December's Star - Our Story

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Thanks for sharing your story - is a beautiful girl!

Marci (Mom to )

Oklahoma

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Hello All, I was surprised and delighted to see little

on the front page star. She has grown and

changed so much since that picture was taken!

Our story ... We noticed the flattening on her right

side at about 3 months. There was also facial

asymmetry. At her 4 month check up the pediatrician

recommended repositioning for 2 months and that we

should see much improvement by her 6 month check up.

Well, we didn't see any improvements with

repositioning. It was such a stressful 2 months.

After the 6 month checkup we began the process to get

the DOC band. That process was uneventful and

received her FIRST band on Feb. 12th at 7.5 months

old. We saw lots of improvement fast and she outgrew

the band in 10 or 11 weeks. Then came the dilemma ...

to reband or not. After serious thought and support

from this board, we decided to get the second band.

I'm glad we did. looks great now. She still

has some flatness on that right side but hopefully

that will continue to " fill in " . I'll have to say

that I have not seen any improvement with that area

since she finished DOC therapy on August 2 but I still

have hope! Sometimes when she is very sleepy one eye

appears smaller than the other. This is the only time

I can see any facial asymmetry. Have any of you

noticed this? ended up wearing her bands just

shy of 6 months and a few days after her first

birthday. For those of you just getting started with

band therapy, I promise that the time will fly by and

it will be a distant memory before you know it.

That's our story! Not too different from many of you.

Thanks for listening!

B, Charlotte

DOC band 2/12/01 - 8/2/01

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Thanx for sharing, ! )

Sometimes when she is very sleepy one eyeappears smaller than the other. This is the only timeI can see any facial asymmetry. Have any of younoticed this?

Hanna does this too! I'll never know if it's because of the plagio or hereditary tho, as I do the same thing! ;o)

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From: B.

Plagiocephaly

Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 12:46 PM

Subject: December's Star - Our Story

Hello All, I was surprised and delighted to see little on the front page star. She has grown andchanged so much since that picture was taken!Our story ... We noticed the flattening on her rightside at about 3 months. There was also facialasymmetry. At her 4 month check up the pediatricianrecommended repositioning for 2 months and that weshould see much improvement by her 6 month check up. Well, we didn't see any improvements withrepositioning. It was such a stressful 2 months. After the 6 month checkup we began the process to getthe DOC band. That process was uneventful and received her FIRST band on Feb. 12th at 7.5 monthsold. We saw lots of improvement fast and she outgrewthe band in 10 or 11 weeks. Then came the dilemma ...to reband or not. After serious thought and supportfrom this board, we decided to get the second band. I'm glad we did. looks great now. She stillhas some flatness on that right side but hopefullythat will continue to "fill in". I'll have to saythat I have not seen any improvement with that areasince she finished DOC therapy on August 2 but I stillhave hope! Sometimes when she is very sleepy one eyeappears smaller than the other. This is the only timeI can see any facial asymmetry. Have any of younoticed this? ended up wearing her bands justshy of 6 months and a few days after her firstbirthday. For those of you just getting started withband therapy, I promise that the time will fly by andit will be a distant memory before you know it. That's our story! Not too different from many of you.Thanks for listening! B, Charlotte DOC band 2/12/01 - 8/2/01__________________________________________________

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She's an absolute cutie pie! Congrats to on a successful finish and thanks for sharing your story with all of us!

' Mom

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Kendra, That's very interesting. In our case, I'm thinking it's the

plagio causing the " sleepy " eye. I'd love to hear from any others

that have noticed this! Anyone else???

> Thanx for sharing, ! )

>

> Sometimes when she is very sleepy one eye

> appears smaller than the other. This is the only time

> I can see any facial asymmetry. Have any of you

> noticed this?

>

> Hanna does this too! I'll never know if it's because of the plagio

or hereditary tho, as I do the same thing! ;o)

>

>

>

>

>

> December's Star - Our Story

>

>

> Hello All, I was surprised and delighted to see little

> on the front page star. She has grown and

> changed so much since that picture was taken!

> Our story ... We noticed the flattening on her right

> side at about 3 months. There was also facial

> asymmetry. At her 4 month check up the pediatrician

> recommended repositioning for 2 months and that we

> should see much improvement by her 6 month check up.

