/Re: Help! My daughter is not adjusting to her DOC

[Guest guest]

Sometimes areas like these just need to for lack of a better word

toughen up a bit and then they are fine. Usually the light pink areas

will do that. I know how tired you are and how awful it can be, but I

would not take the band off at night it will just prolong the

adjustment period. Better to cry for a few nights then keep this up

for a few weeks you know. Maybe you can give yourselves a break for

one night and see if she sleeps through without it, that way you will

get some rest to get ready for the long haul and also know if it is

truly the band. One night will not hurt her and it will certainly

help you. Let us know how it goes. HUGS

CAROLG

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Hi,

> > > > > >

> > > > > > My daughter received her DOCband last Wed and none of us

> has

> > > > slept a

> > > > > > wink since then. I read the tips on how to adjust to the

> > first

> > > > band

> > > > > > etc but nothing seems to be working. She does have a red

> > spot

> > > > on

> > > > > > the back of her head but it is only the size of a dime

and

> > > > doesn't

> > > > > > seem to be getting any worse or better (it's also a med

> pink

> > but

> > > > she

> > > > > > is also very fair). I have tried to dress her lightly

and

> > she

> > > > woke

> > > > > > up frozen (I live in Canada) and then I tried to dress

her

> > > > heavier.

> > > > > > Nothing is working. Prior to this she had been sleeping

> 12

> > > > hours

> > > > > > straight every night. Since the band went on she sleep

> max 4

> > > > hours.

> > > > > > Last night was every 2 hours; sometimes less! I felt

> like I

> > > > had a

> > > > > > newborn. We let her cry a little to see if she was

> really

> > up

> > > > but

> > > > > > she would end up wailing and I would have to go in. She

> > didn't

> > > > even

> > > > > > really want to nurse, just cuddle and she fell back

> asleep. I

> > > > know

> > > > > > we will stick with the band but emotionally I just want

to

> > throw

> > > > in

> > > > > > the towel. It's not just because we are so tired (we'll

> get

> > > > over

> > > > > > that) it's her crying when previously she almost never

> cried

> > for

> > > > > > anything. We have an adjustment today so I will be

> > mentioning

> > > > all

> > > > > > this to the OT but I don't expect too much advice...she

> > doesn't

> > > > have

> > > > > > the best " bed-side " manner. Pretty much all business. I

> > know

> > > > what

> > > > > > she'll say...just wait it out. But I am desperate. At

> 4:00

> > > > this

> > > > > > morning I sat in my daughter's room in her rocking chair,

> > > > nursing

> > > > > > her and I bawled my eyes out like a baby. I couldn't

help

> > it.

> > > > We

> > > > > > had been so looking forward to getting this band to help

> fix

> > > > things

> > > > > > and I know it will in the long run but right now I am

just

> > worn

> > > > > > out. I have a 2 1/2 year old boy who is potty-training

> and

> > > > doing

> > > > > > pretty much everything a toddler does. I am exhausted.

> > FAmily

> > > > is

> > > > > > not the biggest help because t

> > > > > heir advice is " Just take off the

> > > > > > helmet " . This is their advice even though my daughter

was

> > > > severe

> > > > > > accd to the STARscanner reports. Any advice would be

> great.

> > Esp

> > > > on

> > > > > > how to dress them at night. It does get cold here. I

> have

> > put

> > > > her

> > > > > > in long sleeve PJ's with a sleep sack. I have tried short

> > > > sleeved

> > > > > > PJ's with the sleep sack. I have tried no sleep sack.

> > Either

> > > > she

> > > > > > is freezing or I presume she's hot. The rest of the

family

> is

> > > > > > freezing so I don't know how she's hot but maybe she is.

> I

> > took

> > > > her

> > > > > > band off at 4:00 AM but her hair wasn't wet etc. I just

> > don't

> > > > know

> > > > > > what to do. Heck, maybe she's teething? She's almost 6

> mths

> > > > old.

> > > > > > But all this only started when the band went on.

