Re: Noah got his STARband - Just got back from vacation

[Guest guest]

,

Sounds like you are doing great now. That is so awesome. Soon you'll

be wondering what was so hard about all of this,lol. There are just

so many worries in the beginning, but it gets easier all around. It

is good that you are being strong, hubby will come around, I don't

know why it is so hard for the Dad's sometimes, be patient and he'll

take his lead from you. Keep us posted,

CAROLG

> > > Ok, I posted a thread about an hour ago, but it never showed

> up on

> > > the message board. very strange. So here it is again. If

the

> > other

> > > one suddenly decides to show up, just ignore it, because it

> will be

> > > a duplicate of this one:

> > > Noah received his STARband last Tuesday. I haven't been able

> to

> > > post since then because we immediately left to go on vacation

> in

> > > Vegas and just got back. The appointment to get his band

went

> > > well. However, I wasn't prepared for " doing it on my own " .

> It was

> > > one thing to watch the orthotist put the helmet on Noah,

> making it

> > > look like a piece of cake, but once I got home and tried it

> > myself..

> > > It was a disaster! I stretched it open as far as it would

let

> me,

> > > but still had a lot of difficulty getting it on and off of

> him. It

> > > puts a lot of pressure on him until it's completely on or

> > completely

> > > off, and I worry that it hurts him. Does anyone else have

> this

> > > problem with their child's STARband?

> > > Also, it's very difficult for me to see him in it. I thought

> I was

> > > prepared after looking at all the pictures posted here of

> other

> > > babies, but it's nothing compared to seeing your own child

> with the

> > > helmet on. I feel so sad that I can't see his whole face and

> head,

> > > and that it's going to be like that for a few months. Babies

> grow

> > > up so fast and I feel like I will miss what he really looks

> like

> > > during these 3 or 4 months since I will only be able to see

> him

> > > without it for an hour a day. And the kissing thing is

really

> > > tough. I have to maneuver my kisses to be able to kiss him

> and not

> > > his helmet.

> > > We definitely got a lot of looks in Vegas. No one asked what

> it

> > was

> > > for. One person took it upon himself to assume it was

because

> I

> > was

> > > being over-protective and didn't want him bumping his head on

> > > anything. That was amusing. We actually had one person come

> up to

> > > us at breakfast and said he lived in Vegas and his son also

> had a

> > > band a couple years earlier. They had to drive all the way

to

> > > Phoenix for theirs. He told me that seeing Noah was the

first

> baby

> > > he's ever seen besides his own with a helmet on. His son was

> about

> > > a year and a half when he got banded and they saw great

> results.

> > > That really reassured me about banding.

> > > Ok, I know this is getting so very long, but I just have one

> more

> > > thing. Yesterday Noah and I were running errands and right

> when we

> > > got on the freeway he started crying. hard. I couldn't pull

> over

> > > until we exited, so this whole time he's really upset.

> Finally I

> > > exited and stopped at a gas station and took his helmet off.

> He

> > had

> > > a red mark down the side of his face where the band goes down

> like

> > > side-burns and across half of his forehead. So I left the

> helmet

> > > off and decided I'd put it back on once the redness went

away.

> > well,

> > > it never did. This happened at 4:00 yesterday and it was

> still red

> > > when he went to bed, and still red this morning when I left

> for

> > > work. Luckily I was able to make an appointment for this

> afternoon

> > > for him to see his Orthotist. Has anyone else had red marks

> all of

> > > a sudden show up after a week into it that didn't go away?

> > > Ok, that's all for now. any replies are much appreciated.

> > >

> > >

> > > Noah STARband - 1 week into treatment, 8 months old

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > For more plagio info

[Guest guest]

,

Sounds like you are doing great now. That is so awesome. Soon you'll

be wondering what was so hard about all of this,lol. There are just

so many worries in the beginning, but it gets easier all around. It

is good that you are being strong, hubby will come around, I don't

know why it is so hard for the Dad's sometimes, be patient and he'll

take his lead from you. Keep us posted,

CAROLG

> > > Ok, I posted a thread about an hour ago, but it never showed

> up on

> > > the message board. very strange. So here it is again. If

the

> > other

> > > one suddenly decides to show up, just ignore it, because it

> will be

> > > a duplicate of this one:

> > > Noah received his STARband last Tuesday. I haven't been able

> to

> > > post since then because we immediately left to go on vacation

> in

> > > Vegas and just got back. The appointment to get his band

went

> > > well. However, I wasn't prepared for " doing it on my own " .

> It was

> > > one thing to watch the orthotist put the helmet on Noah,

> making it

> > > look like a piece of cake, but once I got home and tried it

> > myself..

> > > It was a disaster! I stretched it open as far as it would

let

> me,

> > > but still had a lot of difficulty getting it on and off of

> him. It

> > > puts a lot of pressure on him until it's completely on or

> > completely

> > > off, and I worry that it hurts him. Does anyone else have

> this

> > > problem with their child's STARband?

> > > Also, it's very difficult for me to see him in it. I thought

> I was

> > > prepared after looking at all the pictures posted here of

> other

> > > babies, but it's nothing compared to seeing your own child

> with the

> > > helmet on. I feel so sad that I can't see his whole face and

> head,

> > > and that it's going to be like that for a few months. Babies

> grow

> > > up so fast and I feel like I will miss what he really looks

> like

> > > during these 3 or 4 months since I will only be able to see

> him

> > > without it for an hour a day. And the kissing thing is

really

> > > tough. I have to maneuver my kisses to be able to kiss him

> and not

> > > his helmet.

> > > We definitely got a lot of looks in Vegas. No one asked what

> it

> > was

> > > for. One person took it upon himself to assume it was

because

> I

> > was

> > > being over-protective and didn't want him bumping his head on

> > > anything. That was amusing. We actually had one person come

> up to

> > > us at breakfast and said he lived in Vegas and his son also

> had a

> > > band a couple years earlier. They had to drive all the way

to

> > > Phoenix for theirs. He told me that seeing Noah was the

first

> baby

> > > he's ever seen besides his own with a helmet on. His son was

> about

> > > a year and a half when he got banded and they saw great

> results.

> > > That really reassured me about banding.

> > > Ok, I know this is getting so very long, but I just have one

> more

> > > thing. Yesterday Noah and I were running errands and right

> when we

> > > got on the freeway he started crying. hard. I couldn't pull

> over

> > > until we exited, so this whole time he's really upset.

> Finally I

> > > exited and stopped at a gas station and took his helmet off.

> He

> > had

> > > a red mark down the side of his face where the band goes down

> like

> > > side-burns and across half of his forehead. So I left the

> helmet

> > > off and decided I'd put it back on once the redness went

away.

> > well,

> > > it never did. This happened at 4:00 yesterday and it was

> still red

> > > when he went to bed, and still red this morning when I left

> for

> > > work. Luckily I was able to make an appointment for this

> afternoon

> > > for him to see his Orthotist. Has anyone else had red marks

> all of

> > > a sudden show up after a week into it that didn't go away?

> > > Ok, that's all for now. any replies are much appreciated.

> > >

> > >

> > > Noah STARband - 1 week into treatment, 8 months old

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > For more plagio info