Re: Neck stretching advice

[Guest guest]

We do these streches for our 16 month old son. They showed us at

cranial tech not to put your had on the cheek but to put in more on

the childs head. Cranial Tech told us that a firm surface was

best. I will lean right over and put my chest on his chest and

stomach and wrap his legs around me. You are stronger than your

child but you just have to be forcefull. You won't hurt him. If

you are worried about hurting your child I would double check with

ct and get them to show you the streches again. I noticed that they

really pushed his head down alot further than I was. I needed to be

more forceful. We sometimes will tickle him between stretches. I

don't know if that would work for a 5 month old though. We also

say " all done! " and " Good Boy! " . I think the main thing to remember

is that these streches are really important. I think that you

should do them as much as cranial tech tells you to whether he cries

through the whole thing or not.

Haylee

--- In Plagiocephaly , Audrey <isdfc@y...>

wrote:

>

> Hi everyone!

>

> My husband (under another email address) and I are new

> to this group. Our 5 month old son just went to his

> consultation at Cranial Tech in Phoenix last week and

> we found out how severe his plagio is and that he has

> neck stiffness... something we asked our pediatrician

> about at his 2 month visit but it was dismissed

> without even checking his neck rotation! He goes

> today for his casting which I know will be the longest

> 11 minutes of our lives.

>

> Anyway, I have tried to do his neck stretches when

> he's in a happy relaxed mood. He lets me do the

> Sideband Stretch, but when I even start to put my hand

> on his cheek for the Rotation Stretch he cries and

> resists. He is so strong that I would have to use a

> lot of force to make him turn his head so of course am

> afraid I would hurt him. He is able to turn his head

> on his own so I'm wondering if there is a trick to get

> him to let me do it. Thanks in advance!

>

> Audrey &

> soon to be a DOC Band baby- 8/19/2005

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

We do these streches for our 16 month old son. They showed us at

cranial tech not to put your had on the cheek but to put in more on

the childs head. Cranial Tech told us that a firm surface was

best. I will lean right over and put my chest on his chest and

stomach and wrap his legs around me. You are stronger than your

child but you just have to be forcefull. You won't hurt him. If

you are worried about hurting your child I would double check with

ct and get them to show you the streches again. I noticed that they

really pushed his head down alot further than I was. I needed to be

more forceful. We sometimes will tickle him between stretches. I

don't know if that would work for a 5 month old though. We also

say " all done! " and " Good Boy! " . I think the main thing to remember

is that these streches are really important. I think that you

should do them as much as cranial tech tells you to whether he cries

through the whole thing or not.

Haylee

--- In Plagiocephaly , Audrey <isdfc@y...>

wrote:

>

> Hi everyone!

>

> My husband (under another email address) and I are new

> to this group. Our 5 month old son just went to his

> consultation at Cranial Tech in Phoenix last week and

> we found out how severe his plagio is and that he has

> neck stiffness... something we asked our pediatrician

> about at his 2 month visit but it was dismissed

> without even checking his neck rotation! He goes

> today for his casting which I know will be the longest

> 11 minutes of our lives.

>

> Anyway, I have tried to do his neck stretches when

> he's in a happy relaxed mood. He lets me do the

> Sideband Stretch, but when I even start to put my hand

> on his cheek for the Rotation Stretch he cries and

> resists. He is so strong that I would have to use a

> lot of force to make him turn his head so of course am

> afraid I would hurt him. He is able to turn his head

> on his own so I'm wondering if there is a trick to get

> him to let me do it. Thanks in advance!

>

> Audrey &

> soon to be a DOC Band baby- 8/19/2005

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Audrey,

Ask at CT for them to show you some different ways of doing the

stretches. Once you see someone else do it, it makes you feel better.

There are also different ways to achieve the same stretch, so you can

try them and see what works best for you.

CAROLG

--- In Plagiocephaly , Audrey <isdfc@y...>

wrote:

>

> Hi everyone!

