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

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your support. It's so easy sometimes to just say " Lets

take it off for a little bit " . And I try really hard to not give in

to that temptation because I know that we won't have the best

outcome if I do. It's also hard when my husband tells me that

Noah's not as happy now that he's banded and that it's causing him

to be upset all the time. I'm not totally sure this is correct, but

it's hard when he's not being strong and telling me that even if

he's a little fussy we need to keep it on. So I've decided that

when he's being more fussy than usual (and isn't hungry, wet, tired,

etc.), then he just needs some extra tlc from his mommy and daddy

(and maybe even grandma and grandpa). Distraction can usually do

the trick, so I'll take him outside and he just gets so excited

about all the things around him.

When I took him out of it yesterday for his break, I think I was

able to put it back on easier than before. I really watched the

Orthotist when she did it, and she kind of goes from the side and

slides it on. I tried that and it worked a lot better than just

going straight on from the top.

Your daughter's name is so cute. My sister was going to name her

baby that exact name if he would have been a girl.

Again, thanks for your support and letting me know I'm not alone!

=)

Noah - 8 months, 9 days in STARband

Moderate to severe plagio

Undergoing PT for tort

CHOA

> > 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]

Thanks for your support. It's so easy sometimes to just say " Lets

take it off for a little bit " . And I try really hard to not give in

to that temptation because I know that we won't have the best

outcome if I do. It's also hard when my husband tells me that

Noah's not as happy now that he's banded and that it's causing him

to be upset all the time. I'm not totally sure this is correct, but

it's hard when he's not being strong and telling me that even if

he's a little fussy we need to keep it on. So I've decided that

when he's being more fussy than usual (and isn't hungry, wet, tired,

etc.), then he just needs some extra tlc from his mommy and daddy

(and maybe even grandma and grandpa). Distraction can usually do

the trick, so I'll take him outside and he just gets so excited

about all the things around him.

When I took him out of it yesterday for his break, I think I was

able to put it back on easier than before. I really watched the

Orthotist when she did it, and she kind of goes from the side and

slides it on. I tried that and it worked a lot better than just

going straight on from the top.

Your daughter's name is so cute. My sister was going to name her

baby that exact name if he would have been a girl.

Again, thanks for your support and letting me know I'm not alone!

=)

Noah - 8 months, 9 days in STARband

Moderate to severe plagio

Undergoing PT for tort

CHOA

> > 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