Today Taylor got her STARBand Cranial Remodeling Orthosis. She will eventually have to wear this 23 hours a day. Today she only wore it for 3 hours... so it will be an exciting week!
She has to wear this because she had torticollis which is the shortening of one of her neck tendons. It caused her head to always lean to one side at birth and therefore her head is mis-shapen. We took care of the torticollis with stretches, but her head didn't even out on it's own, so we had to get this band. She will have to wear the band for 3 to 8 months until her head grows into the open areas of the band. The shorter time in this thing the better for Mom & Dad!
Here's some shots I got of her in it for the first time at home. She's getting to be a little chunk too!
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