Guest guest Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Hi , Welcome to the group! Yes, it does get better once his body temp adjusts. You can take his helmet off and wipe down his head and the inside of the helmet with a towel, that really seems to help. > My son (6 1/2 months) got his helmet Monday. He is only supposed to wear it an hour at a time in the beginning. He is up to two hours today. When I take his helmet off, his hair is absolutely wet with sweat. I read that this is common, but does it get better? I can't imagine 23 hours a day in something that makes him sweat so much. The orthotist said he could make some holes in the helmet at the top to help his head breathe better. Has anyone had this done. Also, his helmet seems a little loose. The orthotist said that he has to grow into it. Is that right? My last question is - what sleeping positions are recommended with the helmet? He has torticollis and since we noticed the flat spot we have been rotating sides. Should we be doing anything different now? Thanks in advance for any response. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Hi , The sweating does go away. Your son's thermostat will adjust soon and he won't be quite so sweaty. Just amke sure that you wipe off the helmet when it is really wet and dry his hear off before you pop the helmet back on. Luckily for us, my son loves my blow dryer, on a warm low speed of course. And the best news is~ no more worrying about sleep positions when he is in the helmet. The helmet is now doing the work that you were doing before, repoing him. Good luck!! - mom to Aidan > My son (6 1/2 months) got his helmet Monday. He is only supposed to wear it an hour at a time in the beginning. He is up to two hours today. When I take his helmet off, his hair is absolutely wet with sweat. I read that this is common, but does it get better? I can't imagine 23 hours a day in something that makes him sweat so much. The orthotist said he could make some holes in the helmet at the top to help his head breathe better. Has anyone had this done. Also, his helmet seems a little loose. The orthotist said that he has to grow into it. Is that right? My last question is - what sleeping positions are recommended with the helmet? He has torticollis and since we noticed the flat spot we have been rotating sides. Should we be doing anything different now? Thanks in advance for any response. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Hi , Sweating is normal - unfortunately. I also think I have read that babies should adjust to it and STOP the sweating - wasn't the case with my son Jaxson. He's been in the helmet for 3.5 months and still sweats a ton. I try and dress him cooler, but living in MN, cool isn't how we dress in the winter. I think, for sleeping, it should not matter now. Their heads shouldnt be affected by laying on the flatness any longer. I never bothered to repo after the helmet - just tried to keep his head moving due to the tort. Hopefully the sweating calms down a bit for him! Kim mom to Kaela (9) and Jaxson 8 mo tort/plagio/CranioCap > My son (6 1/2 months) got his helmet Monday. He is only supposed to wear it an hour at a time in the beginning. He is up to two hours today. When I take his helmet off, his hair is absolutely wet with sweat. I read that this is common, but does it get better? I can't imagine 23 hours a day in something that makes him sweat so much. The orthotist said he could make some holes in the helmet at the top to help his head breathe better. Has anyone had this done. Also, his helmet seems a little loose. The orthotist said that he has to grow into it. Is that right? My last question is - what sleeping positions are recommended with the helmet? He has torticollis and since we noticed the flat spot we have been rotating sides. Should we be doing anything different now? Thanks in advance for any response. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 Hi , The sweating definitely does get better! What type of band does he have? We had a band w/an open top, so drilling holes wasn't needed. The helmet does often seem loose at the beginning b/c it is made to a rounded head. , mom to Hannah, DOC #3 3/30 Cape Cod, Ma > My son (6 1/2 months) got his helmet Monday. He is only supposed to wear it an hour at a time in the beginning. He is up to two hours today. When I take his helmet off, his hair is absolutely wet with sweat. I read that this is common, but does it get better? I can't imagine 23 hours a day in something that makes him sweat so much. The orthotist said he could make some holes in the helmet at the top to help his head breathe better. Has anyone had this done. Also, his helmet seems a little loose. The orthotist said that he has to grow into it. Is that right? My last question is - what sleeping positions are recommended with the helmet? He has torticollis and since we noticed the flat spot we have been rotating sides. Should we be doing anything different now? Thanks in advance for any response. