went for Lincoln's casting

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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

[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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> > >

> > > For more plagio info

[Guest guest]

CT just finished their conversion to the DSI scanner at all of their locations

(except their 3 authorized licensed centers) last summer. My son was casted for

his first band and scanned for his second. Not all STARBand providers can afford

the STARScanner (it probably depends on the number of clients they treat), so a

lot of them still use the casting technique. I believe the same can be said

about Hanger orthos and the Insignia scanner they use. A lot of small

independent band providers still do the casting. It's not ideal, but it gets the

job done.

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

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > ------------------------------------

> > > >

> > > > For more plagio info

[Guest guest]

I was told that even with the scan there can be 3 mm error probably due to the resolution. I can ask more tomorrow. From: "" Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:40:12 -0000<Plagiocephaly >Subject: Re: went for Lincoln's casting CT just finished their conversion to the DSI scanner at all of their locations (except their 3 authorized licensed centers) last summer. My son was casted for his first band and scanned for his second. Not all STARBand providers can afford the STARScanner (it probably depends on the number of clients they treat), so a lot of them still use the casting technique. I believe the same can be said about Hanger orthos and the Insignia scanner they use. A lot of small independent band providers still do the casting. It's not ideal, but it gets the job done. 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > For more plagio info