Re: The smell is horrible!!!

[Guest guest]

Denisha:

I'd be very upset if my daycare did that! Make sure you tell em

again tomorrow what to do & esp. what not to do with the band! Uggg.

As for the smell, you live in FL., so try leaving the band in direct

sunlight while it's off Summer's head. This might help dry the band

of it's stink. I also sprayed Abby's hair with leave in hair

conditioner, this helped cover up the odor.

Hang in there!

Debbie Abby's mom DOCGrad

MI

> Summer got her band 4 days ago and the smell is already bad. I am

> cleaning the band with rubbing alcohol and scrubbing her head and

> it's not working. Any suggestions? Today seemed to be Summer's

> worst day. She is not sleeping during the day. She started back

to

> daycare today and I could have screamed, I told them what ever you

> do, don't take her band off and if it gets uneven and they have to

re-

> adjust it, never pull the latch tight. They did and when I picked

> her up one side was extremely tight and it took 3 hours for the red

> spot to go away. People just don't get it!

> The reality of this is sinking in

> Denisha (Summer's mom)

> Florida

[Guest guest]

Denisha,

Oh how I don't miss those stinky days!! My twins wore their bands

during the summer, so we had our share of stinky days too. What

strength alcohol are you using? We used 91% and were able to get it

over the counter, however you can ask your pharmacist to get you

99%. The stronger, the better. Once you clean the band, leave it in

direct sunlight to help it dry, and that helps kill off the stink.

Plus, when you give Summer her bath, shampoo her hair right away, but

don't rinse it off until the end of her bath. We used Loreal for

Kids Watermelon Shampoo and it really smelled nice. On really hot

days, I cheated a bit and did 2 cleanings. Once they would wake up

in the morning for the day, I would give them their baths and really

scrub the band, and after they woke up from their naps, I would

shampoo their hair again and clean the band. Even though we had an

air conditioner in their room, they always sweated the most when they

were sleeping.

I can imagine that you are really frustrated with the people at

Summer's daycare. Maybe you can print out instructions on the proper

way to put Summer's band on and how to adjust it. Be sure they know

that if its not on right it will cause those nasty red spots. I'm

sure other parents here will be able to tell you what they did to get

their daycare to listen.

Good luck Denisha!

Niki

Kaylie & Danny (STAR grads)

Phila., PA

> Summer got her band 4 days ago and the smell is already bad. I am

> cleaning the band with rubbing alcohol and scrubbing her head and

> it's not working. Any suggestions? Today seemed to be Summer's

> worst day. She is not sleeping during the day. She started back

to

> daycare today and I could have screamed, I told them what ever you

> do, don't take her band off and if it gets uneven and they have to

re-

> adjust it, never pull the latch tight. They did and when I picked

> her up one side was extremely tight and it took 3 hours for the red

> spot to go away. People just don't get it!

> The reality of this is sinking in

> Denisha (Summer's mom)

> Florida

[Guest guest]

P.S. Denisha,

If you have a DOC band- they give you that hand out about how to care for the

band, etc.- make a copy of that and it will explain a lot to them. If not,

make up your own do's and don't's list and put it on their refrigerator for

all to see (I was major annoying and highlighted important areas that would

effect them, i.e., DON'T PULL THAT VELCRO STRAP TIGHT, ONLY FOLD OVER!!)