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 Hi Christy, She'll probably sweat quite a bit the first few days, but her head will eventually adjust to the helmet. Just dress her lighter than you normally would if she's very sweaty and you can take the band off for a quick wipe down quite a few times a day. The band will get stinky, but try and use the highest concentration alcohol you can find and really saturate it with a face cloth to give it a good cleaning. YOu can probably find 91% alcohol at your pharmacy. Just make sure the band and her hair are both completely dry after you clean the band (use a fan or the sun if you need to). , mom to Hannah, DOCgrad Cape Cod, Ma > > I have a quick question. I have heard some talk about sweating once > they get in the band. Kennedy has inherited her dad's sweat glands > and is quite the little sweater already. How bad can I expect her to > sweat when she gets her band in a couple of weeks? Is that going to > make the band smell? > > Thank you so much to everyone that replyed to my " poor me " e-mail > from yesterday. I appreciate the understanding and all of the info. > It is nice to know that this isn;t anyone's fault. The PT actually > told me that if we had not done all that we did, she would have been > far worse. > > Oh, another quick question. I do not know much about the > measurements and am sure I will find out lots more when we go to be > casted Tuesday, but does anyone know what a measurement of " greater > than 3.5 " means? Thanks. > > I am so greatful to have found this group! > > Christy, mom to Kennedy - plagio and left tort > PT grad, soon to be banded > DOC band CT Dallas > Tulsa, OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 My daughter got her band in June and we live in Atlanta so you can imagine how the poor girl sweated. They told us to make sure we kept her fan on in her room at night and don't overheat her with putting on socks, the heat from the helmet will be enough. She did sweat alot and the band did STINK, we used rubbing alcohol every night during bath time to get the funk out... I should know about measurements but I only went by what her head looked like and it looks 100 times better. Lana Atlanta (Mackenzie 16 months) > > I have a quick question. I have heard some talk about sweating once > they get in the band. Kennedy has inherited her dad's sweat glands > and is quite the little sweater already. How bad can I expect her to > sweat when she gets her band in a couple of weeks? Is that going to > make the band smell? > > Thank you so much to everyone that replyed to my " poor me " e-mail > from yesterday. I appreciate the understanding and all of the info. > It is nice to know that this isn;t anyone's fault. The PT actually > told me that if we had not done all that we did, she would have been > far worse. > > Oh, another quick question. I do not know much about the > measurements and am sure I will find out lots more when we go to be > casted Tuesday, but does anyone know what a measurement of " greater > than 3.5 " means? Thanks. > > I am so greatful to have found this group! > > Christy, mom to Kennedy - plagio and left tort > PT grad, soon to be banded > DOC band CT Dallas > Tulsa, OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 oh your poor baby! It gets hot there and humid too if I recall correctly! Well, just another blessing I can count...it is getting cold here. So glad you got good correction. I know we will too. Thnak you!! Christy & Kennedy Tulsa, Oklanamuoio <LanaMuoio@...> wrote: My daughter got her band in June and we live in Atlanta so you can imagine how the poor girl sweated. They told us to make sure we kept her fan on in her room at night and don't overheat her with putting on socks, the heat from the helmet will be enough. She did sweat alot and the band did STINK, we used rubbing alcohol every night during bath time to get the funk out... I should know about measurements but I only went by what her head looked like and it looks 100 times better. LanaAtlanta(Mackenzie 16 months)> > I have a quick question. I have heard some talk about sweating once > they get in the band. Kennedy has inherited her dad's sweat glands > and is quite the little sweater already. How bad can I expect her to > sweat when she gets her band in a couple of weeks? Is that going to > make the band smell?> > Thank you so much to everyone that replyed to my "poor me" e-mail > from yesterday. I appreciate the understanding and all of the info. > It is nice to know that this isn;t anyone's fault. The PT actually > told me that if we had not done all that we did, she would have been > far worse.> > Oh, another quick question. I do not know much about the > measurements and am sure I will find out lots more when we go to be > casted Tuesday, but does anyone know what a measurement of "greater > than 3.5" means? Thanks.