Jess

[Guest guest]

Congrats on all of your progress! That is awesome Luke is growing so fast!!

McKenna is doing well too, the first two weeks she grew a lot, so hopefully she

will keep growing and not slow down a lot. She will be 7 months next Saturday,

so who knows. Maybe you will be out of the band earlier than you thought!!

Hope all is going well!!!

> From: jsydney07 <jsydney07@...>

> Subject: Re: Band is coming off after 7 weeks...and I wish it wasn

> Plagiocephaly

> Date: Saturday, November 1, 2008, 3:08 PM

> I REALLY wish I had some advice for you, but I just wanted

> to say

> that I'm afraid I'll be in the same boat in a few

> weeks! My son was

> banded at 4.5 months, he's been in it almost 4 weeks

> now and he's

> growing like crazy... He's definitely making progress

> but his head

> shape is nowhere near where I'd like it to be, and if

> he outgrows the

> band in another three or four weeks - ugh! I don't

> even want to

> think about it! He's not rolling from back to tummy

> yet, either

> (close, but not quite there), and I can completely

> understand how you

> feel about being on " head patrol. " My LO is

> totally content in his

> band, too - it's never bothered him one bit, and at

> this point I'd

> rather just keep it on as long as possible so that he can

> get good

> correction and I won't be worried about him regressing.

> They say

> regression is rare (supposedly less than 1%), but still -

> when

> they're so young it's hard NOT to be worried that

> they'll regress.

>

> I HAVE read a few posts where parents have gotten a memory

> foam

> mattress topper and cut it down to the size of the crib...

> not sure

> how effective that is, but it's probably better than

> nothing till

> they're rolling and sleeping on their tummy.

>

> Did they give you the option of a second band? The worst

> is the

> thought of having to pay for it! Please keep me posted -

> I'll be

> anxious to hear how things go for you - and good luck!

>

> Jess

> Mom to Luke - 5 months old - DOC Band 3.5 weeks

>

>

>

> >

> > He started at 5 months and will have a total of 7

> weeks of therapy.

> This may sound

> > strange, but I'm not thrilled about my son's

> band coming off so

> soon. I love the progress

> > he's made but I was hoping for better aesthetic

> results at the end.

> That isn't my real

> > concern though. I am worried about his head reverting

> back after

> the band comes off

> > since so far he still sleeps on his back and

> doesn't yet roll or

> sit up and doesn't stay on his

> > tummy voluntarily. I was hoping he'd be in it a

> few months and

> would have better motor

> > skills once it came off (he is in PT for delay).

> >

> > I know most people can't wait for it to be off but

> I don't mind the

> bad. He's happy in it,

> > and I don't care about stares (he had serious

> health issues so

> getting banded didn't give

> > me a moments bit of concern, it felt great to be able

> to *do*

> something for him even if it

> > wasn't about one of the bigger problems). I was

> able to stop

> worrying about his head on

> > the mattress, changing table, playing on the play gym,

> riding in

> the car seat and stroller. I

> > didn't have to reposition at night or keep a

> noggin nest under his

> head or strain my back

> > with a baby carrier all day anymore. At six months

> babies skull's

> are still malleable so I

> > feel like when it comes off I have to go back to head

> patrol duty.

> I don't want to end up

> > with him needing another band.

> >

> >

> > Any advice from people who have finished banding with

> a young baby

> who isn't mobile

> > yet?

> >