Re: Please tell me he WILL adjust to the band...

[Guest guest]

, I'm sorry you've had such a rough time so far. My son had a

terrible start as well, but here we are at the three week mark and

doing much better. I did want to share that I blamed his intense

fussiness the past few days on the helmet, but today I saw his first

four teeth peeking through his bottom gum! No kidding! The first

four all at one time, all on the bottom! I'd fuss too! Could your

son be teething as well as adjusting to the band? PS - If you

think it's hurting him, I'd take it off and go straight to your

ortho/CT.

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> We were banded on tuesday and he took to it well during the day.

> The first night was not good. He was not too hot as I dressed him

> down and there was little redness on his head.... I couldnt calm

him

> down, so I took it off the first night and put it back on in the

> morning (Wed). He wore it all day Wednesday (was grumpy all day)

> and I was able to get him to sleep with it on last night. He

> usually sleeps through until 9:30am, but he woke up at 1am and

> 6:30am. At 6:30am I took the band off and found a large red area at

> the base of his neck - I called CT and sent them pics, they said it

> is due to him favoring that side at night and to try to encourage

> him to lay on the other side. The band is back on, has been all

day

> today, but he is increasingly more and more upset. I tilted him

> more to his right side for naps today, which seems to help, but he

> is a miserable baby during waking hours.

>

> Anyone PLEASE have any distraction tips? Please tell me he will

> adjust and be my super angel happy baby again! I dont even

recognize

> his behavior - seriously he is normally the type of baby everyone

> wishes they had.

>

> Thank you.

>

>

> Plagio/tort, DOCBand - day #3, Age: 5months 4 weeks

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Holy majoley batman 4 teeth at once!!! (Sorry for the batman

reference). We have suspected teething on and off over the last few

months (bouts of drooling, fussiness and chewing on ANYTHING he can

reach) but each session diminishes a few days later. He could be

close - nothing is apparent in the gumline (though I will check

tonight after bathtime).

I took it off last night and he didnt sleep well even without it -

so something else might be compounding his fussiness. I actually

had to do a night feed last night.... last time we had to do that

was his 5 month growth spurt...

I put the band back on today for the day - I generally keep him off

his back most of the day anyway (old habit from repositioning days

and now he is sitting up - so he chooses it a lot).

I will try again tonight, but I will take it back off if he starts

screaming again.... I would rather have him take longer to adjust

than to learn to hate the sight of the band and think its a bad

thing.

Thanks for the advice! We are still plodding along.

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> >

> > We were banded on tuesday and he took to it well during the

day.

> > The first night was not good. He was not too hot as I dressed

him

> > down and there was little redness on his head.... I couldnt calm

> him

> > down, so I took it off the first night and put it back on in the

> > morning (Wed). He wore it all day Wednesday (was grumpy all

day)

> > and I was able to get him to sleep with it on last night. He

> > usually sleeps through until 9:30am, but he woke up at 1am and

> > 6:30am. At 6:30am I took the band off and found a large red area

at

> > the base of his neck - I called CT and sent them pics, they said

it

> > is due to him favoring that side at night and to try to

encourage

> > him to lay on the other side. The band is back on, has been all

> day

> > today, but he is increasingly more and more upset. I tilted him

> > more to his right side for naps today, which seems to help, but

he

> > is a miserable baby during waking hours.

> >

> > Anyone PLEASE have any distraction tips? Please tell me he will

> > adjust and be my super angel happy baby again! I dont even

> recognize

> > his behavior - seriously he is normally the type of baby

everyone

> > wishes they had.

> >

> > Thank you.

