helmet help-- sleep problems and fussiness

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Hi folks,

I just joined the group. Can anyone offer advice on fussy infant behavior

during the first few weeks of helmet wearing?

My 6 mo old daughter, Lena, has been wearing her Hanger helmet for almost 2

weeks now. She adjusted beautifully over the first week, but for the past few

days, she's been waking up at night almost every hour, and she typically sleeps

12 hours straight, with maybe 4-6 cries for the pacifier, and then goes right

back to sleep. The past few nights she hasn't been able to go back to sleep.

We've had to rock her, give her an additional bottle, and put her to sleep in

the swing, which isn't great for her posture. (She also has torticollis.)

During the day, she has moments of extreme fussiness (arches her back, stiffens

her body and screams). This isn't her typical behavior.

Any advice? Has anyone else's little one acted up upon adjusting to the helmet?

Thanks,