Our orthotist (the helmet doctor) has Benjamin on a 4 hour cycle schedule to help him get used to the helmet. It goes like this.
Day 1: 1 hour in helmet, 3 hours out.
Day 2: 2 hours in helmet, 2 hours out
Day 3: 3 hours in helmet, 1 out.
Day 4: 23 hours in helmet, one hour out for cleaning.
Benjamin has been wearing his helmet for about an hour and a half at a time so far today. The orthotist said that he can wear if as long as he wants, but wanted me to know that he didn't have to start out wearing it full time.
So by Monday, he should be wearing it full time (23 hours a day). He hasn't had to sleep in it yet, and that's one of my biggest "concerns". Those of you who know Benjamin well know that he doesn't like to sleep. At all. We were just starting to make some progress at nap time, and I'm worried that we'll be back at square one. Good thing God is sovereign, right?
All in all, I would say day 1 is going much better than I was anticipating! I'm going to try to get his helmet decorated sometime today or tomorrow. I'll do that in my "free time"! Ha!
3 comments:
Oh my goodness is that boy cute! And what a sweet helper Elizabeth is!
He looks so happy! I love the pic of Elizabeth distracting him... thanks for the update.
Cool "baby astronaut"! I can't wait to see how you decorate it!
-Christi
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