Re: 2nd night with the DOC band----question

[Guest guest]

,

I'm glad to hear that Ethan is adjusting well to his DOC Band. My

daughter also has a DOC Band and has experienced shifting

as well. Especially after each adjustment. Right when you think

it's starting to fit better he'll need an adjustment and it will

shift again. CT told me it was okay if it shifted over the front

part of their ear and was pushing it back a bit. They said this

happens and is okay as long as it's not causing any discomfort.

However, they also told me that if it was being pushed from behind

causing the ear to push forward that they would want to know about

it.

If you are concerned you can call CT and tell them about it. Do you

have any pictures? It's hard to tell if it's fitting correctly

without seeing it.

Good Luck,

Dianna

Mom to

DOC Band 9/13

plagio/brachy

Plagiocephaly , " bkdkny7891 " <bill.kelly@w...> wrote:

>

> Ethan (7 months) has been wearing his DOC band for about 36 hours,

so

> far so good. I seem much more concerned than he does, god bless

> him. I'm keep looking to make sure it is sitting on his head

> properly and my wife tells me it is fine, Ethan is happy, so leave

it

> alone. He has been sleeping comfortably for about 3 hours waking

> only for a few seconds and then falling back to sleep. My question

is

> that when I go in to check on him the band seems to have moved on

his

> head because it is causing his left ear to fold over slightly-----

is

> this ok ? is it too loose ? The therapist stressed not too make

it

> too tight so I do not want to over-react. I guess if it was

really

> bothering him he would be crying, but I want to be sure we are

doing

> this the right way. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

> Over the last few weeks this group has been a wonderful resource.

>

> , father of Ethan (7 months, 2nd night in the Doc Band)

[Guest guest]

,

Thanks SO much for your reply. Actually it is pushing the ear from

behind-----now that I think about it if one side is pushing from

behind the ear then the other side must be pushing from the front of

the ear. No pictures as of yet. It seems to fit good when he is not

laying down, but then we he lays down it moves slightly.

B

> >

> > Ethan (7 months) has been wearing his DOC band for about 36

hours,

> so

> > far so good. I seem much more concerned than he does, god bless

> > him. I'm keep looking to make sure it is sitting on his head

> > properly and my wife tells me it is fine, Ethan is happy, so

leave

> it

> > alone. He has been sleeping comfortably for about 3 hours waking

> > only for a few seconds and then falling back to sleep. My

question

> is

> > that when I go in to check on him the band seems to have moved on

> his

> > head because it is causing his left ear to fold over slightly-----

> is

> > this ok ? is it too loose ? The therapist stressed not too make

> it

> > too tight so I do not want to over-react. I guess if it was

> really

> > bothering him he would be crying, but I want to be sure we are

> doing

> > this the right way. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

> > Over the last few weeks this group has been a wonderful resource.

> >

> > , father of Ethan (7 months, 2nd night in the Doc Band)

[Guest guest]

-

My sons band did the same thing when he first started. I called CT

and they had me wait until the first scheduled check (at 1 week of

wearing) and at that time they trimmed the ear opening in the band to

resolve the issue. I would recommend calling and getting their

opinion on whether you should bring him in early or wait until your

next scheduled visit.

Also, so glad to hear that Ethan is adjusting well. was also

7m when he received his band. It's been 7 weeks and the results are

amazing!

, Mom to W tort/plagio 7w in docband (6w to go!)

--- In Plagiocephaly , " bkdkny7891 " <bill.kelly@w...>

wrote:

>

> Ethan (7 months) has been wearing his DOC band for about 36 hours,

so

> far so good. I seem much more concerned than he does, god bless

> him. I'm keep looking to make sure it is sitting on his head

> properly and my wife tells me it is fine, Ethan is happy, so leave

it

> alone. He has been sleeping comfortably for about 3 hours waking

> only for a few seconds and then falling back to sleep. My question

is

> that when I go in to check on him the band seems to have moved on

his

> head because it is causing his left ear to fold over slightly-----

is

> this ok ? is it too loose ? The therapist stressed not too make it

> too tight so I do not want to over-react. I guess if it was really

> bothering him he would be crying, but I want to be sure we are

doing

> this the right way. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

> Over the last few weeks this group has been a wonderful resource.

>

> , father of Ethan (7 months, 2nd night in the Doc Band)

[Guest guest]

,

I know what you're saying about if one side is pushing on the front

of one ear then the other side would be pushing from behind. It

makes sense. However, 's band has a larger opening on the

velcro side. When the band shifted and pushed the opposite side ear

back there was enough room on the velcro side that it didn't push

that ear forward. Does that make sense? It sounds like Ethan's

doesn't do that.

If it is pushing one ear forward I would call CT and see what they

say. Good luck to you and Ethan.

Dianna

Mom to

DOC Band 9/13

plagio/brachy

In Plagiocephaly , " bkdkny7891 " <bill.kelly@w...>

wrote:

>

> ,

>

> Thanks SO much for your reply. Actually it is pushing the ear

from

> behind-----now that I think about it if one side is pushing from

> behind the ear then the other side must be pushing from the front

of

> the ear. No pictures as of yet. It seems to fit good when he is

not

> laying down, but then we he lays down it moves slightly.

>

> B

>

>

> >

> > ,

> >

> > I'm glad to hear that Ethan is adjusting well to his DOC Band.

My

> > daughter also has a DOC Band and has experienced

shifting

> > as well. Especially after each adjustment. Right when you think

> > it's starting to fit better he'll need an adjustment and it will

> > shift again. CT told me it was okay if it shifted over the front

> > part of their ear and was pushing it back a bit. They said this

> > happens and is okay as long as it's not causing any discomfort.

> > However, they also told me that if it was being pushed from

behind

> > causing the ear to push forward that they would want to know

about

> > it.

> >

> > If you are concerned you can call CT and tell them about it. Do

you

> > have any pictures? It's hard to tell if it's fitting correctly

> > without seeing it.

> >

> > Good Luck,

> >

> > Dianna

> > Mom to

> > DOC Band 9/13

> > plagio/brachy

> >

> > Plagiocephaly , " bkdkny7891 " <bill.kelly@w...>

wrote:

> > >

> > > Ethan (7 months) has been wearing his DOC band for about 36

> hours,

> > so

> > > far so good. I seem much more concerned than he does, god

bless

> > > him. I'm keep looking to make sure it is sitting on his head

> > > properly and my wife tells me it is fine, Ethan is happy, so

> leave

> > it

> > > alone. He has been sleeping comfortably for about 3 hours

waking

> > > only for a few seconds and then falling back to sleep. My

> question

> > is

> > > that when I go in to check on him the band seems to have moved

on

> > his

> > > head because it is causing his left ear to fold over slightly--

---

> > is

> > > this ok ? is it too loose ? The therapist stressed not too

make

> > it

> > > too tight so I do not want to over-react. I guess if it was

> > really

> > > bothering him he would be crying, but I want to be sure we are

> > doing

> > > this the right way. Any guidance would be greatly

appreciated.

> > > Over the last few weeks this group has been a wonderful

resource.

> > >

> > > , father of Ethan (7 months, 2nd night in the Doc Band)