Re: made our decision.....

[Guest guest]

,

I know the weight that's been lifted off your shoulders! Isn't it a

great feeling? :-) Keep us posted on his progress.

-- In Plagiocephaly , " lspees " <lspees@...> wrote:

>

> Okay.... my son is now 8 1/2 months old. We found out he had

> Torticollis at almost 7 months and took him into Cranial

> Technologies at 7 1/2 months. We took him on our own - our

> pediatrician said he was fine. We were shocked to hear that Cranial

> Tech. diagnosed him with moderate to severe plagiocephaly. We

> deliberated for a couple of weeks about the band.... talking to

> friends, family members and searching the internet. We felt so

> unsure.... our stomachs churned with the thought of putting our

> little guy in the band. The average person said they couldn't see

> any facial asymmetry and his head isn't that flat. When we put his

> photo on this board, several people said they could see it. We

> decided to go for it, realizing that it will not hurt anything and

> we didn't want to regret it later. We could clearly see that one

> eye looked smaller than the other. I was dreading the day he got

> his band. Last Friday (3/17/06) we put the band on him. Let me

> tell you.... it has been GREAT! I know that sounds strange, but I

> was expecting it to be soooooo bad. It really isn't. He acts like

> he doesn't even notice it, and I think he actually looks cute in

> it. At this point, I feel really good about the whole thing. I

> know my son will be glad we did what we could while he was still

> little. Reading the older plagio board really helped us to see how

> kids feel when they do not get the treatment.

>

>

>

> lspees@...

>

[Guest guest]

,

I know the weight that's been lifted off your shoulders! Isn't it a

great feeling? :-) Keep us posted on his progress.

-- In Plagiocephaly , " lspees " <lspees@...> wrote:

>

> Okay.... my son is now 8 1/2 months old. We found out he had

> Torticollis at almost 7 months and took him into Cranial

> Technologies at 7 1/2 months. We took him on our own - our

> pediatrician said he was fine. We were shocked to hear that Cranial

> Tech. diagnosed him with moderate to severe plagiocephaly. We

> deliberated for a couple of weeks about the band.... talking to

> friends, family members and searching the internet. We felt so

> unsure.... our stomachs churned with the thought of putting our

> little guy in the band. The average person said they couldn't see

> any facial asymmetry and his head isn't that flat. When we put his

> photo on this board, several people said they could see it. We

> decided to go for it, realizing that it will not hurt anything and

> we didn't want to regret it later. We could clearly see that one

> eye looked smaller than the other. I was dreading the day he got

> his band. Last Friday (3/17/06) we put the band on him. Let me

> tell you.... it has been GREAT! I know that sounds strange, but I

> was expecting it to be soooooo bad. It really isn't. He acts like

> he doesn't even notice it, and I think he actually looks cute in

> it. At this point, I feel really good about the whole thing. I

> know my son will be glad we did what we could while he was still

> little. Reading the older plagio board really helped us to see how

> kids feel when they do not get the treatment.

>

>

>

> lspees@...

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

i'm glad to hear your baby is doing so good, keep up the good work.

My baby is 7months and will be 7.5 when he receives his band, I

can't wait, so I can stop worrying and feel like we're doing

something about it.

I'll look for your messages and follow your progress.

Keep us posted

>

> Okay.... my son is now 8 1/2 months old. We found out he had

> Torticollis at almost 7 months and took him into Cranial

> Technologies at 7 1/2 months. We took him on our own - our

> pediatrician said he was fine. We were shocked to hear that

Cranial

> Tech. diagnosed him with moderate to severe plagiocephaly. We

> deliberated for a couple of weeks about the band.... talking to

> friends, family members and searching the internet. We felt so

> unsure.... our stomachs churned with the thought of putting our

> little guy in the band. The average person said they couldn't see

> any facial asymmetry and his head isn't that flat. When we put

his

> photo on this board, several people said they could see it. We

> decided to go for it, realizing that it will not hurt anything and

> we didn't want to regret it later. We could clearly see that one

> eye looked smaller than the other. I was dreading the day he got

> his band. Last Friday (3/17/06) we put the band on him. Let me

> tell you.... it has been GREAT! I know that sounds strange, but I

> was expecting it to be soooooo bad. It really isn't. He acts

like

> he doesn't even notice it, and I think he actually looks cute in

> it. At this point, I feel really good about the whole thing. I

> know my son will be glad we did what we could while he was still

> little. Reading the older plagio board really helped us to see

how

> kids feel when they do not get the treatment.