>

> My husband (under another email address) and I are new

> to this group. Our 5 month old son just went to his

> consultation at Cranial Tech in Phoenix last week and

> we found out how severe his plagio is and that he has

> neck stiffness... something we asked our pediatrician

> about at his 2 month visit but it was dismissed

> without even checking his neck rotation! He goes

> today for his casting which I know will be the longest

> 11 minutes of our lives.

>

> Anyway, I have tried to do his neck stretches when

> he's in a happy relaxed mood. He lets me do the

> Sideband Stretch, but when I even start to put my hand

> on his cheek for the Rotation Stretch he cries and

> resists. He is so strong that I would have to use a

> lot of force to make him turn his head so of course am

> afraid I would hurt him. He is able to turn his head

> on his own so I'm wondering if there is a trick to get

> him to let me do it. Thanks in advance!

>

> Audrey &

> soon to be a DOC Band baby- 8/19/2005

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Audrey,

Ask at CT for them to show you some different ways of doing the

stretches. Once you see someone else do it, it makes you feel better.

There are also different ways to achieve the same stretch, so you can

try them and see what works best for you.

CAROLG

--- In Plagiocephaly , Audrey <isdfc@y...>

wrote:

>

> Hi everyone!

>

> My husband (under another email address) and I are new

> to this group. Our 5 month old son just went to his

> consultation at Cranial Tech in Phoenix last week and

> we found out how severe his plagio is and that he has

> neck stiffness... something we asked our pediatrician

> about at his 2 month visit but it was dismissed

> without even checking his neck rotation! He goes

> today for his casting which I know will be the longest

> 11 minutes of our lives.

>

> Anyway, I have tried to do his neck stretches when

> he's in a happy relaxed mood. He lets me do the

> Sideband Stretch, but when I even start to put my hand

> on his cheek for the Rotation Stretch he cries and

> resists. He is so strong that I would have to use a

> lot of force to make him turn his head so of course am

> afraid I would hurt him. He is able to turn his head

> on his own so I'm wondering if there is a trick to get

> him to let me do it. Thanks in advance!

>

> Audrey &

> soon to be a DOC Band baby- 8/19/2005

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Audrey & ,

Welcome to the group! I see you've gotten some great advice already, I

just wanted to welcome you. Please keep us posted on your little one.

>

> Hi everyone!

>

> My husband (under another email address) and I are new

> to this group. Our 5 month old son just went to his

> consultation at Cranial Tech in Phoenix last week and

> we found out how severe his plagio is and that he has

> neck stiffness... something we asked our pediatrician

> about at his 2 month visit but it was dismissed

> without even checking his neck rotation! He goes

> today for his casting which I know will be the longest

> 11 minutes of our lives.

>

> Anyway, I have tried to do his neck stretches when

> he's in a happy relaxed mood. He lets me do the

> Sideband Stretch, but when I even start to put my hand

> on his cheek for the Rotation Stretch he cries and

> resists. He is so strong that I would have to use a

> lot of force to make him turn his head so of course am

> afraid I would hurt him. He is able to turn his head

> on his own so I'm wondering if there is a trick to get

> him to let me do it. Thanks in advance!

>

> Audrey &

> soon to be a DOC Band baby- 8/19/2005

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Audrey & ,

Welcome to the group! I see you've gotten some great advice already, I

just wanted to welcome you. Please keep us posted on your little one.

>

> Hi everyone!

>

> My husband (under another email address) and I are new

> to this group. Our 5 month old son just went to his

> consultation at Cranial Tech in Phoenix last week and

> we found out how severe his plagio is and that he has

> neck stiffness... something we asked our pediatrician

> about at his 2 month visit but it was dismissed

> without even checking his neck rotation! He goes

> today for his casting which I know will be the longest

> 11 minutes of our lives.

