On October 14th, the Friday of my first week back at work, we had Devin’s appointment with Dr. Rozelle down at Children’s Hospital to see if Devin needed a helmet to help round out the flat spot on the back of his that developed because of his torticollis. Dr. Rozelle confirmed that Devin’s head was not quite proportionate and that he’d definitely benefit from a helmet. Well, a few hours and several stressful and traumatizing (I mean, who wants to watch someone pin their 3 month old down while he’s screaming bloody murder?!) xrays later, Devin had been fitted for a helmet and could expect to get it a few weeks.
About a month after that appointment, when Devin was about 4 months old, he got his helmet. Our instructions were to have him wear it every day for 23 hours a day, removing it only to clean it and to give him a bath. The first few days with the helmet were tough, and we were convinced that Devin absolutely hated us. After all, that helmet wasn’t exactly as light as a feather, especially for such a tiny little peanut.
But, within a week or so, Devin had pretty much adjusted to the helmet, smiling and laughing as though he had no idea that it was even there. Check it out!
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