Hanger helmet giving her welts!

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if anyone else has had the same experience as me...we've had our

7 month old daughter in a Hanger brand helmet for about 3 weeks. After about a

week of wearing it, my daughter developed a 1-2cm welt on the " flat side " of her

head. We got it shaved down by our orthotist (but only after a week of

discontinuing wearing it, since he was out of town), after which it took us

about 5 days of increasing the wearing hours to get her comfortable wearing it

for a full day/night. However, after a full 2 days/nights of wear, she has

again developed a welt (this time on the back of her head). I've removed the

helmet, and we happened to have a follow-up appt scheduled for Tuesday, which

means she will again be out of the helmet for a few days....

I'm starting to lose confidence in the helmet. Is this normal? Has anyone else

had this happen? Will I have to continually go to the orthotist to get the

inside shaved down?

Hanger was the only option in our area, but i would have preferred a DOC band

even though it would have been almost triple the price of our hanger.

Thanks for any input.

[Guest guest]

Hello,

Yes we r going through the same thing right now. Our son was in the helmet for

about 3 to 4 days when he got his first lump or welt. So we had if shaved down

as well and not only 2 days later the welt turned into a sore.. So we took him

in to his pedit. and he said he had a legion ulcer.. So now he outta the helmet

for 2 more weeks. I also am feeling unconfident in this place.. I wanna switch

to a DOC band but im waiting to see if my insurance wll pay for another helmet.

I hope your lil one gets it worked out soon i know how fustrating it is!! GOOD

LUCK

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> Hi everyone,

> I was wondering if anyone else has had the same experience as me...we've had

our 7 month old daughter in a Hanger brand helmet for about 3 weeks. After

about a week of wearing it, my daughter developed a 1-2cm welt on the " flat

side " of her head. We got it shaved down by our orthotist (but only after a

week of discontinuing wearing it, since he was out of town), after which it took

us about 5 days of increasing the wearing hours to get her comfortable wearing

it for a full day/night. However, after a full 2 days/nights of wear, she has

again developed a welt (this time on the back of her head). I've removed the

helmet, and we happened to have a follow-up appt scheduled for Tuesday, which

means she will again be out of the helmet for a few days....

>

> I'm starting to lose confidence in the helmet. Is this normal? Has anyone

else had this happen? Will I have to continually go to the orthotist to get the

inside shaved down?

>

> Hanger was the only option in our area, but i would have preferred a DOC band

even though it would have been almost triple the price of our hanger.

> Thanks for any input.

>