Doc Band for My Older Baby

We did it. I wished we'd done it sooner because we waited until after his first birthday. There are other companies who do the helmets too. I would check into the other companies too. We used the DOC band and were pretty pleased since he was 15 months when we started. His case was pretty bad and we waited too long. Even though we knew that we couldn't get a 'perfect' head we went ahead with it. It did make a really big difference. Most people don't notice it at all. I wish I'd considered it sooner because the shape of my son's head has caused problems in one of his ears. You may feel it's only cosmetic but you may be wrong. My son had chronic ear infections that were caused because the shape of his skull screwed up the workings of the inner ear...who knew! He's now 3 and most people don't notice at all. I've got his 'old head' in his closet on the top shelf where he can't reach. They make a model head to form the band and they let me have it once he was done. It's kinda funny to have your kids head on a stick! If you have concerns about how your son will react to the helmet don't worry because he won't. I was shocked. My son has sensory issues and wouldn't wear a hat EVER! I was really afraid of his reaction and prepared myself for some long nights and screaming fits. We put it on his head and he literally acted like nothing was there. I took him home for a nap and he went right to sleep and the band didn't bother him at all. It was actually kind of nice because if he fell or banged his head into anything the band protected his head like a bike helmet. He walked quite late because of his crooked head so it was nice that when he hit the dirt his head was ok. I would recommend it to anyone. Get it going right away because the sooner the better. You'll be glad you did.

At my sons 2 month check up the doctor noticed that the left side of his head was a little flat and told me to try to move his head to the other side when he was laying down to even it out. I would do this all the time because I was starting to really notice the flat side, but no matter what I did to keep him off of his head it was still very flat. His pediatrician mentioned the band but I wanted to avoid that because they are very expensive and he told me it would eventually round out on it's own and once he had more hair it wouldn't even be noticeable. I ALWAYS noticed it and I would obesess over it but when I would tell other people about it they'd say they never noticed it before. Once my son was 11-12 months old he finally grew some hair and I couldn't even tell if his head was flat on that side anymore. He is 2 1/2 years old now with a full head of hair and I still rub that side of his head to see if it's flat, but I can't tell. I personally wouldn't do it at this point since they usually recommend starting the band at a younger age and I'm not sure how beneficial it would be at this point. It probably looks a lot worse to you then it really is because you know it's there and are always looking at it, thats how it was with me anyways.

Hi Babymama :-)

First thing is I admit I have no idea what you are talking about! I am going to google it quickly, just never heard of it. BUT.. second thing is, my husband's back of his head is as flat as a pancake. He has a very big head, as he is a big man of 6'4".

There is NOTHING wrong with his head or his brain, he is a very successful business man with a brilliant mind! I don't think for one second that the shape of his head has influenced anything... except.. maybe made him more brilliant?!!

If your child does not seem to be having ANY kind of complications with this head shape, I would just allow him to BE... your pediatrician is saying it is fine, so perhaps check in with yourself and see what is going on and why this shape is bothering you... could be some great insights there!

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Relax and enjoy your son, I bet you are both just perfect!
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I did it for my first and third son and its worth it. By the way, for my last child I went to a place in Long Beach, I think it was S.T.A.R band or something. We lived in palos verdes at the time. I drove all the way to cranial technologies in Burbank for my first one. My son was mod to severe right sided flatness and he wore it for 3 to 4 months. Anyways, being that your son is one you still have time to reshape his head. It will take time getting use to it but the results are worth it.