Re: Feeling like a bad mom...../Stacey

July 11, 2005

Hi Stacey,

Welcome to the group! I see has covered it all already, so I'll

just second her. :-) Please don't give up and keep us posted.

> > We have been told that my daughter has plagiocephaly. She is

> > almost 8 months old and was 6 weeks premature. They say the

> > prematurely had something to do with it because the skull is

extra

> > soft. I am feeling like a terrible mother right now for 2

> reasons.

> > I put my daughter on her side to sleep almost every night. She was

> > next to our bed and because she was premature and on a vent for

> > awhile I always wanted to see her face while she slept. (Making

> sure

> > she was pink and beautiful) I should have rotated her on both

> sides

> > but didn't. No one said this could cause a problem. But it did.

> Now

> > they want to cast her for a helmet and After the reading and

> knowing

> > that the children make it through this with only a few tears and

> > aches. (My #1 worry of hurting her) I NOW go to the worry about

> what

> > people are going to say. Or the looks my Beautiful daughter is

> > going to get.

> > I FEEL AWFUL FOR BEING SO SHALLOW.. Am I the only parent that

> > feels this way? Not only am I the cause of the problem. I don't

> > like the solution as well. There is NO doubt that we are going

to

> > do the Helmut and correct the problems. But will I get over my

> > shallow feelings and the feelings that I caused this to her. Or

> will

> > they stick with me forever.

>

> For more plagio info

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