Re: doesn't need a helmet!

[Guest guest]

-Anne,

Thanks for sharing your good news! Please keep us posted on Brook's

repoing progress.

> Hi ladies,

> sorry it has taken me so long to get back to the board, but you

know

> how it is with the " silly season " and all.

> Well, Monday before Christmas we went off to Oakland Childrens'

> Hospital to see Dr Sun, the Director of Neurology there. I was

> feeling very trepidatious, but glad that we were finally going to

> have looked at by someone.

> I was very impressed with the attention we received there. The

nurse

> practitioner who met with us first was lovely and told us that we

> were doing all the right things with her regarding repositioning

> etc. We had printed out a page of photos of her head over the last

> 4 weeks since we started repositioning and she was very impressed

> with that! lol

> Anyway, Dr Sun came in and said we had nothing to worry about. She

> definitely did not have cranio (one of my concerns) and he did not

> feel she was severe enough to warant a helmet. In his words, he

said

> that if were twins and one were helmetted and one was not,

we

> would end up with the same results down the track. He says she

will

> have a " socially acceptable " (or something like that) head shape by

> the time she is in preschool and that her head should round out

fine

> by itself.

> I was pleased to hear this of course. While I was not averse to

her

> having a helmet if needed I feel happy that she will not have to be

> subjected to it (and please, I mean no offence to all you out there

> that need it). I'm confident of his diagnosis and I feel he is

> willing to prescribe a helmet if necessary. He actually had one in

> his office and he also gave us a copy of a paper he wrote on plagio

> several years ago, so I think he is obviously knowledgeable on the

> topic. He also said to feel free to come back in a few months if

we

> felt the need.

> So, we celebrated Christmas happy in the fact that our girl has a

bit

> of a " flathead " but that she will be fine. We are still doing our

> best to be vigilant with our repositioning and now that she is

> getting older she is spending so much less time on her head it is

> easier.

> Thanks so much to all of you for your support and advice. I will

> post up some pics of my girl soon. Even though we are not in need

of

> a helmet like many of you I will still hang around and keep you

> updated on her progress.

> Lastly, I hope you all had a great Christmas and all the best for a

> wonderful new year. Here's to round noggins and non-neglectful

> parents.

> cheers

> -Anne

[Guest guest]

Yeah ! Such good news

Dane's mom DOC Grad

[Guest guest]

Hi -Anne:

It sounds like you had a very pleasant appt with a well plagio

educated Dr....nice to hear!

's plagio did look mild in earlier pics you had posted, and

she's still so young, hopefully you'll be able to achieve rounding

w/repositioning alone!

Thanks for such a great update!! Please keep us posted on her

repositioning progress. Best of luck! We look forward to seeing new

pics of both her & your son!

Happy New Year.

Debbie Abby's mom DOCGrad

MI

> Hi ladies,

> sorry it has taken me so long to get back to the board, but you

know

> how it is with the " silly season " and all.

> Well, Monday before Christmas we went off to Oakland Childrens'

> Hospital to see Dr Sun, the Director of Neurology there. I was

> feeling very trepidatious, but glad that we were finally going to

> have looked at by someone.

> I was very impressed with the attention we received there. The

nurse

> practitioner who met with us first was lovely and told us that we

> were doing all the right things with her regarding repositioning

> etc. We had printed out a page of photos of her head over the last

> 4 weeks since we started repositioning and she was very impressed

> with that! lol

> Anyway, Dr Sun came in and said we had nothing to worry about. She

> definitely did not have cranio (one of my concerns) and he did not

> feel she was severe enough to warant a helmet. In his words, he

said

> that if were twins and one were helmetted and one was not,

we

> would end up with the same results down the track. He says she

will

> have a " socially acceptable " (or something like that) head shape by

> the time she is in preschool and that her head should round out

fine

> by itself.

> I was pleased to hear this of course. While I was not averse to

her

> having a helmet if needed I feel happy that she will not have to be

> subjected to it (and please, I mean no offence to all you out there

> that need it). I'm confident of his diagnosis and I feel he is

> willing to prescribe a helmet if necessary. He actually had one in

> his office and he also gave us a copy of a paper he wrote on plagio

> several years ago, so I think he is obviously knowledgeable on the

> topic. He also said to feel free to come back in a few months if

we

> felt the need.

> So, we celebrated Christmas happy in the fact that our girl has a

bit

> of a " flathead " but that she will be fine. We are still doing our

> best to be vigilant with our repositioning and now that she is

> getting older she is spending so much less time on her head it is

> easier.

> Thanks so much to all of you for your support and advice. I will

> post up some pics of my girl soon. Even though we are not in need

of

> a helmet like many of you I will still hang around and keep you

> updated on her progress.

