Re: What should we do next?

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ok,

He didn't suggest anything for the plagio? What kind of tests did

they perform to rule out the cranio? Xrays? CT scan? Where do you

live?

Natasha

> > Hi

> > I am new to this community and would really like some advice

on

> what

> > to do next. Until yesterday my paed thought my litle girl,

Annie,

> had

> > craniosynostosis. We saw a neurosurgeon who gave me some paper

work

> > on plagiocephaly. Annie doesn't have it badly. She has ridges

in

> the

> > coronal area, a flatish back of the head and rather large

ridges

> > arond her ear lobes at the top). We have also noticed that she

is

> > flater on the left side of the head. We wanted to try

repositioning

> > but I am returning to work in a few days time and have been

told

> > that this may not work as she will be in a creche 5 most of

the

> > week. Her head growth has slowed down and she is starting to

fall

> > through the percentile charts ( from 74th to the 25th

percentile in

> > 15 weeks). I have said that I think her case is mild but we do

not

> > have anything to compare it to as my son was born with

sagittal

> > cranio so we haven't had a child with a normal shaped head.

What

> > steps should we be taking from here. Would her head shape

improve

> > or get worse if left?.

> > Annie is 51/2 months old but cannot sit or roll yet.(this

could be

> > due to the slow growth., both head circumference and weight.)

> > Redlocks has suggested that we need to consider more drastic

> > measures....We are a bit lost. Any ideas?

> >

> > I can't seem to post her photos on the board...how is it done?

> >

> > Thanks

> >

> > and family

>

>

>

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