RE: went for Lincoln's casting

[Guest guest]

What type of band are you getting for your son? The fact that you have to

wait three weeks to get it concerns me. Ideally, your child will be fit

with the band within 14 days of the casting date to assure proper fit and

function. Babies grow so fast that even waiting three weeks you might not

get the best fit with the band. If you can, I would highly recommend moving

up the fit date.

Molly

Novato, California

Nicolas, 3, tort & plagio, STARband (CIRS Oakland) 4/24/06-9/12/06,

Graduate!

, 6

, 9

went for Lincoln's casting

Yesterday we took Lincoln to get cast for his band. He was fine during the

measurement part but once they started the plastering he screamed and

squirmed and cried so hard he had boogies coming out of his nose and was

gagging I felt so bad. My husband held him during the process cause I knew i

wasnt going to be able to hold him still long enough so when they were done

I held him and eventually he calmed down. The doc was very nice. The place

is an hour and a half away and we had an appt the day before with another

doctor and then one the same day just hours before this appt and of course i

forgot my camera charger at home and my camera battery died and it takes a

special kind of battery so i went an bought a throw away and i told him that

and in he comes with his digital camera and said I could use that and then

he calls me into his office and lets me get on his computer and email em to

myself so he was cool. He let another mom come in before we started with her

little boy who had a month left and she answered any questions we had about

the helmet. He says Lincoln has to wear it for 6 months so till he is 14

months which was a LOT longer than I thought I had always heard 3 months so

we pick up on april 1st then go back a week after to check for any sore

spots etc. and then every 3 weeks till sept. My husband only has mondays and

tuesdays off and of course the doctor is only at the 2 offices close to us

on wednesday and fridays and are only open till 5 so thats our next issue

finding out how to get there cause we only have one car and I wouldnt want

to go that far alone with the baby just in case something happened so we are

figuring that out and lookin for decorating ideas

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[Guest guest]

They didn't tell me a name of it. They casted from the top of his forhead to the

nape of his neck if that means anything and they showed us the one that is the

band kind not a full helmet. They gave us this appointment when they gave us the

appointment for the casting so I am unsure of why the wait besides maybe the

fact he is only there on wednesdays and seems to be the only one around that

does it but I am not positive.Maybe they got to send away for it somewhere that

is far away cause I dont live in a major city.

>

> What type of band are you getting for your son? The fact that you have to

> wait three weeks to get it concerns me. Ideally, your child will be fit

> with the band within 14 days of the casting date to assure proper fit and

> function. Babies grow so fast that even waiting three weeks you might not

> get the best fit with the band. If you can, I would highly recommend moving

> up the fit date.

>

> Molly

> Novato, California

> Nicolas, 3, tort & plagio, STARband (CIRS Oakland) 4/24/06-9/12/06,

> Graduate!

> , 6

> , 9

>

> went for Lincoln's casting

>

> Yesterday we took Lincoln to get cast for his band. He was fine during the

> measurement part but once they started the plastering he screamed and

> squirmed and cried so hard he had boogies coming out of his nose and was

> gagging I felt so bad. My husband held him during the process cause I knew i

> wasnt going to be able to hold him still long enough so when they were done

> I held him and eventually he calmed down. The doc was very nice. The place

> is an hour and a half away and we had an appt the day before with another

> doctor and then one the same day just hours before this appt and of course i

> forgot my camera charger at home and my camera battery died and it takes a

> special kind of battery so i went an bought a throw away and i told him that

> and in he comes with his digital camera and said I could use that and then

> he calls me into his office and lets me get on his computer and email em to

> myself so he was cool. He let another mom come in before we started with her

> little boy who had a month left and she answered any questions we had about

> the helmet. He says Lincoln has to wear it for 6 months so till he is 14

> months which was a LOT longer than I thought I had always heard 3 months so

> we pick up on april 1st then go back a week after to check for any sore

> spots etc. and then every 3 weeks till sept. My husband only has mondays and

> tuesdays off and of course the doctor is only at the 2 offices close to us

> on wednesday and fridays and are only open till 5 so thats our next issue

> finding out how to get there cause we only have one car and I wouldnt want

> to go that far alone with the baby just in case something happened so we are

> figuring that out and lookin for decorating ideas

>

>

>

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>

> For more plagio info

[Guest guest]

All of the major helmet providers (DOC, STAR and Hanger) have one main

headquarters that make the bands, so there is always shipping involved with

those bands (for instance, we went to CT in Charlotte and they had to ship my

son's cast to Phoenix for the band to be made). Some others probably do the

same. Two weeks is really the max it should take for a band to be made. I would

call and ask them what the name of the band is, or if it's made locally, it

might not have a name (in which case, they probably manufacturer it right

there). If it's one of the top three though (listed above), it is required they

be made within 2 weeks, because of a baby's rate of growth.

