Re: Any advice for the stink?

[Guest guest]

Hi. The Alchohol certainly helps to keep down the stink, but it helps

a lot too to make sure that you use a really strong smelling shampoo on

his hair. L'Oreal Kids shampoos or Suave kids have some really nice

scents that help the baby's head to smell better and also the smell

will often somewhat transfer to the foam in the band too.

(we used the Blueberry scent and it worked pretty well)

Jen

>

> Hey guys! Things seem to be going well with the helmet. Braydon (6

> months) is wearing it 23 hours a day now. That sweat creates a stink

> though, not too horrible but yucky. So, any great ideas? I wipe out

> with a baby wipe and alcohol swab and that seems to help but just

> wondering if anyone has any other ideas. Hope you all are great.

>

[Guest guest]

Cranial Technologies in pasadena told us to use a washcloth b/c you really need

that texture

to scrub with the rubbing alcohol (she told me a baby wipe or papercloth

wouldn't do it)

>

> Hey guys! Things seem to be going well with the helmet. Braydon (6

> months) is wearing it 23 hours a day now. That sweat creates a stink

> though, not too horrible but yucky. So, any great ideas? I wipe out

> with a baby wipe and alcohol swab and that seems to help but just

> wondering if anyone has any other ideas. Hope you all are great.

>

[Guest guest]

You can also use a soft toothbrush.warner_cary <warner_cary@...> wrote: Cranial Technologies in pasadena told us to use a washcloth b/c you really need that texture to scrub with the rubbing alcohol (she told me a baby wipe or papercloth wouldn't do it)>> Hey guys! Things seem to be going well with the helmet. Braydon (6 > months) is wearing it 23 hours a day

now. That sweat creates a stink > though, not too horrible but yucky. So, any great ideas? I wipe out > with a baby wipe and alcohol swab and that seems to help but just > wondering if anyone has any other ideas. Hope you all are great.>

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[Guest guest]

Do you have a DOCBand from CT? I'm not 100% sure of what other orthos

recommend, but CT said to use alcohol and an old washcloth (for the

rough texture) or soft toothbrush. Also for stains (cause it can get

pretty dirty), I was told to scrub it with a dry washcloth first, to

get that texture in there to scrub at the layer of gunk. I usually use

a toothbrush and scrub three times each night (all at once). Also,

once you start getting some adjustments, about half of the stinky

parts get scraped out and it isn't as bad.

Glad to hear Braydon's doing well!

Jake-20m (tort resolved/rt plagio/DOCBand 12 weeks)

Jordan-4

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> Hey guys! Things seem to be going well with the helmet. Braydon (6

> months) is wearing it 23 hours a day now. That sweat creates a stink

> though, not too horrible but yucky. So, any great ideas? I wipe out

> with a baby wipe and alcohol swab and that seems to help but just

> wondering if anyone has any other ideas. Hope you all are great.

>

[Guest guest]

Orthomerica, maker of the STARband, also recommends rubbing alcohol and

applying with a washcloth or soft toothbrush. Another tip they suggest is

placing it in the sun to dry. Our ortho told us not to scrub the dark spots

too well as seeing the spots showed her where the baby's head was making

contact with the band and therefore where it needed to be shaved down during

an adjustment (get the band clean but not so clean that you can't see the

spots).

Molly

Novato, California

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

Graduate!

, 5

, 8.5

Re: Any advice for the stink?

Do you have a DOCBand from CT? I'm not 100% sure of what other orthos

recommend, but CT said to use alcohol and an old washcloth (for the

rough texture) or soft toothbrush. Also for stains (cause it can get

pretty dirty), I was told to scrub it with a dry washcloth first, to

get that texture in there to scrub at the layer of gunk. I usually use

a toothbrush and scrub three times each night (all at once). Also,

once you start getting some adjustments, about half of the stinky

parts get scraped out and it isn't as bad.

Glad to hear Braydon's doing well!

Jake-20m (tort resolved/rt plagio/DOCBand 12 weeks)

Jordan-4

>

> Hey guys! Things seem to be going well with the helmet. Braydon (6

> months) is wearing it 23 hours a day now. That sweat creates a stink

> though, not too horrible but yucky. So, any great ideas? I wipe out

> with a baby wipe and alcohol swab and that seems to help but just

> wondering if anyone has any other ideas. Hope you all are great.

>

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[Guest guest]

I occasionally washed with baby bath wash and water, then towel dried it and blow dried it to make sure it was thoroughly dried.

Plagiocephaly From: mafoley@...Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 20:37:07 -0700Subject: RE: Re: Any advice for the stink?

Orthomerica, maker of the STARband, also recommends rubbing alcohol andapplying with a washcloth or soft toothbrush. Another tip they suggest isplacing it in the sun to dry. Our ortho told us not to scrub the dark spotstoo well as seeing the spots showed her where the baby's head was makingcontact with the band and therefore where it needed to be shaved down duringan adjustment (get the band clean but not so clean that you can't see thespots).MollyNovato, CaliforniaNicolas, 2.5, tort & plagio, STARband (CIRS Oakland) 4/24/06-9/12/06,Graduate!, 5, 8.5-----Original Message-----From: Plagiocephaly [mailto:Plagiocephaly ]On Behalf Of Sent: 4 May 2008 07:26Plagiocephaly Subject: Re: Any advice for the stink?Do you have a DOCBand from CT? I'm not 100% sure of what other orthos recommend, but CT said to use alcohol and an old washcloth (for the rough texture) or soft toothbrush. Also for stains (cause it can get pretty dirty), I was told to scrub it with a dry washcloth first, to get that texture in there to scrub at the layer of gunk. I usually use a toothbrush and scrub three times each night (all at once). Also, once you start getting some adjustments, about half of the stinky parts get scraped out and it isn't as bad. Glad to hear Braydon's doing well!Jake-20m (tort resolved/rt plagio/DOCBand 12 weeks)Jordan-4>> Hey guys! Things seem to be going well with the helmet. Braydon (6 > months) is wearing it 23 hours a day now. That sweat creates a stink > though, not too horrible but yucky. So, any great ideas? I wipe out > with a baby wipe and alcohol swab and that seems to help but just > wondering if anyone has any other ideas. Hope you all are great.>------------------------------------For more plagio info