Re: 4 Month Old Resists Repositioning

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Lori,

You do not need a referral for a free consult at CT and it's a great

thing to do, even if you don't band him now. If they take pics of

him at the consult, then you'll have something to compare to if you

want to try repoing for another month or so. My daughter (Hannah

was banded at 4.5 mos and you can see the incredible correction she

got very quickly. Her assymetry improved 10mm in just 10 weeks!

THe younger they are the faster and better correction they receive!

, mom to Hannah, DOCgrad

Cape Cod, Ma

> Hi! I'm also fairly new to this board but I'll give you my

opinion.

>

> I have a 4-month-old as well who has been in his helmet one week

as

> of today. If his ears are at all crooked (if there is any facial

> assymmetry) and repositioning isn't helping, I would, at the very

> least, be evaluated by someone other than your pediatrician. So

far,

> my son has had an MRI (to assure his misshapen head wasn't a brain

> abnormality) and he also has torticollis and has been in therapy

now

> for 6 weeks for that. Where are you located? I know the Cranial

> Technologies that we go to do free evaluations, photos &

> measurements and this will tell you exactly how far off his head

> actually is. I felt no pressure from them and I made the decision,

> after working with him since birth, to get the DOC band (even w/o

> being able to afford it) because I didn't want to look back and

> go, " What if " . However, my son's plagio is pretty bad and was

caused

> by in utero positioning. You can see his photos in " Will " on our

> page.

>

> All of this to say not to give up on the repositioning, etc. We

are

> still doing that all the time and I'm sure will continue to for a

> long, long time. There are a lot more experienced parents on this

> board that can help you with that. I would say move as soon as

> possible b/c the more time that passes, the longer it takes for

the

> band to correct the problem, from what I understand.. We are

pleased

> Will got his band at a very young age and are hoping that he

doesn't

> have to wear it a very long time.

>

> Good luck!

>

> leigh

> Will 4/11/04

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> For more plagio info