New to band with questions!

[Guest guest]

Of course we get our band on a friday. Bad idea! Haha. Actually

is taking the band like a champ- not a single complaint! We put

some superman stickers on it... super cute. I feel like we have a

great fit- no deep long lasting red marks at removal, no movement of

band, no digging in of side burns etc. Anyways, I have a few

questions. We have a STARband if that matters...

1) Can we lay our son on the floor on his back? Im afraid it will

hurt the back of his head, but my husband says otherwise. doesnt

seem to mind. We are working on rolling over as he has only dont it a

handful of times from back to belly because we avoided placing him on

his back to play for so long. Im afraid that the helmet with put a

crick in his neck. Any experience with this??

2) Do you use the foam wedge with the band for sleeping? Today is our

first time napping or sleeping in the band. I feel like the foam

wedge we used to keep pressure off the head before will be useful in

keeping him comfortable. Any experience or advice with this??

3) I feel like the helmet has to be " just right " and its hard to get

it perfectly on a moving target. Im serious it takes me like 4 tries

for me to feel like its on there " right " . He told us what to look for

(ear in the middle of the cut outs, forehead piece just above brow)

but it seems to take a few tried. Does this get easier with practice

or is it always so touchy??

Well, thats all I can think of for now. Thanks in advance!

[Guest guest]

Another question-

This is our first day of naps and sleeping. Its a complete failure.

wont let us put him down to sleep, but will sleep in our arm with

much trouble.

My question is about fit. It appears then when his head/helmet is

resting on a surface it moves to create a gap on the " up " side. For

example when I cradle him in my left arm with the helmet resting on my

are, I can see a space on left side (up side) of the helmet between

his head and the helmet. This is also causing the " down " side to have

a pressure point. This cannot be normal, am I correct in thinking it

is too loose or something? We were told not to " pull it tight " but I

feel like this movement is causing our son discomfort while resting...

because he is perfectly content while his head is not resting on anything.

Any suggestions? Of course it is Sunday and we cannot reach the

orthoticist until tomorrow AM. We have had no naps in the band today

because we have had no naps at all! Im worried about tonight. Should

we do our best but let him rest tonight and call in the morning for a

check up? Now Im starting to doubt our decision. Please help!

[Guest guest]

Hi there-

Glad to hear is taking to the band okay (at least while

awake!). It's fine to lay him on his back and there's no need to use

the sleep wedge anymore. The band will protect his head from getting

any worse. Getting it on right is tricky at first, but it should get

easier as you get used to it. I know some moms that say they put it

on and take it off when the baby is constrained in some way, in the

high chair, exersaucer, etc. I thought it was easiest to line up the

ear hole opposite the velcro opening, it gives you one area to aim

for, and the other areas usually fall into place.

As for sleeping, some moms use memory foam on the mattress, which

should help him be more comfortable with his band on, it won't be

resting on such a hard surface. I'm not sure about the fit issue for

sure, we don't have a STARBand, but it can be loose in the

beginning, and should become more snug as he grows into it.

I hope that helps some. Please keep us posted on his adjustment.

Good luck!

Jake-2 (tort resolved/rt plagio/DOCBand #2 5 more days!!!)

Jordan-4.5

>

> Of course we get our band on a friday. Bad idea! Haha. Actually

> is taking the band like a champ- not a single complaint! We

put

> some superman stickers on it... super cute. I feel like we have a

> great fit- no deep long lasting red marks at removal, no movement

of

> band, no digging in of side burns etc. Anyways, I have a few

> questions. We have a STARband if that matters...

>

> 1) Can we lay our son on the floor on his back? Im afraid it will

> hurt the back of his head, but my husband says otherwise.

doesnt

> seem to mind. We are working on rolling over as he has only dont

it a

> handful of times from back to belly because we avoided placing him

on

> his back to play for so long. Im afraid that the helmet with put a

> crick in his neck. Any experience with this??

>

> 2) Do you use the foam wedge with the band for sleeping? Today is

our

> first time napping or sleeping in the band. I feel like the foam

> wedge we used to keep pressure off the head before will be useful

in

> keeping him comfortable. Any experience or advice with this??

>

> 3) I feel like the helmet has to be " just right " and its hard to

get

> it perfectly on a moving target. Im serious it takes me like 4

tries

> for me to feel like its on there " right " . He told us what to look

for

> (ear in the middle of the cut outs, forehead piece just above brow)

> but it seems to take a few tried. Does this get easier with

practice

> or is it always so touchy??

>

> Well, thats all I can think of for now. Thanks in advance!

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your response.

How long until your baby was able to sleep in his band? Still no luck

with getting to sleep. He will totally melt to sleep in our arms

but screams when we lay him down (which is completely unlike him!).

Its his this hurts scream and Im at my wits end. Im questioning why

we are doing this to our boy. I know I need to call them tomorrow,

but what to do tonight? We cant cradle him all night and we are both

tearful and stressed out. Im so confused again.

[Guest guest]

Fortunately, my son slept fine the very first night, but he was much

older and was able to find a comfy position on his own without a

problem. I think some of the younger babies struggle because they

aren't as mobile and just can't get comfortable. But I can tell you

that the babies DO adjust eventually, some just take longer than

others. This is your first day at napping/sleeping with it, so just

hang in there. I would probably leave it off tonight just so you can

all get some rest and try again tomorrow, maybe get the memory foam to

help. He doesn't have any red spots that don't fade within an hour,

right? If it seems that the band is fitting find (not rubbing or

pressing anywhere it shouldn't), it should just be a sleep issue and

will hopefully work itself out in a few days. I hope that some other

moms who struggled with sleep can offer you some advice as well.

In the meantime, hang in there, the first week or two are usually the

toughest and pretty soon you'll be looking back on this time and

you'll be amazed at how far you've come. Good luck!

Jake-2 (tort resolved/rt plagio/DOCBand #2 5 more days!!!)

Jordan-4.5

>

> Thanks for your response.

>

> How long until your baby was able to sleep in his band? Still no

luck

> with getting to sleep. He will totally melt to sleep in our

arms

> but screams when we lay him down (which is completely unlike him!).

> Its his this hurts scream and Im at my wits end. Im questioning why

> we are doing this to our boy. I know I need to call them tomorrow,

> but what to do tonight? We cant cradle him all night and we are both

> tearful and stressed out. Im so confused again.

>