Re: daughter about to get helmet

[Guest guest]

Don't worry too much about the growth spurt, it is really hard to

predict with kids. Maybe her spurt won't be in her head :-) When do

you get the band? It should be within 2 weeks of the scan, but if

you're worried about growth see if they can get you in sooner so it is

less of a concern.

It sounds like your ortho has good experience. My daughter wore a

starband for brachy (flat in back) and did great. Let us know how

everything goes.

-christine

sydney 2 yrs starband grad

>

> well last friday we went to union orthotics and got the star scan

> thing done for Athena's Starband. I was pretty nervous about it, but

> it was not as bad as I expected. Now we are just waiting for the

> band. But I have a question, she is 10 months old, and the ortho said

> she would consider Athena's case to be 'moderate to severe'. I think

> she is going through a growth spurt right now. Will it be bad, if we

> get the helmet after she is done with this growth spurt? I only think

> she is due to the fact that she is eating a ton, and sleeping a

> little more. I just want to make this as painless and short as

> possible. The ortho did say that it was up to us, when we wanted to

> quit. That she would not push us to keep it on if we didn't want to

> and were satisfied. I even asked her a few questions that I got off

> of here, to see how experienced she really was and how good she was,

> and she answered them, right on the money. She said she deals with

> plagio babies 8 hours a day, 3 days a week...sometimes more, and her

> co worker deals with them the other days during the week. So they

> know what they are doing...I hope. I am just so nervous. I hope she

> gets the helmet at the beginign of the week. That way, maybe she will

> still have a little of her growth spurt left by the time she gets it

> on.

>

> Sorry this is so jumbled. I am tired, and I am trying to be quick,

> since it just started thunderstorming here.

>

> Thank you all,

>

> Athena, 10 months, awaiting STARband, and rt tort

> Illeanna 3 years

>

[Guest guest]

,

She should be getting her helmet this week, they said it takes up to

10 days, and i was going by business days, so that would mean friday

at the absolute latest. They said Athena's has a higher priority

since she is older. But they said that as soon as it comes in they

will call me and we will make the appt to get her in. I will let you

all know how it goes. I am still worried but it is more my onw

comfort than hers.

Athena 10 moths, plagio and rt tort

Illeanna 3 years

> >

> > well last friday we went to union orthotics and got the star scan

> > thing done for Athena's Starband. I was pretty nervous about it,

but

> > it was not as bad as I expected. Now we are just waiting for the

> > band. But I have a question, she is 10 months old, and the ortho

said

> > she would consider Athena's case to be 'moderate to severe'. I

think

> > she is going through a growth spurt right now. Will it be bad, if

we

> > get the helmet after she is done with this growth spurt? I only

think

> > she is due to the fact that she is eating a ton, and sleeping a

> > little more. I just want to make this as painless and short as

> > possible. The ortho did say that it was up to us, when we wanted

to

> > quit. That she would not push us to keep it on if we didn't want

to

> > and were satisfied. I even asked her a few questions that I got

off

> > of here, to see how experienced she really was and how good she

was,

> > and she answered them, right on the money. She said she deals

with

> > plagio babies 8 hours a day, 3 days a week...sometimes more, and

her

> > co worker deals with them the other days during the week. So they

> > know what they are doing...I hope. I am just so nervous. I hope

she

> > gets the helmet at the beginign of the week. That way, maybe she

will

> > still have a little of her growth spurt left by the time she gets

it

> > on.

> >

> > Sorry this is so jumbled. I am tired, and I am trying to be

quick,

> > since it just started thunderstorming here.

> >

> > Thank you all,

> >

> > Athena, 10 months, awaiting STARband, and rt tort

> > Illeanna 3 years

> >

>