Guest guest Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 Hi, I had b/g twins in June 04. I noted both had a " flat spot " and our pediatrician recommended alternating their sleep positions, which worked great for my girl, twin B by the time she was 3 months old, it was gone. But Twin A, my boy who was on the bottom, seemed to not like being repositioned very much. He's much less active than my small and wirey little girl. He's a happy, but quieter baby, less active. They are just 5 months old now and his " flat spot " isnt all the much better. He did have neck strength issues and favored one side, but I successfully worked with him and that issue seems to be resolved. Looking at his face, completely fine, but a side view (his right) or a top view straight down, certainly shows his flat spot. I asked the ped about it again at the 4 month visit and he continued to recommend slide sleeping or more tummy time or exersaucer time. I'm going to do this and keep an eye on it more closely. I joined this group to get some advice. At what point do I begin to worry that I need to do some other type of intervention? All my friend keep saying not to worry about it, as soon as he starts crawling and sitting up it will go away, but I AM worried. Thank You for your time Adriene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 Hi Adriene, Welcome to the group! I'm glad your daughter's flat spot improved. With your son, if he had neck involvement, that is most likely the reason you were not as sucessful with the repositioning. For the repoing to really be effective, you have to be sure he isn't spending any time on his flat spot at all! This is very difficult of course, esp if you have twins! We have had members use only repoing and have great results, and I'm sure they'll chime in. How severe would you rate your son? There are severity assessments in our links section. Can you post any pictures? At his age now, repoing would be very difficult at night b/c he's getting more mobile. Nobody can tell you for sure if his head will get better on its own or not. If his plagio is bad enough that you would look into helmet treatment, the sooner you do it the better and faster results he'll get. If you're looking for a comparison, my daughter's plagio was considered severe and you can see her photos in the photos/before and after/DOCband/Hannah B album or on her website, http://hannahsnoggin.typepad.com/hannahs_noggin/ . You could request a consult with a craniofacial or pediatric neurosurgeon who is plagio friendly to get their opinon or if you live near a Cranial Technologies (www.cranialtech.com) they offer free consultations. , mom to Hannah, DOCgrad Cape Cod, Ma > > Hi, > > I had b/g twins in June 04. I noted both had a " flat spot " and our > pediatrician recommended alternating their sleep positions, which > worked great for my girl, twin B by the time she was 3 months old, it > was gone. > > But Twin A, my boy who was on the bottom, seemed to not like being > repositioned very much. He's much less active than my small and > wirey little girl. He's a happy, but quieter baby, less active. > They are just 5 months old now and his " flat spot " isnt all the much > better. He did have neck strength issues and favored one side, but I > successfully worked with him and that issue seems to be resolved. > > Looking at his face, completely fine, but a side view (his right) or > a top view straight down, certainly shows his flat spot. > > I asked the ped about it again at the 4 month visit and he continued > to recommend slide sleeping or more tummy time or exersaucer time. > I'm going to do this and keep an eye on it more closely. > > I joined this group to get some advice. At what point do I begin to > worry that I need to do some other type of intervention? All my > friend keep saying not to worry about it, as soon as he starts > crawling and sitting up it will go away, but I AM worried. > > Thank You for your time > Adriene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 Hi Adriene, welcome to the group! You can find a repo'ing techniques document in our files section, repo'ing headquarters. I think that you may want to get the ball rolling on helmet therapy if you don't see good improvement by 6 mos. of age. I wish we had started then but my son received a fair amount of correction starting it at 9 mos old. It is going to be totally your call because most peds AND specialists don't seem to advocate helmet therapy but it *is* effective. There is unfortunately no guarantee whether or not your son's head will round out on it's own to the extend that you may like. I just didn't want to take the chance and felt that we didn't have much to lose by trying it. Of course making the decision is the hardest part. That and finding an experienced orthotist within a resaonable distance from your house. It helps to take your own dig. photos from the same angles at weekly intervals so that you can monitor your repo'ing progress. HTH and you will get more responses soon....good luck. Sue Colin F., 13 mos STARband