Re: correction in older infants ???

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No need to thank me for sticking around, I'm a lifer here!! LOL.

I'm sure your decision to get your daughter a 2nd band has been

pretty tough, but I can understand you wanting to do so to get the

best possible correction available. I'm sure you won't regret your

decision. Your husband will agree with you soon too - LOL!

Believe me, we definitely had band fatigue as you put it! I was sooo

scared Abby's DOCband wouldn't work either, esp. after waiting 3 mos

for her STARband to show some correction. I was so relieved though

when the DOCband started to work and so happy we did get good

correction at her older age.

Abby actually never had any measurements done of her head, before or

after either of her bands. I do think her head has founded some on

it's own in the year since graduating, nothing drastic, but a little

improvement is better than none.

Good luck with the 2nd band. Let us know when it's in.

Debbie Abby's mom DOCgrad

MI

> > ><I'm

> > curious, was there any discussion of a second band for you

daughter?

> >

> > BTW, my daughter's bird's eye before & after also show good

> > correction, but

> > most of her residual flattening is at ear level and below. Are

Abby's

> > ears

> > still out of alignment when you look from below (chin up)?>

> >

> > Hi :

> > Abby's remaining flatness is just like you said, below ear

level. We

> > could have gotten her a 2nd band, but with her age, travel &

expense,

> > it really wasn't an option for us. Abby had previously worn a

> > STARband for 3 mos prior to getting her DOCband with no

improvment to

> > due an improper fit (grrr).

> > Abby's ears are still not perfectly symmetrical, again, just like

you

> > have described (our daughter's head shape must be very

similar!!), if

> > you hold Abby upside down (that's one of her favorite games to

play

> > with Daddy), you can really notice they're off a bit yet.

> > All in all though, she looks great & I don't think any remaining

> > flatness or assymetries are noticeable to others who didn't know

how

> > bad she was prior to her DOCband.

> > How old is your daughter now? 16 mos did you say?

> > Debbie Abby's mom DOCgrad

> > MI

> >