Guest guest Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 le, Given 's age, he is still likely to grow rather quickly. We did part time wear without our orthos knowledge, but was 21 months old when she graduated. was less likely to grow out of the band without adjustments. In fact, I could see that she had lots of room in her band before anything would need to be shaved off. She had a growth spurt a couple of months after getting out of the band and after returning from a 10 day vacation where she didn't wear it, she didn't want to wear it anymore. About a month later, she asked for it, but it appeared to be too small. If you are concerned, talk to the ortho about doing night time wear and continuing to come in for any adjustments that might be needed. 's growth will be quicker than 's was so you might only get a couple of weeks of part time wear before he outgrew it (if you don't go in for adjustments). Re: Part-Time WearPlagiocephaly Date: Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 7:39 PM Hi , I agree. I think an attentive parent would be able to tell if the band didn't fit correctly. I didn't want to give any misinformation, so I asked my ortho to clarify. She replied that she couldn't speak for the STARband, but as for the DOCBand, if the head grows with the band off, the head can very quickly get too big for the band and not fit properly. It depends on how old the baby is – the younger the baby the faster the growth, the less time it would take for the band not to fit. If a baby is only wearing their band at night, the band would probably be outgrown more quickly than if it was worn full time. And even if it were worn all the time eventually at some point the head circumference gets too big for any band.In any case, the practitioner can assess the fit of the band better than anyone and they can see if it is outgrown. If the band feels snug and the Velcro feels different – then the band shouldn't be worn. It can actually make the head shape worse. > > > > My son has been in his helmet now for ten weeks and has made tremendous progress. Â At his helmet appointment this past Wednesday, our orthist said that when we meet with his plastic surgeon (he wrote the prescription and checked Ethan's head to rule out any other problems prior to getting his helmet) that he will probably recommend that Ethan go to part-time wear which would mostly consist of nights and during naps (Ethan still sleeps on his back). Â When Ethan isn't sleeping, he is sitting up or playing in his exersaucer, so he's not putting any pressure on the back of his head. Â I believe that's a big reason that he will recommend part-time wear. Â I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and what it has been like. Â I am very excited for him to get his helmet off and to have his little head back; however, I don't want any regression because of how well he has done. Â Honestly, I was initially completely scared of him getting his helmet, but now I'm also scared about him getting it off. Â When he's got it on I know that no harm is coming to his little noggin. > > Thanks ~ > > Mom to Ethan (Starband since 11/4/09) > >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 thanks for the advice , I will ask the ortho about it , I think she is going to say he is "done " on Monday! le From: <babymonkeyny>Subject: Re: Part-Time WearPlagiocephalyDate: Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 7:39 PM Hi , I agree. I think an attentive parent would be able to tell if the band didn't fit correctly. I didn't want to give any misinformation, so I asked my ortho to clarify. She replied that she couldn't speak for the STARband, but as for the DOCBand, if the head grows with the band off, the head can very quickly get too big for the band and not fit properly. It depends on how old the baby is – the younger the baby the faster the growth, the less time it would take for the band not to fit. If a baby is only wearing their band at night, the band would probably be outgrown more quickly than if it was worn full time. And even if it were worn all the time eventually at some point the head circumference gets too big for any band.In any case, the practitioner can assess the fit of the band better than anyone and they can see if it is outgrown. If the band feels snug and the Velcro feels different – then the band shouldn't be worn. It can actually make the head shape worse. > > > > My son has been in his helmet now for ten weeks and has made tremendous progress. Â At his helmet appointment this past Wednesday, our orthist said that when we meet with his plastic surgeon (he wrote the prescription and checked Ethan's head to rule out any other problems prior to getting his helmet) that he will probably recommend that Ethan go to part-time wear which would mostly consist of nights and during naps (Ethan still sleeps on his back). Â When Ethan isn't sleeping, he is sitting up or playing in his exersaucer, so he's not putting any pressure on the back of his head. Â I believe that's a big reason that he will recommend part-time wear. Â I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and what it has been like. Â I am very excited for him to get his helmet off and to have his little head back; however, I don't want any regression because of how well he has done. Â Honestly, I was initially completely scared of him getting his helmet, but now I'm also scared about him getting it off. Â When he's got it on I know that no harm is coming to his little noggin. > > Thanks ~ > > Mom to Ethan (Starband since 11/4/09) > >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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