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You don’t realize how common something can be, until you experience it! When my younger son needed a DOC band to reshape his head, my eyes picked up every other kid that also wore a DOC Band in public. The purpose of this article is to shed light on some of the questions regarding what a DOC band is and what it does. When my son was about 4 months, my husband and I noticed that the back of his head appeared to be slightly flatter. We brought it up to his pediatrician, who referred us to Cranial Technologies . From his initial evaluation, we quickly learned the importance of it and let’s say it became part of our family for the next 9 months. There are many resources available in understanding Plagiocephaly, Brachycephaly and Scaphocephaly. To summarize briefly, Plagiocephaly, sometimes known as the flat head syndrome is a relatively common condition. A baby’s skull is very soft and pressure from everyday surfaces can cause flattening. In Brachycephaly The back of the head becomes flat, causing an abnormally wide, tall head shape. Scaphocephaly is characterized by a long, narrow head shape. My son had a combination of Plagiocephaly and Brachycephaly. My initial reaction to my son wearing the DOC Band was probably typical of any mother. We just don’t like to see our children in any discomfort. While it took our family some time to adjust to it, before we knew it the DOC Band became a routine. Even my 2 year old son embraced, “little guy’s helmet”. It wasn’t always easy to make the 40 min drive up every 2 weeks for adjustments, but we made it happen. Was it worth it? YES! We saw a significant difference and could not be happier with the way things turned out. Cranial Technologies was wonderful during the whole experience and I would highly recommend them to anyone who has to take their child in for a head shape evaluation.