Guest guest Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 thank you all for your comments....nichoals is 10 months old....our specialist is very rude and does a very bad job at explaining things to us....the very first time we went to him for a consultation, he told us that nicholas had a ridge on his forehead which meant his soft spot closed up prematurely and at that time he didnt want to put a helmet on him because he was concerned about head growth....we went back to him 1 month later for a checkup, and he tells us he thinks nicholas should wear the helmet....now 1 month later he is telling us that his head didnt grow since he's been wearing the helmet....so i asked him about the ridge and to explain it to me and he pretty much freaked out on me and got all defensive....he did however say that the helmet places (ct) dont believe that wearing the helmet has anything to do with the babies head not growing and that he wont allow zero head growth for more than 2 months, but the helmet companies will allow it for 5-6 months sometimes.... i left there so upset and confused so i went to my pediatrician last night and he reassured me not to worry, and that being nicholas is still 75%, he is fine....i'm just so angry that the specialist is always so impatient....he told me i am anxious....i told him it's my job to be as a mother....anyway, thanks again for all your comments.... sorry for the long message....just had to vent.... monica > > > > > > > > hello all....my son nicholas has been wearing > > his helmet for 1 > > > month > > > > now....cranial tech already sees a lot of > > progress....today i > > took > > > him > > > > to his specialist and he also sees progress but > > he said his head > > > didnt > > > > grow at all since last month....he said he will > > only allow that > > > (zero > > > > head growth) for one more month and then tell us > > to stop wearing > > > the > > > > helmet....he is the dr that referred us to ct > > and suggested he > > > wear > > > > the helmet, but he said that a lot of times the > > places that make > > > the > > > > helmets dont believe that wearing the helmet can > > stop head > > growth > > > and > > > > they'll leave the babies in helmets for > > sometimes 5-6 months > > with > > > no > > > > head growth....i'm just curious if anyone has > > had this happen > > with > > > > their babies head while wearing the helmet....he > > said he's still > > > in > > > > the 75% percentile for head circumfrance so he's > > ok....i'm just > > > > confused and wondering if this is a common > > thing.... > > > > monica g > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 thank you all for your comments....nichoals is 10 months old....our specialist is very rude and does a very bad job at explaining things to us....the very first time we went to him for a consultation, he told us that nicholas had a ridge on his forehead which meant his soft spot closed up prematurely and at that time he didnt want to put a helmet on him because he was concerned about head growth....we went back to him 1 month later for a checkup, and he tells us he thinks nicholas should wear the helmet....now 1 month later he is telling us that his head didnt grow since he's been wearing the helmet....so i asked him about the ridge and to explain it to me and he pretty much freaked out on me and got all defensive....he did however say that the helmet places (ct) dont believe that wearing the helmet has anything to do with the babies head not growing and that he wont allow zero head growth for more than 2 months, but the helmet companies will allow it for 5-6 months sometimes.... i left there so upset and confused so i went to my pediatrician last night and he reassured me not to worry, and that being nicholas is still 75%, he is fine....i'm just so angry that the specialist is always so impatient....he told me i am anxious....i told him it's my job to be as a mother....anyway, thanks again for all your comments.... sorry for the long message....just had to vent.... monica > > > > > > > > hello all....my son nicholas has been wearing > > his helmet for 1 > > > month > > > > now....cranial tech already sees a lot of > > progress....today i > > took > > > him > > > > to his specialist and he also sees progress but > > he said his head > > > didnt > > > > grow at all since last month....he said he will > > only allow that > > > (zero > > > > head growth) for one more month and then tell us > > to stop wearing > > > the > > > > helmet....he is the dr that referred us to ct > > and suggested he > > > wear > > > > the helmet, but he said that a lot of times the > > places that make > > > the > > > > helmets dont believe that wearing the helmet can > > stop head > > growth > > > and > > > > they'll leave the babies in helmets for > > sometimes 5-6 months > > with > > > no > > > > head growth....i'm just curious if anyone has > > had this happen > > with > > > > their babies head while wearing the helmet....he > > said he's still > > > in > > > > the 75% percentile for head circumfrance so he's > > ok....i'm just > > > > confused and wondering if this is a common > > thing.... > > > > monica g > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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