Casting went great!! I have a question.

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had her casting appointment today and it went very well.

She cried a little near the end, but for the most part did not mind

it much.

She will be 7 1/2 moths old when she gets her band and we are hoping

for the best. Her head is flat on the left side behind her ear.

She does have some ear assymentry, but it is not to severe.

has tort but does have a full range of motion thanks to the

stretching.

She still always wleeps in the left side despite all of our repo

efforts.

Is it possible that she will regress after she is completed with the

band?

Thanks, Mike

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Hi Mike, My son does not have tort and is not flat on one side. He is

flat in the back. So what I tell you is obviously just my opinion

since I do not have experience with what has. I may be wrong,

but I will try to help. First of all I am glad that 's casting

appt went well.

From what I hear only 1% of babies regress after graduating from the

band. So that is a good number. But if still has some form of

tort after graduating I think she has a higher chance of regressing.

When she sleeps if she is still laying on one side it could be a

problem. You definitely should get that resolved before graduating.

What is good though is that she will be a few months older so she

won't be laying down as much and her head won't be growing as much as

it is now.

My son sleeps on the back of his head and won't sleep any other way.

He has been in the band 2 months now. I started a few weeks ago to

try moving his head while he is sleeping. I wanted him to get used to

moving his head different ways so that when the band comes off for

good he won't regress. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to work. He just

moves it right back. I thinkg will be fine when she graduates.

She will probably by about 10 months old so she will be crawling and

up most of the day. Just try to get the tort problem resolved for

good.

Good luck

Marcy and (7 months)

2 months in DOC band # 1

Awaiting DOC band # 2

New Jersey

[Guest guest]

Hi Mike,

Welcome to the group! Sorry if I missed any of your previous

messages. I agree with alot of what Marcy said. My son didn't have

tort but his sleeping positions did change as he got older. He would

NEVER sleep on his tummy at 's age and now he loves it. Their

growth also slows down around 12 mos. old. I think regression is

quite rare and wouldn't be too concerned about it. I'm so glad to

hear that her casting went well! What a little trooper and I'm sure

that you and your wife are relieved. Hope that helps you. I'm very

excited for to be starting therapy! She will get awesome

correction. It'll be over with before you know it.

Sue

Colin F., 13 mos.

STARband grad 9/04

brachy

>

> had her casting appointment today and it went very well.

> She cried a little near the end, but for the most part did not mind

> it much.

> She will be 7 1/2 moths old when she gets her band and we are

hoping

> for the best. Her head is flat on the left side behind her ear.

> She does have some ear assymentry, but it is not to severe.

> has tort but does have a full range of motion thanks to the

> stretching.

> She still always wleeps in the left side despite all of our repo

> efforts.

> Is it possible that she will regress after she is completed with

the

> band?

> Thanks, Mike

[Guest guest]

Mike,

I'm happy to hear did well during casting. It's impossible to tell which infants will regress after treatment. 's age is on your side. The older the baby the less likelihood of regression. In all, I think 1% of infants regress. To help not be in the 1% I would continue working on her tort. Even if she does not have a noticeable tilt. Infants with tort should be closely monitored up to 18 months. We have tons of ides for strengthening and stretching neck muscles.

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had her casting appointment today and it went very well.She cried a little near the end, but for the most part did not mind it much.She will be 7 1/2 moths old when she gets her band and we are hoping for the best. Her head is flat on the left side behind her ear. She does have some ear assymentry, but it is not to severe. has tort but does have a full range of motion thanks to the stretching.She still always wleeps in the left side despite all of our repo efforts.Is it possible that she will regress after she is completed with the band?Thanks, MikeFor more plagio info