Re: helmet vs. repositioning

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Anne,

DH = dear (or darling) husband

DD = dear (or darling) daughter

DS = dear (or darling) son

Just some typcial group and board type abbreviations.

Marci

> > Hello,

> >

> > My son, , is 7 months old and we recently visted a

neurosurgeon

> > about his positional plagiocephaly. My husband and I have

been

> > concerned about his flatness, but our family doctor keeps

insisting

> > that it will correct itself. In fact, when we mentioned helmet

> > therapy several months ago, he looked at us as if we had 3

> heads. :>

> > Anyway, it hasn't improved and we finally decided to see a

> > specialist.

> >

> > The neurosurgeon said that 's face is symmetrical and

would not

> > *definitely* recommend a helmet. However, he did say that

the back

> > of his head is pretty flat and that we can look into getting a

> helmet

> > if we'd like to go that route. We have been keeping him off of

his

> > back as much as possible, and it has slightly improved in the

past

> > month, but we're concerned that he is getting too old for it to

> just

> > fix itself. We are extremely torn at this point. The doctor said

> > that it " could " get better on its own, but obviously cannot know

> for

> > sure. We are trying to find more information about how

effective

> > repositioning can be after 7 months. If we decide to use a

helmet,

> > we should probably do that pretty soon, which doesn't leave a

whole

> > lot of time to say that we'll keep trying repositioning and, if it

> > doesn't work, try the helmet. Have any of you had similar

> > situations? I would really appreciate any information/advice

you

> can

> > provide!

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Tara

>

>

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