Re: Red Spots from new helmet

May 2, 2008

I would definitely make sure the band fits well before going on a

trip. Also if it really is not fitting, ask them to make a new band

for you. A few adjustments are normal at first, but by the end of a

week or so it should fit well.

Kids adjust well, especially if the band fits properly. We never

convinced my daughter to sleep in her crib with it, but then she

always preferred to cosleep anyway, so we went back to that. She wore

it for 5 mo (longer than many babies) but got very good results and

after the first few weeks it was really just part of our routine.

-christine

sydney 2 yrs starband grad

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> I am new to the group. My 7 month old daughter just got her helmet

on Monday, and we have

> already been back one time to readjust, and I just noticed a red

spot that took almost two

> hours to fade on the back of her neck where the helmet rests. She

had been sleeping for

> about two hours on that side (it is the flat side, which she

favors). I am supposed to leave to

> go out of town tomorrow for a few weeks. Is it worth postponing my

departure to go back to

> the orthotist for another adjustment? This helmet (Starband) seems

to fit so poorly I have a

> hard time believing this is a custom-fitted product! That or we

somehow ended up with the

> wrong helmet. Also, is she going to become less miserable

> as time goes on? Will I? This is just breaking my heart!

>

May 2, 2008

Hi - My son has the Hanger Helmet, and we have been back 3 times for

adjustments on his forehead. I think this time we finally got it

right. The red spots have gone away and he seems to not mind it as

much. Don't get discouraged! Keep going back until they make it

right. I don't think I would postpone your trip. The dr I am

dealing with said if I was really worried about it over the weekend

to leave it off and wait until he came in on Monday, but he said that

unless the red spots were rubbing a raw spot on his head he thought

it would be ok to let him keep wearing it. I would call your dr and

see what they suggest.

Kristi

son Gunnar - 7 mos old

Hanger Helmet 6 weeks

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