> Well, we didn't see any improvements with

> repositioning. It was such a stressful 2 months.

> After the 6 month checkup we began the process to get

> the DOC band. That process was uneventful and

> received her FIRST band on Feb. 12th at 7.5 months

> old. We saw lots of improvement fast and she outgrew

> the band in 10 or 11 weeks. Then came the dilemma ...

> to reband or not. After serious thought and support

> from this board, we decided to get the second band.

> I'm glad we did. looks great now. She still

> has some flatness on that right side but hopefully

> that will continue to " fill in " . I'll have to say

> that I have not seen any improvement with that area

> since she finished DOC therapy on August 2 but I still

> have hope! Sometimes when she is very sleepy one eye

> appears smaller than the other. This is the only time

> I can see any facial asymmetry. Have any of you

> noticed this? ended up wearing her bands just

> shy of 6 months and a few days after her first

> birthday. For those of you just getting started with

> band therapy, I promise that the time will fly by and

> it will be a distant memory before you know it.

> That's our story! Not too different from many of you.

> Thanks for listening!

>

> B, Charlotte

> DOC band 2/12/01 - 8/2/01

>

>

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I think Hanna's is more plagio related too, but who will ever know? ;o)

December's Star - Our Story> > > Hello All, I was surprised and delighted to see little> on the front page star. She has grown and> changed so much since that picture was taken!> Our story ... We noticed the flattening on her right> side at about 3 months. There was also facial> asymmetry. At her 4 month check up the pediatrician> recommended repositioning for 2 months and that we> should see much improvement by her 6 month check up. > Well, we didn't see any improvements with> repositioning. It was such a stressful 2 months. > After the 6 month checkup we began the process to get> the DOC band. That process was uneventful and > received her FIRST band on Feb. 12th at 7.5 months> old. We saw lots of improvement fast and she outgrew> the band in 10 or 11 weeks. Then came the dilemma ...> to reband or not. After serious thought and support> from this board, we decided to get the second band. > I'm glad we did. looks great now. She still> has some flatness on that right side but hopefully> that will continue to "fill in". I'll have to say> that I have not seen any improvement with that area> since she finished DOC therapy on August 2 but I still> have hope! Sometimes when she is very sleepy one eye> appears smaller than the other. This is the only time> I can see any facial asymmetry. Have any of you> noticed this? ended up wearing her bands just> shy of 6 months and a few days after her first> birthday. For those of you just getting started with> band therapy, I promise that the time will fly by and> it will be a distant memory before you know it. > That's our story! Not too different from many of you.> Thanks for listening!> > B, Charlotte> DOC band 2/12/01 - 8/2/01> > > __________________________________________________>

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Woohoo! Look at that little cutie on our homepage! , is

absolutely beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing your story with us again!

Niki

Kaylie & Danny (STAR grads)

Phila., PA

> Hello All, I was surprised and delighted to see little

> on the front page star. She has grown and

> changed so much since that picture was taken!

> Our story ... We noticed the flattening on her right

> side at about 3 months. There was also facial

> asymmetry. At her 4 month check up the pediatrician

> recommended repositioning for 2 months and that we

> should see much improvement by her 6 month check up.

> Well, we didn't see any improvements with

> repositioning. It was such a stressful 2 months.

> After the 6 month checkup we began the process to get

> the DOC band. That process was uneventful and

> received her FIRST band on Feb. 12th at 7.5 months

> old. We saw lots of improvement fast and she outgrew

> the band in 10 or 11 weeks. Then came the dilemma ...

> to reband or not. After serious thought and support

> from this board, we decided to get the second band.

> I'm glad we did. looks great now. She still

> has some flatness on that right side but hopefully

> that will continue to " fill in " . I'll have to say

> that I have not seen any improvement with that area

> since she finished DOC therapy on August 2 but I still

> have hope! Sometimes when she is very sleepy one eye

> appears smaller than the other. This is the only time

> I can see any facial asymmetry. Have any of you

> noticed this? ended up wearing her bands just

> shy of 6 months and a few days after her first

> birthday. For those of you just getting started with

> band therapy, I promise that the time will fly by and

> it will be a distant memory before you know it.

> That's our story! Not too different from many of you.

> Thanks for listening!

>

> B, Charlotte

> DOC band 2/12/01 - 8/2/01

>

>

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