Baby Mo Still Around

[Guest guest]

Hi, strangers! Sorry I don't get in here often. At work today with

absolutely NOTHING TO DO! LOL! Can you believe it? Just listening

to last night's sermon from our church, online.

Moira is doing well. Her head looks pretty good, still has a little

flatness on the back right side, but has rounded out a lot. Still

uneven on top, but not quite as much as when we first began.

Honestly, ladies, I can't see that she's made much progress in the

past several weeks. Went yesterday for her bi-weekly check, and her

orthotist said she's getting a lot of rounding on the back and that

we just need to get a little more on that right side. Well, the back

of her head wasn't flat. I guess I'm a little frustrated, afraid

that if we wait to be " graduated " , they'll keep this thing on her

until she's 2! Well, I'll tell ya', once she outgrows this one,

that's it, because her Medicaid ends in November, and my husband is

about to start a new contracting job, and we don't have insurance

yet, not sure what we're going to be able to afford, might just be

catastrophic at first. Whatever we get, I'm sure won't pay for

this. Anyway, I'm just a little frustrated, not sure we're going to

get anymore correction, but don't want to just quit.

Also, my husband and I were discussing the probable cause of the

overlapping plates and the unevenness of the top of her head the

other day. Maybe it wasn't the vacuum. You know, I pushed for a

total of 7 minutes to get her out. Her head was wedged sideways in

the birth canal, and with the 2nd contraction, a nurse climbed on top

of me and began pushing my belly. (I have the whole thing on video.)

Then, with the 3rd contraction, they got the vacuum. The dr. was in

a hurry to get to her office, I guess. She was on her way there when

she called and found out I was ready to deliver. We began

questioning this the other day, when we were with some new people

from church that we'd just met, and they were asking about her

helmet. I explained the birth process, and one lady was horrified

that the nurse pushed her through my belly, especially so soon. She

said she had heard they didn't do that anymore, because it can cause

injuries. Now, my question is this....why didn't they let her try to

move down the birth canal by herself rather than begin pushing on her

with the 2nd contraction? I don't remember her heart rate going down,

or any other problems that would have prompted them to get her out

quickly. I'm picturing this...if her head was cocked to the side and

wedged in the birth canal (she had a large head), and they began

pushing her through there rather than my body pushing her at a normal

rate, yes, I think that could put pressure on one side of her head

and perhaps cause the plates to overlap. I think this is a more

feasible scenario than the vacuum messing that up.

One day, I'm going to sit and write a long letter to that dr. and to

that hospital. Probably won't make any difference, but perhaps I

should also copy the AMA. Probably still won't make any difference,

but it'll make me feel better. One day, when I have time. I guess I

have time now! LOL! Anyway, thanks for listening to my

frustrations. I'm just so ready for my baby to have this thing off

her head! Yes, part of it was my fault, for letting her sleep on my

arm, causing a flat spot that just intensified the situation. But,

that would have probably been corrected by now, if it wasn't for the

rest of the problem. I feel like my baby has lost a normal infancy

that she could/should have had. I know there are babies in worse

situations than this, so I'm ashamed to be complaining. Can I have a

little cheese with my whine?

Thanks for listening...or reading, I guess. Hope everyone is well.

Caro, Mom of Baby Mo, 10 months old, Doc Banded 5/23/03, then again

7/30/03, Dallas, TX area

[Guest guest]

Hi! I guess I just wanted to let you know that some of Gus' birth

was the same as your experience. I pushed for an hour and a half and

he DID NOT MOVE in the birth canal. The doc (great lady!!!) came and

asked if I wanted " assistance " (vacuum) and I said No--I'll keep

pushing (I had heard nightmares about the vacuum). Anyway--the

reason he was not moving was b/c his head was cocked sideways. When

I was too tired to push any more, I asked for the " assistance " and it

took about 2 seconds to get him out w/ the vacuum. He doesn't have

tort and I don't think his plagio was caused by the vacuum--the

bruise was in a totally different place than where is head is flat.

