Re: I cannot do this! Not even one wekk with STAR Band!!!

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Hello

Please don't give up. Sometimes you can have some fit issues at

first. Do you know how much experience your ortho has? Your son

should get used to the band once he has a good fit, and then he will

be back to normal. I'm glad you found us. You'll get tons of

support here.

Sandy Willow's Mom

Torticollis resolved

Cranio Germany Grad

>

> My son just got his STAR Band and oh my Lord. He will not sleep

with

> it. He screams and hollers and I am starting to think a mishapen

head

> is worth it to not have my sweet, well mannered baby turn into a

> freaking nightmare! He is 6.5 months old. We are still

transitioning

> it a little more each day. He has had several red spots that are

> setting us back. We have gone back to get e helmet carved out a

> little to help with this, but it seems like it will never end. Our

> course of treatment is an estimated 4 months at 23 hours a day of

> wear. He can't even wear it 2 hours at this point. I am crying

and

> thinking this is all my fault and don't know where to turn. My

> husband is a workaholic so he doesn't deal with any of this. Thank

> God I am a stay at home mom, because at this rate, I consider him

> incredibly high maintenance, borderline special needs child! HELP!

>

[Guest guest]

We are here to support you. This is not your fault and right now

your baby does have special needs that not all babies have. This is

something that you are doing for his future not just for this

moment. Fit issues can be so draining not only for baby but for the

parents too. I hope these issues resolve quickly. There may be

other reasons for the fussiness too. 6 months is a hard age with

teething and vaccinations. You are doing a good thing for your

child he may just not know it right now.

Haylee

mom to andre doc band grad

> >

> > My son just got his STAR Band and oh my Lord. He will not sleep

> with

> > it. He screams and hollers and I am starting to think a

mishapen

> head

> > is worth it to not have my sweet, well mannered baby turn into a

> > freaking nightmare! He is 6.5 months old. We are still

> transitioning

> > it a little more each day. He has had several red spots that are

> > setting us back. We have gone back to get e helmet carved out a

> > little to help with this, but it seems like it will never end.

Our

> > course of treatment is an estimated 4 months at 23 hours a day of

> > wear. He can't even wear it 2 hours at this point. I am crying

> and

> > thinking this is all my fault and don't know where to turn. My

> > husband is a workaholic so he doesn't deal with any of this.

Thank

> > God I am a stay at home mom, because at this rate, I consider him

> > incredibly high maintenance, borderline special needs child!

HELP!

> >

>

[Guest guest]

ok i dont know if this works but i have had a few people tell me

that they bought, a foam type mattress cover. kinda like an egg

crate, but softer. They said they bought it at Target and they just

had to cut it down to fit in the crib. I didn't have to use it for

my son, but its worth a shot at making the bed sofer, with all the

weight on there head. Yeah they dont weigh that much to us but

there so much smaller. Don't be afraid to ask questions on here.

We will all help you get through this. Believe me I was blamming

myself when i first found out what had and how it happened,

but we cant do that, because we will just drive ourselves

NUTS!!!!!!!! Good Luck I will keep my fingers crossed for you. Let

us know how things go.

s Mommy

DOC BAND #1 10-26-05 to 2-26-06

DOC Band #2 04-14-06

>

> My son just got his STAR Band and oh my Lord. He will not sleep

with

> it. He screams and hollers and I am starting to think a mishapen

head

> is worth it to not have my sweet, well mannered baby turn into a

> freaking nightmare! He is 6.5 months old. We are still

transitioning

> it a little more each day. He has had several red spots that are

> setting us back. We have gone back to get e helmet carved out a

> little to help with this, but it seems like it will never end. Our

> course of treatment is an estimated 4 months at 23 hours a day of

> wear. He can't even wear it 2 hours at this point. I am crying

and

> thinking this is all my fault and don't know where to turn. My

> husband is a workaholic so he doesn't deal with any of this. Thank

> God I am a stay at home mom, because at this rate, I consider him

> incredibly high maintenance, borderline special needs child! HELP!

>

[Guest guest]

I believe it was a Memory Foam mattress pad cover, available in Twin size

for appx. $40 at Target.

Re: I cannot do this! Not even one wekk with STAR Band!!!

ok i dont know if this works but i have had a few people tell me

that they bought, a foam type mattress cover. kinda like an egg

crate, but softer. They said they bought it at Target and they just

had to cut it down to fit in the crib. I didn't have to use it for

my son, but its worth a shot at making the bed sofer, with all the

weight on there head. Yeah they dont weigh that much to us but

there so much smaller. Don't be afraid to ask questions on here.

We will all help you get through this. Believe me I was blamming

myself when i first found out what had and how it happened,

but we cant do that, because we will just drive ourselves

NUTS!!!!!!!! Good Luck I will keep my fingers crossed for you. Let

us know how things go.

s Mommy

DOC BAND #1 10-26-05 to 2-26-06

DOC Band #2 04-14-06

>

> My son just got his STAR Band and oh my Lord. He will not sleep

with

> it. He screams and hollers and I am starting to think a mishapen

head

> is worth it to not have my sweet, well mannered baby turn into a

> freaking nightmare! He is 6.5 months old. We are still

transitioning

> it a little more each day. He has had several red spots that are

> setting us back. We have gone back to get e helmet carved out a

> little to help with this, but it seems like it will never end. Our

> course of treatment is an estimated 4 months at 23 hours a day of

> wear. He can't even wear it 2 hours at this point. I am crying

and

> thinking this is all my fault and don't know where to turn. My

> husband is a workaholic so he doesn't deal with any of this. Thank

> God I am a stay at home mom, because at this rate, I consider him

> incredibly high maintenance, borderline special needs child! HELP!

