Re: Fever and Doc Band Baby

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Tara,My daughter ran a fever and we had to take her helmet off until it went down. You did the right thing by removing the band when fever is present. I wouldn't worry so much. At least he has been able to wear it during the day .Our orthotist said that it takes three days of non-wear for the helmet to no longer fit baby. I would call CT with your concerns. They should be able to give you some advice about how you can safely get the helmet back on during the night if possible. If the fever is not too high, they may allow your son to resume wearing the helmet with the help of tylenol/motrin.)Good luck!-AmyFrom: tara05550 <crazy05550@...>Plagiocephaly Sent: Fri, January 7, 2011 10:38:29 PMSubject: Fever and Doc Band Baby

My son is 4 1/2 months old and has been in a Doc band for a little over 2 weeks for his plagiocephaly. The first night he did not sleep in it. The second day he got his 4 month checkup and vaccines and therefore had a little fever so we chose to keep it off one more night. The third night he slept all night in it, he did wake up several times and I rocked him back to sleep. He did good for a few nights, waking a few times but able to go back to sleep. Then our entire family got this horrible flu-like cold that lasts about 2 weeks. My older son and I have had it the worse with 103+ fevers for days but thankfully the baby only gets a temp at night and it stays under 101. Turns out he also had a rumptured ear drum and infection which could be causing the temp. As a result he wakes up after a couple hours of sleeping with a temp so I remove the band to make him more comfortable and bring the temp down. It has been about a week now where he has not

slept with his band all night long. He's fine during the day with wearing it and even naps for 2+ hours in it. Is this going to play a significant impact in his progress??? What do most parents of banded babies do when their child has a fever??? At the beginning of treatment they suggested a 6 week treatment period. I fear that if he needs to go longer in it that we will have to purchase a second band. Since we are paying out of our pocket and I am still on an unpaid maternity leave, that is not an option. This band was a stretch.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated,

Tara

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I don't make baby wear it when she's not feeling so hot either. It just doesn't feel right. Though she threw up this morning and I left it on but she has a real bad gag reflex and she choked on a cracker. It makes sense everyone got sick after a live vaccine. One of the set backs to shots is being contagious for up to a month. We actually skipped christmas because a cousin had just got her shots and now her entire family was so sick they canceled their vacation and last I heard they were at the doctors in misery. No offense to them but I am sooo glad I didn't show up.From: Amy McGinnis <mcg_woo@...>Plagiocephaly Sent: Sat, January 8, 2011 5:03:55 AMSubject: Re: Fever and Doc Band Baby

Tara,My daughter ran a fever and we had to take her helmet off until it went down. You did the right thing by removing the band when fever is present. I wouldn't worry so much. At least he has been able to wear it during the day .Our orthotist said that it takes three days of non-wear for the helmet to no longer fit baby. I would call CT with your concerns. They should be able to give you some advice about how you can safely get the helmet back on during the night if possible. If the fever is not too high, they may allow your son to resume wearing the helmet with the help of tylenol/motrin.)Good luck!-AmyFrom: tara05550 <crazy05550@...>Plagiocephaly Sent: Fri, January 7, 2011 10:38:29 PMSubject: Fever and Doc Band Baby

My son is 4 1/2 months old and has been in a Doc band for a little over 2 weeks for his plagiocephaly. The first night he did not sleep in it. The second day he got his 4 month checkup and vaccines and therefore had a little fever so we chose to keep it off one more night. The third night he slept all night in it, he did wake up several times and I rocked him back to sleep. He did good for a few nights, waking a few times but able to go back to sleep. Then our entire family got this horrible flu-like cold that lasts about 2 weeks. My older son and I have had it the worse with 103+ fevers for days but thankfully the baby only gets a temp at night and it stays under 101. Turns out he also had a rumptured ear drum and infection which could be causing the temp. As a result he wakes up after a couple hours of sleeping with a temp so I remove the band to make him more comfortable and bring the temp down. It has been about a week now where he has not

slept with his band all night long. He's fine during the day with wearing it and even naps for 2+ hours in it. Is this going to play a significant impact in his progress??? What do most parents of banded babies do when their child has a fever??? At the beginning of treatment they suggested a 6 week treatment period. I fear that if he needs to go longer in it that we will have to purchase a second band. Since we are paying out of our pocket and I am still on an unpaid maternity leave, that is not an option. This band was a stretch.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated,

Tara