Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave, 39, has recently revealed her 9-month-old daughter Dove’s neurosurgery.
On Tuesday, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum gave fans a health update about Dove, sharing that her daughter has started to learn how to crawl after undergoing neurosurgery in July.
Posting a pic of her daughter wearing a cranial helmet, Mellencamp wrote on behalf of Dove, “Hi guys, I am 9 months old and other than a zig zag scar underneath my hair across my head I wouldn’t even know I had neurosurgery a few months back.”
“I have been in this helmet aka doc band for 10 weeks and am about to grow out of it,” she continued. “The doc’s said I have to wear another helmet for 10+ more weeks but it truly doesn’t bother me one bit. Mom cried a little when she found that out but then Dr. Urata reminded her that not only is it helping me shape my head further but it is protecting me as I am starting to learn to crawl and lift myself up incase I bump into something.”
Mellencamp said her little one is out of the helmet for an hour a day during bath time, stating it “is a good thing bc peeyou it can get stinky.”
The Next Level actress also shared a few videos of Dove on her Instagram Stories, revealing that Dove sleeps about 12 hours a night.
Mellencamp said, “She goes to sleep at 7 p.m. and she wakes up at 7 a.m. Her first nap is at 10 a.m. She wakes up at noon and then her second nap is at 3, 3:30. She sleeps about an hour.”
Earlier this year, Mellencamp revealed that Dove was diagnosed with lambdoid craniosynostosis, which she said is “a very rare type of non-syndromic craniosynostosis and occurs when one of the lambdoid sutures at the back of the head fuses before birth.”
Following a CT scan, doctors recommended neurosurgery. Dove underwent the surgery in July, with Mellencamp confirming that the surgery was a success hours after the procedure.
The Celebrity Family Feud actress said at the time, “So much gratitude to her amazing surgeons Dr. Danielpour and Dr. Urata and all the loving nurses that will continue to help us care for her as she recovers. We are forever grateful.” The article originally appeared on PEOPLE.