grad (in before & after folder) for severe brachy & rt. plagio > > Hi, > > I had b/g twins in June 04. I noted both had a " flat spot " and our > pediatrician recommended alternating their sleep positions, which > worked great for my girl, twin B by the time she was 3 months old, it > was gone. > > But Twin A, my boy who was on the bottom, seemed to not like being > repositioned very much. He's much less active than my small and > wirey little girl. He's a happy, but quieter baby, less active. > They are just 5 months old now and his " flat spot " isnt all the much > better. He did have neck strength issues and favored one side, but I > successfully worked with him and that issue seems to be resolved. > > Looking at his face, completely fine, but a side view (his right) or > a top view straight down, certainly shows his flat spot. > > I asked the ped about it again at the 4 month visit and he continued > to recommend slide sleeping or more tummy time or exersaucer time. > I'm going to do this and keep an eye on it more closely. > > I joined this group to get some advice. At what point do I begin to > worry that I need to do some other type of intervention? All my > friend keep saying not to worry about it, as soon as he starts > crawling and sitting up it will go away, but I AM worried. > > Thank You for your time > Adriene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 Hi (and everyone) I'll take some pictures of my little guy, , so you can see, and upload in the next day or so. I'm going to call the pediatrician this week and ask for a referral to a specialist. He doesnt have any asymetry of the face. His back flat spot looks a lot like the pictures of Remy's. If found those easily through a subsequent post about repositioning. is 5 months old, and since its a "little" better from 3 months, I do suppose it is possible to get results by agressive repositioning. We have a crazy schedule and I'm not sure thats possible... Daddy watches the twins on M and T, daycare has them W and F and grandma has them on Th, getting consistency will be a big problem, so we might be better off with getting a helmet for his noggin. Thank you for your reply to me. Its just so scary. I'm new to being a parent, the twins were a suprise, and everything is so overwhelming! Thank you again Adriene wrote: Hi Adriene, Welcome to the group! I'm glad your daughter's flat spot improved. With your son, if he had neck involvement, that is most likely the reason you were not as sucessful with the repositioning. For the repoing to really be effective, you have to be sure he isn't spending any time on his flat spot at all! This is very difficult of course, esp if you have twins! We have had members use only repoing and have great results, and I'm sure they'll chime in. How severe would you rate your son? There are severity assessments in our links section. Can you post any pictures? At his age now, repoing would be very difficult at night b/c he's getting more mobile. Nobody can tell you for sure if his head will get better on its own or not. If his plagio is bad enough that you would look into helmet treatment, the sooner you do it the better and faster results he'll get. If you're looking for a comparison, my daughter's plagio was considered severe and you can see her photos in the photos/before and after/DOCband/Hannah B album or on her website, http://hannahsnoggin.typepad.com/hannahs_noggin/ .. You could request a consult with a craniofacial or pediatric neurosurgeon who is plagio friendly to get their opinon or if you live near a Cranial Technologies (www.cranialtech.com) they offer free consultations. , mom to Hannah, DOCgrad Cape Cod, Ma > > Hi, > > I had b/g twins in June 04. I noted both had a "flat spot" and our > pediatrician recommended alternating their sleep positions, which > worked great for my girl, twin B by the time she was 3 months old, it > was gone. > > But Twin A, my boy who was on the bottom, seemed to not like being > repositioned very much. He's much less active than my small and > wirey little girl. He's a happy, but quieter baby, less active. > They are just 5 months old now and his "flat spot" isnt all the much > better. He did have neck strength issues and favored one side, but I > successfully worked with him and that issue seems to be resolved. > > Looking at his face, completely fine, but a side view (his right) or > a top view straight down, certainly shows his flat spot. > > I asked the ped about it again at the 4 month visit and he continued > to recommend slide sleeping or more tummy time or exersaucer time. > I'm going to do this and keep an eye on it more closely. > > I joined this group to get some advice. At what point do I begin to > worry that I need to do some other type of intervention? All my > friend keep saying not to worry about it, as soon as he starts > crawling and sitting up it will go away, but I AM worried. > > Thank You for your time > Adriene For more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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