> > > > > > This is definately a really low point for us.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Thanks,

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Sometimes areas like these just need to for lack of a better word

toughen up a bit and then they are fine. Usually the light pink areas

will do that. I know how tired you are and how awful it can be, but I

would not take the band off at night it will just prolong the

adjustment period. Better to cry for a few nights then keep this up

for a few weeks you know. Maybe you can give yourselves a break for

one night and see if she sleeps through without it, that way you will

get some rest to get ready for the long haul and also know if it is

truly the band. One night will not hurt her and it will certainly

help you. Let us know how it goes. HUGS

CAROLG

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Hi,

> > > > > >

> > > > > > My daughter received her DOCband last Wed and none of us

> has

> > > > slept a

> > > > > > wink since then. I read the tips on how to adjust to the

> > first

> > > > band

> > > > > > etc but nothing seems to be working. She does have a red

> > spot

> > > > on

> > > > > > the back of her head but it is only the size of a dime

and

> > > > doesn't

> > > > > > seem to be getting any worse or better (it's also a med

> pink

> > but

> > > > she

> > > > > > is also very fair). I have tried to dress her lightly

and

> > she

> > > > woke

> > > > > > up frozen (I live in Canada) and then I tried to dress

her

> > > > heavier.

> > > > > > Nothing is working. Prior to this she had been sleeping

> 12

> > > > hours

> > > > > > straight every night. Since the band went on she sleep

> max 4

> > > > hours.

> > > > > > Last night was every 2 hours; sometimes less! I felt

> like I

> > > > had a

> > > > > > newborn. We let her cry a little to see if she was

> really

> > up

> > > > but

> > > > > > she would end up wailing and I would have to go in. She

> > didn't

> > > > even

> > > > > > really want to nurse, just cuddle and she fell back

> asleep. I

> > > > know

> > > > > > we will stick with the band but emotionally I just want

to

> > throw

> > > > in

> > > > > > the towel. It's not just because we are so tired (we'll

> get

> > > > over

> > > > > > that) it's her crying when previously she almost never

> cried

> > for

> > > > > > anything. We have an adjustment today so I will be

> > mentioning

> > > > all

> > > > > > this to the OT but I don't expect too much advice...she

> > doesn't

> > > > have

> > > > > > the best " bed-side " manner. Pretty much all business. I

> > know

> > > > what

> > > > > > she'll say...just wait it out. But I am desperate. At

> 4:00

> > > > this

> > > > > > morning I sat in my daughter's room in her rocking chair,

> > > > nursing

> > > > > > her and I bawled my eyes out like a baby. I couldn't

help

> > it.

> > > > We

> > > > > > had been so looking forward to getting this band to help

> fix

> > > > things

> > > > > > and I know it will in the long run but right now I am

just

> > worn

> > > > > > out. I have a 2 1/2 year old boy who is potty-training

> and

> > > > doing

> > > > > > pretty much everything a toddler does. I am exhausted.

> > FAmily

> > > > is

> > > > > > not the biggest help because t

> > > > > heir advice is " Just take off the

> > > > > > helmet " . This is their advice even though my daughter

was

> > > > severe

> > > > > > accd to the STARscanner reports. Any advice would be

> great.

> > Esp

> > > > on

> > > > > > how to dress them at night. It does get cold here. I

> have

> > put

> > > > her

> > > > > > in long sleeve PJ's with a sleep sack. I have tried short

> > > > sleeved

> > > > > > PJ's with the sleep sack. I have tried no sleep sack.

> > Either

> > > > she

> > > > > > is freezing or I presume she's hot. The rest of the

family

> is

> > > > > > freezing so I don't know how she's hot but maybe she is.

> I

> > took

> > > > her

> > > > > > band off at 4:00 AM but her hair wasn't wet etc. I just

> > don't

> > > > know

> > > > > > what to do. Heck, maybe she's teething? She's almost 6

> mths

> > > > old.

> > > > > > But all this only started when the band went on.

> > > > > > This is definately a really low point for us.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Thanks,

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

>