Re: new here, would like some advice! (sorry so long)

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Bless your heart. I totally understand about cranky babies. I too am a stay at home mom and my eight month old hasn't stopped crying since I brought him home from the hospital. I know what it's like to think if it gets any worse I absolutely can not take it. Getting the helmet (2 1/2 weeks ago) was tough. The first couple of days and nights were hard, but it is gradually getting better. I live in Eastern NC so it gets really hot and humid here in the summer so the heat is one of my major concerns too. But I'm totally sure/confident that it will be worth it in the end. If she's already fussy, like , you may not even notice it that much! Hang in

there. Once the helmet was fitting good and he'd had some time to get used to it I turned the baby monitor off and got some sleep. I can't deal with all the fussing (not to mention I have a two year old who's discovered the terrible twos) with no sleep. Don't feel bad if you have to let her cry. Do you have an ipod or something? Go for a walk and crank up the volume! Speaking of crying, parker's breaking down now! 11:20est. go back to sleep parker! Don't worry! The helmet is not that bad. I think we'll survive. We're going to try to anyway! ~

new here, would like some advice! (sorry so long)

Hello everyone, my daughter will be 5 months old on May 13th. She has toricollis and positional plagio. we have been in physical therapy for 2 1/2 months. there has been no change in the shape of her head. our ped and our therapist sent us to hanger orthotics for a hanger band or a star band. the orthotist wouldn't give us a yes i would or no i wouldn't opinion. he said we should wait to see what our insurance would cover and discuss it further. we found out today they will cover 80%. i want to do whatever is best for my daughter, but i have serious concerns. first is the orthotist said the summer is a tough time to wear the band, and my daughter is always hot anyway. is that going to be pure torture for her?? also, she is a very colicky, fussy, needy baby. she cries a lot and doesn't sleep well. she takes almost no naps during the day which only adds to her crankiness. some days i wonder how i made

it through the day (i'm a stay at home mom). i am terrified that her mood will only be worse if she gets the band and i'm not sure i can handle it! (the crankiness, not the banding!). but the bottom line is i want what is best for her. any opinions?? thanks in advance!

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My son had his band through the entire summer (April-Sept) and didn't have

any problems with the extra heat. I just had him dressed in a onsie t-shirt

and no socks all summer long. My son's mood did not change at all while he

was in his band nor did his sleeping habits change. I would definitely

recommend banding if you are not happy with the shape of your daughter's

head. Plus, you can't beat the fact that insurance is covering most of it.

Which Hanger facility are you going to?

Molly

Novato, California

Nicolas, 2.5, tort & plagio, STARband (CIRS Oakland) 4/24/06-9/12/06,

Graduate!

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, 8.5

new here, would like some advice! (sorry so long)

Hello everyone, my daughter will be 5 months old on May 13th. She has

toricollis and positional plagio. we have been in physical therapy for

2 1/2 months. there has been no change in the shape of her head. our

ped and our therapist sent us to hanger orthotics for a hanger band or

a star band. the orthotist wouldn't give us a yes i would or no i

wouldn't opinion. he said we should wait to see what our insurance

would cover and discuss it further. we found out today they will cover

80%. i want to do whatever is best for my daughter, but i have serious

concerns. first is the orthotist said the summer is a tough time to

wear the band, and my daughter is always hot anyway. is that going to

be pure torture for her?? also, she is a very colicky, fussy, needy

baby. she cries a lot and doesn't sleep well. she takes almost no

naps during the day which only adds to her crankiness. some days i

wonder how i made it through the day (i'm a stay at home mom). i am

terrified that her mood will only be worse if she gets the band and i'm

not sure i can handle it! (the crankiness, not the banding!). but the

bottom line is i want what is best for her. any opinions?? thanks in

advance!

