Re: Unable to Sleep with Helmet

June 9, 2006

I just wanted to thank all of you who responded to my emails. All

of the information I received was very helpful. Ashton has now had

his StarBand for almost 3 weeks and is doing great! He is able to

sleep fine in his crib without any additional support for his

head/neck. Lots of people told me that babies do get used to

wearing the helmet and they were right...it just takes time.

Alona

Ashton (8 Months)

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Hi! My 7 month old son just got his starband helmet on Monday. He

> doesn't seem to mind it at all during the day, but whenever we put

him > down for a nap or at night for bedtime he manages only to

sleep for > about half an hour and then wakes up crying

hysterically. We went to > see the doctor yesterday and he seemed

surprised when I told him > Ashton is unable to sleep with it on and

just suggested keeping his > bedroom a little cooler. The doctor

also shaved out the areas on the > helmet where we had noticed

Ashton's head getting red. We turned the > central air on last

night and also put a fan in his bedroom to help > keep it cooler,

but he still wasn't able to stay asleep. We managed to > get him to

sleep on four seperate occasions last night and each time > he awoke

within half an hour screaming. Finally I decided to just > remove

the helmet and he was able to fall asleep within minutes and > slept

for 7 straight hours. Has anyone else had any difficulty with >

their child sleeping with the helmet on? Any suggestions on what we

> can do for our little guy to help him (and Mom) get some much

needed > rest, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!!>For more

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