Re: & Dylan, new member

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Hi & welcome!

Glad you have posted Dylan's story. Many of us were more confused

AFTER seeing the specialist wondering what to do. Bottom line, do

what YOU feel is best. What works for many parents, is

questioning, would you be ok with Dylan's headshape IF today's shape

would be the way it was forever?? Meaning if it never corrected on

it's own, would you be ok w/that?

Most children, never mind their bands/helmets for one minute. My

daughter couldn't have cared less! She slept fine, ate fine, went

about normal life w/o minding her band for a minute.

Where abouts do you live? We might have another member in your area.

Debbie Abby's mom DOCGrad

MI

--- In Plagiocephaly , " jsomkin " <mjdtatum@m...>

wrote:

> Hi Group

> We are new here and havent posted yet but Ive really kept myself

> busy reading all your posts

> Anyway my son Dylan, 6 months old, has flatness on his left side.

> When he went in for his 4 month appt dr noticed his head shape a

bit

> off- so she rec. us to see a specialist. Well it took 2 months to

> see this specialist and in the meantime we just layed him on his

> right side and saw a physical therapist, who started the clinic

with

> the specialist and then went solo. Well I was more confused about

> what to do after seeing the specialist. His head was 8mm off-

didnt

> even explain what that meant, only that he was in the grey area

for

> reccomending the helmut- anything over 10 they highly rec. Then I

> got a bunch of stats regarding babies head shape ratios which to

> confused me. So for those of you who went forward were your

children

> uncomfortable with the helmut? DYlan is not a great sleeper, hes a

> high demand child, and im so afraid its going to make all these

> things worse and make him so uncomfortable. He facial features are

> not affected in anyway only the back left side of his head- also

he

> has a wide head so the dr's said it would only help 5% at this

point-

> Is it all really worth it? Ive asked friends for opinions, family

> and so forth but you all are so much more knowledgable so Id love

to

> hear experiences, advice etc. On a final note what nags me most is

> that I dont want to regret not doing it if it is something that

will

> haunt him (being teased and so forth) and I really want to do

whats

> best for him- but I dont know what that is

> thanks guys

> & Dylan

>