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Hi !We are in Eastern NC right now at Ocean Isle & will be here throughout the summer...we are Starbanding in less than 2 weeks. Do you spend much time at the beach? have you asked how to handle that with the helmet? I am concerned about the weather in general & the heat. You must either be from here ("bless your heart") or have embraced our culture! Concord, NC 28025i.marycatherine@...Sweet baby feet! On Apr 28, 2008, at 11:27 PM, Langston wrote:Bless your heart. I totally understand about cranky babies. I too am a stay at home mom and my eight month old hasn't stopped crying since I brought him home from the hospital. I know what it's like to think if it gets any worse I absolutely can not take it. Getting the helmet (2 1/2 weeks ago) was tough. The first couple of days and nights were hard, but it is gradually getting better. I live in Eastern NC so it gets really hot and humid here in the summer so the heat is one of my major concerns too. But I'm totally sure/confident that it will be worth it in the end. If she's already fussy, like , you may not even notice it that much! Hang in there. Once the helmet was fitting good and he'd had some time to get used to it I turned the baby monitor off and got some sleep. I can't deal with all the fussing (not to mention I have a two year old who's discovered the terrible twos) with no sleep. Don't feel bad if you have to let her cry. Do you have an ipod or something? Go for a walk and crank up the volume! Speaking of crying, parker's breaking down now! 11:20est. go back to sleep parker! Don't worry! The helmet is not that bad. I think we'll survive. We're going to try to anyway! ~ new here, would like some advice! (sorry so long)Hello everyone, my daughter will be 5 months old on May 13th. She has toricollis and positional plagio. we have been in physical therapy for 2 1/2 months. there has been no change in the shape of her head. our ped and our therapist sent us to hanger orthotics for a hanger band or a star band. the orthotist wouldn't give us a yes i would or no i wouldn't opinion. he said we should wait to see what our insurance would cover and discuss it further. we found out today they will cover 80%. i want to do whatever is best for my daughter, but i have serious concerns. first is the orthotist said the summer is a tough time to wear the band, and my daughter is always hot anyway. is that going to be pure torture for her?? also, she is a very colicky, fussy, needy baby. she cries a lot and doesn't sleep well. she takes almost no naps during the day which only adds to her crankiness. some days i wonder how i made it through the day (i'm a stay at home mom). i am terrified that her mood will only be worse if she gets the band and i'm not sure i can handle it! (the crankiness, not the banding!). but the bottom line is i want what is best for her. any opinions?? thanks in advance!Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now.

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thanks for the response. i'm just so worried because she sweats so

much at nite already and it's not even summer!! but i'm not happy

with her head shape and repositioning has made no difference. we

asked about waiting until september to band her but he said he

wouldn't recommend that because of how much she is going to grow

between now and then. i'm in Canton Ohio. I'm a little nervous

about the fact that this orthotist only does 4 or 5 kids a year.

there was a facility in Cleveland Ohio that the physical therapist

sent all her kids to for doc bands, but they don't do bands at all

anymore. UGH!!

>

> My son had his band through the entire summer (April-Sept) and

didn't have

> any problems with the extra heat. I just had him dressed in a

onsie t-shirt

> and no socks all summer long. My son's mood did not change at all

while he

> was in his band nor did his sleeping habits change. I would

definitely

> recommend banding if you are not happy with the shape of your

daughter's

> head. Plus, you can't beat the fact that insurance is covering

most of it.

> Which Hanger facility are you going to?

>

> Molly

> Novato, California

> Nicolas, 2.5, tort & plagio, STARband (CIRS Oakland) 4/24/06-

9/12/06,

> Graduate!

> , 5

> , 8.5

>

> new here, would like some advice! (sorry so long)

>

> Hello everyone, my daughter will be 5 months old on May 13th. She

has

> toricollis and positional plagio. we have been in physical therapy

for

> 2 1/2 months. there has been no change in the shape of her head.

our

> ped and our therapist sent us to hanger orthotics for a hanger band

or

> a star band. the orthotist wouldn't give us a yes i would or no i

> wouldn't opinion. he said we should wait to see what our insurance

> would cover and discuss it further. we found out today they will

cover

> 80%. i want to do whatever is best for my daughter, but i have

serious

> concerns. first is the orthotist said the summer is a tough time

to

> wear the band, and my daughter is always hot anyway. is that going

to

> be pure torture for her?? also, she is a very colicky, fussy,

needy

> baby. she cries a lot and doesn't sleep well. she takes almost no

> naps during the day which only adds to her crankiness. some days i

> wonder how i made it through the day (i'm a stay at home mom). i

am

> terrified that her mood will only be worse if she gets the band and

i'm

> not sure i can handle it! (the crankiness, not the banding!). but

the

> bottom line is i want what is best for her. any opinions?? thanks

in

> advance!

>

>

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