I THINK MY SON HAS PLAGIOCEPHALY

[Guest guest]

I DO NOT THINK MY SONS PLAGIO IS SEVERE. HE HAS BEEN SEEN BY A

PHYSICAL THERAPIST FOR TORICOLLIS. I HAVE BEEN REPOSITIONING FOR

ABOUT A MONTH. HE IS NOW 5 MONTHS OLD AND I AM HAVING TROUBLE

KEEPING HIM I ONE POSITION TO SLEEP. THE WEDGE IS NOT WORKING

ANYMORE.

PLEASE HELP

JESSICA CAIN

jturner@...

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Welcome to the group.

In the files section under " Repo headquarters " , there are several

tips on repositioning, there maybe something in there to help you.

Where are you located? Are you considering a band or helmet?

Please feel free to ask all the questions you want. If I can't answer

something, I know there will be someone here that can :-)

, mom to Makenna, LLUMC helmet grad '03.

--- In Plagiocephaly , " saren1234 " <jturner@p...>

wrote:

> I DO NOT THINK MY SONS PLAGIO IS SEVERE. HE HAS BEEN SEEN BY A

> PHYSICAL THERAPIST FOR TORICOLLIS. I HAVE BEEN REPOSITIONING FOR

> ABOUT A MONTH. HE IS NOW 5 MONTHS OLD AND I AM HAVING TROUBLE

> KEEPING HIM I ONE POSITION TO SLEEP. THE WEDGE IS NOT WORKING

> ANYMORE.

>

> PLEASE HELP

> JESSICA CAIN

>

> jturner@p...

[Guest guest]

If you want to continue repositioning then you must become very

aggresive. Keep your son off the back of his head as much as

possible. Limit his time in car seats, swings, bouncy chairs, etc.

Check out in the files section, the repositioning folder for other

ideas.

Natasha

--- In Plagiocephaly , " saren1234 " <jturner@p...>

wrote:

> I DO NOT THINK MY SONS PLAGIO IS SEVERE. HE HAS BEEN SEEN BY A

> PHYSICAL THERAPIST FOR TORICOLLIS. I HAVE BEEN REPOSITIONING FOR

> ABOUT A MONTH. HE IS NOW 5 MONTHS OLD AND I AM HAVING TROUBLE

> KEEPING HIM I ONE POSITION TO SLEEP. THE WEDGE IS NOT WORKING

> ANYMORE.

>

> PLEASE HELP

> JESSICA CAIN

>

> jturner@p...

[Guest guest]

Hi ..

I have been

repositioning my daughter for about 4 months now. She was 3 months old

when I started. If you look in her folder PHOTOS/OUR PLAGIO KIDS/SARAH S.

I have posted some pictures of the things I do to reposition her. I also

have progress photos of ’s head in the PHOTOS/BEFORE AND

AFTER/REPOSITIONED folder. As soon as she could hold her head steady I got

rid of the bouncy chair and put her in a walker/exersaucer. Your son is

at a good age for a ny Jump-Up too. The company recommends the

product for ages 4 mo to walking. Also, if he keeps flipping onto his back

in his sleep, you may just have to forego a good night’s sleep for a

while and keep checking on him. I know it’s tough but if you are

REALLY diligent, you can have good results. And we are all here to

support you and answer your questions.

Becky (’s

Mom) in Pgh, PA

From: Natasha Gubash

[mailto:ngubash@...]

Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004

10:49 AM

Plagiocephaly

Subject: Re: I THINK MY

SON HAS PLAGIOCEPHALY

If you want to continue repositioning then you must become very

aggresive. Keep your son off the back of his

head as much as

possible. Limit his time in car seats,

swings, bouncy chairs, etc.

Check out in the files section, the repositioning

folder for other

ideas.

Natasha

--- In Plagiocephaly ,

" saren1234 " <jturner@p...>

wrote:

> I DO NOT THINK MY SONS PLAGIO IS

SEVERE. HE HAS BEEN SEEN BY A

> PHYSICAL THERAPIST FOR TORICOLLIS. I

HAVE BEEN REPOSITIONING FOR

> ABOUT A MONTH. HE IS NOW 5 MONTHS OLD

AND I AM HAVING TROUBLE

> KEEPING HIM I ONE POSITION TO SLEEP.

THE WEDGE IS NOT WORKING

> ANYMORE.

>

> PLEASE HELP

> JESSICA CAIN

>

> jturner@p...

For more

plagio info

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I apologize for responding so late to your post. Welcome to the

group!

We currently have a number of parents repositioning their babies.

Usually it's nearly impossible to repo a baby who has tort, because

the babies don't have that complete head/neck range of motion to

stay off of the flat area. Usually the tort needs to be resolved

before repo starts to deliver results. Besides your issue with your

son's sleep position, how is daytime repo going? Have you been able

to keep him off of his flat area during the entire day? If you have

been repo'ing a month (starting when your son was 4 months old) you

should have seen some measureable improvement so far. Would you say

you have seen some rounding? I usually recommend taking top and

side view progress photos every 2 weeks to objectively document

whether repo progress is happening or not.

Usually about your son's age, they start wriggling right out of

the wedge. Some ideas for positioning during sleep include sewing a

wedge or bag of rice to the back of a snug-fitting vest over the

baby's pjs, in an attempt to tip the baby up a bit and encourage

them off of the flat area. Other parents just have a nightly battle

and check on their baby several times a night to repo them off of

the flat spot. Nighttime repo can be so frustrating, but it's

critical to repo success. I was lucky, my daughter Remy started

sleeping on her sides all on her own right at about 5 months of age,

so it was a huge help with repo. We used repo-only and did not use

a helmet or band, but Remy did not have any tort or

facial/ear/forehead asymmetries. Her progress photos, if you would

like to see them, are in the PHOTOS/BEFORE AND AFTER/REPOSITIONED

folder. Were you able to keep your son on his side for nighttime

repo when the wedges worked for him?

There are a ton of repo products in the LINKS/REPO AND TUMMYTIME

folder that may spark some homemade ideas of your own. Check out

the LINKS/REPO AND TUMMY TIME/PERSONAL REPO WEBSITES to see if

anyone has any other nighttime repo ideas. Our own group members

added photos of their repo ideas in the FILES/REPO HEADQUARTERS

folder (most are for daytime, though.)

As I mentioned before, the tort generally undermines repo efforts,

but I would love to hear a repo success story with tort, so please

keep us posted if it is working for your son!

Take care,

Christie (Mom to Repo'd Remy)

-- In Plagiocephaly , " saren1234 " <jturner@p...>

wrote:

> I DO NOT THINK MY SONS PLAGIO IS SEVERE. HE HAS BEEN SEEN BY A

> PHYSICAL THERAPIST FOR TORICOLLIS. I HAVE BEEN REPOSITIONING FOR

> ABOUT A MONTH. HE IS NOW 5 MONTHS OLD AND I AM HAVING TROUBLE

> KEEPING HIM I ONE POSITION TO SLEEP. THE WEDGE IS NOT WORKING

> ANYMORE.

>

> PLEASE HELP

> JESSICA CAIN

>

> jturner@p...