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Hi Audrey,

I think your letter looks great! I'm wondering, though, if it might

be good to add something about how this condition can cause problems

later in life if not corrected, and that it's not just about having a

child with a round head. Also, in addition to tummy time, maybe

mention about repositioning?

The reason I say that is because my ped did stress tummy time, but he

never told us about repositioning and we happened to be doing

everything to increase our son's flattening without knowing it. He

also never told us that head flattening (he never mentioned the word

plagiocephaly) could be so severe that it needed to be treated, and

that it could have consequences later in life. Should I go ahead and

draft a similar letter and post it here so we can make sure we have

the same message before sending it to Abby?

-Amy

mother to Noah, 7 months, STARbanded 3/17/06

> > >

> > > I was reading Dear Abby and thinking about how

> > many

> > > others read her column. Several times people have

> > > written in asking her to get the word out about an

> > > important topic, and she does. What if several of

> > us

> > > wrote a brief letter describing Plagiocephaly (and

> > > Torticollis) and maybe how doctors & insurance are

> > > wrongly thinking of it as " just cosmetic " ? It

> > might

> > > grab her attention enough to run one of them. I'm

> > > tired of reading about how many doctors don't have

> > a

> > > clue about either subject- nor do they seem to

> > think

> > > it's important to learn about them! Every major

> > > newspaper would run it, which might catch THEIR

> > > attention enough to do individual stories.

> > > http://www.dearabby.com

> > >

> > > Audrey

> > > 7 mo, DOC Band 1/23/2006

> > >

> >

>

> __________________________________________________

>

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Hi Audrey,

I think your letter looks great! I'm wondering, though, if it might

be good to add something about how this condition can cause problems

later in life if not corrected, and that it's not just about having a

child with a round head. Also, in addition to tummy time, maybe

mention about repositioning?

The reason I say that is because my ped did stress tummy time, but he

never told us about repositioning and we happened to be doing

everything to increase our son's flattening without knowing it. He

also never told us that head flattening (he never mentioned the word

plagiocephaly) could be so severe that it needed to be treated, and

that it could have consequences later in life. Should I go ahead and

draft a similar letter and post it here so we can make sure we have

the same message before sending it to Abby?

-Amy

mother to Noah, 7 months, STARbanded 3/17/06

> > >

> > > I was reading Dear Abby and thinking about how

> > many

> > > others read her column. Several times people have

> > > written in asking her to get the word out about an

> > > important topic, and she does. What if several of

> > us

> > > wrote a brief letter describing Plagiocephaly (and

> > > Torticollis) and maybe how doctors & insurance are

> > > wrongly thinking of it as " just cosmetic " ? It

> > might

> > > grab her attention enough to run one of them. I'm

> > > tired of reading about how many doctors don't have

> > a

> > > clue about either subject- nor do they seem to

> > think

> > > it's important to learn about them! Every major

> > > newspaper would run it, which might catch THEIR

> > > attention enough to do individual stories.

> > > http://www.dearabby.com

> > >

> > > Audrey

> > > 7 mo, DOC Band 1/23/2006

> > >

> >

>

> __________________________________________________

>

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