Amelia received her CranioCap today at 2:00. The appointment took an hour as the therapist showed us how to put it on her, then we talked about the care and the schedule of the cap while we waited to see if any of the cap rubbed her head the wrong way. There were a couple of spots so the therapist adjusted it in the office and had Amelia wear it again for a few minutes to make sure it was comfortable.
As expected, Amelia fussed a little when the cap was put on, but forgot about it when distracted with a book or toy. It was right during her nap time, so she was a little fussier than usual. I suspect that she will take to the cap pretty easily and it won't be a big deal.
She needs to wear it 20 hours a day minimum. The therapist said if we stick to that schedule, Amelia will likely only have to wear the cap for 3 months. So 11 hours at night (7:30 pm - 6:30 am) then off for an hour, on for 3 hours, and so on until bedtime. Hopefully we'll get into a good schedule and the time will go quickly.
Since she didn't get the cap until later this afternoon, the therapist said we can start the schedule tomorrow. I took the day off from work to help Amelia adjust to it. We put a few stickers on it to make it girly. I'll post a photo when I can.
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You'll have to post a picture. I'll bet she'll continue to look as cute as a button in her cap. Here's to a quick adjustment time for her. Kids are so adaptable. She probably won't even notice it in a day or two.
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