Cause of Positioning

[Guest guest]

I was just wondering how many of you had your child diagnosed with

plagio because of positioning? If you did, I would be interested to

know what are some repo techniques I could start now. I read the file

on repo techniques and got some good tips, but I was wondering if

there are any others. Thanks,

[Guest guest]

Hi ! I am sorry it took so long for me to get to this. My

name is Becky, and I repositioned my dd from 3.5 mo old to about 11

or 12 months to get her head rounded. You can look at her pics in

the photos section under before and after/repositioned and look for

S.

You asked for some other tips and so I want to share some of the

things I did with my dd to get her up off that flat spot.

slept in a bassinette in the corner of my bedroom for about 4

months. So always sleeping on her back, looking to the left to see

what was going on in the room, and sitting in her bouncy chair

caused her to develop a flat spot on the back left side of her head.

When I realized what was going on with her head I joined this group

and someone told me about this " repo " thing so I decided that since

she was still so young I would try it because from what I gathered I

still had some good growth surts in her and I also had enough time

to give it a good try and still band her if I felt it was necessary.

There are a lot of things you can do in an attempt to keep your dc

off of his flat spot while he is sleeping on his back. Turn him

around in the crib so that he has to roll to the round side to see

the room. Also hang the toys in the front of the crib so that your

child has to look away from his flat spot to see the toys. You may

also put something in the crib under your dc's shoulder so that they

are propped to one side and can't easily roll onto the flat side of

their head. Some mothers use a rolled up towel or receiving blanket.

Your best bet with this is to put it under the fitted crib sheet so

that it doesn't roll around or come unrolled causing a suffocation

hazard. You could also sew a fabric roll stuffed tight with polyfil

or some other similar stuffing. Then pinit to your child's jammies

on the falt side so he has to roll towards the rounded side. You

could also use a gel-filled wrist support like for typing. It is

heavy so it won't slide or roll around the crib, but it is soft so

it won't be too uncomfortable for the baby.

Donate your bouncy chair/swing to the Salvation Army! Just kidding,

but you really need to limit the use of it. If your child is

addicted to the bouncy chair or the swing, you can keep him off his

flat spot by using a small wedge of foam behind his neck or shoulder.

Your son should also get as much tummy time as humanly possible.

Let me tell you now, " he hates tummy time " is no excuse. You can

encourage your baby to tolerate and even like tummy time by simply

forcing the issue. With my dd, I put her down just for as long as

she would tolerate it, which was sometimes only a minute or two.

Then I picked her up. No need to torture her. But a little later

when she was calm again, I put her down again, and we repeated the

process. We repeated the process over and over and over again each

day until the times she spent on the floor got longer and eventually

she preferred tummy time to everything else. It was fun for her to

be down there and play with her brother and sister.

For times when she wasn't on the floor she used an exersaucer.

Sometimes a very young baby (3 or 4 months old) won't tolerate an

exersaucer very long, but then you can put them down for tummy time

or whatever. Don't leave your dc unattended in an exersaucer,

though. No matter what you are doing with them, keep them in sight.

ny Jump-Up or Jumperoo works well as an alternative too. The

packaging recommends it for ages 4mo to walking.

You might also want to check out this website,

www.bumbobabyseat.com. It is a cool little baby seat made out of

strong rubber foam. It has a high back so young babies can sit in it

as soon as they can hold their head steady. Yet the back is not so

high that a baby's head won't lean against it and compromise your

repo efforts. I used mine for playtime (I had to keep her occupied

while she was in it. A breakfast in bed tray with toys on it or her

baby gym were put to good use there). I also used it at dinner time.

I believe the packaging said not to use it on an elevated surface,

but we put her in it in the middle of the dining room table before

she was big enough to comfortably sit in the high chair and she

could still be with us at dinner. Check it out online and if you

want to get one you can find them now in most baby stores.

There are a couple of things you always want to do when you are

repositioning. First of all, you want to set a repo deadline. Set a

time when you feel you will have given it a good go and then re-

evaluate how you are doing. I set a deadline for my dd's 6 month

well baby checkup. I felt like that was enough time to see if we

were going to have luck with it, and then if we weren't having luck

we could still get her band on her early enough to have good

correction if it came to that. You have to be open to all options.

Don't rule out something that may help simply because you really

wanted it to work another way. Some babies simply don't round out

enough with repo. It is also very helpful to take periodic pictures

of your dc's head shape. I did mine monthly but most moms do theirs

every week or every 2 weeks. This way you can look objectively at

the pictures as you go to see what progress if any you have made.

You can also lay them all out with your pede at your repo deadline

to see what you think your next step should be.

I know that I have put a lot here and I am sorry if it is too much

all at once. But please feel free to post here or email me if

youhave any questions at all. Good luck and please let us know how

it is going!

Becky, repo mod

, repo grad

>

> I was just wondering how many of you had your child diagnosed with

> plagio because of positioning? If you did, I would be interested

to

> know what are some repo techniques I could start now. I read the

file

> on repo techniques and got some good tips, but I was wondering if

> there are any others. Thanks,

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Becky -

That is a great deal of info. and some wonderful tips. Jakob is in a

bassinet still and I do turn him on his sides or elevate the side, but

somehow he always manages to get on his back. Last night I notice a

few times his head was tilted towards the left, that tends to be the

side he favors most, but at least he wasn't laying on the back of his

head.

I will try the suggestions you said and see how it goes. I appreciate

your help.

