Look Mom! New Hat!

Last week Kai was fitted with his new "hat". This helmet (called a band by the experts) is intended to help round out his head that is a tad flat on the left side (plagiocephaly). Right now the doctor thinks that he will wear it for 3-4 months (wearing it 23 hours a day), but we are hoping that with the additional osteopathic treatments he is getting it will be shorter. We're really excited that there was a visible difference within the first few days of him wearing it.

For Kai it was as if we put him in a baseball cap. He has had no issue wearing the helmet right from the start. It is not tight on him and doesn't irritate or hurt him. This little boy is overflowing with joy and smiles, and a little hat won't change that. This condition is also totally cosmetic and he has no developmental issues. It is simply a result of the "Back to Sleep" campaign. Dramatically fewer kids dying of SIDS has resulted in more kids with plagio. There are increasing numbers of kids in Kai's situation; you'll definitely start to notice kids wearing the helmets in your area too. We are now on the lookout for fun surf stickers to jazz up his chapeau.