>

> Anyway, I have tried to do his neck stretches when

> he's in a happy relaxed mood. He lets me do the

> Sideband Stretch, but when I even start to put my hand

> on his cheek for the Rotation Stretch he cries and

> resists. He is so strong that I would have to use a

> lot of force to make him turn his head so of course am

> afraid I would hurt him. He is able to turn his head

> on his own so I'm wondering if there is a trick to get

> him to let me do it. Thanks in advance!

>

> Audrey &

> soon to be a DOC Band baby- 8/19/2005

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

There are lots of creative ways to stretch. My favorite is using my

head/cheeck against hers to gently stretch her while kissing her. IT

turns into a game and she giggles happily while she's being

stretched.

Also, try holding her facing forward while walking around the house

so that your arm is stretching her. I think there's some photos of

this pose in the photo section of this group.

It does get a lot easier as your child and you get used to doing

them. They are sooo important. Just try to do a lot of times per

day - even if you only get a few minutes in at a time.

Good luck!

--- In Plagiocephaly , " stripes6060 " <taime@o...>

wrote:

>

> Hi Audrey & ,

> Welcome to the group! I see you've gotten some great advice

already, I

> just wanted to welcome you. Please keep us posted on your little

one.

>

>

> --- In Plagiocephaly , Audrey <isdfc@y...>

wrote:

> >

> > Hi everyone!

> >

> > My husband (under another email address) and I are new

> > to this group. Our 5 month old son just went to his

> > consultation at Cranial Tech in Phoenix last week and

> > we found out how severe his plagio is and that he has

> > neck stiffness... something we asked our pediatrician

> > about at his 2 month visit but it was dismissed

> > without even checking his neck rotation! He goes

> > today for his casting which I know will be the longest

> > 11 minutes of our lives.

> >

> > Anyway, I have tried to do his neck stretches when

> > he's in a happy relaxed mood. He lets me do the

> > Sideband Stretch, but when I even start to put my hand

> > on his cheek for the Rotation Stretch he cries and

> > resists. He is so strong that I would have to use a

> > lot of force to make him turn his head so of course am

> > afraid I would hurt him. He is able to turn his head

> > on his own so I'm wondering if there is a trick to get

> > him to let me do it. Thanks in advance!

> >

> > Audrey &

> > soon to be a DOC Band baby- 8/19/2005

> >

> > __________________________________________________

> >

[Guest guest]

There are lots of creative ways to stretch. My favorite is using my

head/cheeck against hers to gently stretch her while kissing her. IT

turns into a game and she giggles happily while she's being

stretched.

Also, try holding her facing forward while walking around the house

so that your arm is stretching her. I think there's some photos of

this pose in the photo section of this group.

It does get a lot easier as your child and you get used to doing

them. They are sooo important. Just try to do a lot of times per

day - even if you only get a few minutes in at a time.

Good luck!

--- In Plagiocephaly , " stripes6060 " <taime@o...>

wrote:

>

> Hi Audrey & ,

> Welcome to the group! I see you've gotten some great advice

already, I

> just wanted to welcome you. Please keep us posted on your little

one.

>

>

> --- In Plagiocephaly , Audrey <isdfc@y...>

wrote:

> >

> > Hi everyone!

> >

> > My husband (under another email address) and I are new

> > to this group. Our 5 month old son just went to his

> > consultation at Cranial Tech in Phoenix last week and

> > we found out how severe his plagio is and that he has

> > neck stiffness... something we asked our pediatrician

> > about at his 2 month visit but it was dismissed

> > without even checking his neck rotation! He goes

> > today for his casting which I know will be the longest

> > 11 minutes of our lives.

> >

> > Anyway, I have tried to do his neck stretches when

> > he's in a happy relaxed mood. He lets me do the

> > Sideband Stretch, but when I even start to put my hand

> > on his cheek for the Rotation Stretch he cries and

> > resists. He is so strong that I would have to use a

> > lot of force to make him turn his head so of course am

> > afraid I would hurt him. He is able to turn his head

> > on his own so I'm wondering if there is a trick to get

> > him to let me do it. Thanks in advance!

