How Should a Helmet Fit?

In order to get good results from a Cranial Remolding Helmet, we need to have a good fit. There are so many pictures of CROs floating around the internet that are NOT a good fitting helmet. I am apart of man Facebook groups of mom with helmet babies and there are SO MANY posts asking…. “is this a good fitting helmet?”

A good fitting helmet should…

.. sit on, or just above the browline. At Baby Bear Cranial Clinic, we use a heart shaped trim to allow for a little higher trim above the eyes but maintain contact in the central area. This trim line will “rise up” as the baby’s head grows both in circumference and height so we need to start low at the beginning of treatment so that we still have adequate contact on the frontal bone, or forehead, at the end of treatment.

... as close to the ears as possible without rubbing or causing the ears to fold. The seam should be snug with no gapping, and it should lay evenly on the inside of the foam where it contacts the head.

From the side…

.we should see that plastic and foam as close to the ears as possible without rubbing or causing the ears to fold.

The seam should be snug with no gapping, and it should lay evenly on the inside of the foam where it contacts the head.

A cranial remolding helmet should fit snug but not overly tight, this will cause red marks similar to when you take off a tight watch or hat.

We are creating contact over the prominent areas and space is built into the helmet over the flattened areas to allow the head to grow into a more symmetrical shape.

The helmet may fit slightly loose in the first few weeks as the head grows into the space and there may be necessary adjustments such as adding pads or grinding away foam.