Re: Banding tomorrow

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Does anyone know if that is also the typical protocol also used for

DOC bands? (the gradual schedule?)

-- In Plagiocephaly , " Pam Schraedley Desmond "

<pam@...> wrote:

>

> Our babe got his less than a week ago, and he is sleeping fine in

it. The

> place we are going (Starband) has a gradual schedule where you get

them used

> to it. We had him in it for a couple of naps on days 1 and 2 and

then the

> 3rd night he slept in it at night. He did wake up twice, whereas

usually

> it's only once, but he ate a ton both times, and I *swear* his head

was

> rounder in the morning! I think we just happened to hit a spurt

which made

> him extra hungry, so I'm really glad we didn't wait to have him

sleep in

> it! He really doesn't seem to care about the band one way or the

other. He

> fiddles with it as he is falling asleep, and I think he kind of

likes it.

> We did get a 1 " memory foam for him, which is in his crib. Our

weaning on

> schedule (as recommended by our orthotist) was 1 hour on, 1 hour off

> alternating the first day. Second day was 2 hours on, 1 hour off.

Third

> day was 4 on, 1 off (and sleep in it at night). Fourth is 8 on 1

off, and

> fifth day you go to the 23 hour schedule.

>

> I may stay on the off twice a day schedule (22 hours instead of 23)

so I can

> clean it twice a day. He woke up kind of stinky. Haha. I don't

want my

> kid to smell like feet all the time. But the 91% alcohol fixed

that. I

> hope it keeps working. Pee-ew.

>

> Every kid is different, but you may just have no problems at all.

>

> -Pam

>

>

>

> On 1/29/08, galucas <galucas@...> wrote:

> >

> > My 5 month old son is being banded next week. He doesn't sleep

> > through the night yet, but only gets up once a night right now.

Does

> > anyone have any tips on helping them get used to sleeping with the

> > band (other than the memory foam)? Or advice in general to help

with

> > the transition of wearing the band 23 hours a day?

> >

> >

> > >

> > > I am SO nervous about this. I keep thinking about how I would

feel

> > > about wearing a band on my head ALL the time. My daughter has

such

> > a

> > > beautiful disposition, always smiling. I just wish I could

explain

> > to

> > > her why she needs to wear the band. I know I would have

regretted

> > not

> > > doing it, even though she is mild-moderate. I think we're

prepared-

> > -

> > > she's been sleeping on memory foam already, we bumped her out of

> > the

> > > infant car seat and into the roundabout--I purchased 70% rubbing

> > > alcohol, aquaphor and hydrocortozone ointment. Do I need

anything

> > > else? I already can't wait till it's over and it hasn't even

> > begun.

> > > It's ironic because for about the last threee nights she's been

> > > sleeping the whole night through ( I read other posts where

babies

> > just

> > > start sleeping through the night right before banding); I not

going

> > to

> > > count on that continuing.

> > >

> >

> >

> >

>