Re: We are officially done...now what?? -

July 16, 2007

the band redirected growth to the flat areas. it didn't just squish it

into a nicer shape :-). its not really that it is soft enough, it is

more that it is growing fast enough to be worthwhile. regression is

rare, but does happen. I would assume it won't happen to your

daughter, and then just keep your eye on it.

-christine

sydney 18 mo starband grad

> >

> > Well yesterday was our last day with the DOC Band- after 14

> weeks...and we have seen tremendous improvement but I am so scared

> that her head is going to reflatten without the band. Our last

> fitting was 2 1/2 weeks ago so I know she can't wear it anymore but I

> honestly think she still had some room to grow in it.

> >

> > I know we have talked about regression on here before but I just

> needed to vent my feelings of anxiety over this..and of course

> everytime I have put her down to bed she has turned her head to the

> newly rounded side and this weekend it was like she was top heavy

> without the band on she keep rolling over to her back from a sitting

> position- not what you would have expected with the Band off- but

> when they first get the band.

> >

> > I am so tempted to call CT again and see if we ended too soon. It

> is 7 hours each way for us to Dallas so we never really accounted for

> the fact that she might fit longer in the band then the 12-14 week

> range. She was 7 months when we started the band.

> >

> > - Mom to Madison 10 1/2 months.

> > DOC 3/30/07-7/15/07

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