Re: An encouraging story!--melissa

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Aha! Thanks! That makes so much more sense!

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> > Hello all, just thought I would post a short bit about my very

> > positive helmet experience so far! Figured it might be nice to

get

> > something great beyond just graduating.

> > My son starting wearing his helemt just 2 weeks ago at almost7

> months

> > of age. We actually shortened the " break in " peroid and were

> napping

> > in the helmet right away. He really only fussed about wearing it

a

> > total of 30 minutes scattered over the first 2 days. The first

> > night's sleep was exactly like not having the helmet on.

> > We went in for his 1 week adjustment and found that we weren't

all

> > crazy - he had actually already made improvment - alot in fact.

He

> > had gone from 1 cm assymetry to 0.7!

> > In the last week I see even greater improvement - in fact I am

> > starting to worry that we don't have an appointment for another 3

> > weeks because he looks almost done already!!!!

> > The orthotist had expected him to be in the helmet for 3-6

months,

> > but I am not sure we aren't going to be one of those rare cases

> like

> > the woman I talked to in the waiting room at his last fitting -

her

> > daughter was out in 6 weeeks!

> > Just wanted everyone to know that while it doesn't go perfectly

all

> > the time, I couldn't be happier with the way things have gone. I

> > think part of our success has come from having a very positive

> > outlook about the experience from the beginning. I *expected* my

> son

> > to transition easily because he has a pretty easy going nature. I

> > refused to let my mother, mil, etc. make me anxious about how

awful

> > it would be. I ignored any suggestion that people would stare or

> > make fun of my baby because of the helmet. I talked to everyone I

> > knew about the helmet long before it actually came, so everyone

we

> > see regularly was ready. Strangers have actually been just fine

> with

> > it. Some ask if he bumps his head alot - in fact we are going to

> > redecorate the helmet to say " Daredevil in Training " for next

> week.

> > I think the following week might be " What are *you* looking at? "

> > Anyway, hope this gives at least someone a bit of hope and the

> chance

> > to start with an attitude of strength and excitement instead of

> > foreboding!

> > Best of luck to you all!

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