Re: Help: How did you child react to the band/helmet the first few days?

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,

I am so sorry that he reacted that way. I know for me putting the

helmet on my daughters head was very difficult and fortunate enough she

didn't even realize it was there. She was only 6 months when we put it

on her. Being that your son is older he is more aware of what is going

on. At this age my daughter won't let me put a bow on her head. Not

weraring the helmet is not an option. In your situation I might try to

put it on when he is distracted or maybe when he is sleeping. This way

when he wakes up he might not notice it. I don't know how likely that

is but it's worth a try. A suggestion, we used Gold Bond baby powder

on her because all her sweating was causing a rash around her face.

It was very difficult to see her so sweating so much and being so

uncomfortable. But in the long run she needed it and it was our job to

enforce it. I hope this helps. Don't worry in a bit you'll be looking

back amazed at how quickly time went.

>

> My son got his helmet yesterday. He wore it twice and although we

> could see that he didn't like it, he didn't cry a lot. Today it's a

> different story. We tried it twice and both time he cried his eyes

> out. At the end he was shaking, choking and gagging. Both myself and

> my husband were crying with him. After 4-5 minutes we just took it

> off. We are going to rty again after his nap, but won't leave it on

if

> he has the same reaction. My boy very rarely cries, only when he is

> hurt. He didn't cry even when he was a newborn. Well, I didn't let

> him. I am absolutely against letting kids cry it out, so it's not an

> option for us. I don' know what to do.

> What was your experience and how did you deal with the weaning period?

> thanks,

> valerie

> Mark & Sasha 1 y.o. today!

>

[Guest guest]

,

I am so sorry that he reacted that way. I know for me putting the

helmet on my daughters head was very difficult and fortunate enough she

didn't even realize it was there. She was only 6 months when we put it

on her. Being that your son is older he is more aware of what is going

on. At this age my daughter won't let me put a bow on her head. Not

weraring the helmet is not an option. In your situation I might try to

put it on when he is distracted or maybe when he is sleeping. This way

when he wakes up he might not notice it. I don't know how likely that

is but it's worth a try. A suggestion, we used Gold Bond baby powder

on her because all her sweating was causing a rash around her face.

It was very difficult to see her so sweating so much and being so

uncomfortable. But in the long run she needed it and it was our job to

enforce it. I hope this helps. Don't worry in a bit you'll be looking

back amazed at how quickly time went.

>

> My son got his helmet yesterday. He wore it twice and although we

> could see that he didn't like it, he didn't cry a lot. Today it's a

> different story. We tried it twice and both time he cried his eyes

> out. At the end he was shaking, choking and gagging. Both myself and

> my husband were crying with him. After 4-5 minutes we just took it

> off. We are going to rty again after his nap, but won't leave it on

if

> he has the same reaction. My boy very rarely cries, only when he is

> hurt. He didn't cry even when he was a newborn. Well, I didn't let

> him. I am absolutely against letting kids cry it out, so it's not an

> option for us. I don' know what to do.

> What was your experience and how did you deal with the weaning period?

> thanks,

> valerie

> Mark & Sasha 1 y.o. today!

>

[Guest guest]

Are there any red spots that last longer than 30 min after you take off

the band? Does it seem to fit him OK? Some kids do take a little

longer to adjust to it, but if he is THAT hysterical, I would almost

think that maybe something needs adjusted with the band. Check him for

red spots and/or irritation after he wears it for a little while. You

may want to go back and see the Orthotist and make sure it is fitting

him properly. What kind of band does he have? If the band is fitting

him OK, then it may just be that he needs some time to get used to it

and realize that it is there to stay (for a while). I know you don't

want him to cry, but some kids fuss for the first few days or so until

they get more used to wearing it.

Hang in there... it will get easier!

Jen

(17 mo), tort resolved, Hanger Band Grad

(almost 4 yrs)

>

> My son got his helmet yesterday. He wore it twice and although we

> could see that he didn't like it, he didn't cry a lot. Today it's a

> different story. We tried it twice and both time he cried his eyes

> out. At the end he was shaking, choking and gagging. Both myself and

> my husband were crying with him. After 4-5 minutes we just took it

> off. We are going to rty again after his nap, but won't leave it on

if

> he has the same reaction. My boy very rarely cries, only when he is

> hurt. He didn't cry even when he was a newborn. Well, I didn't let

> him. I am absolutely against letting kids cry it out, so it's not an

> option for us. I don' know what to do.

