Re: What to expect for first week with a DOC Band

[Guest guest]

Welcome -

In a perfect break in period situation with the DOCBand, you check

for red spots every 3 hours with 1 hour off in between for the first

2 days. He will wear it to sleep in the very first night. Then,

assuming there are no red spot or adjustment issues, you will move

to 23 hours on, 1 hour off on day 3. At that point, there won't be

any need to remove the band during the day (unless there is some

sort of accident or issue, like the example you gave). My son is not

in daycare but is in preschool 3 days a week and the teachers have

never had to remove his band for any reason (though the seemed to be

willing to do it if necessary), so hopefully you'll be just as

lucky. I would try to dress him in clothes and pack extra clothes

that button up or can come off over the helmet. That way if he does

spit up or have a blow out and they need to change his clothes, they

won't have to call you to come take off his band.

Again, this is all for the perfect scenario. There might be some red

spots or adjustments that you can't always plan for. I have heard of

other people who use daycare trying to make the first fitting for a

Thursday or Friday and using the extra days of the weekend for the

adjustment period, just to make it a little easier for when the baby

goes back to daycare on Monday. But I'm not sure that would be

possible with your schedule and when the band comes in (it's more

important to get the band on and fitted sooner, rather than later,

so I wouldn't put it off just for that reason).

If I remember correctly, your daycare is not the only one who will

not remove the band, I think I've heard that before and I do think

it's a liability issue (kind of similar to some not administering

medicine, the parents have to do it themselves).

Good luck! I hope it all goes smoothly for you!

Jake-21m (tort resolved/rt plagio/DOCBand #2 2 weeks)

Jordan-4

>

> Hi,

>

> My 6 month old son had his scan at CT Paramus last

Friday.

> We expect to get his DOC Band next week. What should we expect

for

> the break in period? We're particularly concerned about this as

he

> is in daycare 4 days a week, and I was just told today that the

> teachers will not remove his DOC Band, that they would contact us

if

> there are any issues (the example being if he vomited in his band,

> they would not take it off to clean his head but call us). I

think

> it's a combination of liability issues (what if they put it on too

> tight/too loose?) and just not having the bandwidth to handle

> special circumstances (or not wanting to set too much of a

precedent

> and end up having special circumstances for each and every

child).

> We're very happy overall with the care at our daycare provider, so

I

> don't want to make this an issue (and they've had other children

> before with bands/helmets), but would like to have an idea ahead

of

> time of what we will need to do/check and how often so my husband

> and I can adjust our schedule as necessary if we need to make

visits

> to the daycare to check up on him during the day. For example,

I've

> heard that we would need to check for red spots - how often is

this

> recommended for the first week or two?

>

> Hope this was clear.

>

> Thanks in advance for any and all advice,

> , mom to (6 months old, soon to be DOC Band wearer,

also

> right tort)

>

[Guest guest]

-We are on day 4 with the DOC Band and have had an easy adjustment. I

hope that things go smoothly as well.

The thought that your daycare provider won't take the helmet off in

the case of an emergency seems a bit extreme to me. I think that the

people caring for your child and the director should be shown how

easy it is to at least take it off if something should happen. Maybe

you could agree on certain circumstances when the provider should

remove the band if necessary. ( and then call you to put it back on)

Though it seems unlikely to happen, the thought of your baby left in

the band if he gets sick seems cruel.

Maybe come up with a short list of " emergency " situations which would

warrant immediate removal of the band. Chances are, they won't ever

need to, but you should at least have the peace of mind knowing that

they " know " how to do it.

-- In Plagiocephaly , " " <nwilkens2275@...>

wrote:

>

> Welcome -

> In a perfect break in period situation with the DOCBand, you check

> for red spots every 3 hours with 1 hour off in between for the

first

> 2 days. He will wear it to sleep in the very first night. Then,

> assuming there are no red spot or adjustment issues, you will move

> to 23 hours on, 1 hour off on day 3. At that point, there won't be

> any need to remove the band during the day (unless there is some

> sort of accident or issue, like the example you gave). My son is

not

> in daycare but is in preschool 3 days a week and the teachers have

> never had to remove his band for any reason (though the seemed to

be

> willing to do it if necessary), so hopefully you'll be just as

> lucky. I would try to dress him in clothes and pack extra clothes

> that button up or can come off over the helmet. That way if he does

> spit up or have a blow out and they need to change his clothes,

they

> won't have to call you to come take off his band.

>

> Again, this is all for the perfect scenario. There might be some

red

> spots or adjustments that you can't always plan for. I have heard

of

> other people who use daycare trying to make the first fitting for a

> Thursday or Friday and using the extra days of the weekend for the

> adjustment period, just to make it a little easier for when the

baby

> goes back to daycare on Monday. But I'm not sure that would be

> possible with your schedule and when the band comes in (it's more

> important to get the band on and fitted sooner, rather than later,

> so I wouldn't put it off just for that reason).

>

> If I remember correctly, your daycare is not the only one who will

> not remove the band, I think I've heard that before and I do think

> it's a liability issue (kind of similar to some not administering

> medicine, the parents have to do it themselves).

>

> Good luck! I hope it all goes smoothly for you!

>

>

> Jake-21m (tort resolved/rt plagio/DOCBand #2 2 weeks)

> Jordan-4

>

>

>

>

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > My 6 month old son had his scan at CT Paramus last

> Friday.

