Re: starband - putting on and removing

[Guest guest]

Sam is just precious. Too bad we can't really see his sister on the

pic. Please let us know when you have pics up with him in his new

hat. Putting on, and taking off can be tricky till you get in the

habit of it.

Sandy Willow's Mom

> >

> > The only problem we have had in the first day is that this

thing

> is a

> > bit of a pain to take on and off. Is this normal? I'm

looking

> > forward to Monday when Sam will be in the full wearing

schedule so

> we

> > don't have to take it on and off as much. Today, it's 2

hours on

> and

> > 1 hour off. When I was at the orthotist's office, he showed

me

> how

> > to slide the back part on first and then kind of lower the

front,

> but

> > I've had trouble putting it on the way he did. I kind of

just

> have

> > to make it wide, and then slide it over his head.

> >

> > The other part that's been kind of a drag is that it has a

slight

> > tendency to twist to the right. We were told this was going

to

> > happen for the first one to two weeks due to the way his

head is

> > currently shaped. The orthotist put a little arrow in the

front

> that

> > we are supposed to line up with the bridge of his nose, and

he

> said

> > that it will " feel like a losing battle " for the first week,

and

> then

> > it will stay there. So we will see... The helmet seems to

fit

> well

> > though -- the ear holes line up well and it looks the same

as pics

> of

> > kids wearing starbands that I've seen.

> >

> > Rick

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