Re: Banding at Four months

[Guest guest]

Hi--

In my opinion, banding at four months is a great decision, and that is

when we made the decision to band. The reason is that they are growing

quickly at that age, and with a good growth spurt (depending on the

severity) the plagio can be resolved. That is why they say it's only 6-

8 weeks in the DOC band when they start at four months and 8-10 when

they start at 5 months. When you wait to band, it takes more time for

the head to re-shape, because their head is growing slower.

I do not think that fear of regression would be a reason to not band at

four months, especially with the tort almost resolved. If you keep up

te treatment for the tort, there is no reason that it can't be resolved

or nearly resolved in the 2-month time. Also, while your little one may

not be crawling when he/she gets the band off, it is likely that if you

contine to work on tummy time, sitting, rolling, etc. that your LO will

be off of their head quite a bit when they get out of the helmet.You

are very lucky to have found your way to treatment early on, and I'm

sure that many wish that they would have been given the option of

banding at 4-months.

H.

>

> My daughter will be banded in a couple weeks, right after she turns

> four months. They estimate she will only have the band for 8 weeks,

> which is excellent, but I am worried about regression. She still

won't

> be mobile when she gets the helmet off so I am worried that her head

> will go right back. Her tort has been almost all resolved, we are

now

> just dealing with her tilt.

> Do you think I am just being paranoid? Have any of you been done

> banding around six months?

> Thanks!

>