Re: Today's our 1st night in the DOC band

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

THanks for writing back. It shifts less than an inch in either

direction so I guess it's okay. The point between her eyebrows does

shift forward enough that it pokes her nose when she is lying on her

back (occasionally). The first night went pretty good I think. She

woke up several times but was able to re-settle herself without me

going in. She never cried...just muttered a little bit. I don't

want to have too much taken off the front because Olivia does have

quite a bit of frontal bossing on her right forehead. The

interesting thing (or maybe not) is that it is the LEFT side that

seem a bit too low...the side where her forehead is normal. I

thought it would be the other way around.

Olivia is very fair-skinned and she doesn't seem to be bothered by

the pink spots. The one in the back of her head is about 1 to 1 1/2

inches in diameter and light pink but she doesn't seem to be

bothered. So far, so good!

> >

> > Olivia got her band today and it seems alot looser than I

> expected.

> > The OT commented on it too and said that I should expect alot of

> shift

> > from side to side. Also it seems to drift down covering her

left

> > eye. After the first 30 minutes however when the OT took off

the

> band

> > to check the pressure spots she had two very bright red ones

(one

> on

> > her forehead, another at the back). She made some more adj and

> since

> > then I have checked and they are staying at a light pink. She

> seems

> > very fussy and unable to sleep so far (she's usually a 12-13

hours

> a

> > night girl and 2-3 naps a day). THe gap at the back right where

> she

> > is really flat is about a 1/2 inch big. Is that normal? Also,

if

> I

> > sit her in my lap I can see down through a gap in the front left

> all

> > the way through. Is that normal? The OT said there is alot of

> room

> > for growth and the first few visits she said we probably don't

have

> to

> > do much because it seems big. How much side to side shift is

> > acceptable and should the band be drifting down over her left

eye?

> >

> > THanks,

> >

> > Olivia 5.5 mths old, DOC band

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

THanks for writing back. It shifts less than an inch in either

direction so I guess it's okay. The point between her eyebrows does

shift forward enough that it pokes her nose when she is lying on her

back (occasionally). The first night went pretty good I think. She

woke up several times but was able to re-settle herself without me

going in. She never cried...just muttered a little bit. I don't

want to have too much taken off the front because Olivia does have

quite a bit of frontal bossing on her right forehead. The

interesting thing (or maybe not) is that it is the LEFT side that

seem a bit too low...the side where her forehead is normal. I

thought it would be the other way around.

Olivia is very fair-skinned and she doesn't seem to be bothered by

the pink spots. The one in the back of her head is about 1 to 1 1/2

inches in diameter and light pink but she doesn't seem to be

bothered. So far, so good!

> >

> > Olivia got her band today and it seems alot looser than I

> expected.

> > The OT commented on it too and said that I should expect alot of

> shift

> > from side to side. Also it seems to drift down covering her

left

> > eye. After the first 30 minutes however when the OT took off

the

> band

> > to check the pressure spots she had two very bright red ones

(one

> on

> > her forehead, another at the back). She made some more adj and

> since

> > then I have checked and they are staying at a light pink. She

> seems

> > very fussy and unable to sleep so far (she's usually a 12-13

hours

> a

> > night girl and 2-3 naps a day). THe gap at the back right where

> she

> > is really flat is about a 1/2 inch big. Is that normal? Also,

if

> I

> > sit her in my lap I can see down through a gap in the front left

> all

> > the way through. Is that normal? The OT said there is alot of

> room

> > for growth and the first few visits she said we probably don't

have

> to

> > do much because it seems big. How much side to side shift is

> > acceptable and should the band be drifting down over her left

eye?

> >

> > THanks,

> >

> > Olivia 5.5 mths old, DOC band

> >

>