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

[Guest guest]

,

It sounds ok - keep an eye on it. Not sure about that forehead

line. It's easier to see in pics - can you post some? Did you call

CT about those pink spots? How do they look today?

na, 2 1/2 yrs, DOC Grad Feb 04, Tort Resolved

Kiersten, 8 months, DOC 1/10/06, Tort

www.thefilyaws.com

- In Plagiocephaly , " cindysynchron "

<cindysynchron@...> wrote:

>

> 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]

,

It sounds ok - keep an eye on it. Not sure about that forehead

line. It's easier to see in pics - can you post some? Did you call

CT about those pink spots? How do they look today?

na, 2 1/2 yrs, DOC Grad Feb 04, Tort Resolved

Kiersten, 8 months, DOC 1/10/06, Tort

www.thefilyaws.com

- In Plagiocephaly , " cindysynchron "

<cindysynchron@...> wrote:

>

> 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

> > >

> >

>