Well Adalynn is still in her helmet as you can tell.
We started this journey back in March and when we went for the evaluation then the OT said that on average, most kids wear helments 3 months, but older kids sometimes go more like 4 months.
We are one of those older children! With that Ryan and I had prepared to go the whole time of 4 months just so we wouldn't get our hopes up. Since the only way a child makes progress with a helmet is if their head circumfrence increases older kids grow less so the changes are slower. The helmet does not push against the high points but rather guiding any growth into the low points or flat spots. With Little Sis the first three visits (6 weeks) she didn't grow at all. Her head shape did change a little, but not really anything significant. Since then it has been a week of growth and then nothing.
Last visit marked our 3 month mark since actually wearing the helmet and luckily she had grown again which was good news. Now we are are the tail end and have only mild differences. I asked the OT how much longer though so that we could book flights and such and she said 4-6 weeks at least so apparently we still have a while to go. I will keep you all updated as we get closer.
Holly picked me us up at the airport and so we got to hang out with her daughter while we were at Cranial Tech. Crazy how close in age these girls
We went to the mall playground to kill a few hours between flights.
Both Holly and I tried to get a picture of both girls together, but they were like magnets and completly repelled from each other no matter how hard we tired.
Thanks to all you wonderful ladies that have helped me and Little Sis out these last few months with driving us around. We greatly appreciate it!
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