Re: new.. helmet from u of m (michigan)

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Welcome!

Is the band active or passive? How often do you go in for adjustments? What do you know about the orthotist? Have they treated alot of babies?

If you do a search for certain terms in the search window, you may find other parents and what they experienced at that location.

Jen and Luli - 29 months

Left tort - Right Plagio - Hanger Band Grad - CA

http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/jens5th/

new.. helmet from u of m (michigan)

Hello,

I just discovered this board.. My 3rd son born in nov 07, was dx as

having plagio (12mm) at 6 months. He is now almost 7 mos (on june

9th). We went ahead and decided to do treatment. We received his

helmet yesterday. I was really unaware of this type of problem. we

first started to notice his head getting flat at around 3 1/2 to 4

mos. His ped told us to reposition...blah blah ...that did'nt work

so at his 6 month check up she referred us to U Of M...we ordered the

helmet a couple of days after the appt. we were really unaware that

their were other bands/helmets available (doc/ starband). Well now

after doing research on here...I'm really worried that his helmet is

not going to work as well as the doc/star. anyone with expierence

from the U of M? It was custom made (they did the scanner thing not

the casting) if anyone has any info on them please share it...We

already paid for 1/2 of it $600 our insurance paid for the other

half. this seems cheap to me after seeing how much some of you have

paid for yours. Of course you get what you pay for...so I am pretty

concerned..

next ? I plan on painting it and decorating it with stickers..I see

alot of people do paint, stickers and then mod podge? if I do it in

this order...am I stuck with the stickers or is there a way to remove

them and re do or repaint it?

I will post some pictures of him when I get a chance...

Thank you,

, mom to 7 1/2, Christian 4 1/2 & Chase almost 7 months

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I believe that the helmet is active.. We go for to our next appt on June 27th I guess 4 weeks..They do treat alot of babies and it is the same orthotist that treated my second son for braces on his feet..and that turned out great...so I don't know...what do they do as far as adjustments go? sorry for all the dumb questions but this is new to me...I never even heard of plagio/flat head until now... Thank you Jen <JenandLuli@...> wrote: Welcome! Is the band

active or passive? How often do you go in for adjustments? What do you know about the orthotist? Have they treated alot of babies? If you do a search for certain terms in the search window, you may find other parents and what they experienced at that location. Jen and Luli - 29 monthsLeft tort - Right Plagio - Hanger Band Grad - CAhttp://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/jens5th/ new.. helmet from u of m (michigan) Hello, I just discovered this board.. My 3rd son born in nov 07, was dx as having plagio (12mm) at 6 months. He is now almost 7 mos (on june 9th). We went ahead and decided to do treatment. We received his helmet yesterday. I was really unaware of this type of problem. we first started to notice his head getting flat at around 3 1/2 to 4 mos. His ped told us to reposition...blah blah ...that did'nt work so at his 6 month check up she referred us to U Of M...we ordered the helmet a couple of days after the appt. we were really unaware that their were other bands/helmets available (doc/ starband). Well now after doing research on here...I'm really worried that his helmet is not going to work as well as the doc/star. anyone with expierence from the U of M? It was custom made (they did the scanner thing

not the casting) if anyone has any info on them please share it...We already paid for 1/2 of it $600 our insurance paid for the other half. this seems cheap to me after seeing how much some of you have paid for yours. Of course you get what you pay for...so I am pretty concerned..next ? I plan on painting it and decorating it with stickers..I see alot of people do paint, stickers and then mod podge? if I do it in this order...am I stuck with the stickers or is there a way to remove them and re do or repaint it?I will post some pictures of him when I get a chance...Thank you,, mom to 7 1/2, Christian 4 1/2 & Chase almost 7 months Stay informed, get

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We had a Hanger band - but adjustment are pretty standard. If there is a foam lining inside the band that will be shaved down at each appt. to allow for growth.

Is there a chin strap on your band? I saw a danmar before that had a chin strap. We saw our ortho every 2 weeks at the most... but the 1st weeks we were in there several times to get the fit to be right.

It's be great if you could Post pics so we can get a sense of what the band is like.

Jen and Luli - 29 months

Left tort - Right Plagio - Hanger Band Grad - CA

http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/jens5th/

new.. helmet from u of m (michigan)

Hello,

I just discovered this board.. My 3rd son born in nov 07, was dx as

having plagio (12mm) at 6 months. He is now almost 7 mos (on june

9th). We went ahead and decided to do treatment. We received his

helmet yesterday. I was really unaware of this type of problem. we

first started to notice his head getting flat at around 3 1/2 to 4

mos. His ped told us to reposition...blah blah ...that did'nt work

so at his 6 month check up she referred us to U Of M...we ordered the

helmet a couple of days after the appt. we were really unaware that

their were other bands/helmets available (doc/ starband). Well now

after doing research on here...I'm really worried that his helmet is

not going to work as well as the doc/star. anyone with expierence

from the U of M? It was custom made (they did the scanner thing not

the casting) if anyone has any info on them please share it...We

already paid for 1/2 of it $600 our insurance paid for the other

half. this seems cheap to me after seeing how much some of you have

paid for yours. Of course you get what you pay for...so I am pretty

concerned..

next ? I plan on painting it and decorating it with stickers..I see

alot of people do paint, stickers and then mod podge? if I do it in

this order...am I stuck with the stickers or is there a way to remove

them and re do or repaint it?

I will post some pictures of him when I get a chance...

