Re: helmet help!! **ANNA**

[Guest guest]

I wanted to clear up some confusion here and to what is FDA

approved. it has been said that the DOC is the only band that is

FDA approved. Not entirely true. The DOCband is the only band that

is FDA approved for post-surgical use as well as plagio correction.

The others that have been mentioned are FDA approved for plagio

correction only. HTH

Becky, repo mod

, repo grad

> > > >

> > > > Hi, I am new to this group and have tons of questions!

> > > > When my son was around 4 mths old, I noticed that his head

was

> > > > slightly flat on one side. I asked my pediatrician about it

and

> > he

> > > > said to leave it alone. At 6 mths, I decided to take my son

to a

> > > > neurologist. He said it was mild and said to wait 2 months

and

> > see

> > > > what happens. We went back to him at 8.5 mths and he said I

> > needed

> > > > to get an xray done. I decided to go to a neurosurgeon. He

told

> > > me

> > > > that an xray does not need to be taken, that there was no

> > > > craniosynostosis. He told me that on a scale of 1-5 the

severity

> > > of

> > > > the flatness was a 2 and he was not sure if my son should

get or

> > > > really needs a helmet. He gave me the prescription and said

that

> > > it

> > > > is up to me.

> > > > I'm feeling really sick about this. No one in my family

thinks

> > he

> > > > needs it including my husband. But I see the deformity in

his

> > > head

> > > > and it makes me feel soo bad.

> > > > My son is going to be 9 mths next week so if i want to act I

> > have

> > > to

> > > > do so now.

> > > > so here are my questions, if someone could help me please!

> > > > -Would you put a helmet on a 9 month old?

> > > > -For those of you who have experience with it, is my son

going

> > be

> > > > very uncomfortable..i don't want his demeanor to change

because

> > of

> > > > this.

> > > > -Did insurance cover the helmet?

> > > > -did you hear of kidi-splint, hanger, or arimed?

> > > > Thanks so much in advance for any info, advice, opinions

anyone

> > > can

> > > > give me.

> > > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

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