> > I am so greatful to have found this group!> > Christy, mom to Kennedy - plagio and left tort> PT grad, soon to be banded> DOC band CT Dallas> Tulsa, OKFor more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 Hi Christy You are very sensible to anticipate this problem, especially as your daughter, like mine, is already a bit of a sweaty Betty. You've already received some good suggestions re. keeping her cool. I would add, try putting her in very thin cotton clothes in the house, no nylon or mixes (this makes my daughter break out in a sweat, band or no band!). Also- turn the heating down if it is wintry with you- she will boil in the house if you don't, and you can still wrap her up warm when you go out. I really struggled with this in the first few weeks and Lucia had quite a few heat rashes that kept her out of the band for a few hours. It was so frustrating and she was really uncomfortable. The we bought a portable air conditioning unit (it was summer and quite humid in the UK, believe it or not!) and never looked back. You may be fine- some babies adjust really well to the sweating. Lucia didn't, and at one point I though she wouldn't be able to wear the band, but we got there in the end. She was just like her dad- he breaks out with a sweat at the absolute miniumum, and is still wearing a t-shirt as the winter approaches!!!! Hope it goes well for you - I think you will do just fine, let us know how it goes. Hannah (mum to Lucia, London, UK Corrected plagio, Cranio helmet > > > > I have a quick question. I have heard some talk about sweating once > > they get in the band. Kennedy has inherited her dad's sweat glands > > and is quite the little sweater already. How bad can I expect her > to > > sweat when she gets her band in a couple of weeks? Is that going to > > make the band smell? > > > > Thank you so much to everyone that replyed to my " poor me " e- mail > > from yesterday. I appreciate the understanding and all of the info. > > It is nice to know that this isn;t anyone's fault. The PT actually > > told me that if we had not done all that we did, she would have > been > > far worse. > > > > Oh, another quick question. I do not know much about the > > measurements and am sure I will find out lots more when we go to be > > casted Tuesday, but does anyone know what a measurement of " greater > > than 3.5 " means? Thanks. > > > > I am so greatful to have found this group! > > > > Christy, mom to Kennedy - plagio and left tort > > PT grad, soon to be banded > > DOC band CT Dallas > > Tulsa, OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 Hi Christy, My son, , sweated quite a bit at first. Part of this may have been because it was summer and quite warm. He did eventually adjust and the sweating decreased. It's also a bit cooler now, which probably helps quite a bit. When he was sweating a lot, I would take the helmet off and dry his head and the helmet and then put it back on. There were days during the summer when the helmet would really start to smell and we would wash it (with alcohol) and put it into the sun. At it's worse, we have had to wash the helmet up to 8 times to get rid of the smell. It was only this bad once though. Right now, we usually have to wash it twice per day to keep the smell at bay. tends to run a bit warm though and he's a really active little guy so this might contribute to his sweating and the smell. I hope this helps, 's mom--Plagio/brachy Star band Sunnyvale, CA > > I have a quick question. I have heard some talk about sweating once > they get in the band. Kennedy has inherited her dad's sweat glands > and is quite the little sweater already. How bad can I expect her to > sweat when she gets her band in a couple of weeks? Is that going to > make the band smell? > > Thank you so much to everyone that replyed to my " poor me " e-mail > from yesterday. I appreciate the understanding and all of the info. > It is nice to know that this isn;t anyone's fault. The PT actually > told me that if we had not done all that we did, she would have been > far worse. > > Oh, another quick question. I do not know much about the > measurements and am sure I will find out lots more when we go to be > casted Tuesday, but does anyone know what a measurement of " greater > than 3.5 " means? Thanks. > > I am so greatful to have found this group! > > Christy, mom to Kennedy - plagio and left tort > PT grad, soon to be banded > DOC band CT Dallas > Tulsa, OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 Excessive sweating was almost immediately an issue for me (even right down to my FEET), but I was also diagnosed with disabling Anxiety Disorder 6 months after implanting. (I'd always been Bipolar I and had a touch of OCD and Anxiety Disorder -but never this bad like night and day.) It IS an embarrassing issue. Especially when you work. Coupled with anxiety, when