Re: what is the outcome in adulthood/ re:pretty story for everyone

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Thank you for sharing such a nice story! It's good to read that she

wasn't taunted as a child and that she didn't suffer any of the

things that can develop with untreated plagio. I think the members of

the older plagio group would love to hear your story! Maybe you can

post it over there too?

OlderPlag/

Just a thought!

> > Thanks for the reply.

> >

> > I am 38 years old and my Mom has told me that as a baby both I

and

> my brother

> > were " swaddled " , ie wrapt in blankets to stop us moving around

too

> much, and

> > she put us to sleep on our sides BUT she swapped us from side to

> side as she

> > says if babys were left on one side too much they had flat heads

on

> that side

> > !!!!!!

> >

> > Sounds like plagio type symptoms to me and thats nearly 40 years

> ago.

> >

> > If she is right, there must have been Moms that did not swap

their

> babies

> > sleeping sides and if they knew the problems about sleeping in

one

> spot that

> > long ago why oh why didn't the medical profession warn us new

> parents.

> >

> > I asked my Mom why she did not say anything earlier and she said

> that a) all

> > the advice now is to sleep on backs so she didn't want to

interfere

> and

> > until we pointed out s flat spot she hadn't noticed it. I

can

> > understand this as it seems that most parents like ourselves do

not

> acually

> > notice the problem until it is quite severe.

> >

> > For example I told our hairdresser about our problems (she has a

10

> month old

> > child and is very very protective over him) and she had not heard

> of plagio,

> > BUT a week later she called to tell us that she had checked her

son

> and the

> > back of his head is markedly flat - she had never noticed - and

is

> now making

> > an appointment to see her doctor too.

> >

> > I assume you are in the US so maybe the sleeping advice when you

> were a baby

> > was different to ours, or my Moms anyway, but it is interesting

> don't you

> > think.

> >

> > As you may be able to guess, I am desperately looking for a light

> at the end

> > of the tunnel.

> >

> > Thanks again for the reply, let me know if you have any more

> thoughts.

> >

> > Best Wishes

> >

> >

> > Rob

>

>

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