Re: no helmet?

[Guest guest]

Let us know what you and your wife decide to do.

> > Hi,

> > I 'm new to this group. My 5 month old fraternal twin son has

had

> a flat head since he was pretty young. One of the pediatricians

in

> the practice we use said it probably wasn't bad enough to warrant

a

> helmet, and ordered an X-ray to confirm positional

plagiocephaly.

> Another doc in the practice said she thought he probably would

need

> a helmet. They referred us to a specialist (a craniofacial

plastic

> surgeon) who specializes in treating infants and children. I

work in

> the medical profession and asked a few people and the doctor we

were

> referred to has an excellent reputation. Anyway, I was sure he

would

> need a helmet, but the plastic surgeon said he will not need a

helmet

> and that he typically orders helmets in moderate or severe cases

(I

> assume he thinks my son's case is less than moderate). He said

he

> has mild torticollis and gave me daily stretching exercises to

do.

> We have a follow-up in two months to see how his head looks and

if

> the torticollis is improving. I'm a little bit nervous about not

> getting a helmet, but the doc assured me that he won't need one

> if " you do what I'm telling you to do. " My son is starting to

sleep

> on the non-flat side a lot now and also rolls onto his belly a

lot

> duing the night. He has a ton of " tummy time " now and loves it

(this

> all started duing the last two weeks -- he hated tummy time

before,

> but now that he can roll over, he loves it). So, I'm not very

> worried about him spending too much time on the flat side

anymore.

> He isn't spending much time sleeping or awake on the flat side

now.

> My question is: How much improvement in head shape can be

expected

> without a helmet in relatively mild cases? Has anyone had luck

with

> heads " rounding out " on their own as your child spent less time

on

> the flat side?

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Rick (proud father of and Abrianna born 7/19/04)

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