So--who knows if the position in the birth canal or the vacuum has

anything to do with his plagio? I think it was more his low-lying

position during my pregnancy and then too much time on his back (he

had meningitis at 3.5 mos)--no hope for tummy time after all that

back-lying! I am just SO thankful this is a correctable condition.

Sorry for my rambling--have a great Friday and weekend!

Kim--Gus' mom

DOC Band 8/21/03

> Hi, strangers! Sorry I don't get in here often. At work today

with

> absolutely NOTHING TO DO! LOL! Can you believe it? Just

listening

> to last night's sermon from our church, online.

>

> Moira is doing well. Her head looks pretty good, still has a

little

> flatness on the back right side, but has rounded out a lot. Still

> uneven on top, but not quite as much as when we first began.

> Honestly, ladies, I can't see that she's made much progress in the

> past several weeks. Went yesterday for her bi-weekly check, and

her

> orthotist said she's getting a lot of rounding on the back and that

> we just need to get a little more on that right side. Well, the

back

> of her head wasn't flat. I guess I'm a little frustrated, afraid

> that if we wait to be " graduated " , they'll keep this thing on her

> until she's 2! Well, I'll tell ya', once she outgrows this one,

> that's it, because her Medicaid ends in November, and my husband is

> about to start a new contracting job, and we don't have insurance

> yet, not sure what we're going to be able to afford, might just be

> catastrophic at first. Whatever we get, I'm sure won't pay for

> this. Anyway, I'm just a little frustrated, not sure we're going

to

> get anymore correction, but don't want to just quit.

>

> Also, my husband and I were discussing the probable cause of the

> overlapping plates and the unevenness of the top of her head the

> other day. Maybe it wasn't the vacuum. You know, I pushed for a

> total of 7 minutes to get her out. Her head was wedged sideways in

> the birth canal, and with the 2nd contraction, a nurse climbed on

top

> of me and began pushing my belly. (I have the whole thing on

video.)

> Then, with the 3rd contraction, they got the vacuum. The dr. was

in

> a hurry to get to her office, I guess. She was on her way there

when

> she called and found out I was ready to deliver. We began

> questioning this the other day, when we were with some new people

> from church that we'd just met, and they were asking about her

> helmet. I explained the birth process, and one lady was horrified

> that the nurse pushed her through my belly, especially so soon.

She

> said she had heard they didn't do that anymore, because it can

cause

> injuries. Now, my question is this....why didn't they let her try

to

> move down the birth canal by herself rather than begin pushing on

her

> with the 2nd contraction? I don't remember her heart rate going

down,

> or any other problems that would have prompted them to get her out

> quickly. I'm picturing this...if her head was cocked to the side

and

> wedged in the birth canal (she had a large head), and they began

> pushing her through there rather than my body pushing her at a

normal

> rate, yes, I think that could put pressure on one side of her head

> and perhaps cause the plates to overlap. I think this is a more

> feasible scenario than the vacuum messing that up.

>

> One day, I'm going to sit and write a long letter to that dr. and

to

> that hospital. Probably won't make any difference, but perhaps I

> should also copy the AMA. Probably still won't make any

difference,

> but it'll make me feel better. One day, when I have time. I guess

I

> have time now! LOL! Anyway, thanks for listening to my

> frustrations. I'm just so ready for my baby to have this thing off

> her head! Yes, part of it was my fault, for letting her sleep on

my

> arm, causing a flat spot that just intensified the situation. But,

> that would have probably been corrected by now, if it wasn't for

the

> rest of the problem. I feel like my baby has lost a normal infancy

> that she could/should have had. I know there are babies in worse

> situations than this, so I'm ashamed to be complaining. Can I have

a

> little cheese with my whine?

>

> Thanks for listening...or reading, I guess. Hope everyone is well.

>

> Caro, Mom of Baby Mo, 10 months old, Doc Banded 5/23/03, then again

> 7/30/03, Dallas, TX area