Re: Issues with the new band

[Guest guest]

Hi, . I'm sorry to hear you're having trouble. I wouldn't worry too much

about the sweating. Maybe the age difference is what is making her sweat more

with this second band. Her body should adjust soon. Just keep her as comfy as

you can and wipe her band out with a dry cloth periodically.

As for your concern that the band is too loose, I don't think that the band

rotating when pulled on is unusual, but I agree that I wouldn't expect it to

come off just by pulling up from the lip on the back. My clinician told me that

lip is what holds the band on, and specifically pulled on it to show me it can't

be slipped off when the velcro is fastened. I'd go back to Cranial Tech and tell

them about your fit concerns. Maybe the band needs adjusting or they told you to

velcro it too loosely. I'm sure if you let them know there's an issue, they will

see you right away. Good luck!

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> My daughter just got her second DOCBand (11.5 months old)

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> 1)she is sweating like crazy. I have the heat set for 65 degrees and she's

walking/crawling around in a short sleeve onesie and nothing else. (meanwhile

I'm bundled up in sweat shirts and thick socks) Night time is thin cotton pj's

(long sleeve and leg but open foot because I have the fan on). She has been in

the helmet since the 18th (8 days). We did not experience nearly this amount of

sweating in the last helmet which was worn in August - November and it was much

hotter then. How much longer should this last? Our check up is not until next

Thursday (Feb 3)

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> 2)She's already figured out how to get the helmet off by grabbing the back lip

and pulling it up over her head like taking off a shirt. Any advice on keeping

the helmet on? Our clinician said my daughter was not old enough to figure this

out and yet she's barely been in the helmet a week when this started.

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> 3)The helmet is loose enough that a child at daycare is able to grab hold and

twist the helmet enough so the my daughter's ear is folded over itself and

trapped under the helmet. Daycare is dealing with the child (actually my

daughter's teacher banned the child to his bed until the office agrees to move

him out of our room - there have been several issues with this child), but is

the helmet too loose? I know some looseness is supposed to be there but her

first helmet was not that loose.

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[Guest guest]

I did talk to our clinician and she gave me permission to try tightening the

velcro. She said that if any persistent red shows up under those edges near the

velcro then I would have to loosen it again. The velcro now sits about 1 cm past

the edge of the lower velcro strap and not even the slightest bit of pink has

shown up. I'm going to call back and talk to her again about how far it is

tightened now and what that does to the pressure/holding points.

As for taking the helmet off by herself...the clinician did say it was possible

but only a few enterprising toddlers figured this out. SHe said to put it back

on without any fuss or commotion then ignore my daughter for a short period. She

said most children will take the band off for the attention it garners. It seems

to have worked so far along with keeping a close eye on her and when I see her

grabbing the back of the helmet I quickly get her playing with some other toy.

It's only happened twice since talking to the clinician yesterday morning as

opposed to 4-5 times a day.

The sweating is finally getting better, but she is still slightly damp when I

check her. At least she is not dripping sweat anymore...

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> > My daughter just got her second DOCBand (11.5 months old)

> >

> > 1)she is sweating like crazy. I have the heat set for 65 degrees and she's

walking/crawling around in a short sleeve onesie and nothing else. (meanwhile

I'm bundled up in sweat shirts and thick socks) Night time is thin cotton pj's

(long sleeve and leg but open foot because I have the fan on). She has been in

the helmet since the 18th (8 days). We did not experience nearly this amount of

sweating in the last helmet which was worn in August - November and it was much

hotter then. How much longer should this last? Our check up is not until next

Thursday (Feb 3)

> >

> > 2)She's already figured out how to get the helmet off by grabbing the back

lip and pulling it up over her head like taking off a shirt. Any advice on

keeping the helmet on? Our clinician said my daughter was not old enough to

figure this out and yet she's barely been in the helmet a week when this

started.

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> > 3)The helmet is loose enough that a child at daycare is able to grab hold

and twist the helmet enough so the my daughter's ear is folded over itself and

trapped under the helmet. Daycare is dealing with the child (actually my

daughter's teacher banned the child to his bed until the office agrees to move

him out of our room - there have been several issues with this child), but is

the helmet too loose? I know some looseness is supposed to be there but her

first helmet was not that loose.

> >

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[Guest guest]

I'm glad to hear you found a solution. Maybe the helmet was made a little too

loose. I guess at least you don't have to worry about her outgrowing it too

quickly. Good luck!

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> > > My daughter just got her second DOCBand (11.5 months old)

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> > > 1)she is sweating like crazy. I have the heat set for 65 degrees and she's

walking/crawling around in a short sleeve onesie and nothing else. (meanwhile

I'm bundled up in sweat shirts and thick socks) Night time is thin cotton pj's

(long sleeve and leg but open foot because I have the fan on). She has been in

the helmet since the 18th (8 days). We did not experience nearly this amount of

sweating in the last helmet which was worn in August - November and it was much

hotter then. How much longer should this last? Our check up is not until next

Thursday (Feb 3)

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> > > 2)She's already figured out how to get the helmet off by grabbing the back

lip and pulling it up over her head like taking off a shirt. Any advice on

keeping the helmet on? Our clinician said my daughter was not old enough to

figure this out and yet she's barely been in the helmet a week when this

started.

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> > > 3)The helmet is loose enough that a child at daycare is able to grab hold

and twist the helmet enough so the my daughter's ear is folded over itself and

trapped under the helmet. Daycare is dealing with the child (actually my

daughter's teacher banned the child to his bed until the office agrees to move

him out of our room - there have been several issues with this child), but is

the helmet too loose? I know some looseness is supposed to be there but her

first helmet was not that loose.

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