Kai got his new helmet last week

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Hey everybody, I'm finally posting, I just haven't had the chance,

taxes and all. Kai got his second helmet last Wed. It's going okay, I

say just okay because he does still have some trouble with redness.

Our orthotist really feels like it's from moisture (as opposed to

pressure)and said he might just have to wear it and get used to it.

His wearing schedule still is not 23 hrs a day, but we're working on

it. The orthotist also said to go ahead and put it back on if it's

still pink, although not if it's still dark red. He thinks he needs

to wear it to get used to it like I said. This helmet is right above

his brow and the hole on top is smaller too which I think is good. It

goes on easy and so that's a relief, we see our orthotist next Wed.

But I may call him sooner if we can't get past those red spots. One

of our friends told us the other day when the helmet was off that she

could see and improvement, yeah! IT's exciting to hear that like I

said before with the limited amount of time he's been able to wear

it. Sorry to leave you hanging mother to Kai, Columbia MO.

[Guest guest]

Congratulations on seeing some improvement! That is always good news. I hope things continue to go well. HUGS,

[Guest guest]

Hi :

Things do sound to be going ok for Kai & his new STARband.....I agree

with Marci though about the red spots that aren't totally going away

w/i one hour, keep pressing your orthotist about the red areas. They

really should be going away w/i one hour. Hopefully Kai will be able

to wear it 23 hrs soon to get more improvement, that's great you're

seeing changes though! Thanks for the update.

Debbie Abby's mom DOCGrad

MI

> Hey everybody, I'm finally posting, I just haven't had the chance,

> taxes and all. Kai got his second helmet last Wed. It's going okay,

I

> say just okay because he does still have some trouble with redness.

> Our orthotist really feels like it's from moisture (as opposed to

> pressure)and said he might just have to wear it and get used to it.

> His wearing schedule still is not 23 hrs a day, but we're working

on

> it. The orthotist also said to go ahead and put it back on if it's

> still pink, although not if it's still dark red. He thinks he needs

> to wear it to get used to it like I said. This helmet is right

above

> his brow and the hole on top is smaller too which I think is good.

It

> goes on easy and so that's a relief, we see our orthotist next Wed.

> But I may call him sooner if we can't get past those red spots. One

> of our friends told us the other day when the helmet was off that

she

> could see and improvement, yeah! IT's exciting to hear that like I

> said before with the limited amount of time he's been able to wear

> it. Sorry to leave you hanging mother to Kai, Columbia

MO.

[Guest guest]

- Thanks all for responding to my post, when you guys (Marci and

Debbie), talk about the red spots going away in 1 hr. do you mean you

can't tell they were even there, not even pink? I'm thinking about

calling the orthotist if not improved soon. And when you say

adjustments, is that when they shave off a little of the foam, or use

heat? Kai probably wore the band for 16 hrs today, still alot to be

desired. Oh and also, does anyone else see the band pushing down on

the brow, distorting the eyes, depending on what position, like

sitting in a chair etc, their baby is in? I guess because the back of

the band has pressure on it? THanks again, , Kai's mom

-- In Plagiocephaly@y..., " debbieandabby " <dj2kirby@c...> wrote:

> Hi :

> Things do sound to be going ok for Kai & his new STARband.....I

agree

> with Marci though about the red spots that aren't totally going

away

> w/i one hour, keep pressing your orthotist about the red areas.

They

> really should be going away w/i one hour. Hopefully Kai will be

able

> to wear it 23 hrs soon to get more improvement, that's great you're

> seeing changes though! Thanks for the update.

> Debbie Abby's mom DOCGrad

> MI

>

>

> --- In Plagiocephaly@y..., " kaneko1232002 " <kaneko1232002@y...>

wrote:

> > Hey everybody, I'm finally posting, I just haven't had the

chance,

> > taxes and all. Kai got his second helmet last Wed. It's going

okay,

> I

> > say just okay because he does still have some trouble with

redness.

> > Our orthotist really feels like it's from moisture (as opposed to

> > pressure)and said he might just have to wear it and get used to

it.

> > His wearing schedule still is not 23 hrs a day, but we're working

> on

> > it. The orthotist also said to go ahead and put it back on if

it's

> > still pink, although not if it's still dark red. He thinks he

needs

> > to wear it to get used to it like I said. This helmet is right

> above

> > his brow and the hole on top is smaller too which I think is

good.

> It

> > goes on easy and so that's a relief, we see our orthotist next

Wed.

> > But I may call him sooner if we can't get past those red spots.

One

> > of our friends told us the other day when the helmet was off that

> she

> > could see and improvement, yeah! IT's exciting to hear that like

I

> > said before with the limited amount of time he's been able to

wear

> > it. Sorry to leave you hanging mother to Kai, Columbia

> MO.

[Guest guest]

,

Really I would not be comfortable if the spots did not fade completely in an

hour. I would watch them for a couple of days and if the problem persists

then I think an adjustment would be in order. You are correct about what an

adjustment consists of.

Good to hear that he is up to 16 hours. He'll be at 23 hours in no time!

Marci (Mom to )

Oklahoma

[Guest guest]

Hi :

Do Kai's red spots EVER go away? Or does it take like an entire day

for them to totally fade away? As long as they aren't bright red,

they might be ok, but it's hard for me to say! I would definitely

call your orthotist about them. Kai should be able to wear his

STARband longer than 16 hrs a day at this point - it's been a week

now right?

Adjustments do often mean shaving away some of the inner foam/pad -

the pad might be too tight on him on the areas where the redness is.

Abby also had her STARband pushing down on her eyes, especially her

left eye. It drove me crazy, she didn't seem to mind. Finally after

a couple weeks of her orthotist telling me it was ok, I made him trim

away some of that area that was squishing her eye. After that, the

problem was solved. That might be needed for Kai's band too.

I really hope he gets up to 23 hrs a day soon! Good luck.

Debbie Abby's mom DOCgrad

MI

> > > Hey everybody, I'm finally posting, I just haven't had the

> chance,

> > > taxes and all. Kai got his second helmet last Wed. It's going

> okay,

> > I

> > > say just okay because he does still have some trouble with

> redness.

> > > Our orthotist really feels like it's from moisture (as opposed

to

> > > pressure)and said he might just have to wear it and get used to

> it.

> > > His wearing schedule still is not 23 hrs a day, but we're

working

> > on

> > > it. The orthotist also said to go ahead and put it back on if

> it's

> > > still pink, although not if it's still dark red. He thinks he

> needs

> > > to wear it to get used to it like I said. This helmet is right

> > above

> > > his brow and the hole on top is smaller too which I think is

> good.

> > It

> > > goes on easy and so that's a relief, we see our orthotist next

> Wed.

> > > But I may call him sooner if we can't get past those red spots.

> One

> > > of our friends told us the other day when the helmet was off

that

> > she

> > > could see and improvement, yeah! IT's exciting to hear that

like

> I

> > > said before with the limited amount of time he's been able to

> wear

> > > it. Sorry to leave you hanging mother to Kai,

Columbia

> > MO.