> What was your experience and how did you deal with the weaning period?

> thanks,

> valerie

> Mark & Sasha 1 y.o. today!

>

[Guest guest]

Are there any red spots that last longer than 30 min after you take off

the band? Does it seem to fit him OK? Some kids do take a little

longer to adjust to it, but if he is THAT hysterical, I would almost

think that maybe something needs adjusted with the band. Check him for

red spots and/or irritation after he wears it for a little while. You

may want to go back and see the Orthotist and make sure it is fitting

him properly. What kind of band does he have? If the band is fitting

him OK, then it may just be that he needs some time to get used to it

and realize that it is there to stay (for a while). I know you don't

want him to cry, but some kids fuss for the first few days or so until

they get more used to wearing it.

Hang in there... it will get easier!

Jen

(17 mo), tort resolved, Hanger Band Grad

(almost 4 yrs)

>

> My son got his helmet yesterday. He wore it twice and although we

> could see that he didn't like it, he didn't cry a lot. Today it's a

> different story. We tried it twice and both time he cried his eyes

> out. At the end he was shaking, choking and gagging. Both myself and

> my husband were crying with him. After 4-5 minutes we just took it

> off. We are going to rty again after his nap, but won't leave it on

if

> he has the same reaction. My boy very rarely cries, only when he is

> hurt. He didn't cry even when he was a newborn. Well, I didn't let

> him. I am absolutely against letting kids cry it out, so it's not an

> option for us. I don' know what to do.

> What was your experience and how did you deal with the weaning period?

> thanks,

> valerie

> Mark & Sasha 1 y.o. today!

>

[Guest guest]

Well, we put it on again after he napped and he seems to be much better. He fusses, but doesn't cry. DH put his hockey helmet on too and it looks like Mark loves seeing it on him. I hope he doesn't get hysterical again. The helmet that we use is the local one from the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children. They've been using it for a few years with success. The think that bugs me is that it has a chin strap in addition to the starp over the slit on the side. It might be causing Mark additional discomfort. I'll keep you all posted on the weaning progress.ValJen <ronandjenvelez@...> wrote: Are there any red spots that last longer than 30 min after you take off the band? Does it seem to fit him OK? Some kids do take a little longer to adjust to it, but if he is THAT hysterical, I would

almost think that maybe something needs adjusted with the band. Check him for red spots and/or irritation after he wears it for a little while. You may want to go back and see the Orthotist and make sure it is fitting him properly. What kind of band does he have? If the band is fitting him OK, then it may just be that he needs some time to get used to it and realize that it is there to stay (for a while). I know you don't want him to cry, but some kids fuss for the first few days or so until they get more used to wearing it.Hang in there... it will get easier!Jen (17 mo), tort resolved, Hanger Band Grad (almost 4 yrs)>> My son got his helmet yesterday. He wore it twice and although we > could see that he didn't like it, he didn't cry a lot. Today it's a > different

story. We tried it twice and both time he cried his eyes > out. At the end he was shaking, choking and gagging. Both myself and > my husband were crying with him. After 4-5 minutes we just took it > off. We are going to rty again after his nap, but won't leave it on if > he has the same reaction. My boy very rarely cries, only when he is > hurt. He didn't cry even when he was a newborn. Well, I didn't let > him. I am absolutely against letting kids cry it out, so it's not an > option for us. I don' know what to do.> What was your experience and how did you deal with the weaning period?> thanks,> valerie> Mark & Sasha 1 y.o. today!>

