Using MimiBoppy/U-Neck at Night?

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone!

We are still waiting for insurance approval to move forward on a DOC

Band for my 5 and 1/2 month old, Connor. He has Brachycephaly. For

the last 2 months the peditrician has been telling us it will sort

itself out. I finally demanded seeing a specialist, who concurred

we should have a band. While we're waiting I want to do everything

I can to help out with repositioning.

Has anyone used a U-Neck pillow at night? Is that dangerous, do you

think? Connor sleeps for 11 hours every night, so I need to do

something to help him out.

Thanks in advance for your help!!!

Kim

[Guest guest]

Kim,

I hope you hear from your insurance soon so that you all can move

ahead for treatment for Connor.

I DO think that a u-neck pillow would be VERY DANGEROUS, and

wouldn't recommend this idea for fear for the baby's safety. I know

you must be frustrated! Remy was also a " good " sleeper in her

younger months, adding up to many hours just making her

plagio/brachy worse.

Babies with plagio can be a little less complicated than brachy

babies for nighttime repo. For example, many parents have tried

attaching a wedge, bag of rice, or even a very small pillow to one

side of the back of the pjs to tip the baby up, encouraging him/her

to turn the head of of the flat area. One grandma over at the

Cappskids board made a matching set of a snug vest with a small

pillow attached to one side that worked really well for that baby!

With brachy babies, tipping the head over to one side might be

difficult, owing to the flatness being all across the back. Your

best best is to try to get some side sleeping going on. Have you

tried this or had any success with it? Connor's about at the age

when they start kicking and moving right out of the sleep

positioners, but some babies tolerate them a little longer. Have

you tried a side sleep positioner? I has success repo'ing Remy in a

side sleeping position by co-sleeping (translation: no sleep for me,

unfortunately). She started to sleep on her sides all on her own

right at about 5 months, but there were some nights when she went

back to her old ways, and I had to co-sleep with her to ensure she

stayed on her sides. At the very least you could purchase some

custom memory foam (in the LINKS/REPO AND TUMMY TIME/REPO PRODUCTS

folder) to present a softer sleep surface under the back of his head

if he just won't cooperate.

How is his sleep position during naptime?

I agree with you that it is important to have some success with

sleeping repo while you're waiting on your insurance approval. With

brachy babies, neither the band or repo can make the head " narrower "

(i.e. once the width is established, it can't be made smaller), so

you might want to prevent any worsening of his brachy as best you

can between now and getting the band if you have this type of

concern about Connor's headshape.

I'm sorry I didn't know of any better solutions, but please keep me

posted on how your efforts are going!

Christie (Mom to Repo'd Remy)

> Hi Everyone!

>

> We are still waiting for insurance approval to move forward on a

DOC

> Band for my 5 and 1/2 month old, Connor. He has Brachycephaly.

For

> the last 2 months the peditrician has been telling us it will sort

> itself out. I finally demanded seeing a specialist, who concurred

> we should have a band. While we're waiting I want to do

everything

> I can to help out with repositioning.

>

> Has anyone used a U-Neck pillow at night? Is that dangerous, do

you

> think? Connor sleeps for 11 hours every night, so I need to do

> something to help him out.

>

> Thanks in advance for your help!!!

>

> Kim

[Guest guest]

One member made a pillow with memory foam and posted pictures of it

under..Files/Repo Headquarters/Pictures. I'm not sure if something

like this would be worthwhile, but thought I would mention it. I was

never able to use anything b/c moved so much during the night.

Best of luck!

Kel (currently repo'ing 8 month old )

> Hi Everyone!

>

> We are still waiting for insurance approval to move forward on a

DOC

> Band for my 5 and 1/2 month old, Connor. He has Brachycephaly.

For

> the last 2 months the peditrician has been telling us it will sort

> itself out. I finally demanded seeing a specialist, who concurred

> we should have a band. While we're waiting I want to do

everything

> I can to help out with repositioning.

>

> Has anyone used a U-Neck pillow at night? Is that dangerous, do

you

> think? Connor sleeps for 11 hours every night, so I need to do

> something to help him out.

>

> Thanks in advance for your help!!!

>

> Kim

[Guest guest]

Hi Christie!

