Guest guest Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 Hello and welcome to the group. Dave is right, you have come to the right place. I was going to refer you to our Severity assesment chart, but I can't find it now. I am hoping someone will chime in with 'directions' :-). Even without the assessment file, if your mommy instincts are telling you his head is misshappen, it probably is. I was told my daughters head would round out and I was sent on my way. It took me 4 months and 4 separate doctors before I got the helmet for Makenna, all the while her head wasn't rounding out on it's own. With aggressive repositioning, rounding is possible and we have members who were very successful, but when I say aggressive, I'm talking 24/7. Perhaps if you get a chance, you can take a pic of you son's head (standing above him, hair wet) and post it. We would provide honest opinions. Just a thought. > Hi everyone!! I hope you don't mind me joining in, but I'm trying > to get more information about plagiocephaly. I have a 6mo. old and > I've repeatedly asked the doctors about the shape of his head. Each > one says that although it is a little flat, it will round out with > time. My friend's son went through the same thing and ended up with > a helmet. His head had a definite flat spot. My son's flatness > isn't that prominent, but I'm still concerned. I guess I'm just > looking for information on what to be aware of when it comes to > plagiocephaly. How do I know if my baby has it or not???? Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 Hi and welcome to the group. The severity assessment charts was referring to can be found in our links section. They have all three plagio shapes there. Do you have any pictures of your son's head that you could share with us? Heads do not necessarily round out and at your son's age agressive repositioning is going to be very difficult at sleep time. If you are truly concerned you really should demand a referral from your pediatrican to a neurosurgeon or craniofacial specialist. Also, where do you live? If you don't want to go the specialist route, Cranial Technologies offers free consults and they will give you an honest opinion of whether or not your won will benefit from a band. Check out www.cranialtech.com to see if you are near any locations. Let us know what you think after you check out the severity assessment graphs. , mom to Hannah, DOCgrad Cape Cod, ma > Hi everyone!! I hope you don't mind me joining in, but I'm trying > to get more information about plagiocephaly. I have a 6mo. old and > I've repeatedly asked the doctors about the shape of his head. Each > one says that although it is a little flat, it will round out with > time. My friend's son went through the same thing and ended up with > a helmet. His head had a definite flat spot. My son's flatness > isn't that prominent, but I'm still concerned. I guess I'm just > looking for information on what to be aware of when it comes to > plagiocephaly. How do I know if my baby has it or not???? Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 Hi, I just wanted to second everything has already said and welcome you to the group, welcome! > Hi everyone!! I hope you don't mind me joining in, but I'm trying > to get more information about plagiocephaly. I have a 6mo. old and > I've repeatedly asked the doctors about the shape of his head. Each > one says that although it is a little flat, it will round out with > time. My friend's son went through the same thing and ended up with > a helmet. His head had a definite flat spot. My son's flatness > isn't that prominent, but I'm still concerned. I guess I'm just > looking for information on what to be aware of when it comes to > plagiocephaly. How do I know if my baby has it or not???? Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 I just wanted to thank everyone for their input. We have to go back to the ped. in a week for another shot, so I will bring the issue up once again and will request a referral to a specialist. I looked at the severity chart and I would say my son falls into the 0 to 1 range. You can't see anything from the front and I have not noticed any facial changes. Thanks again to everyone for your thoughts. I will try and post a picture at some point and ask for your opinions again. - > > > Hi everyone!! I hope you don't mind me joining in, but I'm trying > > to get more information about plagiocephaly. I have a 6mo. old and > > I've repeatedly asked the doctors about the shape of his head. > Each > > one says that although it is a little flat, it will round out with > > time. My friend's son went through the same thing and ended up > with > > a helmet. His head had a definite flat spot. My son's flatness > > isn't that prominent, but I'm still concerned. I guess I'm just > > looking for information on what to be aware of when it comes to > > plagiocephaly. How do I know if my baby has it or not???? Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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