Re: Re: Should I go forward with the helmet?

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I agree! We are (finally) moving forward with banding our almost-21-

month daughter - getting her STARband on Thursday. I wish I had

started earlier (even at 13.5 months), but am still thinking that

doing SOMETHING - even now, regardless of the correction that we may

or may not get - is better than doing NOTHING. Like said,

living with " what if " is very difficult. I have been struggling with

regret for way too long, and finally decided that I had to do

something, rather than live with regret indefinitely.

I am also very concerned about my daughter's tolerance of the band.

I'll keep you/the group posted about how that goes.

Wishing you luck in making this decision and best wishes if you do

decide to move forward.

Amy

Zia, almost 21 months, soon-to-be STARband

Chico, CA

On Sep 13, 2010, at 11:03 PM, christineashok wrote:

> I say YES. This is something that has been bothering you a lot, and

> if you don't go forward I think you will always wonder " what if " .

> My daughter has a giant head :-) It was 50th percentile at birth

> but by 6 mo it was 95th+. It was a cause for concern, but her

> height weight were also high, so we just watched it (and did an

> ultrasound at 6 mo). After 6 mo she stayed around 95th for

> everything - head, length and height. She is still a big girl.

> She's 4.5 yrs, still at the top end of the curve for height and

> weight. I haven't had her head measured lately, but it is still

> big, and I would imagine around 95th. It is not like her head

> growth slowed down and stopped growing. Of course it slowed with

> age, but it kept pace with the rest of her growth which has always

> been good. My daughter was banded early (age 5 to 10 mo) so I don't

> know what would have happened if she was banded later, but I would

> certainly try and get some correction. I know other babies banded

> even later and their parents are quite happy that they went ahead

> with the band.

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> Some babies do have a hard time adjusting to the band, but it

> doesn't seem to always be the ones you expect. I have seen many

> parents surprised to find that their baby hardly noticed it, or got

> used to it quicker than expected.

> -christine

> sydney, 4.5 yrs, starband grad

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>> I went to the pre-screening today with the most experienced

>> orthotist here in Vancouver. He measured my twin boys' heads and

>> told me that as 13+ months old babies, my boys have bigger than

>> normal heads. He showed me the head size chart and pointed out

>> that my babies heads are larger than 95% of the same aged babies.

>> Yes, they grew very fast in their first year and they are taller

>> than a lot of the 2 year old babies I've seen. The measures are

>> 8mm and 1cm though.

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>> The orthotist told me that since my babies have larger heads,

>> which means they may (or may not) grow slower in the next few

>> months, but it could be generic too (since I have big head =)

>> especially when I was 1,2 year old) and they are already quite old

>> for helmets(>13.5months), I may see a very small result, plus they

>> may not tolerate the helmets as well as other younger babies.

>> Actually one of my little boys is so protective of his head that

>> he hate people touch his head. I am not sure if I should go ahead

>> helmeting him. Is it worth trying to lock him in something he'd

>> hate and fight so much and may not see much of a result for 6 months?

>>

>> Any people with similar situations? Any comment is appreciated.

>> Thank you!

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