Re: Daughter hates helmet

[Guest guest]

Hello - does your daughter have a helmet (with the velcro strap) or the band?

Our

daughter has a helmet (since August) and we went through the same things in the

beginning; it almost killed me! I am happy to share ideas with you about the

helmet, if

that's what you have --as things differ when compared to the band.

good luck!

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> My daughter just got her helmet yesterday. She is not sleeping very

> well and waking up all night long. Right now she is in bed screaming.

> She seems ok during the day, just problems at night. She also has

> figured out how to get the helmet off. I do not know what to do. My

> husband seems to think using duck tape is a good idea to keep the thing

> on:( Needless to say, I am wondering if keeping it off until I can see

> orthotist is the best idea?

>

[Guest guest]

My son got his Band a couple days before Christmas and he hates it

also. He used to look at himself in the mirror and have this big

smile but when he first saw himself, he screamed and turned his head

to my husband's chest so he wouldn't have to look at himself or would

look away or at the floor. It was very sad to see him in so much pain.

He was so fussy that we had to sleep with him in our bed. He was

trying to unsuccessfully take it off and shaking his head back and

forth. On Christmas, I removed it and found yellow pus on his helmet

and the entire right ear area covered with red swollen welts and it

was very sticky, even after a bath. We kept his Band off to heal and

now his yellow scabs are peeling and we are going in for an appt soon.

Our PT plans on shaving that area to get a better fit. I'm going to

ask our PT about fussiness and I'll post again.

I think some babies adjust well and others... don't. We try not to

get anxious about it so he'll calm down also. Additionally, he had so

much heat rash all over his body even though we turned the heat off,

put on a short-sleeved onesie and no blankets. (We do live in Socal

though).

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> My daughter just got her helmet yesterday. She is not sleeping very

> well and waking up all night long. Right now she is in bed screaming.

> She seems ok during the day, just problems at night. She also has

> figured out how to get the helmet off. I do not know what to do. My

> husband seems to think using duck tape is a good idea to keep the thing

> on:( Needless to say, I am wondering if keeping it off until I can see

> orthotist is the best idea?

>

[Guest guest]

I just wanted to add that when he got his Band on again after a few

days off due to some yellow pus/welts on his head, near his right ear,

he was just as fussy as ever. He is normally a very good natured,

smiley baby. But when it came to bath-time, we gave him his bath and

then put him to bed w/o the Doc Band, and when we felt he was asleep,

my husband lifted his head and I slipped on the Band, and he's been

sleeping fine, just waking occassionally, but so far, so good. He's

better during the day, but I just try to keep him very cool, almost

cold--b/c he is really prone to heat rash.

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> > My daughter just got her helmet yesterday. She is not sleeping very

> > well and waking up all night long. Right now she is in bed screaming.

> > She seems ok during the day, just problems at night. She also has

> > figured out how to get the helmet off. I do not know what to do. My

> > husband seems to think using duck tape is a good idea to keep the

thing

> > on:( Needless to say, I am wondering if keeping it off until I can

see

> > orthotist is the best idea?

> >

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