Re: Getting used to a band

[Guest guest]

Don't worry, it will all be fine! The first week was the hardest for

us and then it got so much easier. My son did start having problems

sleeping. But after about a week I was learning to dress him in less

clothing at night and to keep our house cooler - that helped! He also

started sleeping on his side or tummy and that really helped too!

During the first week I thought " these 12 weeks in the helmet are

going to be terrible " , BUT then things really improved. My son sleeps

all night again now and really doesn't mind the helmet at all. These

babies are so adaptable....they can tolerate so much more than we

would be able to!! Hang in there!

, mom to Jake, 10 months

Michigan

plagio/starband

> Has anyones' child have a hard time getting used to their band? I

> getting nervous about Briley getting her band. I have a feeling I

will

> have a lot of sleepless nights. I can hardly keep a bow in her hair,

I

> could just imagine a helmet. Did anyone do anything special to help

> your little one get used to it?

>

> Thanks,

>

[Guest guest]

I was worried about it too. My son is a pretty easy

going kid -- really doesn't cry a lot and not fussy.

But hates anything on his head. (I am so spoiled ...

and probably means the next one is going to be a holy

terror!). Well he made the adjustment just fine. He

had a cold when we first got it so I don't know if the

waking up in the night was because of that or the

helmet. But last night we slept through the night

except to cry once because he was cold. And we have

only had it on a week today. He was fussy the first

couple of times of putting it on and a little bit of

figuring out how to move his head with the extra

weight. Other than that, it went fine. And now when we

take it off, he watches where his helmet goes while I

clean it and tries to grab for it. The biggest

adjustment is the clothing issue. But I am a so happy

we did it because he, at 4 months, is rolling both

ways now. That alone makes me feel like we made the

right decision to band.

--- s_rad1 <s_radlinski@...> wrote:

> Don't worry, it will all be fine! The first week

> was the hardest for

> us and then it got so much easier. My son did start

> having problems

> sleeping. But after about a week I was learning to

> dress him in less

> clothing at night and to keep our house cooler -

> that helped! He also

> started sleeping on his side or tummy and that

> really helped too!

> During the first week I thought " these 12 weeks in

> the helmet are

> going to be terrible " , BUT then things really

> improved. My son sleeps

> all night again now and really doesn't mind the

> helmet at all. These

> babies are so adaptable....they can tolerate so much

> more than we

> would be able to!! Hang in there!

>

> , mom to Jake, 10 months

> Michigan

> plagio/starband

>

>

>

> > Has anyones' child have a hard time getting used

> to their band? I

> > getting nervous about Briley getting her band. I

> have a feeling I

> will

> > have a lot of sleepless nights. I can hardly keep

> a bow in her hair,

> I

> > could just imagine a helmet. Did anyone do

> anything special to help

> > your little one get used to it?

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Kids are funny, my son would never wear a hat yet he loved his band.

You might be surprised how easy it is. I'm sure everything will be

great!

Natasha

Atlanta, GA

> Has anyones' child have a hard time getting used to their band? I

> getting nervous about Briley getting her band. I have a feeling I

will

> have a lot of sleepless nights. I can hardly keep a bow in her hair,

I

> could just imagine a helmet. Did anyone do anything special to help

> your little one get used to it?

>

> Thanks,

>

[Guest guest]

I know exactly what you are feeling. I have to tell you that When

was a younger, she HATED (with a capital H) hats! If I put one

on her, she would fuss, scream, cry etc. So, I was also worried about

the whole banding thing, thinking that my sweet, happy little baby

would be miserable in her band. But, when we went for the fitting,

they put the band on her, she fussed for maybe 30 seconds and then she

acted as if it had been on her all along. Some babies do take a little

longer to adjust to it, but for the most part, after the first day or

so I think that most kids are so used to the band that they hardly even

notice it's there. would actually get excited after her bath and

any other breaks from the band when I would walk towards her with it to

put it on her. LOL! And she would yell and feel her head a lot if I

took it off. It's pretty amazing how well babies adapt to things.

After graduated, for the next week or so she was constantly

reaching up and rubbing and touching her head, as if she new something

was missing.

Hang in there... after the adjustment period, I'm sure that she will be

just fine.

Jen

(10 mo), tort resolved, Hanger Band GRAD

(3 years)

> Has anyones' child have a hard time getting used to their band? I

> getting nervous about Briley getting her band. I have a feeling I will

> have a lot of sleepless nights. I can hardly keep a bow in her hair, I

> could just imagine a helmet. Did anyone do anything special to help

> your little one get used to it?

>

> Thanks,

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for all the advice! I'm sure she will be fine

too, it's just a lot at once and I feel bad that she

has to wear it in the first place!