>

>

>

> lspees@...

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

i'm glad to hear your baby is doing so good, keep up the good work.

My baby is 7months and will be 7.5 when he receives his band, I

can't wait, so I can stop worrying and feel like we're doing

something about it.

I'll look for your messages and follow your progress.

Keep us posted

>

> Okay.... my son is now 8 1/2 months old. We found out he had

> Torticollis at almost 7 months and took him into Cranial

> Technologies at 7 1/2 months. We took him on our own - our

> pediatrician said he was fine. We were shocked to hear that

Cranial

> Tech. diagnosed him with moderate to severe plagiocephaly. We

> deliberated for a couple of weeks about the band.... talking to

> friends, family members and searching the internet. We felt so

> unsure.... our stomachs churned with the thought of putting our

> little guy in the band. The average person said they couldn't see

> any facial asymmetry and his head isn't that flat. When we put

his

> photo on this board, several people said they could see it. We

> decided to go for it, realizing that it will not hurt anything and

> we didn't want to regret it later. We could clearly see that one

> eye looked smaller than the other. I was dreading the day he got

> his band. Last Friday (3/17/06) we put the band on him. Let me

> tell you.... it has been GREAT! I know that sounds strange, but I

> was expecting it to be soooooo bad. It really isn't. He acts

like

> he doesn't even notice it, and I think he actually looks cute in

> it. At this point, I feel really good about the whole thing. I

> know my son will be glad we did what we could while he was still

> little. Reading the older plagio board really helped us to see

how

> kids feel when they do not get the treatment.

>

>

>

> lspees@...

>

[Guest guest]

That is wonderful that you decided to go ahead and band him and

he is doing so well with the band. Most babies do adjust easily to

their bands and you will be so glad that you did this for him.

Jen

(19.5 mo), tort resolved, Hanger Band Grad

(4 years)

>

> Okay.... my son is now 8 1/2 months old. We found out he had

> Torticollis at almost 7 months and took him into Cranial

> Technologies at 7 1/2 months. We took him on our own - our

> pediatrician said he was fine. We were shocked to hear that

Cranial

> Tech. diagnosed him with moderate to severe plagiocephaly. We

> deliberated for a couple of weeks about the band.... talking to

> friends, family members and searching the internet. We felt so

> unsure.... our stomachs churned with the thought of putting our

> little guy in the band. The average person said they couldn't see

> any facial asymmetry and his head isn't that flat. When we put his

> photo on this board, several people said they could see it. We

> decided to go for it, realizing that it will not hurt anything and

> we didn't want to regret it later. We could clearly see that one

> eye looked smaller than the other. I was dreading the day he got

> his band. Last Friday (3/17/06) we put the band on him. Let me

> tell you.... it has been GREAT! I know that sounds strange, but I

> was expecting it to be soooooo bad. It really isn't. He acts like

> he doesn't even notice it, and I think he actually looks cute in

> it. At this point, I feel really good about the whole thing. I

> know my son will be glad we did what we could while he was still

> little. Reading the older plagio board really helped us to see how

> kids feel when they do not get the treatment.

>

>

>

> lspees@...

>

[Guest guest]

That is wonderful that you decided to go ahead and band him and

he is doing so well with the band. Most babies do adjust easily to

their bands and you will be so glad that you did this for him.

