Re: More good results and comments

[Guest guest]

You definitely don't want to take the band off during the day unless

it is absolutely necessary. You'll miss a lot of growth time. My

daughter wore her band in the summer. We took if off from time to

time if she was going to be in the sun. But for the most part we kept

her cool. Staying inside more, going to the park early before it got

too hot, etc. Hopefully your baby will only be in the helmet a few

months so changing your schedule to maximize time with it on is a good

idea if you can do it.

As for the red bumps on the cheeks. My daughter got heat rash a few

times in her sideburn area. It was small red bumps. We put

hydrocortizone on it, let it dry then put the band back on. We checked

to make sure it wasn't getting worse, and kept her cool.

As for that guy in the HG rally, too bad his granddaughter didn't get

a new band that fit properly instead of just throwing out the bad one.

I'm glad you're seeing improvement.

-christine

sydney 2 yrs starband grad

>

> Yesterday my husband took our son for the first follow-up (4 wks

> w/Dr @ Vandy). He commented about the improvement. They

> pulled out a spot in the back for his head to come on out.

>

> The helmet was still hitting the back of the right ear. They added

> another piece to the lining to try and change the fit. Last night

> he had a few red bumps on that cheek. We'll see if they are still

> there today.

>

> A lady at church said they've had babies in helmets at her

> daycare. She talked about taking them off during the day. I'm

> starting to think I might need to do that with our son. I didn't

> want to bother the workers with it. As it gets hotter, I'll

> probably need to.

>

> I noticed something yesterday...where our sons bossing has reduced,

> the skin is loose. It's kinda funny to me. It's nothing you can

> see. I could feel it when I kissed his head...something I do a lot

> when his helmet is off.

>

> Sun we went to a HG rally where a man told me his granddaughter had

> a helmet. He said the helmet was so big it could have fit him. His

> granddaughter was miserable in it. He asked his pastor to pray for

> her and the parents threw away the helmet. He said " she has a flat

> head, but she doesn't have any of those problems that the doctors

> said she would. " I said that just to tell new parents...go with

> what you feel is best for your child.

>

> The best to everyone during this " bump in the road. "

> -11 mos old/1 mth in RHS helmet

>

[Guest guest]

Glad to hear you're seeing improvement! I hope he didn't have red

spots today. I don't think I've heard of the loose skin on his

forehead before. Does it feel like a blister is forming? I think it

would be worth asking the doctor/ortho about it. I hope some moms

with baby's in daycare can chime in on that part. My son is in

preschool 2 days a week and we never had a problem with his band and

his teachers are very supportive.

Hang in there!

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

Jordan-4

>

> Yesterday my husband took our son for the first follow-up (4 wks

> w/Dr @ Vandy). He commented about the improvement. They

> pulled out a spot in the back for his head to come on out.

>

> The helmet was still hitting the back of the right ear. They

added

> another piece to the lining to try and change the fit. Last night

> he had a few red bumps on that cheek. We'll see if they are still

> there today.

>

> A lady at church said they've had babies in helmets at her

> daycare. She talked about taking them off during the day. I'm

> starting to think I might need to do that with our son. I didn't

> want to bother the workers with it. As it gets hotter, I'll

> probably need to.

>

> I noticed something yesterday...where our sons bossing has

reduced,

> the skin is loose. It's kinda funny to me. It's nothing you can

> see. I could feel it when I kissed his head...something I do a

lot

> when his helmet is off.

>

> Sun we went to a HG rally where a man told me his granddaughter

had

> a helmet. He said the helmet was so big it could have fit him.

His

> granddaughter was miserable in it. He asked his pastor to pray

for

> her and the parents threw away the helmet. He said " she has a

flat

> head, but she doesn't have any of those problems that the doctors

> said she would. " I said that just to tell new parents...go with

> what you feel is best for your child.

>

> The best to everyone during this " bump in the road. "

> -11 mos old/1 mth in RHS helmet

>

[Guest guest]

The only reason I'm considering letting them take it off is if

they'll take him outside during the hotter part of the day. Right

now it's not an issue b/c the temps are cooler. We are believing he

won't be in the helmet too long.

> >

> > Yesterday my husband took our son for the first follow-up (4 wks

> > w/Dr @ Vandy). He commented about the improvement. They

> > pulled out a spot in the back for his head to come on out.

> >

> > The helmet was still hitting the back of the right ear. They

added

> > another piece to the lining to try and change the fit. Last

night

> > he had a few red bumps on that cheek. We'll see if they are

still

> > there today.

> >

> > A lady at church said they've had babies in helmets at her

> > daycare. She talked about taking them off during the day. I'm

> > starting to think I might need to do that with our son. I

didn't

> > want to bother the workers with it. As it gets hotter, I'll

> > probably need to.

> >

> > I noticed something yesterday...where our sons bossing has

reduced,

> > the skin is loose. It's kinda funny to me. It's nothing you

can

> > see. I could feel it when I kissed his head...something I do a

lot

> > when his helmet is off.

> >

> > Sun we went to a HG rally where a man told me his granddaughter

had

> > a helmet. He said the helmet was so big it could have fit him.

His

> > granddaughter was miserable in it. He asked his pastor to pray

for

> > her and the parents threw away the helmet. He said " she has a

flat

> > head, but she doesn't have any of those problems that the

doctors

> > said she would. " I said that just to tell new parents...go with

> > what you feel is best for your child.

> >

> > The best to everyone during this " bump in the road. "

> > -11 mos old/1 mth in RHS helmet

> >

>

[Guest guest]

No. It's like when you lose weight and the skin is a little loose.

It's just not as tight.

Looks like eczema. Nothing new to us. We'll use hydrocort.

I have time to think about the daycare taking off the helmet, b/c

the temps are cool.

> >

> > Yesterday my husband took our son for the first follow-up (4 wks

> > w/Dr @ Vandy). He commented about the improvement. They

> > pulled out a spot in the back for his head to come on out.

> >

> > The helmet was still hitting the back of the right ear. They

> added

> > another piece to the lining to try and change the fit. Last

night

> > he had a few red bumps on that cheek. We'll see if they are

still

> > there today.

> >

> > A lady at church said they've had babies in helmets at her

> > daycare. She talked about taking them off during the day. I'm

> > starting to think I might need to do that with our son. I

didn't

> > want to bother the workers with it. As it gets hotter, I'll

> > probably need to.

> >

> > I noticed something yesterday...where our sons bossing has

> reduced,

> > the skin is loose. It's kinda funny to me. It's nothing you

can

> > see. I could feel it when I kissed his head...something I do a

> lot

> > when his helmet is off.

> >

> > Sun we went to a HG rally where a man told me his granddaughter

> had

> > a helmet. He said the helmet was so big it could have fit him.

> His

> > granddaughter was miserable in it. He asked his pastor to pray

> for

> > her and the parents threw away the helmet. He said " she has a

> flat

> > head, but she doesn't have any of those problems that the

doctors

> > said she would. " I said that just to tell new parents...go with

> > what you feel is best for your child.

> >

> > The best to everyone during this " bump in the road. "

> > -11 mos old/1 mth in RHS helmet

> >

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