Jake-2.5 (DOCBand Grad 9/08)

Jordan-5

> >

> > What type of band are you getting for your son? The fact that you have to

> > wait three weeks to get it concerns me. Ideally, your child will be fit

> > with the band within 14 days of the casting date to assure proper fit and

> > function. Babies grow so fast that even waiting three weeks you might not

> > get the best fit with the band. If you can, I would highly recommend moving

> > up the fit date.

> >

> > Molly

> > Novato, California

> > Nicolas, 3, tort & plagio, STARband (CIRS Oakland) 4/24/06-9/12/06,

> > Graduate!

> > , 6

> > , 9

> >

> > went for Lincoln's casting

> >

> > Yesterday we took Lincoln to get cast for his band. He was fine during the

> > measurement part but once they started the plastering he screamed and

> > squirmed and cried so hard he had boogies coming out of his nose and was

> > gagging I felt so bad. My husband held him during the process cause I knew i

> > wasnt going to be able to hold him still long enough so when they were done

> > I held him and eventually he calmed down. The doc was very nice. The place

> > is an hour and a half away and we had an appt the day before with another

> > doctor and then one the same day just hours before this appt and of course i

> > forgot my camera charger at home and my camera battery died and it takes a

> > special kind of battery so i went an bought a throw away and i told him that

> > and in he comes with his digital camera and said I could use that and then

> > he calls me into his office and lets me get on his computer and email em to

> > myself so he was cool. He let another mom come in before we started with her

> > little boy who had a month left and she answered any questions we had about

> > the helmet. He says Lincoln has to wear it for 6 months so till he is 14

> > months which was a LOT longer than I thought I had always heard 3 months so

> > we pick up on april 1st then go back a week after to check for any sore

> > spots etc. and then every 3 weeks till sept. My husband only has mondays and

> > tuesdays off and of course the doctor is only at the 2 offices close to us

> > on wednesday and fridays and are only open till 5 so thats our next issue

> > finding out how to get there cause we only have one car and I wouldnt want

> > to go that far alone with the baby just in case something happened so we are

> > figuring that out and lookin for decorating ideas

> >

> >

> >

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> >

> > For more plagio info

[Guest guest]

I should clarify, that it not only is made, but fitted within 2 weeks in order

to guarantee a proper fit.

Jake-2.5 (DOCBand Grad 9/08)

Jordan-5

> > >

> > > What type of band are you getting for your son? The fact that you have to

> > > wait three weeks to get it concerns me. Ideally, your child will be fit

> > > with the band within 14 days of the casting date to assure proper fit and

> > > function. Babies grow so fast that even waiting three weeks you might not

> > > get the best fit with the band. If you can, I would highly recommend

moving

> > > up the fit date.

> > >

> > > Molly

> > > Novato, California

> > > Nicolas, 3, tort & plagio, STARband (CIRS Oakland) 4/24/06-9/12/06,

> > > Graduate!

> > > , 6

> > > , 9

> > >

> > > went for Lincoln's casting

> > >

> > > Yesterday we took Lincoln to get cast for his band. He was fine during the

> > > measurement part but once they started the plastering he screamed and

> > > squirmed and cried so hard he had boogies coming out of his nose and was

> > > gagging I felt so bad. My husband held him during the process cause I knew

i

> > > wasnt going to be able to hold him still long enough so when they were

done

> > > I held him and eventually he calmed down. The doc was very nice. The place

> > > is an hour and a half away and we had an appt the day before with another

> > > doctor and then one the same day just hours before this appt and of course

i

> > > forgot my camera charger at home and my camera battery died and it takes a

> > > special kind of battery so i went an bought a throw away and i told him

that

> > > and in he comes with his digital camera and said I could use that and then

> > > he calls me into his office and lets me get on his computer and email em

to

> > > myself so he was cool. He let another mom come in before we started with

her

> > > little boy who had a month left and she answered any questions we had

about

> > > the helmet. He says Lincoln has to wear it for 6 months so till he is 14

> > > months which was a LOT longer than I thought I had always heard 3 months

so

> > > we pick up on april 1st then go back a week after to check for any sore

> > > spots etc. and then every 3 weeks till sept. My husband only has mondays

and

> > > tuesdays off and of course the doctor is only at the 2 offices close to us

> > > on wednesday and fridays and are only open till 5 so thats our next issue

> > > finding out how to get there cause we only have one car and I wouldnt want

> > > to go that far alone with the baby just in case something happened so we

are

> > > figuring that out and lookin for decorating ideas

> > >

> > >

> > >

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> > >

> > > For more plagio info