{Plagio} 4 weeks no growth...

[Guest guest]

My son has been in his DOC band for 7 1/2 weeks and has only grown 5mm. The past 4 , and has not grown at all. Now that I know the band only lasts 4 months total, I am very worried it will not end up working and it will all be a wasted effort.

Has anyone else had a slow-grower and did they catch up with a growth spurt before the band came off?

Thanks for any input!!!

Lia

DOC band 11-15-05

Paramus, NJ

[Guest guest]

My son has been in his DOC band for 7 1/2 weeks and has only grown 5mm. The past 4 , and has not grown at all. Now that I know the band only lasts 4 months total, I am very worried it will not end up working and it will all be a wasted effort.

Has anyone else had a slow-grower and did they catch up with a growth spurt before the band came off?

Thanks for any input!!!

Lia

DOC band 11-15-05

Paramus, NJ

[Guest guest]

Lia,

How old is ?

Cece was banded from 9-12 mo. She had a long time without much

growth but then had a nice little spurt at the end. She had her 12

mo checkup yesterday and only weighs 16 lbs 7 oz!

It was a little bit frustrating at times. Our son was banded from 5-

8 mo and his correction was super fast due to how much he was

growing. It was hard not to compare!

Mom to Dane 4 yo and Cece 12 mo (DOC Grad)

>

> My son has been in his DOC band for 7 1/2 weeks and has only grown

5mm. The

> past 4 , and has not grown at all. Now that I know the band only

lasts 4

> months total, I am very worried it will not end up working and it

will all be a

> wasted effort.

> Has anyone else had a slow-grower and did they catch up with a

growth

> spurt before the band came off?

> Thanks for any input!!!

>

> Lia

>

> DOC band 11-15-05

> Paramus, NJ

>

[Guest guest]

Lia,

How old is ?

Cece was banded from 9-12 mo. She had a long time without much

growth but then had a nice little spurt at the end. She had her 12

mo checkup yesterday and only weighs 16 lbs 7 oz!

It was a little bit frustrating at times. Our son was banded from 5-

8 mo and his correction was super fast due to how much he was

growing. It was hard not to compare!

Mom to Dane 4 yo and Cece 12 mo (DOC Grad)

>

> My son has been in his DOC band for 7 1/2 weeks and has only grown

5mm. The

> past 4 , and has not grown at all. Now that I know the band only

lasts 4

> months total, I am very worried it will not end up working and it

will all be a

> wasted effort.

> Has anyone else had a slow-grower and did they catch up with a

growth

> spurt before the band came off?

> Thanks for any input!!!

>

> Lia

>

> DOC band 11-15-05

> Paramus, NJ

>

[Guest guest]

Lia,

How old is ? The growth rate slows with age. You still have at

least 6 1/2 more weeks to go in that band for changes to come about,

so don't give up hope. There are some babies even young ones that

just simply grow very slowly and that can complicate the correction

process, but it is still worth keeping that band on because all you

have to do is catch one growth spurt for change to occur. You would

just kick yourself if it was off and that happened. Every little bit

of correction makes a difference in headshape.

CAROLG

>

> My son has been in his DOC band for 7 1/2 weeks and has only grown

5mm. The

> past 4 , and has not grown at all. Now that I know the band only

lasts 4

> months total, I am very worried it will not end up working and it

will all be a

> wasted effort.

> Has anyone else had a slow-grower and did they catch up with a

growth

> spurt before the band came off?

> Thanks for any input!!!

>

> Lia

>

> DOC band 11-15-05

> Paramus, NJ

>

[Guest guest]

Lia,

How old is ? The growth rate slows with age. You still have at

least 6 1/2 more weeks to go in that band for changes to come about,

so don't give up hope. There are some babies even young ones that

just simply grow very slowly and that can complicate the correction

process, but it is still worth keeping that band on because all you

have to do is catch one growth spurt for change to occur. You would

just kick yourself if it was off and that happened. Every little bit

of correction makes a difference in headshape.

CAROLG

>

> My son has been in his DOC band for 7 1/2 weeks and has only grown

5mm. The

> past 4 , and has not grown at all. Now that I know the band only

lasts 4

> months total, I am very worried it will not end up working and it

will all be a

> wasted effort.

> Has anyone else had a slow-grower and did they catch up with a

growth

> spurt before the band came off?

> Thanks for any input!!!

>

> Lia

>

> DOC band 11-15-05

> Paramus, NJ

>