Tori end of Day 2

[Guest guest]

Just wanted to give everyone an update. Tori got her DOCband on

yesterday and slept like a champ last night...I hate to say it but

better than normal. She had one stubborn pink spot when she woke up

that took a while to go away but I watched it at my 3 hr checks and

never saw it again. I think it was due to however she slept. Took

her out in public quite a bit today. One woman stopped me in the

grocery store to tell me that her son just graduated two months ago.

We talked for 10 minutes...it was very soothing...as I headed out the

door a woman in her 60's was walking in with her husband and I heard

to say " Hey look at the baby with the helmet " . So far a very positive

experience. Please if anyone is wondering whether they should go

ahead and get the band, I highly recommend it...we are all here to

share our stories and to get advice. Anyone can email me personally

if they like.

Tori-DOCband Day2

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Dear ,

Thank you so much for your post! My daughter is getting her band on Friday

and I am very anxious about how she will sleep and about any reactions on her

head, not to mention about people's reactions. But it is always nice to hear

positive things from other parents. Did you do anything special to help your

daughter sleep in the band, or did she just sleep as usual?

Thank you and I am glad you had a smooth transition!!

SHannon

> From: heather_migliore <heather_migliore@...>

> Subject: Tori end of Day 2

> Plagiocephaly

> Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 12:37 AM

> Just wanted to give everyone an update. Tori got her

> DOCband on

> yesterday and slept like a champ last night...I hate to say

> it but

> better than normal. She had one stubborn pink spot when

> she woke up

> that took a while to go away but I watched it at my 3 hr

> checks and

> never saw it again. I think it was due to however she

> slept. Took

> her out in public quite a bit today. One woman stopped me

> in the

> grocery store to tell me that her son just graduated two

> months ago.

> We talked for 10 minutes...it was very soothing...as I

> headed out the

> door a woman in her 60's was walking in with her

> husband and I heard

> to say " Hey look at the baby with the helmet " .

> So far a very positive

> experience. Please if anyone is wondering whether they

> should go

> ahead and get the band, I highly recommend it...we are all

> here to

> share our stories and to get advice. Anyone can email me

> personally

> if they like.

>

>

> Tori-DOCband Day2

[Guest guest]

,

I didn't do a thing differently. She slept again fine last night. She really doesnt even know its on her head...Your gonna get stares but most people wont say anything if they dont have something nice to say. one lady in her 60's or 70's stopped and said hello to her said she was so cute and called her by her name....written on the band. im not afraid to take her out anymore and all my anxieties have gone away. email me anytime.

> From: heather_migliore <heather_migliore>> Subject: Tori end of Day 2> Plagiocephaly> Date:

Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 12:37 AM> Just wanted to give everyone an update. Tori got her> DOCband on > yesterday and slept like a champ last night...I hate to say> it but > better than normal. She had one stubborn pink spot when> she woke up > that took a while to go away but I watched it at my 3 hr> checks and > never saw it again. I think it was due to however she> slept. Took > her out in public quite a bit today. One woman stopped me> in the > grocery store to tell me that her son just graduated two> months ago. > We talked for 10 minutes...it was very soothing...as I> headed out the > door a woman in her 60's was walking in with her> husband and I heard > to say "Hey look at the baby with the helmet". > So far a very positive > experience. Please if anyone is wondering whether they> should go

> ahead and get the band, I highly recommend it...we are all> here to > share our stories and to get advice. Anyone can email me> personally > if they like.> > > Tori-DOCband Day2

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The most reactions I got were little kids asking why she was wearing

it. I always thanked them for asking and depending on how old they were

I would say she had a boo boo that was getting fixed or told them that

she had a flat spot on her head and that this was fixing it. Some

parents seemed mortified that thier kids asked but I told put them at

ease and they would say they never knew thats what they were for. A

couple of older ladies asked if she had had surgery. Some just

said " what a cute baby! " and ;like I used to be; many would just look

and smile probably wondering as I did why that baby had to wear a

helmet. My favorite was when a mom who had been through it would come

up and ask me how it was going and share their story. Despite what we

think of the world today most people are nice and we never got a bad

reaction.