Re: 3rd day in Starband-need reassurance

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Becky,

I already have that t shirt, lol, I bought it about a week ago! I

just wanted to check in and say thanks to everyone for all your

support. The people close to me try to reassure, but all of you have

been through this or are going through this, and understand my

feelings. My best friend at work thinks I am making too much of a big

deal of this, but she never had to go through this, I want to thank

everyone for taking the time to respond, and I called MacKenzie's

ortho, she's fitting us in tomorrow morning.

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> > Hi everyone. MacKenzie got her Starband on Friday and we have

been

> > in the " weaning stage " all weekend. She has a deep red spot on

her

> > forehead but it usually goes away within an hour. Robin, our

Ortho

> > told me that an hour seems excessive to her and if they don't go

> > away within 30 minutes to give her a call, so I guees we will be

> > seeing her on Mon. MacKenzie has a little cold and is working on

a

> > tooth and is miserable. It's tough for me becuase she usually is

> > such a happy baby. Tonight was supposed to be the first night

> > sleeping in her band, but I couldn't get her to sleep, she was so

> > restless and crying something fierce (not like her at all). So I

> > finally gave up and put her to sleep without it. Maybe a good

idea

> > because of the red spot anyway...But anyways, I was doing so good

> > with this all along till now. I found this group, got my

referral,

> > had her casting and she never cried or anything. When we went

Fri.

> > to get her band, I saw it and just started crying. I have been

> > crying all weekend. I call her band the medievial torture device.

> > She sweats so bad and her cradle cap is going crazy. I can't seem

> to

> > get in on right and when I do, it slips down and she has " angry

> > eyes " and when I try to adjust it, she gets upset. She slept in

it

> > for her afternoon nap, and when she woke, she was dripping wet. I

> am

> > so upset and we were only to the four hour stage today, tomorrow

is

> > supposed to be 8 hours and she goes to daycare and I don;t know

how

> > I will stand it. My mom and aunt keep giving me the " she will

have

> a

> > beautiful round head " song and dance and I know they are right,

but

> > it makes me cry everytime I look at her! I am more upset than

she.

> > She's such a beautiful baby and now no one will see anything but

> her

> > ugly " hat " . I can't believe I am being such a baby about this,

but

> > thanks for letting me vent...

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