Re: Questions, I've got questions.

[Guest guest]

My daughter was 5 mo old when she got her band, and started sitting up

2 wks later. She was big and strong and her band didn't slow her down

at all. Also she wore a starband which is a few ounces heavier than a

docband.

We switched her to a convertible carseat just before getting her band

because she was getting too long for her infant carrier. She was much

more comfortable after we switched her. She was crying a lot in the

car, and I thought she didn't like the car, but it improved

drastically when we got a new carseat.

-christine

sydney 2.5 yrs starband grad

>

> Do any of you feel that your babies who have started wearing bands

> prior to sitting up on thier own have had a harder time with getting to

> that milestone because of the band?

>

> is still in the carrier/carseat but getting to a weight (she's

> 4mos and 16lbs now) that I was thing of switching to her regular

> carseat. Are the bands to cumbersome for the carrier/carseat thingy's?

> Did it make any of you switch?

>

> One more....in the summer heat do all the bands require you to do the

> ice pack with the recieving blanket cooling technique or is it for the

> Docbands specifically?

>

> I'm sure I'll have more to come. thanks for your help!

>

[Guest guest]

I do feel that it is harder for my baby to sit up and roll over with

the Doc band. It looks like it weighs his head down a bit. He looks

down at the ground more. When I take it off for a short time he rolls

more and pushes up better with out it on. I know that they say it

only weighs 8 oz or so but that is alot for a 15 pound baby! The PT

at CT did say that there could be a slight development delay with the

band.

How do you keep your baby cool with ice packs? We were never told

this at CT and it has been quite hot in San Diego lately!

(zach 6 months and 1 month in DOC band)

> >

> > Do any of you feel that your babies who have started wearing

bands

> > prior to sitting up on thier own have had a harder time with

getting to

> > that milestone because of the band?

> >

> > is still in the carrier/carseat but getting to a weight

(she's

> > 4mos and 16lbs now) that I was thing of switching to her regular

> > carseat. Are the bands to cumbersome for the carrier/carseat

thingy's?

> > Did it make any of you switch?

> >

> > One more....in the summer heat do all the bands require you to do

the

> > ice pack with the recieving blanket cooling technique or is it

for the

> > Docbands specifically?

> >

> > I'm sure I'll have more to come. thanks for your help!

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I have not tried this and won't get her helmet till next Wed but

We are heading to the Beach for our last non-band beach day today and I

am thinking of trying it out. Here is the link....

http://www.cranialtech.com/parentsarea/publications/coolcar.pdf

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