Guest guest Posted March 31, 2001 Report Share Posted March 31, 2001 April, Our daughter does that all the time. Sometimes she'll do it an hour or two after the helmet has been off. I never thought it was anything, just something that she is doing because she can. Laurie in Philly ('s mom) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2001 Report Share Posted March 31, 2001 April, I don't remember how long ago you got the helmet, but perhaps her scalp is still getting used to it. Maybe if you try using Aveeno shampoo that will help. Good luck!! Jill --- April and <mca7691@...> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I need some help with what I hope is nothing. > > When we take Bri's helmet off she shakes & rubs her > head back & forth > as if she is saying no over & over again. Could the > rubbing be an > alergic reaction to the foam? > > When I looked at the top of her head last night it > looked red & > chapped. She also fought us tooth & nail over > eating her final > bottle. I put lotion on her after leaving the > helmet off for over an > hour & it did look better (not gone but better) so I > replaced the > helmet. I checked her head again after several > hours & it was not > getting redder again. I just checked her this > morning & it looks > better. > > I am not sure if it is that she had a growth spurt > or if it is sweat > related which by the way I am glad to report is > getting better. > > Any input & advice would be greatly apprecited. > > Thanks in advance, > > April (Mommy to Bri and Mandy) > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2001 Report Share Posted March 31, 2001 April, My i discovered shaking her head about a month ago.....she doesn't discriminate though, she does it with the band on or off. She gets going and it is actually pretty hilarious...usually she starts because my older daughter is egging her on. ) So maybe Bri just discovered something knew to do? Also I am not sure about the red - the only thing I can think of is to make absolutely sure that the alchol is dry before putting the band back on....I know that the alchol can dry the scalp out horribly. Best of luck! Sincerely, Jaya Dong > April, > Our daughter does that all the time. Sometimes she'll do it an hour > or two after the helmet has been off. I never thought it was anything, just > something that she is doing because she can. > Laurie in Philly ('s mom) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2001 Report Share Posted March 31, 2001 Jill & Laurie, Thanks I will try getting the Aveno shampoo. I never thought about getting it and I swear by their lotion for me and Diaper rash cream for her. I had thought that she shook her head because she thought it was funny but she really does get into rubbing it when the helmet is off and she doesn't laugh like she does when she is playing yes and no. She also didn't want to have her head touched last night till after I put on the lotion. Thanks the shampoo advice and for letting me know she isn't the only one to do this. April (mommy to Bri & Mandy) > April, > Our daughter does that all the time. Sometimes she'll do it an hour > or two after the helmet has been off. I never thought it was anything, just > something that she is doing because she can. > Laurie in Philly ('s mom) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2001 Report Share Posted March 31, 2001 Thanks Jaya, You are right it is really funny and her older sister or Daddy also usually egg her on. She has been doing this now for a while but not with so much of what seems like an agenda and no laughing. I guess that I am just a little spooked because my aunt is allergic to latex and the Orthotist said that allergic reactions are possible. Thanks for your advice, April (Mommy to Bri and Mandy) > > April, > > Our daughter does that all the time. Sometimes she'll do it > an hour > > or two after the helmet has been off. I never thought it was > anything, just > > something that she is doing because she can. > > Laurie in Philly ('s mom) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2001 Report Share Posted March 31, 2001 April, Hey I noticed you were worried about alergies. I work in the medical field and unfortuantly latex is one of those products that when worn over a period of time trigger an allergy to it. Lots of health care professionals have stopped using latex gloves because of this. Fortunatly, it takes more than a year of exposure to trigger an allergy. Try some baby powder, a different shampoo, and if it doesn't improve or appears to get worse over the next few weeks call the doctor and ask. I am sure it is just the scalp adjusting to the band and her head sweating under it. try to take it off and whipe her and it dry if she is sweating. As far as the head shaking although the band is light weight it probably feels funny to shake her head with it off. Mostly I'll bet she is playing with her head and the odd feeling of her head being weightless..lol =) {{HUGS}} Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2001 Report Share Posted March 31, 2001 April: When we would take Hanna's band off, she would shake her head, scratch, rub, etc. Although she did have a dry scalp, she didn't seem irritated at all, so we just chalked it up to her curiosities of her head/hair being out of the band. I imagine it must feel so different to them when they are out of their helmets! You know, like how it feels SO good to take your pony tail out at the end of the day! ;o) Kendra in CanadaFor more plagio info, visitwww.plagiocephaly.org/support... ----- Original Message ----- From: April and Plagiocephaly Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 6:22 AM Subject: Shaking head Hello everyone,I need some help with what I hope is nothing. When we take Bri's helmet off she shakes & rubs her head back & forth as if she is saying no over & over again. Could the rubbing be an alergic reaction to the foam? When I looked at the top of her head last night it looked red & chapped. She also fought us tooth & nail over eating her final bottle. I put lotion on her after leaving the helmet off for over an hour & it did look better (not gone but better) so I replaced the helmet. I checked her head again after several hours & it was not getting redder again. I just checked her this morning & it looks better.I am not sure if it is that she had a growth spurt or if it is sweat related which by the way I am glad to report is getting better. Any input & advice would be greatly apprecited. Thanks in advance,April (Mommy to Bri and Mandy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2001 Report Share Posted March 31, 2001 April, Whenever we would take 's helmet off she would immediately stop what she was doing and rub and scratch her head! I think it just felt really good. Sometimes her head would look slightly red, but I attributed it to the rubbing and scratching. We never had any serious issues with this situation, but she did it the entire time she was in her helmet! She didn't shake her head like you described, but maybe that just feels good too! Of course, if you are really concerned you should call your ortho and describe the situation. Perhaps he/she would have some advice. Let us know how it goes! Marci (Mom to - helmet grad) Oklahoma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 my baby used to shake his head from right to left for couple weeks after he got his helmet on, but mostly in the night. I don't know for sure why he did it, there was no redness on the head, but i should say that initially his head was very dry and used to get flaky. we switched to Mustella shampoo and started putting Aquaphor after each wash in the evening and eventually he stopped doing it. Zhyldyz From: suzanne30 <suzanne30@...>Plagiocephaly Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 9:55:56 PMSubject: shaking head my daughter got her doc band may 5th. after her first appointment, when they shaved part off, the band was much looser and now she often shakes her head back and forth, as if she is shaking her head "no" (but she doesn't know no yet). did anyonesee this with the doc band?Thanks, Suzanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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