one side. And last, when we take the

> helmet off of her after her naps she has a very reddened area

where

> the helmet was pushing on the side of her face(temple area)---it's

> not a pressure point but just due to her sleeping on it. Is that

> ok? As you can see I have alot of quesitons-----------thanks for

any

> and all help.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Welcome to the group! I see that already gave you an

excellent reply. If you have more questions please ask away. Where

are you located and where are you receiving treatment?

Natasha

Atlanta, GA

--- In Plagiocephaly , " cstevens6969 " <sstevens@e...>

wrote:

>

> Hello, I am new here and have a few concerns. My dd is 5 1/2

months

> old and she has tort, plagio, and facial assymetry along with

> misalinged ears. We just got the band on Monday and she is

adapting

> pretty good. One of my concerns is that the helmet tends to shift

on

> her face to one side(the side where her forehead needs to fill

in).

> Does anyone else's? Another concern is that she is a tummy

sleeper

> and she is sleeping ok with the helmet but she still sleeps on the

> one side(the flat side) of her face. Will this have any affect on

> the facial assymetry to correcting? We are working on the tort,

and

> she can turn her head to sleep on both sides of her face, but she

> always reverts back to the one side. And last, when we take the

> helmet off of her after her naps she has a very reddened area

where

> the helmet was pushing on the side of her face(temple area)---it's

> not a pressure point but just due to her sleeping on it. Is that

> ok? As you can see I have alot of quesitons-----------thanks for

any

> and all help.

>

[Guest guest]

I am from Texas and we are getting treatment from Hanger Orthotics.

Does your baby tummy sleep? I do have another concern that appeared

today as she tried to take a nap. Like I mentioned earlier her

helmet shifts.....well today she was really scooting around in her

crib before she was trying to fall asleep(she was restless) and her

helmet shifted to partially cover her eye. Did you ever experience

the same thing? What did you do? I think that it is going to be

difficult for her to sleep in it until she fills it out more and the

shifting won't occur. But I realize that it helps faster the longer

she wears it, but I don't know what to do. I would like input on

what other parents have done in this same situation.

thanks again for any input......

> >

> > Hello, I am new here and have a few concerns. My dd is 5 1/2

> months

> > old and she has tort, plagio, and facial assymetry along with

> > misalinged ears. We just got the band on Monday and she is

> adapting

> > pretty good. One of my concerns is that the helmet tends to

shift

> on

> > her face to one side(the side where her forehead needs to fill

> in).

> > Does anyone else's? Another concern is that she is a tummy

> sleeper

> > and she is sleeping ok with the helmet but she still sleeps on

the

> > one side(the flat side) of her face. Will this have any affect

on

> > the facial assymetry to correcting? We are working on the tort,

> and

> > she can turn her head to sleep on both sides of her face, but she

> > always reverts back to the one side. And last, when we take the

> > helmet off of her after her naps she has a very reddened area

> where

> > the helmet was pushing on the side of her face(temple area)---

it's

> > not a pressure point but just due to her sleeping on it. Is that

> > ok? As you can see I have alot of quesitons-----------thanks for

> any

> > and all help.

> >

[Guest guest]

,

That picture looks exactly like Kennedy's band after today's adjustment! I had been a little curious about the shifting too. Thanks!

Christy - Kennedy

DOC band 11/23/04 <sarahhollis@...> wrote:

Hi ,Welcome to the group. Shifting in bands is very common as the band is made to a rounded version of your daughter's head. This means the flat areas don't really make contact with the helmet until they round out some, so it will seem to fit better as her head rounds. My daughter had a severe case and you can really see what I mean about the shifting in this pic:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v39/hannahsmom/gap.jpg . Her band basically kind of teetered between her bulging back

left side and bossing forehead on the right side. I think you notice more in younger babies too b/c they're still laying down more, which makes the band shift more. Even though she's a tummy sleeper, her facial assymetry should still benefit. The reason for the assymetry is as the back of the head gets pushed in, the face does as well, so as the head goes back into allignment, the face will follow. The red spot she's getting is okay as long as it fades within an hour. Anything taking longer than that to fade can lead to skin irritation and further problems. Just be sure to watch it closely. Feel free to ask any questions you have, thats what we're here for! , mom to Hannah, DOCgradCape Cod, Mahttp://hannahsnoggin.typepad.com/hannahs_noggin/> > Hello, I am new here and have a few concerns. My dd is 5 1/2 months > old and she has tort, plagio, and facial assymetry along with > misalinged ears. We just got the band on Monday and she is adapting > pretty good. One of my concerns is that the helmet tends to shift on > her face to one side(the side where her forehead needs to fill in). > Does anyone else's? Another concern is that she is a tummy sleeper > and she is sleeping ok with the helmet but she still sleeps on the > one side(the flat side) of her face. Will this have any affect on > the facial assymetry to correcting? We are working on the tort, and > she can turn her head to sleep on both sides of her face, but she > always reverts back to the one side. And last, when we take the > helmet off of her after her naps she has a

very reddened area where > the helmet was pushing on the side of her face(temple area)---it's > not a pressure point but just due to her sleeping on it. Is that > ok? As you can see I have alot of quesitons-----------thanks for any > and all help. > For more plagio info