Guest guest Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 Hello Amber Are you talking about his entire head, like a skin reaction, or like a reaction from pressure. Maybe your ortho should look at this. Sandy Willow's Mom > > Hi. One of my 8 month old twins got his helmet last week. > Everything has been fine, until yesterday. When we took off the > helmet, his head was all bright red. It took about 45 minutes for > the redness to go away. It had never done this before. Our doctor > doesn't even know why now this is happening, as it did it again > today in his office. > > Has anyone else had this problem? > Or does anyone have any ideas of what could be causing all the > redness?? > > Thanks! > > Amber W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 I'm not sure and your Dr. doesn't know either? It is all over like a rash? Is it itchy? If the fit is fine (maybe get in to see your orthotist soon), and it is a heat/other-type rash maybe try the Aveeno oatmeal bath, make a little paste, slather it on and rinse off. Good luck and please let us know. Sue Colin F., 13 mos. STARband grad 9/04 brachy --- In Plagiocephaly , " Amber Walters " <agratzer@m...> wrote: > > Hi. One of my 8 month old twins got his helmet last week. > Everything has been fine, until yesterday. When we took off the > helmet, his head was all bright red. It took about 45 minutes for > the redness to go away. It had never done this before. Our doctor > doesn't even know why now this is happening, as it did it again > today in his office. > > Has anyone else had this problem? > Or does anyone have any ideas of what could be causing all the > redness?? > > Thanks! > > Amber W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 Hi. I did see the orthotist today, and he didn't know why it was happening. Yes, it's his whole head, not just pressure. We'll watch it for a few days. Our pediatrician thinks it could just be heat rash. Amber W. > > > > Hi. One of my 8 month old twins got his helmet last week. > > Everything has been fine, until yesterday. When we took off the > > helmet, his head was all bright red. It took about 45 minutes for > > the redness to go away. It had never done this before. Our > doctor > > doesn't even know why now this is happening, as it did it again > > today in his office. > > > > Has anyone else had this problem? > > Or does anyone have any ideas of what could be causing all the > > redness?? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Amber W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 Hi there I can't say for sure what it is, but it might be just a really bad heat rash. My daughter had them when going into the band, and it made the first few days really difficult, I really worried that she woudln't be able to wear it. The good news is that if it is heat rash (enormous bright red patches, itchy, xometimes white spots in the centre, looks really angry but does go after a couple of hours), then it is easy to solve. You need to keep your little one as cool as possible, so that means turning the central heating down (so you are cool), putting them in light cotton clothing, the absolute minimum like a onside, no socks, and taking the helmet off every few hours for an air, wipe it down and dry their hair too. You can always dress warmer when you go outside. I also limited Lucia's time in the jumping swing (do you call this a jumperoo?!) to when the helmet was off as she would get overheated. I used air con constantly in that summer, it really was the only way Lucia could wear her helmet- those helmets are completely insulating- it may have been that the doctors office, plus sitting on your lap was way too hot for your little one. Not all children react so much to the extra heat of the helmet- you may have one twin that does and one that doesn't!!! Lucia took about a month or more to adjust to the increased heat (and she never sweated heavily, just came out in constant heat rashes if hot), but other adjust quicker. If it is heat rash, however, it will look drastic, but is easy to fix, so don't panic. I was also told by my specialist to go easy on the alcohol. You might be desperate to clean the stink from the sweat, but if you use too much (it should just make the cloth damp, not wet and really scrub away), this will aggravate some sensitive scalps as well. Make srue it is completely dried before replacing the helmet, and just do it once a day until any scalp problems have died down. I hope that this helps- of course, it may not be heat rash and could be a much rarer reaction, so do revisit your doctor if you are concerned, however lots of people do seem to have very similar problems in the early days, and cooling the babies right down/cutting down on the alcohol (not you, you probably need a stiff drink!) does seem to sort them out. Do let us know how this goes, you sound like you are doing a great job. Hannah (mum to Lucia, London, UK) Cranio grad > > > > Hi. One of my 8 month old twins got his helmet last week. > > Everything has been fine, until yesterday. When we took off the > > helmet, his head was all bright red. It took about 45 minutes for > > the redness to go away. It had never done this before. Our doctor > > doesn't even know why now this is happening, as it did it again > > today in his office. > > > > Has anyone else had this problem? > > Or does anyone have any ideas of what could be causing all the > > redness?? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Amber W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2004 Report Share Posted November 10, 2004 Thank you so much for your email. That's really what my pediatrician thought. It kind of made me nervous that the orthotist didn't suggest this an a cause. We'll take off the helmet about every four hours to wipe off his head and let him get some air. Luckily, it's starting to get cold here, so I hope it won't be so bad. Your email really made me relax about the whole thing! Thank you, Amber W. > > > > > > Hi. One of my 8 month old twins got his helmet last week. > > > Everything has been fine, until yesterday. When we took off the > > > helmet, his head was all bright red. It took about 45 minutes > for > > > the redness to go away. It had never done this before. Our > doctor > > > doesn't even know why now this is happening, as it did it again > > > today in his office. > > > > > > Has anyone else had this problem? > > > Or does anyone have any ideas of what could be causing all the > > > redness?? > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Amber W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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