Guest guest Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Hi everyone, I'm glad first of all, for finding more information on what I've been worried about for so long ... I first noticed our son's odd head shape a couple of months ago, when i mentioned it to the Dr. he advised to reposition him (his head is somewhat flat on the left side) to the opposite side, which i've tried. It has gotten better, but now i'm wondering whether or not we'll eventually need the *helmet treatment .... my son will be 8 months on Nov. 22nd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Hello & welcome to our group: Do you have any photos of your son you could show us? You could add them to our " Photos " section " Our plagio kids " (the 3rd folder). How do you feel about his current headshape. The thing to ask yourself when questioning to band him or not, is would you be ok with his current headshape being like that forever? I'm not saying it would be, but IF it didn't round on it's own over time, would you ok with it? Where abouts do you live? We might have another member n your area w/local info. Debbie Abby's mom DOCGrad MI --- In Plagiocephaly , " saralahoo2 " <saralahoo2@y...> wrote: > Hi everyone, I'm glad first of all, for finding more information on > what I've been worried about for so long ... I first noticed our > son's odd head shape a couple of months ago, when i mentioned it to > the Dr. he advised to reposition him (his head is somewhat flat on > the left side) to the opposite side, which i've tried. It has gotten > better, but now i'm wondering whether or not we'll eventually need > the *helmet treatment .... my son will be 8 months on Nov. 22nd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Hi, Welcome to the group! We were able to successfully reposition our daughter Remy to treat her plagio. We started repo at 5 months old, which is really old to start repo. In our case, we saw dramatic improvement between 5-7 months, a little improvement between 7 and 9 months, and a teeny-tiny bit between 9-11 months through repo. If you are interested, you can see Remy's progress photos in the photos section. Remy was an excellent candidate for repo because she did not have tort (which undermines repo by restricting neck mobility), ear misalignment, forehead bossing, or other facial asymmetries, all of which are really common with plagio. Does your son have any asymmetries? At 8 months, and after two months of repo, you should be headed toward helmet/band therapy if you have not seen the results you have desired. In our case, we set a personal deadline of trying repo until Remy was 8 months old, and then we would assess whether we would go to the band. It turned out the results were so good, we just kept with repo. It can take weeks, and sometimes months to slog through all of the referrals, appts., etc. to get into the band. If you are willing to consider helmet/bands as treatment, then the sooner you start working it the better. If you would like to continue with agressive repo, check out the LINKS\REPOSITIONING folder and the FILES\REPOSTIONING HEADQUARTERS folder. Where are you located? We may have a group member in your area. Also, are you able to post a photo of your son in the photos section? It might give a better picture of how successful repo has been for you. Take care, Christie (Mom to Repo'd Remy) > Hi everyone, I'm glad first of all, for finding more information on > what I've been worried about for so long ... I first noticed our > son's odd head shape a couple of months ago, when i mentioned it to > the Dr. he advised to reposition him (his head is somewhat flat on > the left side) to the opposite side, which i've tried. It has gotten > better, but now i'm wondering whether or not we'll eventually need > the *helmet treatment .... my son will be 8 months on Nov. 22nd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Have you seen a neurosurgeon or craniofacial doctor yet? What area do you live in? Maybe another member can point you in the next direction to take. Natasha --- In Plagiocephaly , " saralahoo2 " <saralahoo2@y...> wrote: > Hi everyone, I'm glad first of all, for finding more information on > what I've been worried about for so long ... I first noticed our > son's odd head shape a couple of months ago, when i mentioned it to > the Dr. he advised to reposition him (his head is somewhat flat on > the left side) to the opposite side, which i've tried. It has gotten > better, but now i'm wondering whether or not we'll eventually need > the *helmet treatment .... my son will be 8 months on Nov. 22nd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Hi, I see that you've already received some great replies so I'll just welcome you to the group! --- In Plagiocephaly , " saralahoo2 " <saralahoo2@y...> wrote: > Hi everyone, I'm glad first of all, for finding more information on > what I've been worried about for so long ... I first noticed our > son's odd head shape a couple of months ago, when i mentioned it to > the Dr. he advised to reposition him (his head is somewhat flat on > the left side) to the opposite side, which i've tried. It has gotten > better, but now i'm wondering whether or not we'll eventually need > the *helmet treatment .... my son will be 8 months on Nov. 22nd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Welcome, A lot of people have had success with repositioning. I am sure some of them can give you better information on it. I just wanted to say hi. Deb w/ Aidan (DOC 10/21) First Time Here ... Hi everyone, I'm glad first of all, for finding more information on what I've been worried about for so long ... I first noticed our son's odd head shape a couple of months ago, when i mentioned it to the Dr. he advised to reposition him (his head is somewhat flat on the left side) to the opposite side, which i've tried. It has gotten better, but now i'm wondering whether or not we'll eventually need the *helmet treatment .... my son will be 8 months on Nov. 22nd.For more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 Hi and welcome to the group! Were glad you found this group as well. There is a wealth of knowledge here. I see you have rec'd replies already, so I will avoid repeating them. Dustie, mom to , DOCGrad'03 Texas --- In Plagiocephaly , " saralahoo2 " <saralahoo2@y...> wrote: > Hi everyone, I'm glad first of all, for finding more information on > what I've been worried about for so long ... I first noticed our > son's odd head shape a couple of months ago, when i mentioned it to > the Dr. he advised to reposition him (his head is somewhat flat on > the left side) to the opposite side, which i've tried. It has gotten > better, but now i'm wondering whether or not we'll eventually need > the *helmet treatment .... my son will be 8 months on Nov. 22nd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 I wanted to welcome you to the group. I see you have received some great replies so i wont repeat them. Angie and Jenna(STAR grad) First Time Here ... Hi everyone, I'm glad first of all, for finding more information on what I've been worried about for so long ... I first noticed our son's odd head shape a couple of months ago, when i mentioned it to the Dr. he advised to reposition him (his head is somewhat flat on the left side) to the opposite side, which i've tried. It has gotten better, but now i'm wondering whether or not we'll eventually need the *helmet treatment .... my son will be 8 months on Nov. 22nd.For more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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