Thanks for all the info and input. I agree the u-neck pillow is not

the way to go at night. I have tried to place Connor on his side

and he just won't have it. He moves all around his crib and kicks

like a nut, so staying put isn't really an option. I'll look into

the memory foam. I'll keep you posted on when we get the insurance

sorted out - this is turning out to be very frustrating. Everyone

agrees the sooner Connor is in the band the better, yet it's going

to take 3+weeks to even get started.

Thanks again for taking the time to write...this group has been

great for me!!!

Kim

--- In Plagiocephaly , " redlocks2003 " <redlocks@d...>

wrote:

> Kim,

>

> I hope you hear from your insurance soon so that you all can move

> ahead for treatment for Connor.

>

> I DO think that a u-neck pillow would be VERY DANGEROUS, and

> wouldn't recommend this idea for fear for the baby's safety. I

know

> you must be frustrated! Remy was also a " good " sleeper in her

> younger months, adding up to many hours just making her

> plagio/brachy worse.

>

> Babies with plagio can be a little less complicated than brachy

> babies for nighttime repo. For example, many parents have tried

> attaching a wedge, bag of rice, or even a very small pillow to one

> side of the back of the pjs to tip the baby up, encouraging

him/her

> to turn the head of of the flat area. One grandma over at the

> Cappskids board made a matching set of a snug vest with a small

> pillow attached to one side that worked really well for that baby!

>

> With brachy babies, tipping the head over to one side might be

> difficult, owing to the flatness being all across the back. Your

> best best is to try to get some side sleeping going on. Have you

> tried this or had any success with it? Connor's about at the age

> when they start kicking and moving right out of the sleep

> positioners, but some babies tolerate them a little longer. Have

> you tried a side sleep positioner? I has success repo'ing Remy in

a

> side sleeping position by co-sleeping (translation: no sleep for

me,

> unfortunately). She started to sleep on her sides all on her own

> right at about 5 months, but there were some nights when she went

> back to her old ways, and I had to co-sleep with her to ensure she

> stayed on her sides. At the very least you could purchase some

> custom memory foam (in the LINKS/REPO AND TUMMY TIME/REPO PRODUCTS

> folder) to present a softer sleep surface under the back of his

head

> if he just won't cooperate.

>

> How is his sleep position during naptime?

>

> I agree with you that it is important to have some success with

> sleeping repo while you're waiting on your insurance approval.

With

> brachy babies, neither the band or repo can make the

head " narrower "

> (i.e. once the width is established, it can't be made smaller),

so

> you might want to prevent any worsening of his brachy as best you

> can between now and getting the band if you have this type of

> concern about Connor's headshape.

>

> I'm sorry I didn't know of any better solutions, but please keep

me

> posted on how your efforts are going!

>

> Christie (Mom to Repo'd Remy)

>

>

>

> --- In Plagiocephaly , " Kim " <kimandkevin@c...>

wrote:

> > Hi Everyone!

> >

> > We are still waiting for insurance approval to move forward on a

> DOC

> > Band for my 5 and 1/2 month old, Connor. He has Brachycephaly.

> For

> > the last 2 months the peditrician has been telling us it will

sort

> > itself out. I finally demanded seeing a specialist, who

concurred

> > we should have a band. While we're waiting I want to do

> everything

> > I can to help out with repositioning.

> >

> > Has anyone used a U-Neck pillow at night? Is that dangerous, do

> you

> > think? Connor sleeps for 11 hours every night, so I need to do

> > something to help him out.

> >

> > Thanks in advance for your help!!!

> >

> > Kim

[Guest guest]

Hi again...I had another question regarding the memory foam...if I

get a custom made piece 28 " x 52 " to cover the mattress, how thick

do you think I should go? Also, This doesn't increase the chances

of getting stuck in the foam does it?

Thanks,

Kim

> > > Hi Everyone!

> > >

> > > We are still waiting for insurance approval to move forward on

a

> > DOC

> > > Band for my 5 and 1/2 month old, Connor. He has

Brachycephaly.

> > For

> > > the last 2 months the peditrician has been telling us it will

> sort

> > > itself out. I finally demanded seeing a specialist, who

> concurred

> > > we should have a band. While we're waiting I want to do

> > everything

> > > I can to help out with repositioning.

> > >

> > > Has anyone used a U-Neck pillow at night? Is that dangerous,

do

> > you

> > > think? Connor sleeps for 11 hours every night, so I need to

do

> > > something to help him out.

> > >

> > > Thanks in advance for your help!!!

> > >

> > > Kim