Re: New to the group..Welcome

[Guest guest]

I could not agree more. Noah doesn't even have his band yet and I'm

already trying to spread the word. I have a co-worker with a new

baby and another co-worker with a baby on the way. I wanted them

both to know about this and how important it is to catch it early

and for them to let their baby have PLENTY of supervised tummy

time. Hopefully they won't have to go through this, but at least

they've been informed, which is what I wish someone had done for

me. Being such a young mother, though (24), means that almost none

of my friends have children yet, so it's hard to hear about

something like this unless you're around other mothers.

I just wish the pediatricians were better about informing parents

and letting the decision-making be in parents' hands, not the

doctor's.

Noah's mom

>

> > Hello..your families story sounds just like

> > mines..Plagio..was noted

> > in DS charts from early-on..Pedi never discussed it

> > with me..months

> > and months went by..and of course..I would ask PEDI

> > about the shape of

> > DS head..and I got the " it will round out..when the

> > baby starts

> > sitting and crawling " ..it did not!

> >

> > Now, at 9 1/2 months..Andres received his Hanger

> > Helmet (been wearing

> > it for almost 2 weeks now) after..I told the PEDI

> > that I need a RE: to

> > find out whats going on with Andres head! It brings

> > tears to my eyes

> > to know that if Andres's PEDI referred us to see the

> > specalist much

> > earlier..reposition would of probably worked..or

> > Andres would of had

> > to wear a Helmet..for a much shorter time..and

> > would of probably

> > gotten much better results!

> >

> > What can we do as parents?

> >

> > Hazel

> >

> > Andres.. 9 1/2 months, Hanger Helmet ( almost 2

> > weeks), Southern, CA

> >

> >

> >

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