Re: Having second thoughts....

[Guest guest]

I wanted to clarify... there have been some discussions of seizures on

the board in the past day or two, but they are unrelated to banding.

The thread about seizures was started by one mom that said her child

had a speech delay and wondered if it was related to plagio. Someone

responding was saying their child had ear infections and high fever

leading to seizure - it was a side topic related to speech delays and

hearing not banding. Seizures are not a concern with banding, but if a

child has a high fever the band shouldn't be left on.

-christine

sydney 22 mo starband grad

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> did you face any problems while Tyler was in the band, i only ask

cause i have read a few where their babys have had seizures.

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> Re: Having second thoughts....

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> Wow, I've been reading on this board for a few months now and I've

> never chimed in - just read. But with this post I feel that I MUST

> respond.

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> When we found out our daughter needed a helmet I cried and cried. I

> was so used to going into stores and having people tell me how

> beautiful my little girl is and I also was so concerned about how the

> helmet would affect her happiness! She was such a happy baby!

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> She has pretty moderate to severe brachycephaly and some plagiocephaly

> on her right side. Sunglasses would not fit her. They would have to

> stretch to far out on the sides to fit her width but then they would

> not work while in her carseat or stroller because her head was

> too " short " from back to front. My husband and I decided we did not

> want her to go through life not being able to wear sunglasses. Or to

> feel self-concious about her head later in life. Or to be made fun of!

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> The doctor started noticing her flatness at 2 months but we waited

> until the 6 month check up to start the process of seeing about a

> helmet. We had tried repoing but it was not helping - her head shape

> was getting worse.

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> No, I don't think a baby's head will round out on it's own enough to

> make a difference. I think we needed to band. And your timeframe is

> narrow since they will have fused together, hardened skulls and then

> there is no rounding possible.

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> Keylee has been in her helmet for 2 months now and the difference is

> amazing. She was 8 months old when the helmet finally went on so we

> got her in it a little later. The Orthotist is so happy with how much

> positive growth she is having considering her age! I am so glad we

> made the decision to do this. And she still gets called a beautiful

> baby out in public and she is still such a happy baby! It is all

> worth it! Good luck to you as you decide.

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