Jen

(19.5 mo), tort resolved, Hanger Band Grad

(4 years)

>

> Okay.... my son is now 8 1/2 months old. We found out he had

> Torticollis at almost 7 months and took him into Cranial

> Technologies at 7 1/2 months. We took him on our own - our

> pediatrician said he was fine. We were shocked to hear that

Cranial

> Tech. diagnosed him with moderate to severe plagiocephaly. We

> deliberated for a couple of weeks about the band.... talking to

> friends, family members and searching the internet. We felt so

> unsure.... our stomachs churned with the thought of putting our

> little guy in the band. The average person said they couldn't see

> any facial asymmetry and his head isn't that flat. When we put his

> photo on this board, several people said they could see it. We

> decided to go for it, realizing that it will not hurt anything and

> we didn't want to regret it later. We could clearly see that one

> eye looked smaller than the other. I was dreading the day he got

> his band. Last Friday (3/17/06) we put the band on him. Let me

> tell you.... it has been GREAT! I know that sounds strange, but I

> was expecting it to be soooooo bad. It really isn't. He acts like

> he doesn't even notice it, and I think he actually looks cute in

> it. At this point, I feel really good about the whole thing. I

> know my son will be glad we did what we could while he was still

> little. Reading the older plagio board really helped us to see how

> kids feel when they do not get the treatment.

>

>

>

> lspees@...

>

[Guest guest]

,

Congratulations on your son settling in to his DOCband so nicely!

I can certainly identify with the stomach in knots type of feeling.

Even though we chose aggressive repo for Remy, we went through the

same type of agony making a treatment decision. It took us a while to

figure out that the reason we were so out of our comfort zone

contemplating a treatment decision, was that deciding to treat our

daughter meant acknowledging that something really was wrong. It was

a bittersweet moment, but much easier once that realization was behind

us. Once we got past that, we just got down to the business of

correcting her plagio/brachy, just as you are now doing with your son

and his band.

Would you please keep us posted on his progress?

Take care,

Christie (Mom to Repo'd Remy)

>

> Okay.... my son is now 8 1/2 months old. We found out he had

> Torticollis at almost 7 months and took him into Cranial

> Technologies at 7 1/2 months. We took him on our own - our

> pediatrician said he was fine. We were shocked to hear that Cranial

> Tech. diagnosed him with moderate to severe plagiocephaly. We

> deliberated for a couple of weeks about the band.... talking to

> friends, family members and searching the internet. We felt so

> unsure.... our stomachs churned with the thought of putting our

> little guy in the band. The average person said they couldn't see

> any facial asymmetry and his head isn't that flat. When we put his

> photo on this board, several people said they could see it. We

> decided to go for it, realizing that it will not hurt anything and

> we didn't want to regret it later. We could clearly see that one

> eye looked smaller than the other. I was dreading the day he got

> his band. Last Friday (3/17/06) we put the band on him. Let me

> tell you.... it has been GREAT! I know that sounds strange, but I

> was expecting it to be soooooo bad. It really isn't. He acts like

> he doesn't even notice it, and I think he actually looks cute in

> it. At this point, I feel really good about the whole thing. I

> know my son will be glad we did what we could while he was still

> little. Reading the older plagio board really helped us to see how

> kids feel when they do not get the treatment.

>

>

>

> lspees@...

>

[Guest guest]

,

Congratulations on your son settling in to his DOCband so nicely!

I can certainly identify with the stomach in knots type of feeling.

Even though we chose aggressive repo for Remy, we went through the

same type of agony making a treatment decision. It took us a while to

figure out that the reason we were so out of our comfort zone

contemplating a treatment decision, was that deciding to treat our

daughter meant acknowledging that something really was wrong. It was

a bittersweet moment, but much easier once that realization was behind

us. Once we got past that, we just got down to the business of

correcting her plagio/brachy, just as you are now doing with your son

and his band.

Would you please keep us posted on his progress?

Take care,

Christie (Mom to Repo'd Remy)

>

> Okay.... my son is now 8 1/2 months old. We found out he had

> Torticollis at almost 7 months and took him into Cranial

> Technologies at 7 1/2 months. We took him on our own - our

> pediatrician said he was fine. We were shocked to hear that Cranial

> Tech. diagnosed him with moderate to severe plagiocephaly. We

> deliberated for a couple of weeks about the band.... talking to

> friends, family members and searching the internet. We felt so

> unsure.... our stomachs churned with the thought of putting our

> little guy in the band. The average person said they couldn't see

> any facial asymmetry and his head isn't that flat. When we put his

> photo on this board, several people said they could see it. We

> decided to go for it, realizing that it will not hurt anything and

> we didn't want to regret it later. We could clearly see that one

> eye looked smaller than the other. I was dreading the day he got

> his band. Last Friday (3/17/06) we put the band on him. Let me

> tell you.... it has been GREAT! I know that sounds strange, but I

> was expecting it to be soooooo bad. It really isn't. He acts like

> he doesn't even notice it, and I think he actually looks cute in

> it. At this point, I feel really good about the whole thing. I

> know my son will be glad we did what we could while he was still

> little. Reading the older plagio board really helped us to see how

> kids feel when they do not get the treatment.

