Guest guest Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Hi all, I have been reading through alot of the posts in the group & just posted for the 1st time yesterday. I am so new to this, could someone describe for me what the " bands " are & what they do vs. the helmets? Kaylie's appointment with her pediatrician is next week & I want to be as knowledable as possible! Thanks so much! & Kaylie (4 months old) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Welcome! Bands and helmets are the same thing. I guess the term " band " comes up as short for the brand names, StarBand and DocBand. So they're just interchangable names for the same thing. Also, I think we like to use the word " band " as a verb as a simpler way of saying " got a helmet, " (as in " I banded my son because... " ). I also personally like the word band better than helmet, it almost sounds hip or cool! Hope that helps! Jake-18m (tort resolved/rt plagio/DocBand 2/11/08) Jordan-4 > > Hi all, > I have been reading through alot of the posts in the group & just > posted for the 1st time yesterday. I am so new to this, could someone > describe for me what the " bands " are & what they do vs. the helmets? > Kaylie's appointment with her pediatrician is next week & I want to be > as knowledable as possible! Thanks so much! > > > > & Kaylie (4 months old) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Bands and helmets are used pretty interchangably. Hopefully your ped will listen and help. I know alot of parents have had to fight for diagnosis. If you find a struggle then it may be in your best interest to get an eval (cranial tech does them for free) so you can see if a band is even needed and what the measurements are... so you are armes with hard fact to show your ped if the need arises. HTH!! Jen and Luli - 27 months Left tort - Right Plagio - Hanger Band Grad - CA http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/jens5th/ Bands & Helmets Hi all, I have been reading through alot of the posts in the group & just posted for the 1st time yesterday. I am so new to this, could someone describe for me what the "bands" are & what they do vs. the helmets? Kaylie's appointment with her pediatrician is next week & I want to be as knowledable as possible! Thanks so much! & Kaylie (4 months old) Supercharge your AIM. Get the AIM toolbar for your browser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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