Re: anyone with experience of older child with band?

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Lou:

Hi & welcome to our group. Many parents in here began their child

with a band or helmet " later " . My daughter began her DOCband therapy

when she was 11.5 mos old. She wore one band for 4.5 mos, we rec'd

50-60% correction, she had severe plagio, so I'm thrilled with her

results.

Click here for Abby's before & after photos - she's the last child on

the page, dark hair:

http://www.plagiocephaly.org/support/before-after.htm

Beginning therapy " older " , you might not get 100% correction, but I

said any correction is better than none. What type of band is Zach

wearing? A DOCband or STARband?

I do not have any info regarding glasses. I don't remember anyone

else's baby who has also had to wear glasses while wearing a band or

helmet. Why won't his glasses fit under the helmet he is wearing?

I'm surprised to hear that, my daughter did wear sunglasses a couple

of times that fit under her band. Could they adjust the band or

glasses to make it work so he could wear them both w/o any problems?

Just a thought.

1 year is definitely not " too late " to see correction. Good luck.

Be sure to keep us updated on Zach's progress.

Debbie Abby's mom 3/1/00 DOCGrad 2/16/01-6/22/01

MI

> Hi! I am wondering if anyone is out there who has an older child

(12

> months and up) who has to wear a cranial band for positional

> plagiocephaly treatment? Our son, Zachary, wasn't diagnosed with

> plagiocephaly until he was 10 months old and by the time we got in

to

> see a neurosurgeon and got his band he was a year-old. I am

> wondering what kind of experiences people have had with older

> children wearing these bands? Zach will most likely have to wear

his

> band longer because of his age and due to the fact he has to wear

> glasses and the glasses won't fit under the helmet so he is wearing

> the helmet at night (12 hours straight). His doctor wants him to

> wear it for 20 hours/day but his Opthamologist won't let him go for

3

> months without glasses because he is very far sighted and it will

> affect his eye development.

> It has been very frustrating for us; it will be so nice to hear

from

> someone else who has gone through something similar with an older

> child or one with glasses.

> Thanks in advance for your response.

> Sincerely,

> Lou

> Zach's mom