>

>

>

> lspees@...

>

[Guest guest]

Oops, I meant " ! " I'm getting my Ls mixed up today. Will you be

posting a picture soon, by the way? Have you decorated it yet?

Take care,

Christie (Mom to Repo'd Remy)

> >

> > Okay.... my son is now 8 1/2 months old. We found out he had

> > Torticollis at almost 7 months and took him into Cranial

> > Technologies at 7 1/2 months. We took him on our own - our

> > pediatrician said he was fine. We were shocked to hear that Cranial

> > Tech. diagnosed him with moderate to severe plagiocephaly. We

> > deliberated for a couple of weeks about the band.... talking to

> > friends, family members and searching the internet. We felt so

> > unsure.... our stomachs churned with the thought of putting our

> > little guy in the band. The average person said they couldn't see

> > any facial asymmetry and his head isn't that flat. When we put his

> > photo on this board, several people said they could see it. We

> > decided to go for it, realizing that it will not hurt anything and

> > we didn't want to regret it later. We could clearly see that one

> > eye looked smaller than the other. I was dreading the day he got

> > his band. Last Friday (3/17/06) we put the band on him. Let me

> > tell you.... it has been GREAT! I know that sounds strange, but I

> > was expecting it to be soooooo bad. It really isn't. He acts like

> > he doesn't even notice it, and I think he actually looks cute in

> > it. At this point, I feel really good about the whole thing. I

> > know my son will be glad we did what we could while he was still

> > little. Reading the older plagio board really helped us to see how

> > kids feel when they do not get the treatment.

> >

> >

> >

> > lspees@

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Oops, I meant " ! " I'm getting my Ls mixed up today. Will you be

posting a picture soon, by the way? Have you decorated it yet?

Take care,

Christie (Mom to Repo'd Remy)

> >

> > Okay.... my son is now 8 1/2 months old. We found out he had

> > Torticollis at almost 7 months and took him into Cranial

> > Technologies at 7 1/2 months. We took him on our own - our

> > pediatrician said he was fine. We were shocked to hear that Cranial

> > Tech. diagnosed him with moderate to severe plagiocephaly. We

> > deliberated for a couple of weeks about the band.... talking to

> > friends, family members and searching the internet. We felt so

> > unsure.... our stomachs churned with the thought of putting our

> > little guy in the band. The average person said they couldn't see

> > any facial asymmetry and his head isn't that flat. When we put his

> > photo on this board, several people said they could see it. We

> > decided to go for it, realizing that it will not hurt anything and

> > we didn't want to regret it later. We could clearly see that one

> > eye looked smaller than the other. I was dreading the day he got

> > his band. Last Friday (3/17/06) we put the band on him. Let me

> > tell you.... it has been GREAT! I know that sounds strange, but I

> > was expecting it to be soooooo bad. It really isn't. He acts like

> > he doesn't even notice it, and I think he actually looks cute in

> > it. At this point, I feel really good about the whole thing. I

> > know my son will be glad we did what we could while he was still

> > little. Reading the older plagio board really helped us to see how

> > kids feel when they do not get the treatment.

> >

> >

> >

> > lspees@

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I posted a photo of Gavin about a month ago. It is black and white

and he is naked. We will be decorating the helmet this week and I

will post some new photos. A strange thing did happen... the second

day we had the band, the metal bracket that holds on the strap fell

off. Cranial Tech said they have never seen that. So, they are

FedExing it to be fixed and I should have it back by Wednesday

afternoon... kind of strange! I am bummed that we had to disrupt

treatment.

