Re: Son just STAR-banded: a couple questions

[Guest guest]

Hi Theresa,

The helmet should still work fine regardless of which side he sleeps

on, as the helmet is giving him a rounded surface to rest on. As

his head aligns better, his face should as well. I've heard about

that happening with the transfer patterns before with red coming out

more orange, etc. We recently had a member paint over the pattern

b/c she didn't like the one she picked and it turned out fine. Good

luck!

, mom to Hannah, DOCgrad

Cape Cod, Ma

>

> Hello everyone!

>

> First, I'd just like to thank all who responded to my last email---

> your words of encouragement meant so much to me. My son just

> recieved his new STAR-band on Monday and I have a couple questions:

> 1. My son has plagio and so one side of his face is " flatter "

than

> the other. If he continues to sleep on this side with his helmet

> on, will the helmet still work? My prosthetician assured me it

> would, but I would appreciate hearing from anyone who had a

similar

> experience.

> 2. I ordered the night sky print for my son's helmet. It's fine

> except that it turned out purple instead of blue. I'd like to

> somehow change the color on it---has anyone had any luck doing

> this? Any suggestions/successes would be apprecitated.

>

> thank you all for your time

> theresa

[Guest guest]

Hi Theresa,

My orthotist also assured me that the band would still work if my

son slept on the plagio side. However, I still feel it's important

to reposition him when he does. I want to get him out of the habit

of just sleeping on this side. Otherwise once the band is off, there

might be regression.

Take care,

Anya - - 5 1/2 months, R Plagio, STARband 11/26

>

> Hello everyone!

>

> First, I'd just like to thank all who responded to my last email---

> your words of encouragement meant so much to me. My son just

> recieved his new STAR-band on Monday and I have a couple questions:

> 1. My son has plagio and so one side of his face is " flatter "

than

> the other. If he continues to sleep on this side with his helmet

> on, will the helmet still work? My prosthetician assured me it

> would, but I would appreciate hearing from anyone who had a

similar

> experience.

> 2. I ordered the night sky print for my son's helmet. It's fine

> except that it turned out purple instead of blue. I'd like to

> somehow change the color on it---has anyone had any luck doing

> this? Any suggestions/successes would be apprecitated.

>

> thank you all for your time

> theresa

[Guest guest]

Hi Theresa, sorry I missed your earlier posts so welcome to the

group. I'm sure that you could paint over it and use stickers. There

should be directions on our site in the files. I'm sorry it didn't

turn out blue! He should still receive correction no matter how he

sleeps in it. Congrats you are on your way!

Sue

Colin F., 14 mos.

STARband grad

>

> Hello everyone!

>

> First, I'd just like to thank all who responded to my last email---

> your words of encouragement meant so much to me. My son just

> recieved his new STAR-band on Monday and I have a couple questions:

> 1. My son has plagio and so one side of his face is " flatter " than

> the other. If he continues to sleep on this side with his helmet

> on, will the helmet still work? My prosthetician assured me it

> would, but I would appreciate hearing from anyone who had a similar

> experience.

> 2. I ordered the night sky print for my son's helmet. It's fine

> except that it turned out purple instead of blue. I'd like to

> somehow change the color on it---has anyone had any luck doing

> this? Any suggestions/successes would be apprecitated.

>

> thank you all for your time

> theresa

[Guest guest]

Hi,

My daughter is also in a STARband and sleeps on one side

(torticollis.) Her neurologist said that the helmet will still work

fine and as her muscles loosen she will turn the other way. (which

she has recently started.) As for painting it, we have a friend who

painted her son's starband. It looks really cute, but chipped after

about a month and has to be redone. Someone had mentioned that you

can use model car paints and it won't chip off. Good luck.

mom to

Starbanded

>

> Hello everyone!

>

> First, I'd just like to thank all who responded to my last email---

> your words of encouragement meant so much to me. My son just

> recieved his new STAR-band on Monday and I have a couple questions:

> 1. My son has plagio and so one side of his face is " flatter "

than

> the other. If he continues to sleep on this side with his helmet

> on, will the helmet still work? My prosthetician assured me it

> would, but I would appreciate hearing from anyone who had a

similar

> experience.

> 2. I ordered the night sky print for my son's helmet. It's fine

> except that it turned out purple instead of blue. I'd like to

> somehow change the color on it---has anyone had any luck doing

> this? Any suggestions/successes would be apprecitated.

>

> thank you all for your time

> theresa