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

[Guest guest]

I'm so sorry you are dealing with such fussiness. My children were

not like that and I still had days when I wanted to pull my hair

out, so I can't even imagine. I would say that if she's already

pretty fussy, I'm not sure that the helmet will make it much worse,

honestly. You've made it this far! A few months in the helmet should

almost be a piece of cake! But seriously, it's worth it. If you're

not happy with her head shape, I would do it. I didn't do it when I

should have, and I ended up banding my son late (17 months) and I

wouldn't recommend that to anyone. And you might as well do it now

when she IS fussy, because if you wait and she calms down, then do

it, she might revert back to being fussy and you'll really go crazy.

I know it seems torturous, but it will be worth it all when she has

a nice round head.

For the heat, if she's already really hot, they might be able to

drill some holes in the band to allow more air in. And she can just

wear a short-sleeved onesie and nothing else all summer. She'll be

low maintenence in the fashion department!

Good luck with your decision! Keep us posted!

Jake-19m (tort resolved/rt plagio/DOCBand 11 weeks)

Jordan-4

>

> 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!

>

[Guest guest]

May daughter wore her band may-oct with no problems. We are in SF

area so it isn't that hot, but we don't have A/C at home so it isn't

always that cool either. We actually had some record heat over 100

degrees with no A/C so that day I took her to the mall, and kept her

band off in the car.

Most of the time it wasn't bad, just cool the car before putting her

in. Keep her out of the sun etc. Our ortho told us that summer isn't

that bad, because kids don't get sick as much. In the cold & flu

season you have to take the band off more for fevers.

My daughter was always happy,but not a good sleeper - both stayed the

same after banding. We coslept and that worked for us. We still don't

get as much sleep as we would like, but it isn't bad either. I keep

telling my husband parents aren't supposed to sleep a lot.

-christine

sydney 2 yrs starband grad

>

> 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!

>

[Guest guest]

I agree with as far as banding now while she is already

fussy. Hang in there. Hopefully, she is almost through this " colic

phase. " Could it be an allergy to formula or something in your diet

if breastfeeding, etc?

I live in AZ and had made the comment that I was so glad we were

banding in February and our ortho told us that they see more issues

in the spring/winter because people are outside so much where in the

summer it is SO hot that people stay in the cool a/c. As for

keeping her cool, do you live somewhere that you are outside a lot

during the summer? If not, then you should be okay. But maybe when

you go places cool the car off first, get an carseat icepack thing,

keep her lightly dressed, etc. Good luck. It should be fine.

> >

> > 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!

> >

>