> > >

> > > Okay.... my son is now 8 1/2 months old. We found out he had

> > > Torticollis at almost 7 months and took him into Cranial

> > > Technologies at 7 1/2 months. We took him on our own - our

> > > pediatrician said he was fine. We were shocked to hear that

Cranial

> > > Tech. diagnosed him with moderate to severe plagiocephaly. We

> > > deliberated for a couple of weeks about the band.... talking

to

> > > friends, family members and searching the internet. We felt

so

> > > unsure.... our stomachs churned with the thought of putting

our

> > > little guy in the band. The average person said they couldn't

see

> > > any facial asymmetry and his head isn't that flat. When we

put his

> > > photo on this board, several people said they could see it.

We

> > > decided to go for it, realizing that it will not hurt anything

and

> > > we didn't want to regret it later. We could clearly see that

one

> > > eye looked smaller than the other. I was dreading the day he

got

> > > his band. Last Friday (3/17/06) we put the band on him. Let

me

> > > tell you.... it has been GREAT! I know that sounds strange,

but I

> > > was expecting it to be soooooo bad. It really isn't. He acts

like

> > > he doesn't even notice it, and I think he actually looks cute

in

> > > it. At this point, I feel really good about the whole thing.

I

> > > know my son will be glad we did what we could while he was

still

> > > little. Reading the older plagio board really helped us to

see how

> > > kids feel when they do not get the treatment.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > lspees@

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I posted a photo of Gavin about a month ago. It is black and white

and he is naked. We will be decorating the helmet this week and I

will post some new photos. A strange thing did happen... the second

day we had the band, the metal bracket that holds on the strap fell

off. Cranial Tech said they have never seen that. So, they are

FedExing it to be fixed and I should have it back by Wednesday

afternoon... kind of strange! I am bummed that we had to disrupt

treatment.

> > >

> > > Okay.... my son is now 8 1/2 months old. We found out he had

> > > Torticollis at almost 7 months and took him into Cranial

> > > Technologies at 7 1/2 months. We took him on our own - our

> > > pediatrician said he was fine. We were shocked to hear that

Cranial

> > > Tech. diagnosed him with moderate to severe plagiocephaly. We

> > > deliberated for a couple of weeks about the band.... talking

to

> > > friends, family members and searching the internet. We felt

so

> > > unsure.... our stomachs churned with the thought of putting

our

> > > little guy in the band. The average person said they couldn't

see

> > > any facial asymmetry and his head isn't that flat. When we

put his

> > > photo on this board, several people said they could see it.

We

> > > decided to go for it, realizing that it will not hurt anything

and

> > > we didn't want to regret it later. We could clearly see that

one

> > > eye looked smaller than the other. I was dreading the day he

got

> > > his band. Last Friday (3/17/06) we put the band on him. Let

me

> > > tell you.... it has been GREAT! I know that sounds strange,

but I

> > > was expecting it to be soooooo bad. It really isn't. He acts

like

> > > he doesn't even notice it, and I think he actually looks cute

in

> > > it. At this point, I feel really good about the whole thing.

I

> > > know my son will be glad we did what we could while he was

still

> > > little. Reading the older plagio board really helped us to

see how

> > > kids feel when they do not get the treatment.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > lspees@

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I put some photos up of Gavin getting casted, they are in the new

photos section

- In Plagiocephaly , " redlocks2003 " <clkline@...>

wrote:

>

> Oops, I meant " ! " I'm getting my Ls mixed up today. Will you

be

> posting a picture soon, by the way? Have you decorated it yet?

>

> Take care,

>

> Christie (Mom to Repo'd Remy)

>

>

> > >

> > > Okay.... my son is now 8 1/2 months old. We found out he had

> > > Torticollis at almost 7 months and took him into Cranial

> > > Technologies at 7 1/2 months. We took him on our own - our

> > > pediatrician said he was fine. We were shocked to hear that

Cranial

> > > Tech. diagnosed him with moderate to severe plagiocephaly. We

> > > deliberated for a couple of weeks about the band.... talking

to

> > > friends, family members and searching the internet. We felt

so

> > > unsure.... our stomachs churned with the thought of putting

our

> > > little guy in the band. The average person said they couldn't

see

> > > any facial asymmetry and his head isn't that flat. When we

put his

> > > photo on this board, several people said they could see it.

