Creating the Mold for the Helmet

Taelor had to have a plaster mold made of her head so they could make her helmet. They put a thick nylon on her head to help keep the plaster out of her hair. Overall the guy said she did really well. She didn't get upset until the end. This was done the end of January.

The lines show the center of her head. They put them on so it made it easier to see the difference in the two sides.

The ridge on the front made it so he would be able to pull the front off after it had dried just a few minutes so they could get the rest off.

She is still doing good here. Only one piece left to be put on.

She starts to get upset so we tried the pacifier.

I am not happy.

She finally started to cry. I had Brandon hold her so I could comfort her when she was done.

Can you please take it off?

My crazy hair!!!

We are glad that we only had to do it once. I am sure she is also. It takes 2 weeks to make the helmet. I am glad that Brandon was able to be with me during this step of the process. He supports me so well. I was so nervous, but in the end Taelor did really well.

Taelor's Head

Taelor had Left Torticollis which made it so she only wanted to lay on one side of her head, which in turn caused Plagiocephaly. She always slept on the right side which made that side flat. The doctors had us prop her so she would sleep in the other side but it never lasted long. She slept how she wanted. When we moved back to St. George Taelors new doctor had us going to physical therapy to help the torticollis. Her head corrected itself to a certain point and then stopped. Here are some pictures that show how it has changed. The bottom picture was taken in October 2008 and the top one was in January 2009. With the others in order in between. We decided to put her in a helmet to correct it the rest of the way. I will post pictures of that later.