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Well, we put it on again after he napped and he seems to be much better. He fusses, but doesn't cry. DH put his hockey helmet on too and it looks like Mark loves seeing it on him. I hope he doesn't get hysterical again. The helmet that we use is the local one from the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children. They've been using it for a few years with success. The think that bugs me is that it has a chin strap in addition to the starp over the slit on the side. It might be causing Mark additional discomfort. I'll keep you all posted on the weaning progress.ValJen <ronandjenvelez@...> wrote: Are there any red spots that last longer than 30 min after you take off the band? Does it seem to fit him OK? Some kids do take a little longer to adjust to it, but if he is THAT hysterical, I would

almost think that maybe something needs adjusted with the band. Check him for red spots and/or irritation after he wears it for a little while. You may want to go back and see the Orthotist and make sure it is fitting him properly. What kind of band does he have? If the band is fitting him OK, then it may just be that he needs some time to get used to it and realize that it is there to stay (for a while). I know you don't want him to cry, but some kids fuss for the first few days or so until they get more used to wearing it.Hang in there... it will get easier!Jen (17 mo), tort resolved, Hanger Band Grad (almost 4 yrs)>> My son got his helmet yesterday. He wore it twice and although we > could see that he didn't like it, he didn't cry a lot. Today it's a > different

story. We tried it twice and both time he cried his eyes > out. At the end he was shaking, choking and gagging. Both myself and > my husband were crying with him. After 4-5 minutes we just took it > off. We are going to rty again after his nap, but won't leave it on if > he has the same reaction. My boy very rarely cries, only when he is > hurt. He didn't cry even when he was a newborn. Well, I didn't let > him. I am absolutely against letting kids cry it out, so it's not an > option for us. I don' know what to do.> What was your experience and how did you deal with the weaning period?> thanks,> valerie> Mark & Sasha 1 y.o. today!>

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Oh my gosh! That would have shaken me up too! Odd to have that

serious of a reaction. My son liked his band, didn't bother him a

bit. I do remember one parent last year whose child totally just

freaked out and it turned out that he had been given another child's

band so, of course, it didn't fit at all. I'm sure that this isn't

the case though. Let us know what happens at the next try.

Natasha

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wrote:

>

> My son got his helmet yesterday. He wore it twice and although we

> could see that he didn't like it, he didn't cry a lot. Today it's

a

> different story. We tried it twice and both time he cried his eyes

> out. At the end he was shaking, choking and gagging. Both myself

and

> my husband were crying with him. After 4-5 minutes we just took it

> off. We are going to rty again after his nap, but won't leave it

on if

> he has the same reaction. My boy very rarely cries, only when he

is

> hurt. He didn't cry even when he was a newborn. Well, I didn't let

> him. I am absolutely against letting kids cry it out, so it's not

an

> option for us. I don' know what to do.

> What was your experience and how did you deal with the weaning

period?

> thanks,

> valerie

> Mark & Sasha 1 y.o. today!

>

[Guest guest]

Oh my gosh! That would have shaken me up too! Odd to have that

serious of a reaction. My son liked his band, didn't bother him a

bit. I do remember one parent last year whose child totally just

freaked out and it turned out that he had been given another child's

band so, of course, it didn't fit at all. I'm sure that this isn't

the case though. Let us know what happens at the next try.

Natasha

--- In Plagiocephaly , " linia555 " <linia555@y...>

wrote:

>

> My son got his helmet yesterday. He wore it twice and although we

> could see that he didn't like it, he didn't cry a lot. Today it's

a

> different story. We tried it twice and both time he cried his eyes

> out. At the end he was shaking, choking and gagging. Both myself

and

> my husband were crying with him. After 4-5 minutes we just took it

> off. We are going to rty again after his nap, but won't leave it

on if

> he has the same reaction. My boy very rarely cries, only when he

is

> hurt. He didn't cry even when he was a newborn. Well, I didn't let

> him. I am absolutely against letting kids cry it out, so it's not

an

> option for us. I don' know what to do.

> What was your experience and how did you deal with the weaning

period?

> thanks,

> valerie

> Mark & Sasha 1 y.o. today!