> >

> >

> > Plagio/tort, DOCBand - day #3, Age: 5months 4 weeks

> >

>

[Guest guest]

-So what on earth is it with these babies showing the signs of

teething months before anything breaks through? 's been

drooling up a storm for (honestly)four months and the teeth (all four

of them) just poked through the other day! And I kinda feel cheated

because when he got his first tooth, I wanted to joke around and

say, " Okay, it's time to go brush your tooth! " My first baby got two

teeth at once as well. Guess I won't be saying that! Hee hee!

acts like he hardly notices his helmet now. He's had it three

weeks. So, I'm blaming the fussiness (now) on the teeth. If your

little one is fussing w/o the helmet and that's not typical, then it

could be something else. And your batman comment really did make me

lol! Someone posted a few days ago that they put a layer of foam on

top of the matteras and that helped their baby sleep with the

helmet. That sounded like a good idea to me, but seems to be

back to his usual sleeping pattern (for the most part). Do you live

in a hot climate? There have been so many posts about hot weather

and bands that now I'm getting worried about it. We live in NC and

it does get pretty hot here for several months.

> > >

> > > Hi everyone,

> > >

> > > We were banded on tuesday and he took to it well during the

> day.

> > > The first night was not good. He was not too hot as I dressed

> him

> > > down and there was little redness on his head.... I couldnt

calm

> > him

> > > down, so I took it off the first night and put it back on in

the

> > > morning (Wed). He wore it all day Wednesday (was grumpy all

> day)

> > > and I was able to get him to sleep with it on last night. He

> > > usually sleeps through until 9:30am, but he woke up at 1am and

> > > 6:30am. At 6:30am I took the band off and found a large red

area

> at

> > > the base of his neck - I called CT and sent them pics, they

said

> it

> > > is due to him favoring that side at night and to try to

> encourage

> > > him to lay on the other side. The band is back on, has been

all

> > day

> > > today, but he is increasingly more and more upset. I tilted

him

> > > more to his right side for naps today, which seems to help, but

> he

> > > is a miserable baby during waking hours.

> > >

> > > Anyone PLEASE have any distraction tips? Please tell me he will

> > > adjust and be my super angel happy baby again! I dont even

> > recognize

> > > his behavior - seriously he is normally the type of baby

> everyone

> > > wishes they had.

> > >

> > > Thank you.

> > >

> > >

> > > Plagio/tort, DOCBand - day #3, Age: 5months 4 weeks

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

My daughter started " teething " at about 4 mo, and got her first tooth

at 10.5 mo! She was always drooling and chewing on something,

sometimes seemed irritated etc - so I was just waiting for that tooth.

I waited a long time :-)

My daughter got 4 molars at the same time (16 mo), and it was

terrible. I'm glad your little one is past the first 4.

-christine

sydney 2 yrs starband grad (full set of teeth)

> > > >

> > > > Hi everyone,

> > > >

> > > > We were banded on tuesday and he took to it well during the

> > day.

> > > > The first night was not good. He was not too hot as I dressed

> > him

> > > > down and there was little redness on his head.... I couldnt

> calm

> > > him

> > > > down, so I took it off the first night and put it back on in

> the

> > > > morning (Wed). He wore it all day Wednesday (was grumpy all

> > day)

> > > > and I was able to get him to sleep with it on last night. He

> > > > usually sleeps through until 9:30am, but he woke up at 1am and

> > > > 6:30am. At 6:30am I took the band off and found a large red

> area

> > at

> > > > the base of his neck - I called CT and sent them pics, they

> said

> > it

> > > > is due to him favoring that side at night and to try to

> > encourage

> > > > him to lay on the other side. The band is back on, has been

> all

> > > day

> > > > today, but he is increasingly more and more upset. I tilted

> him

> > > > more to his right side for naps today, which seems to help, but

> > he

> > > > is a miserable baby during waking hours.

> > > >

> > > > Anyone PLEASE have any distraction tips? Please tell me he will

> > > > adjust and be my super angel happy baby again! I dont even

> > > recognize

> > > > his behavior - seriously he is normally the type of baby

> > everyone

> > > > wishes they had.

> > > >

> > > > Thank you.

