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[quote=Anonymous]I direct a center that had 3 babies in helmets.

Baby 1 and 2 were twins, wore them from about 8 to 14 months (this could be a little off - I know they were really crawling when they got them off, and they had been at our center for a few months before they got them on, and they didn't start at our center until they were 6 months old)  Yes, they worked for both babies.  The boy had a very misshapen head, and his head was symmetrical after wearing it.  The girl's head was less involved, but still was flatter on one side.  Both improved (him dramatically) and had very symmetrical heads at the end.  They already could sit up when they got them on, and they both learned to crawl while wearing the helmets.  They could do all the things: sit, roll over, crawl - the helmet never got in their way.  The girl twin learned to walk before getting her helmet off; the boy learned later, after his helmet was off, but he was seeing an OT to work on core and strength issues so his delayed walking had nothing to do with the helmet.

The 3rd child was much younger when she got her helmet, like 4 months old?  And she wore it a much shorter time, perhaps just 3 or 4 months?, either because her issues were different or because she started earlier so it worked faster because the head was more malleable?  I don't know.  Anyway, her head was symmetrical when she was done, too.

Honestly, none of the children missed a step - do be careful, the helmets are hard so when they nod their heads and bump into your face (all babies do this all.the.time) they can really hurt your nose!  Also, the twins crawled and bumped their heads into things and it didn't phase them when they had their helmets on - both twins had to learn not to just bump into things willy nilly once helmets were removed.  Took one time of bumping and feeling the wall to stop that, LOL.

If this is recommended, I wouldn't hesitate for a millisecond.[/quote]

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