Re: The best thing just happened!

[Guest guest]

How cool ! Thanks for sharing that story. Even though you

don't think his head is round, nice that an untrained eye thought it

was. hehe...

Dustie

> Most of you may not know me, I was very active on this board last

> year when my son Ethan was in his locally made helmet. He was a

> year old when we finally got the helmet, and he wore it for six

> months with some good results (because he was older we didn't get

> the correction we wanted, but enough that we are very pleased we

> chose the helmet option after agressive repo for 9 months).

>

> Fast forward to a week ago. I was out with both my boys (

> is 4 months old) and a woman came up to me in the park and we just

> started chatting. She commented on (get this) what " wonderful

round

> heads your boys have " !!!! You could have knocked me over with a

> feather! My son thankfully has no plagio at all (turns

out

> that was the least of my worries as he was born with a heart

defect,

> but that is a whole other post - he is doing really well). I then

> proceeded to tell her the ordeal about Ethan's helmet, and as it

> turns out her neice has quite a flat spot on her head. So I gave

> her lots of info for follow up with the hospital and our local

> orthotist. I have been working with our local health nurses and

> they have been giving alot of parents my name and number so they

can

> find out about plagio etc., but this is the first time that

someone

> has commented on Ethan's round head without knowing what we went

> thru to get it that way.

>

> Just wanted to share - even for a kiddo that (in his mommy's mind)

> doesn't have a perfectly shaped head, a complete stranger thought

he

> did. Totally made my week!

>

> , mom to Ethan

> Local Helmet Grad - December 2003

> Vancouver, BC

[Guest guest]

That's great! Had to make you feel like it was all worth it!

Connor (PPO helmet grad 8/04; tort)

--- In Plagiocephaly , " commentdive " <commentdive@y...>

wrote:

> Most of you may not know me, I was very active on this board last

> year when my son Ethan was in his locally made helmet. He was a

> year old when we finally got the helmet, and he wore it for six

> months with some good results (because he was older we didn't get

> the correction we wanted, but enough that we are very pleased we

> chose the helmet option after agressive repo for 9 months).

>

> Fast forward to a week ago. I was out with both my boys (

> is 4 months old) and a woman came up to me in the park and we just

> started chatting. She commented on (get this) what " wonderful round

> heads your boys have " !!!! You could have knocked me over with a

> feather! My son thankfully has no plagio at all (turns out

> that was the least of my worries as he was born with a heart defect,

> but that is a whole other post - he is doing really well). I then

> proceeded to tell her the ordeal about Ethan's helmet, and as it

> turns out her neice has quite a flat spot on her head. So I gave

> her lots of info for follow up with the hospital and our local

> orthotist. I have been working with our local health nurses and

> they have been giving alot of parents my name and number so they can

> find out about plagio etc., but this is the first time that someone

> has commented on Ethan's round head without knowing what we went

> thru to get it that way.

>

> Just wanted to share - even for a kiddo that (in his mommy's mind)

> doesn't have a perfectly shaped head, a complete stranger thought he

> did. Totally made my week!

>

> , mom to Ethan

> Local Helmet Grad - December 2003

> Vancouver, BC

[Guest guest]

That's great to hear!!! Exactly what I needed to hear while i'm

trying to decide whether to get another DOC Band or not. He's

20 months now and there's still a spot that's flat, but so much

better than it was. Thanks for coming back and telling us your

story!!!!

Deb and in NJ

> Most of you may not know me, I was very active on this board last

> year when my son Ethan was in his locally made helmet. He was a

> year old when we finally got the helmet, and he wore it for six

> months with some good results (because he was older we didn't get

> the correction we wanted, but enough that we are very pleased we

> chose the helmet option after agressive repo for 9 months).

>

> Fast forward to a week ago. I was out with both my boys (

> is 4 months old) and a woman came up to me in the park and we just

> started chatting. She commented on (get this) what " wonderful

round

> heads your boys have " !!!! You could have knocked me over with a

> feather! My son thankfully has no plagio at all (turns

out

> that was the least of my worries as he was born with a heart

defect,

> but that is a whole other post - he is doing really well). I then

> proceeded to tell her the ordeal about Ethan's helmet, and as it

> turns out her neice has quite a flat spot on her head. So I gave

> her lots of info for follow up with the hospital and our local

> orthotist. I have been working with our local health nurses and

> they have been giving alot of parents my name and number so they

can

> find out about plagio etc., but this is the first time that

someone

> has commented on Ethan's round head without knowing what we went

> thru to get it that way.

>

> Just wanted to share - even for a kiddo that (in his mommy's mind)

> doesn't have a perfectly shaped head, a complete stranger thought

he

> did. Totally made my week!

>

> , mom to Ethan

> Local Helmet Grad - December 2003

> Vancouver, BC

[Guest guest]

,

Thanks for sharing your story with us, it brought a smile to my face.

> Most of you may not know me, I was very active on this board last

> year when my son Ethan was in his locally made helmet. He was a

> year old when we finally got the helmet, and he wore it for six

> months with some good results (because he was older we didn't get

> the correction we wanted, but enough that we are very pleased we

> chose the helmet option after agressive repo for 9 months).

>

> Fast forward to a week ago. I was out with both my boys (

> is 4 months old) and a woman came up to me in the park and we just

> started chatting. She commented on (get this) what " wonderful

round

> heads your boys have " !!!! You could have knocked me over with a

> feather! My son thankfully has no plagio at all (turns

out

> that was the least of my worries as he was born with a heart

defect,

> but that is a whole other post - he is doing really well). I then

> proceeded to tell her the ordeal about Ethan's helmet, and as it

> turns out her neice has quite a flat spot on her head. So I gave

> her lots of info for follow up with the hospital and our local

> orthotist. I have been working with our local health nurses and

> they have been giving alot of parents my name and number so they

can

> find out about plagio etc., but this is the first time that someone

> has commented on Ethan's round head without knowing what we went

> thru to get it that way.

>

> Just wanted to share - even for a kiddo that (in his mommy's mind)

> doesn't have a perfectly shaped head, a complete stranger thought

he

> did. Totally made my week!

>

> , mom to Ethan

> Local Helmet Grad - December 2003

> Vancouver, BC