We

> > > decided to go for it, realizing that it will not hurt anything

and

> > > we didn't want to regret it later. We could clearly see that

one

> > > eye looked smaller than the other. I was dreading the day he

got

> > > his band. Last Friday (3/17/06) we put the band on him. Let

me

> > > tell you.... it has been GREAT! I know that sounds strange,

but I

> > > was expecting it to be soooooo bad. It really isn't. He acts

like

> > > he doesn't even notice it, and I think he actually looks cute

in

> > > it. At this point, I feel really good about the whole thing.

I

> > > know my son will be glad we did what we could while he was

still

> > > little. Reading the older plagio board really helped us to

see how

> > > kids feel when they do not get the treatment.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > lspees@

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I put some photos up of Gavin getting casted, they are in the new

photos section

- In Plagiocephaly , " redlocks2003 " <clkline@...>

wrote:

>

> Oops, I meant " ! " I'm getting my Ls mixed up today. Will you

be

> posting a picture soon, by the way? Have you decorated it yet?

>

> Take care,

>

> Christie (Mom to Repo'd Remy)

>

>

> > >

> > > Okay.... my son is now 8 1/2 months old. We found out he had

> > > Torticollis at almost 7 months and took him into Cranial

> > > Technologies at 7 1/2 months. We took him on our own - our

> > > pediatrician said he was fine. We were shocked to hear that

Cranial

> > > Tech. diagnosed him with moderate to severe plagiocephaly. We

> > > deliberated for a couple of weeks about the band.... talking

to

> > > friends, family members and searching the internet. We felt

so

> > > unsure.... our stomachs churned with the thought of putting

our

> > > little guy in the band. The average person said they couldn't

see

> > > any facial asymmetry and his head isn't that flat. When we

put his

> > > photo on this board, several people said they could see it.

We

> > > decided to go for it, realizing that it will not hurt anything

and

> > > we didn't want to regret it later. We could clearly see that

one

> > > eye looked smaller than the other. I was dreading the day he

got

> > > his band. Last Friday (3/17/06) we put the band on him. Let

me

> > > tell you.... it has been GREAT! I know that sounds strange,

but I

> > > was expecting it to be soooooo bad. It really isn't. He acts

like

> > > he doesn't even notice it, and I think he actually looks cute

in

> > > it. At this point, I feel really good about the whole thing.

I

> > > know my son will be glad we did what we could while he was

still

> > > little. Reading the older plagio board really helped us to

see how

> > > kids feel when they do not get the treatment.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > lspees@

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

That is strange! Let us know how he's adjusting to his band.

> > > >

> > > > Okay.... my son is now 8 1/2 months old. We found out he had

> > > > Torticollis at almost 7 months and took him into Cranial

> > > > Technologies at 7 1/2 months. We took him on our own - our

> > > > pediatrician said he was fine. We were shocked to hear that

> Cranial

> > > > Tech. diagnosed him with moderate to severe plagiocephaly. We

> > > > deliberated for a couple of weeks about the band.... talking

> to

> > > > friends, family members and searching the internet. We felt

> so

> > > > unsure.... our stomachs churned with the thought of putting

> our

> > > > little guy in the band. The average person said they couldn't

> see

> > > > any facial asymmetry and his head isn't that flat. When we

> put his

> > > > photo on this board, several people said they could see it.

> We

> > > > decided to go for it, realizing that it will not hurt anything

> and

> > > > we didn't want to regret it later. We could clearly see that

> one

> > > > eye looked smaller than the other. I was dreading the day he

> got

> > > > his band. Last Friday (3/17/06) we put the band on him. Let

> me

> > > > tell you.... it has been GREAT! I know that sounds strange,

> but I

> > > > was expecting it to be soooooo bad. It really isn't. He acts

> like

> > > > he doesn't even notice it, and I think he actually looks cute

> in

> > > > it. At this point, I feel really good about the whole thing.

> I

> > > > know my son will be glad we did what we could while he was

> still

> > > > little. Reading the older plagio board really helped us to

> see how

> > > > kids feel when they do not get the treatment.

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > lspees@

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

That is strange! Let us know how he's adjusting to his band.

