Re: Starband not fitting correctly

October 2, 2004

Hi ,

Can you post some pics of the helmet?? We are in the DOC band, but

posting some pics may give other parents of Starbands an idea of what

it's doing. many may have been through the same thing, and can give

advice on the fit better if they see a pic.

kelli

mommy to jacob

banded 08/19/04

--- In Plagiocephaly , " shannlow04 " <shannlow04@y...>

wrote:

> Hi All,

>

> I haven't posted too much here but I was hoping I might find some

> advice about my current situation. My nine month old son has been

> in his helmet for one month and it is not fitting right. It shifts

> forward so that it is almost covering his eyes. The only thing

> stopping it is his poor left ear which gets smushed. They've cut a

> bigger hole for that ear but it just lets the helmet shift even

> further forward and his ear still gets smushed. At this point the

> orthist is saying let his head grow to get tighter in the forehead

> and then it will fit better. I trust the orthist, they are the

only

> ones in the area who provide helmets and they have a lot of

> experience. However, I am very disappointed in the fit and feel

> like just giving up on the whole thing. I don't see how it can be

> correctly shaping his head if its not on right. Is there anything

I

> can do or ask the orthist to do that would help?

>

October 2, 2004

You are right to be concerned. Do you have a digital camera to post

a picture? You should not have to put up with a bad fit until your

child grows into it, that doesn't make any sense!

Natasha

--- In Plagiocephaly , " shannlow04 " <shannlow04@y...>

wrote:

> Hi All,

>

> I haven't posted too much here but I was hoping I might find some

> advice about my current situation. My nine month old son has been

> in his helmet for one month and it is not fitting right. It

shifts

> forward so that it is almost covering his eyes. The only thing

> stopping it is his poor left ear which gets smushed. They've cut

a

> bigger hole for that ear but it just lets the helmet shift even

> further forward and his ear still gets smushed. At this point the

> orthist is saying let his head grow to get tighter in the forehead

> and then it will fit better. I trust the orthist, they are the

only

> ones in the area who provide helmets and they have a lot of

> experience. However, I am very disappointed in the fit and feel

> like just giving up on the whole thing. I don't see how it can be

> correctly shaping his head if its not on right. Is there anything

I

> can do or ask the orthist to do that would help?

>

October 2, 2004

,

Is his ear being smashed in the front or is it being pushed forward

from behind. CT told me that some pressure on the front of the ear

is okay. However, they told me if the ear is being pushed forward

then they'd need to fix it. Either way, if you're not comfortable

with it, I would definitely talk to my orthotist again. It's hard to

tell without seeing pics.

Good Luck,

Dianna

Mom to

DOC Band 9/13

plagio/brachy

In Plagiocephaly , " shannlow04 " <shannlow04@y...>

wrote:

> Hi All,

>

> I haven't posted too much here but I was hoping I might find some

> advice about my current situation. My nine month old son has been

> in his helmet for one month and it is not fitting right. It

shifts

> forward so that it is almost covering his eyes. The only thing

> stopping it is his poor left ear which gets smushed. They've cut

a

> bigger hole for that ear but it just lets the helmet shift even

> further forward and his ear still gets smushed. At this point the

> orthist is saying let his head grow to get tighter in the forehead

> and then it will fit better. I trust the orthist, they are the

only

> ones in the area who provide helmets and they have a lot of

> experience. However, I am very disappointed in the fit and feel

> like just giving up on the whole thing. I don't see how it can be

> correctly shaping his head if its not on right. Is there anything

I

> can do or ask the orthist to do that would help?

>

October 2, 2004

My daughter has been in her STARband for 5 weeks. When she first

had it placed it shifted a lot. I went back and they added a little

spacer to tighten it until her head grew a little. The spacer

remained in their for about 1.5 weeks and then was removed. We also

had the problem of it slipping down to far in the front, which

required McKenna to tilt her head back in order to see. Our

orthotist shaved a little bit off the front and along with the

space, it fit perfect.

I have some pictures of McKenna in her STARband. Her album name

is " McKenna "

Tami

> > Hi All,

> >

> > I haven't posted too much here but I was hoping I might find

some

> > advice about my current situation. My nine month old son has

been

> > in his helmet for one month and it is not fitting right. It

> shifts

> > forward so that it is almost covering his eyes. The only thing

> > stopping it is his poor left ear which gets smushed. They've

cut

> a

> > bigger hole for that ear but it just lets the helmet shift even

> > further forward and his ear still gets smushed. At this point

the

> > orthist is saying let his head grow to get tighter in the

forehead

> > and then it will fit better. I trust the orthist, they are the

> only

> > ones in the area who provide helmets and they have a lot of

> > experience. However, I am very disappointed in the fit and feel

> > like just giving up on the whole thing. I don't see how it can

be

> > correctly shaping his head if its not on right. Is there

anything

> I

> > can do or ask the orthist to do that would help?

> >

October 4, 2004

,

Where are you located and which ortho are you using? What kind of

plagio does your son have? Does he have any forehead asymetry that

would be worsened without proper holding? Is the whole forehead too

big (i.e. across the entire front)?

How much experience do the orthos have? I agree if it doesn't fit

right it can't correct the head shape. Some pictures would really

help us understand better your issues. If you can take and post some

take pictures with his band on and off. Take top (aerial), sides,

back and front.

Thanks,

mom to na

DOC grad

SC