Re: I need some help...please!

[Guest guest]

Hey - I think as long as it is going away then you can plop thehelmet

back on-and then I would call CT on Monday and see if you can get in -- they

will probably want to do a little adjustment there. always had a red

spot where his forehead bossed even when he was wearing it 23 hours a day but

it generally was gone by the time his hour was up sometimes hour and a half.

But even when I took it off midday it was there-it had to be that was the

pressure on the bossed area pushing it in the direction it needed to go-does

that make sense? But I think when we first started he always had the red mark

but since it is going away so quickly I don't think it is an issue at all.

Maybe try extending the time in between checks and monitoring to see if the

red spot still goes away just as fast- (does that make sense) if it does then

I thin all is OK and I would still put the helmet on. The red mark on the

cheek did it reoccur after the nap today? Was the red mark where the helmet

was rubbing it or maybe from the sheet??? You ever have bed head face cheek

you know what I mean-maybe that is what it was. You are doing a great job

don't worry such a good mommy!

Hugs to you-

beck

[Guest guest]

,

As far as I understood, the spot checks are to check to see how long they fade or if they are very, very dark (like purplish)...as long as at every check the first 2 days they are pink spots and they fade in an hour, they are fine and you should proceed to 23 hours of wear. Grant had pink spots at the pressure points at every check the first few days. He still has them every now and then. Also, he does get pink or red on his face or the back of his neck or wherever he sleeps on. It does fade, though. I think 55 minutes would be okay...just as long as it is around an hour and not much more than that.

, Mom to Grant (born 9/26/01) ...in DOCband since 6/14/02

[Guest guest]

Beck,

Thank you so much! I replied to your email. It was so sweet of you to

do that!! )

Thanks,

> Hey - I think as long as it is going away then you can plop

thehelmet

> back on-and then I would call CT on Monday and see if you can get

in -- they

> will probably want to do a little adjustment there. always

had a red

> spot where his forehead bossed even when he was wearing it 23 hours

a day but

> it generally was gone by the time his hour was up sometimes hour

and a half.

> But even when I took it off midday it was there-it had to be that

was the

> pressure on the bossed area pushing it in the direction it needed

to go-does

> that make sense? But I think when we first started he always had

the red mark

> but since it is going away so quickly I don't think it is an issue

at all.

> Maybe try extending the time in between checks and monitoring to

see if the

> red spot still goes away just as fast- (does that make sense) if it

does then

> I thin all is OK and I would still put the helmet on. The red mark

on the

> cheek did it reoccur after the nap today? Was the red mark where

the helmet

> was rubbing it or maybe from the sheet??? You ever have bed head

face cheek

> you know what I mean-maybe that is what it was. You are doing a

great job

> don't worry such a good mommy!

> Hugs to you-

> beck

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

It looks like you have gotten some good replies already so I will just agree

that calling the ortho on Monday is a good idea. You don't out of the

help anymore then necessary as you don't want growth occurring without it!

Marci (Mom to )

Oklahoma