Guest guest Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 Hi Val! Uh oh indeed! Yikes. Did you have an exit cast done? I'm sorry you fear she's regressed. Why don't you make an appt w/Cranial Tech & have them take more photographs to compare them to her exit pictures? Debbie > My daughter Jordyn was banded at six months until she was 8 months. > Her head looked fantastic and rounded very nicely. Well, over the > last month I've noticed that her head seems really, really flat in > the back again. It isn't nearly as bad as it was to begin with, but > the flattening is there. > > I'm just sick about it. She's now nearly 11 months old and she is > hardly EVER on the back of her head. She doesn't sleep on her back > and she's only in her car seat about 45 minutes every day. I do have > to rock her to sleep with her leaning on the back of her head, but > that maybe takes about 10 minutes each night. > > Anyway, I'm just so concerned that we're going to have to do this all > over again. I'm beside myself. I don't want her to have to wear a > band again. I know regression is not commmon and I know it isn't as > bad as it used to be, but I want to do everything that I can for her > while we have the chance to fix it. > > Ugh! > > & Jordyn (DOCband grad 12/03) > Dallas, TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 It must be regression week. There was that post from Willow's mom, and I have been questioning it this week also. Good to know I am not alone! > > My daughter Jordyn was banded at six months until she was 8 > months. > > Her head looked fantastic and rounded very nicely. Well, over the > > last month I've noticed that her head seems really, really flat in > > the back again. It isn't nearly as bad as it was to begin with, > but > > the flattening is there. > > > > I'm just sick about it. She's now nearly 11 months old and she is > > hardly EVER on the back of her head. She doesn't sleep on her back > > and she's only in her car seat about 45 minutes every day. I do > have > > to rock her to sleep with her leaning on the back of her head, but > > that maybe takes about 10 minutes each night. > > > > Anyway, I'm just so concerned that we're going to have to do this > all > > over again. I'm beside myself. I don't want her to have to wear a > > band again. I know regression is not commmon and I know it isn't > as > > bad as it used to be, but I want to do everything that I can for > her > > while we have the chance to fix it. > > > > Ugh! > > > > & Jordyn (DOCband grad 12/03) > > Dallas, TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 Hi , It does seem to be regression fear week indeed! I'm sorry that you were not able to post a more positive update. I was thinking this same thing and we hadn't done the exit cast so all we had to compare with was pictures. Do you have a comparison you can post? We had the angles taken at graduation recreated at CT, but overall it is impossible to know. We came to the conclusion that she still does have enough flatness to gain something out banding her again, so we're doing it. It has been four months since graduation and though I don't know if she regressed, I can say she cerainly hasn't rounded any more! It's a really hard decision, definitely harder than the first time around (b/c like you said it's just SO much better than it was a year ago), but I know that we still have a very small window left so for us it is now or never. I think if her head didn't get any better on its own that she probably won't be happy with her head shape in the future, so we'll try all we can while we can. I hope you take pictures and see that your eyes are just deceiving you and that Jordyn looks just like the day she graduated! Please let us know what happens. , mom to Hannah, DOC #3 3/30 Cape Cod, Ma > My daughter Jordyn was banded at six months until she was 8 months. > Her head looked fantastic and rounded very nicely. Well, over the > last month I've noticed that her head seems really, really flat in > the back again. It isn't nearly as bad as it was to begin with, but > the flattening is there. > > I'm just sick about it. She's now nearly 11 months old and she is > hardly EVER on the back of her head. She doesn't sleep on her back > and she's only in her car seat about 45 minutes every day. I do have > to rock her to sleep with her leaning on the back of her head, but > that maybe takes about 10 minutes each night. > > Anyway, I'm just so concerned that we're going to have to do this all > over again. I'm beside myself. I don't want her to have to wear a > band again. I know regression is not commmon and I know it isn't as > bad as it used to be, but I want to do everything that I can for her > while we have the chance to fix it. > > Ugh! > > & Jordyn (DOCband grad 12/03) > Dallas, TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 Thanks for the support (once again!). I have called CT and they are pouring her exit mold. I am SOOOO happy that we decided to do the exit cast. Now we'll really have something to compare it with. I am waiting for her therapist to call me back to see if she wants to see Jordyn before the exit mold is in. I swear, today her head looks totally round. Maybe I'm just imagining things. Her head was never " perfect " after the banding, just tons better. Maybe she's just destined to be a " block head. " *LOL* Her head is still pretty wide, though she no longer looks brachy from the front. Oh well, guess we'll see what CT has to say about it before I get myself any more worked up than I already am!! - Good luck with the next band. I'm with you, if CT decides Jordyn needs to be banded again, we'll probably do it. But it is definitely a harder decision to make this time around. I'll keep everyone posted as we find out more. Thanks!! > > My daughter Jordyn was banded at six months until she was 8 > months. > > Her head looked fantastic and rounded very nicely. Well, over the > > last month I've noticed that her head seems really, really flat in > > the back again. It isn't nearly as bad as it was to begin with, > but > > the flattening is there. > > > > I'm just sick about it. She's now nearly 11 months old and she is > > hardly EVER on the back of her head. She doesn't sleep on her > back > > and she's only in her car seat about 45 minutes every day. I do > have > > to rock her to sleep with her leaning on the back of her head, but > > that maybe takes about 10 minutes each night. > > > > Anyway, I'm just so concerned that we're going to have to do this > all > > over again. I'm beside myself. I don't want her to have to wear > a > > band again. I know regression is not commmon and I know it isn't > as > > bad as it used to be, but I want to do everything that I can for > her > > while we have the chance to fix it. > > > > Ugh! > > > > & Jordyn (DOCband grad 12/03) > > Dallas, TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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