> Lastly, I hope you all had a great Christmas and all the best for a

> wonderful new year. Here's to round noggins and non-neglectful

> parents.

> cheers

> -Anne

[Guest guest]

Good news - glad to hear that appt went well and that the

repositioning is going well. Keep up the good work and keep us

posted.

Marci (Mom to )

Oklahoma

> Hi ladies,

> sorry it has taken me so long to get back to the board, but you

know

> how it is with the " silly season " and all.

> Well, Monday before Christmas we went off to Oakland

Childrens'

> Hospital to see Dr Sun, the Director of Neurology there. I was

> feeling very trepidatious, but glad that we were finally going to

> have looked at by someone.

> I was very impressed with the attention we received there. The

nurse

> practitioner who met with us first was lovely and told us that we

> were doing all the right things with her regarding repositioning

> etc. We had printed out a page of photos of her head over the

last

> 4 weeks since we started repositioning and she was very

impressed

> with that! lol

> Anyway, Dr Sun came in and said we had nothing to worry

about. She

> definitely did not have cranio (one of my concerns) and he did

not

> feel she was severe enough to warant a helmet. In his words,

he said

> that if were twins and one were helmetted and one was

not, we

> would end up with the same results down the track. He says

she will

> have a " socially acceptable " (or something like that) head

shape by

> the time she is in preschool and that her head should round

out fine

> by itself.

> I was pleased to hear this of course. While I was not averse to

her

> having a helmet if needed I feel happy that she will not have to

be

> subjected to it (and please, I mean no offence to all you out

there

> that need it). I'm confident of his diagnosis and I feel he is

> willing to prescribe a helmet if necessary. He actually had one

in

> his office and he also gave us a copy of a paper he wrote on

plagio

> several years ago, so I think he is obviously knowledgeable on

the

> topic. He also said to feel free to come back in a few months if

we

> felt the need.

> So, we celebrated Christmas happy in the fact that our girl has

a bit

> of a " flathead " but that she will be fine. We are still doing our

> best to be vigilant with our repositioning and now that she is

> getting older she is spending so much less time on her head it

is

> easier.

> Thanks so much to all of you for your support and advice. I will

> post up some pics of my girl soon. Even though we are not in

need of

> a helmet like many of you I will still hang around and keep you

> updated on her progress.

> Lastly, I hope you all had a great Christmas and all the best for

a

> wonderful new year. Here's to round noggins and

non-neglectful

> parents.

> cheers

> -Anne

[Guest guest]

-Anne,

I'm so glad to hear that you and are able to bypass the helmet

altogether! Be sure to keep us posted on her progress, and post more

cutie pictures!

Happy New Year!

Niki

Kaylie & Danny (STAR grads)

Phila., PA

> Hi ladies,

> sorry it has taken me so long to get back to the board, but you

know

> how it is with the " silly season " and all.

> Well, Monday before Christmas we went off to Oakland Childrens'

> Hospital to see Dr Sun, the Director of Neurology there. I was

> feeling very trepidatious, but glad that we were finally going to

> have looked at by someone.

> I was very impressed with the attention we received there. The

nurse

> practitioner who met with us first was lovely and told us that we

> were doing all the right things with her regarding repositioning

> etc. We had printed out a page of photos of her head over the last

> 4 weeks since we started repositioning and she was very impressed

> with that! lol

> Anyway, Dr Sun came in and said we had nothing to worry about. She

> definitely did not have cranio (one of my concerns) and he did not

> feel she was severe enough to warant a helmet. In his words, he

said

> that if were twins and one were helmetted and one was not,

we

> would end up with the same results down the track. He says she

will

> have a " socially acceptable " (or something like that) head shape by

> the time she is in preschool and that her head should round out

fine

> by itself.

> I was pleased to hear this of course. While I was not averse to

her

> having a helmet if needed I feel happy that she will not have to be

> subjected to it (and please, I mean no offence to all you out there

> that need it). I'm confident of his diagnosis and I feel he is

> willing to prescribe a helmet if necessary. He actually had one in

> his office and he also gave us a copy of a paper he wrote on plagio

> several years ago, so I think he is obviously knowledgeable on the

> topic. He also said to feel free to come back in a few months if

we

> felt the need.

> So, we celebrated Christmas happy in the fact that our girl has a

bit

> of a " flathead " but that she will be fine. We are still doing our

> best to be vigilant with our repositioning and now that she is

> getting older she is spending so much less time on her head it is

> easier.

> Thanks so much to all of you for your support and advice. I will

> post up some pics of my girl soon. Even though we are not in need

of

> a helmet like many of you I will still hang around and keep you

> updated on her progress.

> Lastly, I hope you all had a great Christmas and all the best for a

> wonderful new year. Here's to round noggins and non-neglectful

> parents.

> cheers

> -Anne