Guest guest Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 The decision to band can be a very overwhelming process. We have all been there so you are not alone. I can tell you that through all my research over the past year and being a moderator here and helping parents through my Dominck's website My Banded Baby from all over the world that most babies who still have asymmetry at six months old will not fully correct on thier own without intervention. Now intervention can be anything from repositioning to banding. I noticed that you use the words "TAKE A CHANCE" implying to me that you feel there is a risk to the baby with the bands. I can tell you that there has been extensive research and studies ahowing that there is no risk. The bands do not in any way restrict normal growth of the head and the brain. They simply redirect growth to the head. Here is a link to a study to help you with that. Cranial Growth Unrestricted This all had to be proven for them to get FDA approval for the device. On top of this research I can tell you first hand that my son wore three Doc Bands to correct his severe inutero plagiocephaly from 5months old to almost 13 months and his head growth as documented by the pediatrician was normal(actually put him in a more normal cephalic index) and we recieved excellent correction to his head and facial asymmetry. This is a personal decision, but I wanted to be sure you have all your info together. I would recommend doing some kind of intervention. The tort stretches are absolutely necessary to help facial asymmetry and should be kept up until the baby is walking well. We have had many parents here who use the CST, I would post out to ask about anyone who used it without a band to get some feedback. Have you been doing repositioning and if so how is it going? Sorry if you have already given this info. I have been away from the board a bit. Like I said this is ultimately up to you and your husband, do your research, ask questions about everything and decide if his headshape and facial asymmetry never change from what it is now would you be ok with that? We will all be here to support your decision, whatever it may be. Good Luck! CAROLG >> Well, like many of you, my husband and I are at the point of making > a decision to band our son or not (sigh). I personally do not think > his head shape looks that bad. I have a hard time even identifying > where the flat spot it. My husband can see it better. I do see the > facial asymmetry though. My mother in law is a RN who works with > medically fragile babies and many MD specialists. She spoke with a > pediatrician who she thinks very highly of and he said he was not a > fan of CT because he feels that in most cases the heads are still > growing and once the babies are up and moving, the heads will round > out and the facial asymmetry will get better. So, we decided that > we wanted to see some photos of children/teens/adults ho have had > plagio, but were not banded. Does anyone know of a website that has > such photos? We did find one discussion board where adults were > saying they had plagio (sounded like severe cases), but were not > banded, and were unhappy. They said their heads were severely > uneven. > > We have also heard that a combo of tort stretches with Cranio Sacral > Therapy could be a possibility???> > I have posted photos of Gavin (the naked baby) and members have > responded that they do see the misalignment. So we know there is an > issue. What we are trying to figure out is if this will resolve on > its own, or if banding is necessary. It seems there are some > differing opinions. > > BUT, do we really want to take a chance with all of this? > > This is so tough.....> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 The decision to band can be a very overwhelming process. We have all been there so you are not alone. I can tell you that through all my research over the past year and being a moderator here and helping parents through my Dominck's website My Banded Baby from all over the world that most babies who still have asymmetry at six months old will not fully correct on thier own without intervention. Now intervention can be anything from repositioning to banding. I noticed that you use the words "TAKE A CHANCE" implying to me that you feel there is a risk to the baby with the bands. I can tell you that there has been extensive research and studies ahowing that there is no risk. The bands do not in any way restrict normal growth of the head and the brain. They simply redirect growth to the head. Here is a link to a study to help you with that. Cranial Growth Unrestricted This all had to be proven for them to get FDA approval for the device. On top of this research I can tell you first hand that my son wore three Doc Bands to correct his severe inutero plagiocephaly from 5months old to almost 13 months and his head growth as documented by the pediatrician was normal(actually put him in a more normal cephalic index) and we recieved excellent correction to his head and facial asymmetry. This is a personal decision, but I wanted to be sure you have all your info together. I would recommend doing some kind of intervention. The tort stretches are absolutely necessary to help facial asymmetry and should be kept up until the baby is walking well. We have had many parents here who use the CST, I would post out to ask about anyone who used it without a band to get some feedback. Have you been doing repositioning and if so how is it going? Sorry if you have already given this info. I have been away from the board a bit. Like I said this is ultimately up to you and your husband, do your research, ask questions about everything and decide if his headshape and facial asymmetry never change from what it is now would you be ok with that? We will all be here to support your decision, whatever it may be. Good Luck! CAROLG >> Well, like many of you, my husband and I are at the point of making > a decision to band our son or not (sigh). I personally do not think > his head shape looks that bad. I have a hard time even identifying > where the flat spot it. My husband can see it better. I do see the > facial asymmetry though. My mother in law is a RN who works with > medically fragile babies and many MD specialists. She spoke with a > pediatrician who she thinks very highly of and he said he was not a > fan of CT because he feels that in most cases the heads are still > growing and once the babies are up and moving, the heads will round > out and the facial asymmetry will get better. So, we decided that > we wanted to see some photos of children/teens/adults ho have had > plagio, but were not banded. Does anyone know of a website that has > such photos? We did find one discussion board where adults were > saying they had plagio (sounded like severe cases), but were not > banded, and were unhappy. They said their heads were severely > uneven. > > We have also heard that a combo of tort stretches with Cranio Sacral > Therapy could be a possibility???> > I have posted photos of Gavin (the naked baby) and members have > responded that they do see the misalignment. So we know there is an > issue. What we are trying to figure out is if this will resolve on > its own, or if banding is necessary. It seems there are some > differing opinions. > > BUT, do we really want to take a chance with all of this? > > This is so tough.....> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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