> > We expect to get his DOC Band next week. What should we expect

> for

> > the break in period? We're particularly concerned about this as

> he

> > is in daycare 4 days a week, and I was just told today that the

> > teachers will not remove his DOC Band, that they would contact us

> if

> > there are any issues (the example being if he vomited in his

band,

> > they would not take it off to clean his head but call us). I

> think

> > it's a combination of liability issues (what if they put it on

too

> > tight/too loose?) and just not having the bandwidth to handle

> > special circumstances (or not wanting to set too much of a

> precedent

> > and end up having special circumstances for each and every

> child).

> > We're very happy overall with the care at our daycare provider,

so

> I

> > don't want to make this an issue (and they've had other children

> > before with bands/helmets), but would like to have an idea ahead

> of

> > time of what we will need to do/check and how often so my husband

> > and I can adjust our schedule as necessary if we need to make

> visits

> > to the daycare to check up on him during the day. For example,

> I've

> > heard that we would need to check for red spots - how often is

> this

> > recommended for the first week or two?

> >

> > Hope this was clear.

> >

> > Thanks in advance for any and all advice,

> > , mom to (6 months old, soon to be DOC Band wearer,

> also

> > right tort)

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Do you really like your daycare? This policy of not touching the band

sounds really stupid to me. We had a nanny at home when my daughter

was in her band, so I didn't have to deal with this. Maybe it is a

common approach, but it sounds really rigid to me. I think with the

docband you wear it most of the time with frequent skin check (vs. the

other bands where you leave if off for some of the time the first few

days). However maybe you can leave it off part of the day until he is

used to it, so you don't have to make so many trips to daycare. You

probably want to ask your clinician about this when you pick up the

band since it might not be exactly the usual schedule. Also I would

ask your daycare to at least take if off, even if they aren't willing

to put it on. Would they really let your kid have vomit in his band

while they wait for you to arrive and take it off? yuck.

-christine

sydney 2.5 yrs starband grad

>

> Hi,

>

> My 6 month old son had his scan at CT Paramus last Friday.

> We expect to get his DOC Band next week. What should we expect for

> the break in period? We're particularly concerned about this as he

> is in daycare 4 days a week, and I was just told today that the

> teachers will not remove his DOC Band, that they would contact us if

> there are any issues (the example being if he vomited in his band,

> they would not take it off to clean his head but call us). I think

> it's a combination of liability issues (what if they put it on too

> tight/too loose?) and just not having the bandwidth to handle

> special circumstances (or not wanting to set too much of a precedent

> and end up having special circumstances for each and every child).

> We're very happy overall with the care at our daycare provider, so I

> don't want to make this an issue (and they've had other children

> before with bands/helmets), but would like to have an idea ahead of

> time of what we will need to do/check and how often so my husband

> and I can adjust our schedule as necessary if we need to make visits

> to the daycare to check up on him during the day. For example, I've

> heard that we would need to check for red spots - how often is this

> recommended for the first week or two?

>

> Hope this was clear.

>

> Thanks in advance for any and all advice,

> , mom to (6 months old, soon to be DOC Band wearer, also

> right tort)

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks , this really helps. 3 hour checks are very doable, I

just need to forwarn work if I need to work from home to do this.

Plus, my husband will have a lot more flexibility starting in July.

I was concerned it would be every 2 hours, which would be a lot more

complicated. We already have an appt for next Friday hoping that we

could get through the breakin period over the weekend, but will

definitely push it up if it comes in early.

Besides the rubbing alcohol, 1% hydrocortisone cream, maybe some

scented kids shampoo, and outfits that will keep him cool (plus be

easy to remove - hopefully, we have that covered), anything else we

should get ahead of time? I'm the type who likes to be really

organized and prepared - or at least as much as you can be with an

infant :-)

I should add this group is great, and I've learned a LOT of really

good information and truly believe we'll get through this, though

the first week or two should be interesting.

Thanks again!

-

- 6m (rt tort/rt plagio/DOCBand pending)

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > My 6 month old son had his scan at CT Paramus last

> Friday.

> > We expect to get his DOC Band next week. What should we expect

> for

> > the break in period? We're particularly concerned about this as

> he

> > is in daycare 4 days a week, and I was just told today that the

> > teachers will not remove his DOC Band, that they would contact

us

> if

> > there are any issues (the example being if he vomited in his

band,

> > they would not take it off to clean his head but call us). I

> think

> > it's a combination of liability issues (what if they put it on

too

> > tight/too loose?) and just not having the bandwidth to handle

> > special circumstances (or not wanting to set too much of a

> precedent

> > and end up having special circumstances for each and every

> child).

> > We're very happy overall with the care at our daycare provider,

so

> I

> > don't want to make this an issue (and they've had other children

> > before with bands/helmets), but would like to have an idea ahead

> of

> > time of what we will need to do/check and how often so my

husband

> > and I can adjust our schedule as necessary if we need to make

> visits

> > to the daycare to check up on him during the day. For example,

> I've

> > heard that we would need to check for red spots - how often is

> this

> > recommended for the first week or two?

> >

> > Hope this was clear.

> >

> > Thanks in advance for any and all advice,

> > , mom to (6 months old, soon to be DOC Band wearer,

> also

> > right tort)

> >

>