Re: Second day with helmet - TOUGH - help, suggestions for adjusting..Hi

[Guest guest]

Hi , glad to know that all is well with you and your little

one! I'm glad that he is adjusting to his new band. Hang in there -

the time will go by so quickly! You have a great support group here

Hazel

Mom to Older DOC band grad and 1 repo'd kid

>

> Well, Noah got his helmet yday. Our break in period is three hours

> on...taking off until red marks fade...three more hours

on...repeat.

>

> Noah was supposed to sleep in it last night, but I was at a meeting

> and my DH had to put Noah to bed. He was so fussy that my DH took

> the helmet off and he slept wihtout it.

>

> Today I've noticed that Noah is MUCH fussier...I'm not sure if it's

> his two first teeth that have just broken through...a red ear that

> the Dr noticed earlier in the week...or his helmet. Regardless,

poor

> Noah is screaming/shreaking like I've never hear him before.

>

> He hasn't napped more than 30 minutes today with the helmet

on...he's

> SO tired and cranky. Oh, I'm dreading tonight. I have a feeling

I'm

> going to be up a million times. And, since I'm the only one who

can

> calm Noah down, I'll pretty much be on my own. I feel like I have

a

> newborn again. It's sooooo hard to see him upset like this...esp

> since I don't know if he's hurting or not.

>

> I plan on giving him Tylenol and teething tablets before bed.

Other

> than that, I don't know what I can do for him. I know he's supposed

> to be in this helmet 23 hours a day, but what if we can't do that.

I

> can see me giving up mid-way through the night and taking it off.

I

> know we'll eventually get to 23 hours, but I can't stand to see him

> shreak like this.

>

> Hopefully the longer he wears it the more used to it he will get.

I

> know we're only on day two, so I'm trying not to make any decisions

> about how the next three months are going to be right now.

>

> Any encouragement or advice would be greatly appreciated. Better

> go...He's screaming again now.

>

>

> Mom to Noah 6 mo. Plagio/Bracy 13mm. Day two in Doc Band

>