Guest guest Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Hi there - We never did get a better answer other than the bumps are fluid build up in the soft tissue. I tend to think this is the case because my son has had the helmet off more lately with fevers and then for overnight only wear, and the bumps do go down, though slowly. Also, when he's had it on all night, when I take it off, they do seem more pronounced. Lastly, when he gets closer to needing an adjustment, the bumps seem to get worse - like the helmet is squeezing tighter as he's grown into the last fitting and squeezing the fluid more into the open space. My son has a Starband not a Docband though, so I'm not as familiar with how the Docband fits with the open spot....on the Starband, the bumps tend to build up over the ears as there is some extra room cut out, but where the band closes, it closes all the way shut. One other thing to note - on the Starband, there are holes drilled out, and my son grew into the helmet so much that we had to have one of them filled in because he no longer needed correction in that spot, and he was getting a circular " suction " looking mark where the hole was open - the ortho said this again was edema, and his skull would not grow into that hole of course, but we'd fill the now unneeded hole in the helmet anyway for his comfort level. I hope that helps! > > > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > > > My five and a half month old son has been wearing his DOC helemt > >for > > > > almost three weeks. I just noticed that he has a hard bump on > >his > > > > head where the helmet opening is on the side above his ear. It > > > seems > > > > that his head is growing out in that one spot where the helmet > >comes > > > > together but is open. It is above the velcro strap. Has anyone > > > else > > > > had this happen to their baby?-bumps or growth where the helmet > > > comes > > > > together and is open? I hope you can understand my > >description! > > > > Thank you for any replies. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Your Space. Your Friends. Your Stories. Share your world with Windows Live > Spaces. http://spaces.live.com/?mkt=en-ca > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.