Guest guest Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Our 5 month old daughter was fitted for her CT Doc Band last Friday and we had zero complaints....until this evening (day 4). Initially, she took to the Band very well, so well that we decided to go full throttle and keep it on 23 hours on Day 2. It was only this evening that she was squirmy at bath time. I could not see anything on her head, no pink spots at all. Then after I dried her off I noticed little teenie tiny red bumps on her forehead and left eyelid...heat rash! The consensus online seems to be to use 1% Hydrocortisone cream and keep the band off until the rash disappears. My fear is that she is allergic to the foam lining of her band. I am not only worried about her discomfort but feel as though it is a small step backwards....the clock is ticking in terms of her growth and we do not want to see her wearing it more than the 6-8 weeks they guess-timated she'd need it. Any advice with regards to preventing future heat rash? Is this common in the first week? Anyone else experience this? Any feedback/support is greatly appreciated. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 We had a rash with our son. Like you, we wiped the band with alcohol and let the rash go down before putting the band back on. The rash could possibly be caused from dryness to with all of the weather changing. Good luck:) From: munilicious73 <munilicious73@...>Subject: Allergic to the DOC Band?Plagiocephaly Date: Monday, January 31, 2011, 11:17 PM Our 5 month old daughter was fitted for her CT Doc Band last Friday and we had zero complaints....until this evening (day 4). Initially, she took to the Band very well, so well that we decided to go full throttle and keep it on 23 hours on Day 2. It was only this evening that she was squirmy at bath time. I could not see anything on her head, no pink spots at all. Then after I dried her off I noticed little teenie tiny red bumps on her forehead and left eyelid...heat rash!The consensus online seems to be to use 1% Hydrocortisone cream and keep the band off until the rash disappears. My fear is that she is allergic to the foam lining of her band. I am not only worried about her discomfort but feel as though it is a small step backwards....the clock is ticking in terms of her growth and we do not want to see her wearing it more than the 6-8 weeks they guess-timated she'd need it.Any advice with regards to preventing future heat rash? Is this common in the first week? Anyone else experience this?Any feedback/support is greatly appreciated. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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