New Mom, 4 month old daughter needing banding

[Guest guest]

Hi! My 4 month old daughter is in need of banding. We were referred at 5 weeks

to Cranial Tech and were given exercises and repositioning, but it has not

helped. I am worried not about Sophie, because I know she will be fine, but

about how I will deal with it! I am not sure how I will take the

stares...questions are fine..at least they are trying to find out more about it.

Anyone have any advice for me?? Thank you so much!

[Guest guest]

Relax and remember how cute she is - that doesn't change. People are really not

that bad. There are days when it will bug you, but overall you'll likely forget

the band is there. Also you'll likely see results quickly since she is so young,

then you'll feel better knowing it is working.

Let us know how she does.

-christine

sydney, 3.5 yrs, starband grad

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> Hi! My 4 month old daughter is in need of banding. We were referred at 5

weeks to Cranial Tech and were given exercises and repositioning, but it has not

helped. I am worried not about Sophie, because I know she will be fine, but

about how I will deal with it! I am not sure how I will take the

stares...questions are fine..at least they are trying to find out more about it.

Anyone have any advice for me?? Thank you so much!

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[Guest guest]

Hi, I'm in exactly the same boat as you. My son (4 months) is getting banded

tomorrow and I'm dreading it. Not so much for him, cos I think he'll not notice

it after a while, but me...I'm quite fine one minute, in tears the next. It's

good to connect with other people going thru the same thing, it makes me feel

better knowing there are others who are feeling the same as me.

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> Hi! My 4 month old daughter is in need of banding. We were referred at 5

weeks to Cranial Tech and were given exercises and repositioning, but it has not

helped. I am worried not about Sophie, because I know she will be fine, but

about how I will deal with it! I am not sure how I will take the

stares...questions are fine..at least they are trying to find out more about it.

Anyone have any advice for me?? Thank you so much!

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[Guest guest]

I was nervous, too. But I can say that once you start to see the positive

changes, many of your concerns will fade away quickly! We've gotten our fair

share of stares, which I find bothersome. Like you said, I'd much rather have

people ask about it (and some will). One thing that I've found helpful - and fun

- when I'm out and about with my son (he's 7 months) is to spend a lot of time

talking to him and playing. We play through the grocery store, we bounce

through parking lots...I talk to him ALL the time. I did this a lot before the

helmet, too, but definitely more now. I find that it is helping me in the sense

that it keeps my attention on him (which he likes) and it keeps my attention off

of whoever might be staring or doing a double-take. I realize this probably only

works if your baby is a certain age - and you only have one. Would be harder if

you had other children in tow. But it is working for me and we're having a lot

of fun running errands and such.

Anyway, your baby is so young...I would bet this is going to be a quick process

for her. I'm thinking of that quote... " Begin with the end in mind " . If you

struggle, just remember that the end result is going to make the whole process

worth it.

Jill

Cade's mom (7 mo, DOCBand 6/18/09)

Austin

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> Hi! My 4 month old daughter is in need of banding. We were referred at 5

weeks to Cranial Tech and were given exercises and repositioning, but it has not

helped. I am worried not about Sophie, because I know she will be fine, but

about how I will deal with it! I am not sure how I will take the

stares...questions are fine..at least they are trying to find out more about it.

Anyone have any advice for me?? Thank you so much!

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[Guest guest]

Hi,

My son has had his helmet for two weeks now. I felt exactly the way you do. I

have actually come to like the helmet in a way. I see such a huge difference in

two weeks, that I almost look forward to putting it back on his head. I put it

back on as soon as I can because I want it to keep working on his head. One

thing that my husband and I both noticed is that the helmet almost frames his

little face. I feel like before he had the helmet on, when I looked at him all

I would focus on was his head. I felt like i never really looked at his face.

NOw I can really see his little face. I actually look at his face now instead

of concentrating on his big flat head

Every parent on here had the same feelings you are having right now. The minute

they put the helmet on his head, it was pretty sad for me. I wasn't sure if we

had made the right decision. It only was a day or two before we were used to

it. I don't regret my decision for a minute. Good luck

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> > Hi! My 4 month old daughter is in need of banding. We were referred at 5

weeks to Cranial Tech and were given exercises and repositioning, but it has not

helped. I am worried not about Sophie, because I know she will be fine, but

about how I will deal with it! I am not sure how I will take the

stares...questions are fine..at least they are trying to find out more about it.

Anyone have any advice for me?? Thank you so much!

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[Guest guest]

My son got his helmet about two weeks ago and I felt the same way as you both.

The first week was rough, probably worse for me than it was for him. He was

fussy and I felt like it must be because of the helmet. I felt so bad that I

had to put this awful thing on him that caused him such discomfort. But at

about a week into it, his attitude changed and he seems to not mind it much now.

My advice is if you have a rough start just hang in there, it gets a lot better.

I cried for about a week straight, but it is so much better now, and we are

seeing results already. The helmet isn't so bad after all!

The stares are annoying and I haven't quite figured out how to deal with that

part yet. I try to ignore the people who stare. I refuse to let that keep us

trapped at home.

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> > Hi! My 4 month old daughter is in need of banding. We were referred at 5

weeks to Cranial Tech and were given exercises and repositioning, but it has not

helped. I am worried not about Sophie, because I know she will be fine, but

about how I will deal with it! I am not sure how I will take the

stares...questions are fine..at least they are trying to find out more about it.

Anyone have any advice for me?? Thank you so much!

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