Guest guest Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 If you got the cast and waited " weeks and weeks " it might not fit properly. At 13 mo it might be alright since growth is slow, but something to consider. Can he pull the helmet off if it is closed? if not try a barrette on the velcro to keep it closed. My daughter had brachy and I still wish we had gotten more correction. She was corrected to 86%, but I still notice it. -christine sydney, almost 3 yrs, starband grad > > Hi there, > It has been quite awhile since I have posted on here, but we have had > major troubles with my son, Spencer's helmet. We went really well with > his first helmet and he wore that for about 6-7 weeks before it got to > small. He wore the helmet from 6 to 8 months old. We then went back to > our Ortho for a new cast to be done. We got the new helmet but the > shape of it was all wrong and we then had to wait while our Ortho was > on holidays. Finally we had another casting done but then we waited > weeks and weeks for the new helmet to arrive. Finally we have a new > helmet, but my son is now 13 months old and he can take the helmet > off. I must admit I am over this helmet business and can't really be > bothered now. Spencer has brachycephaly (flat at the back) and with > his hair a little longer, the flatness isn't that bad. While I would > love to try and correct the shape of his head some more, I really cant > see it happen. Is there anybody here with any suggestions? > > Alison Connelly - Spencer 13 months, Brachycephaly and Fletcher 5years > CHD and POP Grad > Burnie TAS Australia > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Hi Alison, I had the same problem when my son turned one- it was like all of a sudden one day he reached up there and saw that he could do it- then the fight was on...someone on the board- I think suggested a barrette. It works great. I got one of the metal kind that clasp underneath and he can not even budge it...watch out though it can scratch the helmet--but its worth it to keep him from stripping every time we turn around > > Hi there, > It has been quite awhile since I have posted on here, but we have had > major troubles with my son, Spencer's helmet. We went really well with > his first helmet and he wore that for about 6-7 weeks before it got to > small. He wore the helmet from 6 to 8 months old. We then went back to > our Ortho for a new cast to be done. We got the new helmet but the > shape of it was all wrong and we then had to wait while our Ortho was > on holidays. Finally we had another casting done but then we waited > weeks and weeks for the new helmet to arrive. Finally we have a new > helmet, but my son is now 13 months old and he can take the helmet > off. I must admit I am over this helmet business and can't really be > bothered now. Spencer has brachycephaly (flat at the back) and with > his hair a little longer, the flatness isn't that bad. While I would > love to try and correct the shape of his head some more, I really cant > see it happen. Is there anybody here with any suggestions? > > Alison Connelly - Spencer 13 months, Brachycephaly and Fletcher 5years > CHD and POP Grad > Burnie TAS Australia > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 Hi Sydney, Thanks for you reply, but I think we may just have to forget about this helmet treatment. Even with the helmet fastened with the velcro he can still get it off, he can get it off with one hand, lol. He is really strong, lol. And yes the helemt does fit correctly. Not much can be done. Oh, well. We tried. Cheers, Alison (Burnie TAS Australia) Spencer (12/10/2007) - Brachycephaly Fletcher (7/01/2004) - CHD Graduate Start your day with 7 and win a Sony Bravia TV. Enter now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 My ortho told me about that barrette trick too. It's supposed to really work. > > Hi Sydney, > Thanks for you reply, but I think we may just have to forget about this helmet treatment. Even with the helmet fastened with the velcro he can still get it off, he can get it off with one hand, lol. He is really strong, lol. And yes the helemt does fit correctly. Not much can be done. Oh, well. We tried. > Cheers, > Alison (Burnie TAS Australia) > Spencer (12/10/2007)Â - Brachycephaly > Fletcher (7/01/2004)Â - CHD Graduate > > > Start your day with 7 and win a Sony Bravia TV. Enter now http://au.docs./homepageset/?p1=other & p2=au & p3=tagline > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 > > > > Hi Sydney, > > Thanks for you reply, but I think we may just have to forget about > this helmet treatment. Even with the helmet fastened with the velcro > he can still get it off, he can get it off with one hand, lol. He is > really strong, lol. And yes the helemt does fit correctly. Not much > can be done. Oh, well. We tried. > > Cheers, > > Alison (Burnie TAS Australia) > > Spencer (12/10/2007)Â - Brachycephaly > > Fletcher (7/01/2004)Â - CHD Graduate > > > > > > Start your day with 7 and win a Sony Bravia TV. Enter > now http://au.docs./homepageset/?p1=other & p2=au & p3=tagline > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Duct tape over the velcro will do the trick. > > > > > > Hi Sydney, > > > Thanks for you reply, but I think we may just have to forget about > > this helmet treatment. Even with the helmet fastened with the velcro > > he can still get it off, he can get it off with one hand, lol. He is > > really strong, lol. And yes the helemt does fit correctly. Not much > > can be done. Oh, well. We tried. > > > Cheers, > > > Alison (Burnie TAS Australia) > > > Spencer (12/10/2007)Â - Brachycephaly > > > Fletcher (7/01/2004)Â - CHD Graduate > > > > > > > > > Start your day with 7 and win a Sony Bravia TV. Enter > > now http://au.docs./homepageset/? p1=other & p2=au & p3=tagline > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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