Guest guest Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 I know that the helmet is not supposed to be on a child with a fever. But what if their fever spikes in the middle of the night and you don't know about it? Maybe I'm paranoid. Last night would have been Cam's first overnight in the helmet -- now that the fit is adjusted, we're cleared for 23 hours a day -- but I was afraid to do it. He has a cold and was running a slight fever earlier in the day, and I was afraid it would come back overnight and he'd be in his crib roasting in the helmet, ugh! How can you even tell if they have a fever anyway, if the helmet's on? I don't even usually need to take an actual temp with my kids -- by now I can put a hand on their forehead or put my lips against their heads and tell if they're running hot or not. But with a helmet that won't work! And Cam feels hot when he has the helmet on anyway, because he IS hot. With warm weather coming, I'm really thinking about heat issues. If he doesn't have a fever during the day today, we'll keep him in the helmet overnight ... wish us luck. Laurie Camden, 9 months, brachy, Hanger helmet (1 week in) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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