Re: how do i make my decision??- Moinca

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okay thanks so much!!

> > >

> > > I know you are all parents out there and i know you can realte

to

> > how

> > > i feel. I am a first time mom, amd i am so sick to my stomach

> about

> > > Alyssa, i just dont know what to do anymore!! I started crying

to

> > my

> > > husband as he was getting ready for work today, and i was just

> > trying

> > > to get ready for work as well. I am just lost!! I have posted

a

> > few

> > > times, but i am still not sure if Alyssa will benefit from a

> helmet

> > > or not? She is almost 6 months old (10/15/04). When she was

> about

> > 4

> > > months old, i noticed her head was looking flat, i asked the

Dr,

> he

> > > said yes it was very common, and should hopefully round out. I

> > relaly

> > > do like my ped. and he was even my ped. when i was a child, he

> has

> > > been in the practice for over 30 + years and i am very

confident

> in

> > > him. So yesterday, I took Alyssa to see him again, since it has

> > been

> > > two more months. I actually started crying to him, and he was

> very

> > > sincere, he said " he hears what i am saying " and he does see

> where

> > it

> > > is flat in the back. ( i feel it is flat in the back, and more

> wide

> > > in the front........the sad thing is that when she was born,

> > everyone

> > > commented on her perfectly round her head looked). So then i

> asked

> > > him, what can I do to correct this, and he said, well there is

no

> > > guarnatee that it will be perfectly round, but i just have to

> keep

> > > her off of her back, etc. And then he said, some paretns choose

> to

> > > get helmets to fix it,but insurance wont cover it becuase it

is

> > > considered cosmetic. So i just said, okay ( i wish i would

have

> > > asked him more, i was just so upset, i didnt). so then i

called

> a

> > > carinal facial place in NJ ( St phs's hosptial) to try to

get

> > an

> > > appointment ( they can see me 11/02) but they need to know the

> name

> > > of the Dr. who referred me ( did he refer me or, do you think

he

> > was

> > > just like, you gotta do, what you gotta do??). Should i call

back

> > and

> > > see if the nurse would tell me what the next step would be if i

> did

> > > choose to get a helmet? Or do i not even need one, would he

have

> > > pressed it more if i did?

> > >

> > > I am really getting myself so worked up about this, i was sick

to

> > my

> > > stomach about it today and cant think about anything else

So

> > now

> > > i just dont know what to do. Also, we do have the money in our

> > > savings so if we had to pay for it we could, but now am is is

> just

> > > cosmetic??

> > >

> > > Thanks so much!!

> > > (sorry so long)

> > > Donna

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