mine comes and I get real nervous ---it's more pungent than usual, so I have to really be careful and stay as cool as possible and drink a lot of water to help stay cool. I'd NEVER had this issue in my life. Also, if you have thyroid problems ---it makes it worse, too, because you stay "hot." I hate that everyone goes through the things I suffer from, but at the same time ---THANK GOD, FINALLY people understand! Your stories validate these little things for me and let me know I'M NOT JUST CRAZY!!! LOL Brigite In a message dated 7/21/2006 8:09:52 AM Eastern Standard Time, jdebolt@... writes: I am curious about how many of us have had the issue of excessive sweating with implants? Do or did any of you ladies struggle with this? I am four weeks after explant, and still having trouble with it and it is driving me nuts!! I sweat everywhere/all the time..face, neck, back, arms....when everyone else is comfortable. Talk about unfeminine AND embarassing!! Sheesh, I was one who hardly ever sweats~of course that was before implants. I figure this has to do with detox/toxins, so I was thinking I would order some Fungal Defense...but I wonder if this is ever going to go away??? Does anyone have any suggestions? This is horrible!! Thanks. hugs, ~ married to DH Mark, and sharing the lives of nine busy children. <3 <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 I am curious about how many of us have had the issue of excessive sweating with implants? Do or did any of you ladies struggle with this? I am four weeks after explant, and still having trouble with it and it is driving me nuts!! I sweat everywhere/all the time..face, neck, back, arms....when everyone else is comfortable. Talk about unfeminine AND embarassing!! Sheesh, I was one who hardly ever sweats~of course that was before implants. I figure this has to do with detox/toxins, so I was thinking I would order some Fungal Defense...but I wonder if this is ever going to go away??? Does anyone have any suggestions? This is horrible!! Thanks. hugs, ~ married to DH Mark, and sharing the lives of nine busy children. <3 <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 , I'd give your body a big "Thank You" for sweating . . . then give it lots of water and extra water-soluable vitamins ... IMHO, it's just trying to get rid of the toxins your implants brought with them. . . It should get better as time goes by. I worry about those who can't/don't sweat! Hugs, Rogene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 I don't put the lemons in the bath, I take a HOT bath and soak as long as I can. The hot bath opens the pores. The lemon goes in and breaks apart the junk that is clogging them. Then I cut two or three lemons in half and rubbed the halfs all over my body, and sqeezing the lemon as I went. I used organic lemons. I did use lemon juice from a bottle as an astringint on my face after opening my poors with a steam facial. One of the symptoms is a crawly feeling in the joints Only the crawly feeling was inside of both my knees Which has left me sort of crippled up I cannot bend my legs at full range Can hardly even dress myself and Cannot even put stockings on my legs I am wondering if I should try this on my knees I still believe there was something crawling in there I think I will try this today!! I wonder if It will draw out the rest of the poison where the capsule and scar tissue remains Just a thought, I am not a scientist or doctor but I feel like a guinnea pig anyway since the implants. What Do You Think ? Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 I don't put the lemons in the bath, I take a HOT bath and soak as long as I can. The hot bath opens the pores. The lemon goes in and breaks apart the junk that is clogging them. Then I cut two or three lemons in half and rubbed the halfs all over my body, and sqeezing the lemon as I went. I used organic lemons. I did use lemon juice from a bottle as an astringint on my face after opening my poors with a steam facial. , I don't want to confuse my body anymore than what it is already... Epsom Salt Bath ? Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Sandy . . . Personally, I'll try anything that I believe has no capacity for causing further harm . . . Lemons sound as safe as anything out there! . . . Also, you might try coating your knees with dry Epsom salts. Epsom salts will pull toxins out too. If you feel that it's a fungal problem, you could use an anti-fungal cream - like Lamisil. Massage may help too . . . At least you can massage your own knees . .. Massage your knees while they are warm . . . coconut oil is excellent for massage - It has antifungal properties too. We can't make any promises . . . but if you'll keep trying things, sooner or later you'll find something that works. Hugs and prayers, Rogene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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