Re: Restorative Health Services

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Hey there -

Hope it goes well tonight! I was so worried about that first night,

and my son did way better than I did! You are right, it will get

quickly better for both of you. We were out at dinner tonight and

someone saw us and said, " Oh we had one of those - Dr. ,

right? " We are not by ourselves in this! I think the reason we had

to go back to RHS for frequent adjustments was because he has been

growing SO fast. He was fitted in his helmet the week he turned 5

months old, and he is 8 1/2 months old now. He has an area that is

bossing out on the side opposite from his plagiocephaly area and it

would press against one of the ventialtion holes in particular.

They have had to thin that area out several times for us. Other

times it had made red marks that would last more than 20 minutes or

so. They have often been able to get us in on the same day that I

call. The last time we saw Dr. he ballparked us in it for

another 2 to 3 months (so almost 2 more months from now), and yes,

we see him monthly. One thing that I found VERY helpful, and I

think I found it here, was to use 91% rubbing alcohol to clean your

helmet. It makes such a difference - it seems to really neutralize

any yukky smells. I can't stand for my sweet little boy to have a

stinky noggin, and anything you wear for 23 hours a day will get

icky. You can buy it at Walgreens, but I am sure you can find it

lots of places. Did you say your daughter is 6 months old? Believe

it or not, you will find that she looks adorable in the crazy thing,

and after a few weeks we actually thought our son looked funny

without it - like someone without thier glasses!! We got a blue one

and decorated his with stickers, and that really makes it look less

clinical. Best of luck with all of this. Let me know how it goes

tonight!! See you on the boards -

Martha Ann

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> > > Hi! I am new to the group. My 6 month old just got her helmet

> yesterday

> > > from Restorative Health Services. Has anyone else used this

type

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> > > helmet before? It is a full helmet with small holes all over

it!

> We had

> > > planned on starting today, however, she woke up with a stomach

> bug, so

> > > we plan to wait a day or so. Also, any tips on how to start?

> Yesterday

> > > during the final fitting she screamed most of the time. I am

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> > > anxious to get started, but I know the sooner the better. Did

> anyone's

> > > child have a hard time getting use to the helmet and about how

> many

> > > days did it take for them to get use to it? Thanks,

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