Guest guest Posted July 11, 2002 Report Share Posted July 11, 2002 Hi! My name is Heidi and I am a first time mom of a son Jeffry, who is 6 months old. We are going into Mayo Clinic in Minnesota on Thursday 18th for his casting. I don't know wha to expect? Our doctor did not explain anything. Please help. Heidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2002 Report Share Posted July 12, 2002 Hello Heidi - Welcome to the group! I'm sorry your doctor didn't explain things to you. The casting process is not very pleasant, but it is very quick and some babies handle it quite well. Every place handles the casting slightly differently, but your baby will probably have to have plaster strips put all over her head, the strips will harden slightly and the plaster cast will be removed. The helmet will be made based on the casting. Take someone with you and also take a bottle, pacifier (if he uses them), toys that take music or noise to distract him. Check out www.plagiocephaly.org/support - there is some good information there about the casting process. Best of wishes with that and please keep us posted!! Marci (Mom to ) Oklahoma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2002 Report Share Posted July 12, 2002 Hi Heidi & welcome to our group! We're glad to have you with us. Best of luck with next week's casting. Do you know if the helmet you'll be receiving is a STARband or a locally made helmet? I know it's not a DOCband becuz you'd have to go to a Cranial Tech location, but this link will take you to step by step photos of the DOCband casting. The casting Jeffry will get will be different, but similar in many ways. Casting process for the DOC Band. If this link doesn't work (my links never work for some reason!) go to our " files " section in our group, then the " casting process " . I suggest bringing Daddy or someone else close to you & Jeffry for the casting. Take his pacifier, blankie, bottle whatever soothes him to help keep him calm. MOST babies scream, kick & cry during the cast, but that's becuz they're frightened, they are not in any pain whatsoever. They just don't like to be held down or have something on their head or face! You might also want to bring a loud, musical toy that my help distract him. Would you mind telling us a bit more about Jeffry's plagio story? Welcome again. Good luck next week. Debbie Abby's mom dOCGrad MI > Hi! My name is Heidi and I am a first time mom of a son Jeffry, who > is 6 months old. We are going into Mayo Clinic in Minnesota on > Thursday 18th for his casting. I don't know wha to expect? Our > doctor did not explain anything. Please help. Heidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2002 Report Share Posted July 12, 2002 Debbie, I am so glad that you got back to me. I am just so afraid about all of this. My husband does not see it as a big deal. Jeffry was born 2 weeks overdue, I was in hard labor for 19 hours and pushed for 4. My OB kept telling us that he could feel the head, but what he was really feeling was the side of Jeffry's head. I finally had a c-section, and that is when we realized that his head was oddly shaped, but the peds doctor told us it would " round out " . I never did, it has gotten much worse. When Jeffry was born they gave him the heal stick test and we found out the he was born with out a thyroid, so he has to take a pill every day to produce a steriod to act like he has one, and now this. I am a stay at home mom, my husband teaches high school. We are very thankful that we are up here in MN, where Mayo Clinic is the hospital here. But I am very afraid that we should be seeing a children's hopsital. The doctor that we are seeing did not explain anything to us, just told us to come in for the casting. Can you see why I am so uneasy about all of this. I have no idea what kind of band it is. Help!!! Heidi > > Hi! My name is Heidi and I am a first time mom of a son Jeffry, who > > is 6 months old. We are going into Mayo Clinic in Minnesota on > > Thursday 18th for his casting. I don't know wha to expect? Our > > doctor did not explain anything. Please help. Heidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2002 Report Share Posted July 12, 2002 Hi Heidi, I see that Debbie has already told you just about everything to expect during the casting, so I'm not going to repeat it all! I just wanted to welcome you to the group and to wish you luck at next week's casting! Niki Kaylie & Danny (STAR grads) Phila., PA > Hi! My name is Heidi and I am a first time mom of a son Jeffry, who > is 6 months old. We are going into Mayo Clinic in Minnesota on > Thursday 18th for his casting. I don't know wha to expect? Our > doctor did not explain anything. Please help. Heidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2002 Report Share Posted July 12, 2002 > > > Hi! My name is Heidi and I am a first time mom of a son Jeffry, > who > > > is 6 months old. We are going into Mayo Clinic in Minnesota on > > > Thursday 18th for his casting. I don't know wha to expect? Our > > > doctor did not explain anything. Please help. Heidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2002 Report Share Posted July 12, 2002 Heidi, Hi and welcome to the group! I really can't comment too much on this type of casting, I am only familiar with the DOC band procedure, and I would hate to share an experience that you may not even be in for! Generally speaking, I think most will have to do a plaster cast, using a stocking to protect the head, and it will take about 10 minutes to layer the strips of plaster. The plaster hardens (it will get warm) and they seperate it- later to form a mold of the cast to be used as the inside of the helmet shape. I hope some members that live in Minnesota or have used the Mayo clinic can elaborate (or correct me) more for you. Good luck and let us know how Jeffry is doing! ' Mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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