> >

> > I was just wondering how many of you had your child diagnosed with

> > plagio because of positioning? If you did, I would be interested

> to

> > know what are some repo techniques I could start now. I read the

> file

> > on repo techniques and got some good tips, but I was wondering if

> > there are any others. Thanks,

> >

>

[Guest guest]

thanks Becky

--- Becky <res103198@...> wrote:

> Hi ! I am sorry it took so long for me to get

> to this. My

> name is Becky, and I repositioned my dd from 3.5 mo

> old to about 11

> or 12 months to get her head rounded. You can look

> at her pics in

> the photos section under before and

> after/repositioned and look for

> S.

>

> You asked for some other tips and so I want to share

> some of the

> things I did with my dd to get her up off that flat

> spot.

> slept in a bassinette in the corner of my

> bedroom for about 4

> months. So always sleeping on her back, looking to

> the left to see

> what was going on in the room, and sitting in her

> bouncy chair

> caused her to develop a flat spot on the back left

> side of her head.

> When I realized what was going on with her head I

> joined this group

> and someone told me about this " repo " thing so I

> decided that since

> she was still so young I would try it because from

> what I gathered I

> still had some good growth surts in her and I also

> had enough time

> to give it a good try and still band her if I felt

> it was necessary.

>

> There are a lot of things you can do in an attempt

> to keep your dc

> off of his flat spot while he is sleeping on his

> back. Turn him

> around in the crib so that he has to roll to the

> round side to see

> the room. Also hang the toys in the front of the

> crib so that your

> child has to look away from his flat spot to see the

> toys. You may

> also put something in the crib under your dc's

> shoulder so that they

> are propped to one side and can't easily roll onto

> the flat side of

> their head. Some mothers use a rolled up towel or

> receiving blanket.

> Your best bet with this is to put it under the

> fitted crib sheet so

> that it doesn't roll around or come unrolled causing

> a suffocation

> hazard. You could also sew a fabric roll stuffed

> tight with polyfil

> or some other similar stuffing. Then pinit to your

> child's jammies

> on the falt side so he has to roll towards the

> rounded side. You

> could also use a gel-filled wrist support like for

> typing. It is

> heavy so it won't slide or roll around the crib, but

> it is soft so

> it won't be too uncomfortable for the baby.

>

> Donate your bouncy chair/swing to the Salvation

> Army! Just kidding,

> but you really need to limit the use of it. If your

> child is

> addicted to the bouncy chair or the swing, you can

> keep him off his

> flat spot by using a small wedge of foam behind his

> neck or shoulder.

>

> Your son should also get as much tummy time as

> humanly possible.

> Let me tell you now, " he hates tummy time " is no

> excuse. You can

> encourage your baby to tolerate and even like tummy

> time by simply

> forcing the issue. With my dd, I put her down just

> for as long as

> she would tolerate it, which was sometimes only a

> minute or two.

> Then I picked her up. No need to torture her. But a

> little later

> when she was calm again, I put her down again, and

> we repeated the

> process. We repeated the process over and over and

> over again each

> day until the times she spent on the floor got

> longer and eventually

> she preferred tummy time to everything else. It was

> fun for her to

> be down there and play with her brother and sister.

>

> For times when she wasn't on the floor she used an

> exersaucer.

> Sometimes a very young baby (3 or 4 months old)

> won't tolerate an

> exersaucer very long, but then you can put them down

> for tummy time

> or whatever. Don't leave your dc unattended in an

> exersaucer,

> though. No matter what you are doing with them, keep

> them in sight.

> ny Jump-Up or Jumperoo works well as an

> alternative too. The

> packaging recommends it for ages 4mo to walking.

>

> You might also want to check out this website,

> www.bumbobabyseat.com. It is a cool little baby seat

> made out of

> strong rubber foam. It has a high back so young

> babies can sit in it

> as soon as they can hold their head steady. Yet the

> back is not so

> high that a baby's head won't lean against it and

> compromise your

> repo efforts. I used mine for playtime (I had to

> keep her occupied

> while she was in it. A breakfast in bed tray with

> toys on it or her

> baby gym were put to good use there). I also used it

> at dinner time.

> I believe the packaging said not to use it on an

> elevated surface,

> but we put her in it in the middle of the dining

> room table before

> she was big enough to comfortably sit in the high

> chair and she

> could still be with us at dinner. Check it out

> online and if you

> want to get one you can find them now in most baby

> stores.

>

> There are a couple of things you always want to do

> when you are

> repositioning. First of all, you want to set a repo

> deadline. Set a

> time when you feel you will have given it a good go

> and then re-

> evaluate how you are doing. I set a deadline for my

> dd's 6 month

> well baby checkup. I felt like that was enough time

> to see if we

> were going to have luck with it, and then if we

> weren't having luck

> we could still get her band on her early enough to

> have good

> correction if it came to that. You have to be open

> to all options.

> Don't rule out something that may help simply

> because you really

> wanted it to work another way. Some babies simply

> don't round out

> enough with repo. It is also very helpful to take

> periodic pictures

> of your dc's head shape. I did mine monthly but most

> moms do theirs

> every week or every 2 weeks. This way you can look

> objectively at

> the pictures as you go to see what progress if any

> you have made.

> You can also lay them all out with your pede at your

> repo deadline

> to see what you think your next step should be.

>

> I know that I have put a lot here and I am sorry if

> it is too much

> all at once. But please feel free to post here or

> email me if

> youhave any questions at all. Good luck and please

> let us know how

> it is going!

>

> Becky, repo mod

> , repo grad

>

>

> >

> > I was just wondering how many of you had your

> child diagnosed with

> > plagio because of positioning? If you did, I

> would be interested

> to

> > know what are some repo techniques I could start

> now. I read the

> file

> > on repo techniques and got some good tips, but I

> was wondering if

> > there are any others. Thanks,

> >

>

>

>

>

>

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