>

[Guest guest]

Natasha, We tried again after Mark napped, and he has been weraing his helmet for an hour and a half now and so far so good. I'll post a pic of him under Mark P. Keep my fingers crossed. Val P.S. I think his helmet needs to be trimmed at the front though. What do you think?Natasha Gubash <ngubash@...> wrote: Oh my gosh! That would have shaken me up too! Odd to have that serious of a reaction. My son liked his band, didn't bother him a bit. I do remember one parent last year whose child totally just freaked out and it turned out that he had been given another child's band so, of course, it didn't fit at all. I'm sure that this isn't the case though. Let us know what happens at the next try.Natasha>> My son got his helmet yesterday. He wore it twice and although we > could see that he didn't like it, he didn't cry a lot. Today it's a > different story. We tried it twice and both time he cried his eyes > out. At the end he was shaking, choking and gagging. Both myself and > my husband were crying with him. After 4-5 minutes we just took it > off. We are going to rty again after his nap, but won't leave it on if > he has the same reaction. My boy very rarely cries, only when he is > hurt. He didn't cry even when he was a newborn. Well, I didn't let > him. I am absolutely against letting kids cry it out, so it's not an > option for us. I don' know what to do.> What was your experience and how did you deal with the weaning period?> thanks,> valerie> Mark & Sasha 1 y.o.

today!>

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Natasha, We tried again after Mark napped, and he has been weraing his helmet for an hour and a half now and so far so good. I'll post a pic of him under Mark P. Keep my fingers crossed. Val P.S. I think his helmet needs to be trimmed at the front though. What do you think?Natasha Gubash <ngubash@...> wrote: Oh my gosh! That would have shaken me up too! Odd to have that serious of a reaction. My son liked his band, didn't bother him a bit. I do remember one parent last year whose child totally just freaked out and it turned out that he had been given another child's band so, of course, it didn't fit at all. I'm sure that this isn't the case though. Let us know what happens at the next try.Natasha>> My son got his helmet yesterday. He wore it twice and although we > could see that he didn't like it, he didn't cry a lot. Today it's a > different story. We tried it twice and both time he cried his eyes > out. At the end he was shaking, choking and gagging. Both myself and > my husband were crying with him. After 4-5 minutes we just took it > off. We are going to rty again after his nap, but won't leave it on if > he has the same reaction. My boy very rarely cries, only when he is > hurt. He didn't cry even when he was a newborn. Well, I didn't let > him. I am absolutely against letting kids cry it out, so it's not an > option for us. I don' know what to do.> What was your experience and how did you deal with the weaning period?> thanks,> valerie> Mark & Sasha 1 y.o.

today!>

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I know this can be so hard, but you will set yourself up for more

trouble if you take that band off when he is crying. They are so smart

that even if you only take that band off twice when they are crying

they learn that all they have to do is cry and off it comes. Try to

distract him and entertain him, but don't take it off until he is calm.

Is there a fit problem? Any redness?

CAROLG

>

> My son got his helmet yesterday. He wore it twice and although we

> could see that he didn't like it, he didn't cry a lot. Today it's a

> different story. We tried it twice and both time he cried his eyes

> out. At the end he was shaking, choking and gagging. Both myself and

> my husband were crying with him. After 4-5 minutes we just took it

> off. We are going to rty again after his nap, but won't leave it on

if

> he has the same reaction. My boy very rarely cries, only when he is

> hurt. He didn't cry even when he was a newborn. Well, I didn't let

> him. I am absolutely against letting kids cry it out, so it's not an

> option for us. I don' know what to do.

> What was your experience and how did you deal with the weaning period?

> thanks,

> valerie

> Mark & Sasha 1 y.o. today!

>

[Guest guest]

I know this can be so hard, but you will set yourself up for more

trouble if you take that band off when he is crying. They are so smart

that even if you only take that band off twice when they are crying

they learn that all they have to do is cry and off it comes. Try to

distract him and entertain him, but don't take it off until he is calm.

Is there a fit problem? Any redness?

CAROLG

>

> My son got his helmet yesterday. He wore it twice and although we

> could see that he didn't like it, he didn't cry a lot. Today it's a

> different story. We tried it twice and both time he cried his eyes

> out. At the end he was shaking, choking and gagging. Both myself and

> my husband were crying with him. After 4-5 minutes we just took it

> off. We are going to rty again after his nap, but won't leave it on

if

> he has the same reaction. My boy very rarely cries, only when he is

> hurt. He didn't cry even when he was a newborn. Well, I didn't let

> him. I am absolutely against letting kids cry it out, so it's not an

> option for us. I don' know what to do.

> What was your experience and how did you deal with the weaning period?

> thanks,

> valerie

> Mark & Sasha 1 y.o. today!

>