> > > >

> > > > Okay.... my son is now 8 1/2 months old. We found out he had

> > > > Torticollis at almost 7 months and took him into Cranial

> > > > Technologies at 7 1/2 months. We took him on our own - our

> > > > pediatrician said he was fine. We were shocked to hear that

> Cranial

> > > > Tech. diagnosed him with moderate to severe plagiocephaly. We

> > > > deliberated for a couple of weeks about the band.... talking

> to

> > > > friends, family members and searching the internet. We felt

> so

> > > > unsure.... our stomachs churned with the thought of putting

> our

> > > > little guy in the band. The average person said they couldn't

> see

> > > > any facial asymmetry and his head isn't that flat. When we

> put his

> > > > photo on this board, several people said they could see it.

> We

> > > > decided to go for it, realizing that it will not hurt anything

> and

> > > > we didn't want to regret it later. We could clearly see that

> one

> > > > eye looked smaller than the other. I was dreading the day he

> got

> > > > his band. Last Friday (3/17/06) we put the band on him. Let

> me

> > > > tell you.... it has been GREAT! I know that sounds strange,

> but I

> > > > was expecting it to be soooooo bad. It really isn't. He acts

> like

> > > > he doesn't even notice it, and I think he actually looks cute

> in

> > > > it. At this point, I feel really good about the whole thing.

> I

> > > > know my son will be glad we did what we could while he was

> still

> > > > little. Reading the older plagio board really helped us to

> see how

> > > > kids feel when they do not get the treatment.

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > lspees@

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

,

What a great post. I am glad to hear that you made a decision and

have been so happy with it. It is great to heat that your little guy

is doing well. Best of luck through out treatment and always.

CAROLG

>

> Okay.... my son is now 8 1/2 months old. We found out he had

> Torticollis at almost 7 months and took him into Cranial

> Technologies at 7 1/2 months. We took him on our own - our

> pediatrician said he was fine. We were shocked to hear that

Cranial

> Tech. diagnosed him with moderate to severe plagiocephaly. We

> deliberated for a couple of weeks about the band.... talking to

> friends, family members and searching the internet. We felt so

> unsure.... our stomachs churned with the thought of putting our

> little guy in the band. The average person said they couldn't see

> any facial asymmetry and his head isn't that flat. When we put his

> photo on this board, several people said they could see it. We

> decided to go for it, realizing that it will not hurt anything and

> we didn't want to regret it later. We could clearly see that one

> eye looked smaller than the other. I was dreading the day he got

> his band. Last Friday (3/17/06) we put the band on him. Let me

> tell you.... it has been GREAT! I know that sounds strange, but I

> was expecting it to be soooooo bad. It really isn't. He acts like

> he doesn't even notice it, and I think he actually looks cute in

> it. At this point, I feel really good about the whole thing. I

> know my son will be glad we did what we could while he was still

> little. Reading the older plagio board really helped us to see how

> kids feel when they do not get the treatment.

>

>

>

> lspees@...

>

[Guest guest]

,

What a great post. I am glad to hear that you made a decision and

have been so happy with it. It is great to heat that your little guy

is doing well. Best of luck through out treatment and always.

CAROLG

>

> Okay.... my son is now 8 1/2 months old. We found out he had

> Torticollis at almost 7 months and took him into Cranial

> Technologies at 7 1/2 months. We took him on our own - our

> pediatrician said he was fine. We were shocked to hear that

Cranial

> Tech. diagnosed him with moderate to severe plagiocephaly. We

> deliberated for a couple of weeks about the band.... talking to

> friends, family members and searching the internet. We felt so

> unsure.... our stomachs churned with the thought of putting our

> little guy in the band. The average person said they couldn't see

> any facial asymmetry and his head isn't that flat. When we put his

> photo on this board, several people said they could see it. We

> decided to go for it, realizing that it will not hurt anything and

> we didn't want to regret it later. We could clearly see that one

> eye looked smaller than the other. I was dreading the day he got

> his band. Last Friday (3/17/06) we put the band on him. Let me

> tell you.... it has been GREAT! I know that sounds strange, but I

> was expecting it to be soooooo bad. It really isn't. He acts like

> he doesn't even notice it, and I think he actually looks cute in

> it. At this point, I feel really good about the whole thing. I

> know my son will be glad we did what we could while he was still

> little. Reading the older plagio board really helped us to see how

> kids feel when they do not get the treatment.

>

>

>

> lspees@...

>