Re: Nursing and DOC bands

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The last visit, which was 2 weeks ago (we go again on Monday) he was

half way to where they wanted his head to be. At his 4 week appt.

they said his head improved 1/8 of an inch. He said total they'd

like him to improve 3/8ths of an inch. Then at his 6 week appt. he

was 3/16ths I think it was improved. So, I'm hoping Monday they'll

say he's improved another 16th or two!! It's amazing, people say

this but you think they over-analyze or see something they want to

see, but really, we saw results in the FIRST WEEK!! It all depends

when they hit growth spurts though too. One week they may have a

growth spurt and improve a whole 16th and another only minimal growth

and they may not improve that much over two or three weeks.

As for the cushiony thing for the head on the car seat, I think your

little one is a bit younger than DJ, but I think I took his out

around 4 or 5 months. It limited where he could turn his head and

seemed like it was getting snug for him. It may have been the style

of mine though, because I have seen other ppl use them longer. But

DJ no longer has his. If he did I know for sure it wouldn't fit with

the helmet!! Mine was a Graco & came with the carseat.

Hope the toe gets better! I see my little one seems to some times

get a red spot by his nail, I clip them pretty often though, so

hopefully he doesn't get any infections. I always wondered about

that. Even when they scratch themselves and there's a scab....DJ

does that all the time!

Theresa

Warren MI

Becker Helmet

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> >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>> > > Hi everyone,

> >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>> > > While I wait to hear back from our

insurance

> (we

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different

> worries.

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getting the band

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> >>> > > becoming more

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> >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>> > > For example, my son is such a

snuggler and I

> > realized last

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to hold him

> > close with his

> >>> > > head

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of a

> corrected

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wanted to

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> >>> > > feedback

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> >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>> > > how does the DOC band affect

nursing? My son

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> > only 4

> >>> > > months

> >>>>>>> > >>> > > old and

> >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>> > > I plan to nurse as long as

possible due to a

> > family history

> >>> > > of

> >>>>>>> > >>> > > food

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(Plus it's free

> > food for the

> >>> > > little

> >>>>>>> > >>> > > guy!!)

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> >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>> > > Thanks!

> >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>> > > , momma to Everett (4 months,

left tort

> and

> > right

> >>> > > plagio)

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