Re: Starbands - why do some look like DOC bands but some don't

May 17, 2008

I don't know for sure why some are different shaped than others, but my daughter

has a

Starband and it looks very similar to the DOCband, except that the foam seems a

little

thicker. But I've never seen a DOCband in person, just in photos. Her pics are

in Baby A

folder - D. Helmet Day 1 (second to the last page of pics).

> > >

> > > My son has an appt. Wed. to be scanned/assesed for a Starband. We've

> > > been doing aggressive repositioning for 4 months with not much

> > > improvement. My question is - when I look at pictures of Starbands,

> > I

> > > see most cover all the way around and just have a small opening at

> > the

> > > top of the head, but I've also seen some that look more like a

> > DOCband

> > > in that they are much more open on top and have the one " pennisula "

> > > area (for lack of a better description) that covers the top of the

> > > head. Is the difference the orthotist or does it depend on the

> > child's

> > > head shape as to whether you get one that is mostly covered on top of

> > > the head or not?

> > >

> >

>

> --

> SC SAHM to , , , , and what should we name our

> baby girl?

>

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