DOC Banding on Monday & Torticollis PT Questions

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Hello All,

I'm new to this group and am SO glad I found it. My five month old

daughter is going in to receive her DOC band on Monday, and I'm

really nervous about it. I was hoping some of you Mom's that have

been through this can give me the good, the bad, and the ugly. I've

heard about the smell, so I'm prepared for that, but what else should

I be prepared for? How will my daughter react? How will friends and

relatives react? How will strangers react?

Also, I've read a few posts about PT for Torticollis. I've been

taking my daughter for a couple of months, but have to admit that I'm

not thrilled with our Phyiscal Therapist. I come away thinking I

didn't learn much. What types of exercises are you doing? Ours has

me doing mainly " passive " exercises -- in other words positioning

toys such that she'll have to turn her head/neck a certain way to see

them. I'm supposed to be doing brief active exercises - where I

actually stretch the neck, but I'm honestly not sure if I'm doing it

right...

Finally, has anyone else experienced your child getting " stuck "

because of the torticollis? In other words, where they're kind of

crooked in a " ( " or " ) " shape from head to toe? (Sorry for the weak

description.) My daughter has this happen about once a week -- and

IT SWITCHES SIDES -- sometimes she's stuck to the left, and sometimes

to the right. It's wierd.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give me!!