On September 24th, Erin officially graduated from DOC band therapy, when she outgrew her helmet in under five weeks! Luckily, all of her right to left cranial asymmetry had been corrected by the week before, and her last fitting had just been for added volume and roundness (something Erin will eventually achieve on her own during development). As we were expecting her to be in the helmet at least 3 more weeks, and possibly need a second one, you can imagine our sup rise when they told us she was done. We never even got around to decorating it! But, apparently Erin is already setting records by being the fastest user in the history of the company! We think a lot of it has to do with her getting the DOC band at such a young age and with her rapid growth. Erin started treatment at under three months and most babies are at least four months, but closer to nine (why my insurance is refusing to cover it). In addition she has blossomed from 50th percentile to 90-95th percentile for everything.
In addition, after she graduated from using the DOC band, her head was so much stronger that she was able to pose for the 3D exit photos instead of having to undergo plaster casting again.
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