The big day finally arrived and I was surprised at how nervous I felt as we got closer to the clinic. Noah, in his usual way, took it in his stride and slept all the way there :)
His helmet looks great, really smart, blue with planes, cars, etc all over it. A really great pattern for a little boy - I will post some photos tomorrow for you to see.
The consultant, Rachel, popped it on his head as soon as we arrived so she could check the fit and to also see if it needed modifying at all. Noah's ears were a little squashed so she reshaped it slightly and other than that it is a good fit. It is custom made for Noah's head from the scan they did two weeks ago. Amazing how they do it.
She showed me how to take it off and put it on and also how to clean it, etc. She then ran me through the acclimatisation programme!! It will be interesting to see how Noah takes to the helmet as during the consultation he seemed pretty OK about it all!
Rachel then remeasured his head. His head circumfrence has increased by a couple mm in 2 weeks, but the overall shape has remained the same. It made me feel even more glad that we are doing this - if it is growing, but continuing in the wrong shape, it reconfirms to us that this is the right thing to do.
So tonight when we got home, we had lovely cuddles without his LOCband, tomorrow will be a very different day.
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