--- Jen <ronandjenvelez@...> wrote:

> I know exactly what you are feeling. I have to tell

> you that When

> was a younger, she HATED (with a capital H)

> hats! If I put one

> on her, she would fuss, scream, cry etc. So, I was

> also worried about

> the whole banding thing, thinking that my sweet,

> happy little baby

> would be miserable in her band. But, when we went

> for the fitting,

> they put the band on her, she fussed for maybe 30

> seconds and then she

> acted as if it had been on her all along. Some

> babies do take a little

> longer to adjust to it, but for the most part, after

> the first day or

> so I think that most kids are so used to the band

> that they hardly even

> notice it's there. would actually get excited

> after her bath and

> any other breaks from the band when I would walk

> towards her with it to

> put it on her. LOL! And she would yell and feel

> her head a lot if I

> took it off. It's pretty amazing how well babies

> adapt to things.

>

> After graduated, for the next week or so she

> was constantly

> reaching up and rubbing and touching her head, as if

> she new something

> was missing.

>

> Hang in there... after the adjustment period, I'm

> sure that she will be

> just fine.

>

> Jen

> (10 mo), tort resolved, Hanger Band GRAD

> (3 years)

>

>

>

> > Has anyones' child have a hard time getting used

> to their band? I

> > getting nervous about Briley getting her band. I

> have a feeling I will

> > have a lot of sleepless nights. I can hardly keep

> a bow in her hair, I

> > could just imagine a helmet. Did anyone do

> anything special to help

> > your little one get used to it?

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for all the advice! I'm sure she will be fine

too, it's just a lot at once and I feel bad that she

has to wear it in the first place!

--- Jen <ronandjenvelez@...> wrote:

> I know exactly what you are feeling. I have to tell

> you that When

> was a younger, she HATED (with a capital H)

> hats! If I put one

> on her, she would fuss, scream, cry etc. So, I was

> also worried about

> the whole banding thing, thinking that my sweet,

> happy little baby

> would be miserable in her band. But, when we went

> for the fitting,

> they put the band on her, she fussed for maybe 30

> seconds and then she

> acted as if it had been on her all along. Some

> babies do take a little

> longer to adjust to it, but for the most part, after

> the first day or

> so I think that most kids are so used to the band

> that they hardly even

> notice it's there. would actually get excited

> after her bath and

> any other breaks from the band when I would walk

> towards her with it to

> put it on her. LOL! And she would yell and feel

> her head a lot if I

> took it off. It's pretty amazing how well babies

> adapt to things.

>

> After graduated, for the next week or so she

> was constantly

> reaching up and rubbing and touching her head, as if

> she new something

> was missing.

>

> Hang in there... after the adjustment period, I'm

> sure that she will be

> just fine.

>

> Jen

> (10 mo), tort resolved, Hanger Band GRAD

> (3 years)

>

>

>

> > Has anyones' child have a hard time getting used

> to their band? I

> > getting nervous about Briley getting her band. I

> have a feeling I will

> > have a lot of sleepless nights. I can hardly keep

> a bow in her hair, I

> > could just imagine a helmet. Did anyone do

> anything special to help

> > your little one get used to it?

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hey , Brady didn't have any problems at all with adjusting to his

helmet! I had the same fears you did, thinking he wouldn't be able to

sleep or will it bother him, but the day he got it, he slept for over

1 hr in his car seat until we got home from the doc's office. He never

flinched once when they put it on his head! It will be fine. You will

be so surprised at how well she will adjust.

We had gone to the beach a week before he got his helmet and I tried

keeping hats on him so his head wouldn't get sun, he kept taking it

off, I thought, oh no, this will be awful, but he hasn't minded it at

all!

Good luck, Lauri

> Has anyones' child have a hard time getting used to their band? I

> getting nervous about Briley getting her band. I have a feeling I

will

> have a lot of sleepless nights. I can hardly keep a bow in her hair,

I

> could just imagine a helmet. Did anyone do anything special to help

> your little one get used to it?

>

> Thanks,

>

[Guest guest]

,

Sophie did awesome adjusting to her band. We had her in it 23 hours by

the 2nd day! She slept great. It's amazing how much a baby will

adapt. I can honestly say it's been harder on me than her. Good luck!

Sophie tort/plagio starband 5/11

Michigan

> Has anyones' child have a hard time getting used to their band? I

> getting nervous about Briley getting her band. I have a feeling I will

> have a lot of sleepless nights. I can hardly keep a bow in her hair, I

> could just imagine a helmet. Did anyone do anything special to help

> your little one get used to it?

>

> Thanks,

>

[Guest guest]

,

Sophie did awesome adjusting to her band. We had her in it 23 hours by

the 2nd day! She slept great. It's amazing how much a baby will

adapt. I can honestly say it's been harder on me than her. Good luck!

Sophie tort/plagio starband 5/11

Michigan

> Has anyones' child have a hard time getting used to their band? I

> getting nervous about Briley getting her band. I have a feeling I will

> have a lot of sleepless nights. I can hardly keep a bow in her hair, I

> could just imagine a helmet. Did anyone do anything special to help

> your little one get used to it?

>

> Thanks,

>