> >

> > Audrey &

> > soon to be a DOC Band baby- 8/19/2005

> >

> > __________________________________________________

> >

[Guest guest]

Thank you to everyone who replied and gave us great

advice!

Audrey

--- sgreenspan <sgreenspan@...> wrote:

> There are lots of creative ways to stretch. My

> favorite is using my

> head/cheeck against hers to gently stretch her while

> kissing her. IT

> turns into a game and she giggles happily while

> she's being

> stretched.

>

> Also, try holding her facing forward while walking

> around the house

> so that your arm is stretching her. I think there's

> some photos of

> this pose in the photo section of this group.

>

> It does get a lot easier as your child and you get

> used to doing

> them. They are sooo important. Just try to do a lot

> of times per

> day - even if you only get a few minutes in at a

> time.

>

> Good luck!

>

>

>

> > >

> > > Hi everyone!

> > >

> > > My husband (under another email address) and I

> are new

> > > to this group. Our 5 month old son just went to

> his

> > > consultation at Cranial Tech in Phoenix last

> week and

> > > we found out how severe his plagio is and that

> he has

> > > neck stiffness... something we asked our

> pediatrician

> > > about at his 2 month visit but it was dismissed

> > > without even checking his neck rotation! He

> goes

> > > today for his casting which I know will be the

> longest

> > > 11 minutes of our lives.

> > >

> > > Anyway, I have tried to do his neck stretches

> when

> > > he's in a happy relaxed mood. He lets me do the

> > > Sideband Stretch, but when I even start to put

> my hand

> > > on his cheek for the Rotation Stretch he cries

> and

> > > resists. He is so strong that I would have to

> use a

> > > lot of force to make him turn his head so of

> course am

> > > afraid I would hurt him. He is able to turn his

> head

> > > on his own so I'm wondering if there is a trick

> to get

> > > him to let me do it. Thanks in advance!

> > >

> > > Audrey &

> > > soon to be a DOC Band baby- 8/19/2005

> > >

> > >

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Thank you to everyone who replied and gave us great

advice!

Audrey

--- sgreenspan <sgreenspan@...> wrote:

> There are lots of creative ways to stretch. My

> favorite is using my

> head/cheeck against hers to gently stretch her while

> kissing her. IT

> turns into a game and she giggles happily while

> she's being

> stretched.

>

> Also, try holding her facing forward while walking

> around the house

> so that your arm is stretching her. I think there's

> some photos of

> this pose in the photo section of this group.

>

> It does get a lot easier as your child and you get

> used to doing

> them. They are sooo important. Just try to do a lot

> of times per

> day - even if you only get a few minutes in at a

> time.

>

> Good luck!

>

>

>

> > >

> > > Hi everyone!

> > >

> > > My husband (under another email address) and I

> are new

> > > to this group. Our 5 month old son just went to

> his

> > > consultation at Cranial Tech in Phoenix last

> week and

> > > we found out how severe his plagio is and that

> he has

> > > neck stiffness... something we asked our

> pediatrician

> > > about at his 2 month visit but it was dismissed

> > > without even checking his neck rotation! He

> goes

> > > today for his casting which I know will be the

> longest

> > > 11 minutes of our lives.

> > >

> > > Anyway, I have tried to do his neck stretches

> when

> > > he's in a happy relaxed mood. He lets me do the

> > > Sideband Stretch, but when I even start to put

> my hand

> > > on his cheek for the Rotation Stretch he cries

> and

> > > resists. He is so strong that I would have to

> use a

> > > lot of force to make him turn his head so of

> course am

> > > afraid I would hurt him. He is able to turn his

> head

> > > on his own so I'm wondering if there is a trick

> to get

> > > him to let me do it. Thanks in advance!

> > >

> > > Audrey &

> > > soon to be a DOC Band baby- 8/19/2005

> > >

> > >

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