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Plagio/tort, DOCBand - day #3, Age: 5months 4 weeks

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Four molars! That's just not fair! Poor kid. Out of curiosity, how

long did she wear her STARband? We just got one for . He was

7 1/2 months old when he got it and they won't give me any idea how

long it will take to correct the plagio. I was thinking around six

months, but I've heard some say it only took them 8wks or some that

have had multiple bands. Confused!!

> > > > >

> > > > > Hi everyone,

> > > > >

> > > > > We were banded on tuesday and he took to it well during the

> > > day.

> > > > > The first night was not good. He was not too hot as I

dressed

> > > him

> > > > > down and there was little redness on his head.... I couldnt

> > calm

> > > > him

> > > > > down, so I took it off the first night and put it back on

in

> > the

> > > > > morning (Wed). He wore it all day Wednesday (was grumpy

all

> > > day)

> > > > > and I was able to get him to sleep with it on last night.

He

> > > > > usually sleeps through until 9:30am, but he woke up at 1am

and

> > > > > 6:30am. At 6:30am I took the band off and found a large red

> > area

> > > at

> > > > > the base of his neck - I called CT and sent them pics, they

> > said

> > > it

> > > > > is due to him favoring that side at night and to try to

> > > encourage

> > > > > him to lay on the other side. The band is back on, has

been

> > all

> > > > day

> > > > > today, but he is increasingly more and more upset. I

tilted

> > him

> > > > > more to his right side for naps today, which seems to help,

but

> > > he

> > > > > is a miserable baby during waking hours.

> > > > >

> > > > > Anyone PLEASE have any distraction tips? Please tell me he

will

> > > > > adjust and be my super angel happy baby again! I dont even

> > > > recognize

> > > > > his behavior - seriously he is normally the type of baby

> > > everyone

> > > > > wishes they had.

> > > > >

> > > > > Thank you.

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > Plagio/tort, DOCBand - day #3, Age: 5months 4 weeks

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Sydney had severe bracy and wore her band from age 5 to 10 mo (yes 10

mo total). It was definitely on the long side. Brachy can take longer

to correct because you need quite a bit of growth to compensate for

the extra width that develops (bracy is flat in back). Her pics are in

the photos section under Our Plagio Babies S/Sydney M. I would say

around 3-4 mo is common, but it really depends on severity and how

fast your baby grows.

How is doing in his new band? When do you go to the ortho for a

check? We saw a nice change at her first visit (2 weeks) so that was

really encouraging.

Good luck with it.

-christine

sydney 2 yrs starband grad

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Hi everyone,

> > > > > >

> > > > > > We were banded on tuesday and he took to it well during the

> > > > day.

> > > > > > The first night was not good. He was not too hot as I

> dressed

> > > > him

> > > > > > down and there was little redness on his head.... I couldnt

> > > calm

> > > > > him

> > > > > > down, so I took it off the first night and put it back on

> in

> > > the

> > > > > > morning (Wed). He wore it all day Wednesday (was grumpy

> all

> > > > day)

> > > > > > and I was able to get him to sleep with it on last night.

> He

> > > > > > usually sleeps through until 9:30am, but he woke up at 1am

> and

> > > > > > 6:30am. At 6:30am I took the band off and found a large red

> > > area

> > > > at

> > > > > > the base of his neck - I called CT and sent them pics, they

> > > said

> > > > it

> > > > > > is due to him favoring that side at night and to try to

> > > > encourage

> > > > > > him to lay on the other side. The band is back on, has

> been

> > > all

> > > > > day

> > > > > > today, but he is increasingly more and more upset. I

> tilted

> > > him

> > > > > > more to his right side for naps today, which seems to help,

> but

> > > > he

> > > > > > is a miserable baby during waking hours.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Anyone PLEASE have any distraction tips? Please tell me he

> will

> > > > > > adjust and be my super angel happy baby again! I dont even

> > > > > recognize

> > > > > > his behavior - seriously he is normally the type of baby

> > > > everyone

> > > > > > wishes they had.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Thank you.

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Plagio/tort, DOCBand - day #3, Age: 5months 4 weeks

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

>