Thank you,

, mom to 7 1/2, Christian 4 1/2 & Chase almost 7 months

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Hello, No there's not a chin strap...I just uploaded a photo...It's under "c" for Chase ... I don't know how long it takes for it to post.. It looks alot like the starbands.. except the helmet has little holes all over it...Kind of makes it hard to decorate like that..... thank for the info mom to , Christian & Chase....Jen <JenandLuli@...> wrote: We had a Hanger band - but adjustment are pretty standard. If there is a foam

lining inside the band that will be shaved down at each appt. to allow for growth.Is there a chin strap on your band? I saw a danmar before that had a chin strap. We saw our ortho every 2 weeks at the most... but the 1st weeks we were in there several times to get the fit to be right.It's be great if you could Post pics so we can get a sense of what the band is like. Jen and Luli - 29 monthsLeft tort - Right Plagio - Hanger Band Grad - CAhttp://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/jens5th/ new.. helmet from u of m (michigan) Hello, I just discovered this board.. My 3rd son born in nov 07, was dx as having plagio (12mm) at 6 months. He is now almost 7 mos (on june 9th). We went ahead and decided to do treatment. We received his helmet yesterday. I was really unaware of this type of problem. we first started to notice his head getting flat at around 3 1/2 to 4 mos. His ped told us to reposition...blah blah ...that did'nt work so at his 6 month check up she referred us to U Of M...we ordered the helmet a couple of days after the appt. we were really unaware that their were other bands/helmets available (doc/ starband). Well now after doing research on here...I'm really worried that his helmet is not going to work as well as the doc/star. anyone with expierence from the U of M? It was custom made (they did the scanner thing not the casting) if anyone has any info on them please share it...We already paid for 1/2

of it $600 our insurance paid for the other half. this seems cheap to me after seeing how much some of you have paid for yours. Of course you get what you pay for...so I am pretty concerned..next ? I plan on painting it and decorating it with stickers..I see alot of people do paint, stickers and then mod podge? if I do it in this order...am I stuck with the stickers or is there a way to remove them and re do or repaint it?I will post some pictures of him when I get a chance...Thank you,, mom to 7 1/2, Christian 4 1/2 & Chase almost 7 months Stay informed, get connected and more with AOL on your phone. Stay informed, get connected and more with AOL on your phone.

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Hi ,

I saw Chase's picture - so cute. I remember when my daughter had nice

chubby cheeks but now she looks so grown up (2.5yrs).

I was trying to figure out if Danmar was active or passive so I was

looking at old messages. I'm pretty sure it is passive. But the main

thing I wanted to mention is that there were mixed reviews on it. I

looked back about a year, and two parents were happy with it, but a

few (2 or 3?) ended up rebanding with a docband. You might want to

check out the old messages (you can search for Danmar in the messages

online). Your band may work well, I just wanted to let you know to

keep an eye on it. One thing we did was take photos every week or two

to track my daughter's progress. If you do something like this

you'll know for sure if it is working.

-christine

sydney 2 yrs starband grad

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> Hello,

> No there's not a chin strap...I just uploaded a photo...It's under

" c " for Chase ...

> I don't know how long it takes for it to post.. It looks alot like

the starbands.. except the helmet has little holes all over it...Kind

of makes it hard to decorate like that.....

> thank for the info

>

> mom to , Christian & Chase....

>

>

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Hi, I thought that they told me it was more active than passive??? if that makes sense.. I will search the old messages...thanks for the tips on taking photos each week...we will do that...Thanks & have a great day... christineashok <christineashok@...> wrote: Hi ,I saw Chase's picture - so cute. I remember when my daughter had nicechubby cheeks but now she looks so grown up (2.5yrs). I was trying to figure out if Danmar was active or

passive so I waslooking at old messages. I'm pretty sure it is passive. But the mainthing I wanted to mention is that there were mixed reviews on it. Ilooked back about a year, and two parents were happy with it, but afew (2 or 3?) ended up rebanding with a docband. You might want tocheck out the old messages (you can search for Danmar in the messagesonline). Your band may work well, I just wanted to let you know tokeep an eye on it. One thing we did was take photos every week or twoto track my daughter's progress. If you do something like thisyou'll know for sure if it is working.-christinesydney 2 yrs starband grad>> Hello, > No there's not a chin strap...I just uploaded a photo...It's under"c" for Chase ...> I don't know how long it

takes for it to post.. It looks alot likethe starbands.. except the helmet has little holes all over it...Kindof makes it hard to decorate like that.....> thank for the info > > mom to , Christian & Chase....> >

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Hi -

I was looking at Chase's photo as well (super cute by the way!), and

the reason I now personally think that it might be more passive than

active (but can't say for sure) is because the foam liner is so

thin. It's even thinner than my son's DOCBand, which is a lot

thinner than StarBand, but still gets scraped out at each

adjustment. Did they say how long he would wear the helmet? Just

from the photo, it doesn't seem like they'd be able to make many

adjustments to it before it ran out of foam lining and his head

would hitting plastic.

Also, I can't remember for sure but did you say you would be going

for your first adjustment in 4 weeks (and I assume maybe every 4

weeks after that)? Active bands are usually adjusted every 1 or 2

weeks because the head grows so quickly (for younger babies). My son

was older when he started and still only goes every 3 weeks for

adjustments. I believe passive bands take less/wider spread

adjustments.

Again, this is all just from my experiences hearing how other bands

work on this board. To find out for sure, I would just call your

ortho and ask how the band works and how adjustments are made. Then

you can share your first-hand knowledge with us and any other future

Danmar helmet users. It would be a big help to us! Thanks!

Jake-20m (tort resolved/rt plagio/DOCBand 15 weeks)

Jordan-4

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> > Hello,

> > No there's not a chin strap...I just uploaded a photo...It's

under

> " c " for Chase ...

> > I don't know how long it takes for it to post.. It looks alot

like

> the starbands.. except the helmet has little holes all over

it...Kind

> of makes it hard to decorate like that.....

> > thank for the info

> >

> > mom to , Christian & Chase....

> >

> >

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