>

For more plagio info

[Guest guest]

Please keep us posted. I know how you must feel. It

took my son a week before he was sleeping through the

night again. He did get up 5 times a night the first

week with his star band.

Take care.

kathy

--- Sandy <samipa74@...> wrote:

> Hello

> Please don't give up. Sometimes you can have some

> fit issues at

> first. Do you know how much experience your ortho

> has? Your son

> should get used to the band once he has a good fit,

> and then he will

> be back to normal. I'm glad you found us. You'll

> get tons of

> support here.

> Sandy Willow's Mom

> Torticollis resolved

> Cranio Germany Grad

>

>

> >

> > My son just got his STAR Band and oh my Lord. He

> will not sleep

> with

> > it. He screams and hollers and I am starting to

> think a mishapen

> head

> > is worth it to not have my sweet, well mannered

> baby turn into a

> > freaking nightmare! He is 6.5 months old. We are

> still

> transitioning

> > it a little more each day. He has had several red

> spots that are

> > setting us back. We have gone back to get e

> helmet carved out a

> > little to help with this, but it seems like it

> will never end. Our

> > course of treatment is an estimated 4 months at 23

> hours a day of

> > wear. He can't even wear it 2 hours at this

> point. I am crying

> and

> > thinking this is all my fault and don't know where

> to turn. My

> > husband is a workaholic so he doesn't deal with

> any of this. Thank

> > God I am a stay at home mom, because at this rate,

> I consider him

> > incredibly high maintenance, borderline special

> needs child! HELP!

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

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You have email.

-- In Plagiocephaly , " illinoismelissa " <mhess@...> wrote:

>

> My son just got his STAR Band and oh my Lord. He will not sleep with

> it. He screams and hollers and I am starting to think a mishapen head

> is worth it to not have my sweet, well mannered baby turn into a

> freaking nightmare! He is 6.5 months old. We are still transitioning

> it a little more each day. He has had several red spots that are

> setting us back. We have gone back to get e helmet carved out a

> little to help with this, but it seems like it will never end. Our

> course of treatment is an estimated 4 months at 23 hours a day of

> wear. He can't even wear it 2 hours at this point. I am crying and

> thinking this is all my fault and don't know where to turn. My

> husband is a workaholic so he doesn't deal with any of this. Thank

> God I am a stay at home mom, because at this rate, I consider him

> incredibly high maintenance, borderline special needs child! HELP!

>

[Guest guest]

I bought a 1 1/2 " thick memory foam twin mattress " pad " from Target.

I cut it to fit the crib then cut pices for the wing and bouncy when

Kiersten was 2 months old. Make sure you cover it with something

waterproof. if it gets wet it gets nasty. I spoke with my dr about

it and we agreed it would be ok for Kiersten. You may want to check

with yours. It's out of her crib now, even though since she has

graduated I'm thinking I need to put it back on.

na, DOC Grad X2 Feb 04, Tort Resolved

Kiersten, DOC Grad 4/4/06, Tort Resovled

www.thefilyaws.com/plagio/plagio.html

> >

> > My son just got his STAR Band and oh my Lord. He will not sleep

> with

> > it. He screams and hollers and I am starting to think a mishapen

> head

> > is worth it to not have my sweet, well mannered baby turn into a

> > freaking nightmare! He is 6.5 months old. We are still

> transitioning

> > it a little more each day. He has had several red spots that are

> > setting us back. We have gone back to get e helmet carved out a

> > little to help with this, but it seems like it will never end.

Our

> > course of treatment is an estimated 4 months at 23 hours a day of

> > wear. He can't even wear it 2 hours at this point. I am crying

> and

> > thinking this is all my fault and don't know where to turn. My

> > husband is a workaholic so he doesn't deal with any of this.

Thank

> > God I am a stay at home mom, because at this rate, I consider him

> > incredibly high maintenance, borderline special needs child!

HELP!

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I'm having problems with the Star band also. My son woke up with his

left eye swollen shut because the helmet was rubbing on it. I feel like

it's all my fault since I'm the one who pushed for the helmet in the

first place. My husband doesn't really think it's necessary. My son is

adjusting well.. but the first night he wore it he was up every hour

crying. Hang in there... I hope things are better this week.

:)Cyndi, mom to Dylan

Starband since 4/3/06

[Guest guest]

Did you call the orthotist? What did they say? That sounds bad.

It's not your fault. I think we get into this on the assumption that

we will have a good fit. It is not supposed to come down like that.

Let us know what the ortho says.

Haylee

mom to andre doc band grad

>

> I'm having problems with the Star band also. My son woke up with his

> left eye swollen shut because the helmet was rubbing on it. I feel

like

> it's all my fault since I'm the one who pushed for the helmet in the

> first place. My husband doesn't really think it's necessary. My son

is

> adjusting well.. but the first night he wore it he was up every hour

> crying. Hang in there... I hope things are better this week.

> :)Cyndi, mom to Dylan

> Starband since 4/3/06

>