doesn't need a helmet!

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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