band saved my son

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Hi, I just checked back into the blog. I was away on vacation and very busy the

last couple of weeks.

I was on vacation in niagra falls, canada. The trip was beautiful. I had soooo

many people stare at my sons helmet. Most of them didnt know why he was wearing

a hard hat. I just smiled back to them as they kept on stearing. My son got all

the attention he needed.

I wanted to share my second story, I went to take my 4 year old son to the bus

and held my son ely (61/2 months old, 19 lbs, 6 weeks in starband) in my hand.

As i wanted to cross back the street i triped and fell forward together with my

baby in my hand. His head went bang to the floor. Thank god that he had on a

helmet. He was crying a lot after that but had no bruise. The helmet just saved

him. I got away with a bruised foot, swolen ankle and a scraped knee. I am still

limping pretty much. I couldnt walk the first 2 days. But I am really happy that

he wore a band, and sometimes u never know why he was supposed to get the

band... I am doing better day by day with my foot. Just wanted to share the

story.

btw i cant wait to graduate the helmet. Ely is very fussy and frustrated with

it. He keeps on pulling on his ears and rubbing his face. He has a very chubby

face and it gets pretty squashed up in the helmet. Also he has a bad rash by his

sideburns. I spoke to his pediatrician about graduating he said that we should

still hang in there a little longer until his head gets a little more rounded

up. The orthotist told me that he will graduate in around 4 weeks that is when

he will do the next scan.

miriam

mom to ely 61/2 months

6 weeks in starband

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Jen,

Your email made me laugh. I was the same way...I got more sensitive about the

stares with each passing week my son was in the band. I would have expected it

to work the other way - more sensitive in the beginning and less sensitive over

time. Thanks for sharing your experience. I thought I might have been the only

one who felt that way! My son graduated from his DOC Band on 8/5/09 and we may

be doing a second band. I really don't want to do another one, but in the last

couple of weeks, I've started to feel like we stopped too soon. He did great in

the band...he was a trooper. The whole process was easy and we're really glad

we did it. Now, though, after a few weeks of a break, I'm just not eager to

start the process again...especially because of all the stares and double-takes.

The other thing that really gets me is that hardly anyone talked to him (when we

were out and about) while he was in the band. Prior to the band, people fussed

over him all the time - and as soon as he got his band off, they started fussing

over him again. (He's really chubby and gets lots of cheek-pinching and such.)

I know none of that matters in the long run, so I have to keep reminding myself

of that and keep it all in perspective. And thank goodness, the process is only

temporary. If we do another band, I know from our previous experience that he

will likely do just fine. It's his mommy that will have a bit of a harder time.

(Thank you for letting me vent my frustration here!)

For those just starting the process or considering it, don't be fearful or

discouraged. The results we got were great and we're so glad we started

treatment when we did. There are just parts of the process I found I had to

muddle through...and for me, that had much to do with the reaction of the

general public when we were out and about. But well worth putting up with that

for a season for the results that come with the band.

Jill

mom to Cade (8.5 months, DOC Band 6/18/09-8/05/09)

Texas

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> That's great that the band saved his head. Sebastian always hits his head

because he is just crawling and standing. He's going to have a rude awakening

when it comes off! The band can definitely come in handy though.

>

> I'm sure everyone one on here knows how you feel about the stares. I stare

back at people when they do that. I think I've become more sensitive to it as

time has gone by. I don't know why. If someone makes a joke about the helmet to

try to get me to to tell them about it I won't volunteer info. If they ask me

directly what it is for I'm glad to tell them. One time when I was in a bad mood

someone asked about it and I told them it was because we drop him all the time.

They didn't even question it!!!

>

> Anyway, glad you had a nice vacation and the band protected your baby during

that fall. I hope you are feeling better.

>

> Jen

>

> mom to Sebastian 8 months (17 weeks in Starband)

>

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> > band saved my son

> > Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:12:51 -0000

> >

> >

> > Hi, I just checked back into the blog. I was away on vacation and

> > very busy the last couple of weeks.

> > I was on vacation in niagra falls, canada. The trip was beautiful.

> > I had soooo many people stare at my sons helmet. Most of them didnt

> > know why he was wearing a hard hat. I just smiled back to them as

> > they kept on stearing. My son got all the attention he needed.

> >

> > I wanted to share my second story, I went to take my 4 year old son

> > to the bus and held my son ely (61/2 months old, 19 lbs, 6 weeks in

> > starband) in my hand. As i wanted to cross back the street i triped

> > and fell forward together with my baby in my hand. His head went

> > bang to the floor. Thank god that he had on a helmet. He was crying

> > a lot after that but had no bruise. The helmet just saved him. I

> > got away with a bruised foot, swolen ankle and a scraped knee. I am

> > still limping pretty much. I couldnt walk the first 2 days. But I

> > am really happy that he wore a band, and sometimes u never know why

> > he was supposed to get the band... I am doing better day by day

> > with my foot. Just wanted to share the story.

> >

> > btw i cant wait to graduate the helmet. Ely is very fussy and

> > frustrated with it. He keeps on pulling on his ears and rubbing his

> > face. He has a very chubby face and it gets pretty squashed up in

> > the helmet. Also he has a bad rash by his sideburns. I spoke to his

> > pediatrician about graduating he said that we should still hang in

> > there a little longer until his head gets a little more rounded up.

> > The orthotist told me that he will graduate in around 4 weeks that

> > is when he will do the next scan.

> > miriam

> > mom to ely 61/2 months

> > 6 weeks in starband

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> >

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