Re: I'm new too. Need help for first Dr visit...

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Just an FYI:

The Coronal, Lambdoid and the Sagittal sutures don't fuse until well

into adulthood.

www.aafp.org/afp/20040615/2863.pdf

-- In Plagiocephaly , Beth Sutcliffe <beth_ann59@...>

wrote:

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> -

> My son has tort which was exacerbating his plagio as

> he prefers to lay on his R therefore the flattening is

> on his R. My son was premature and in the NICU for

> quite awhile and could only be handled for a short

> period of time every 4 hours, so we all feel that

> complicated things. We tried repositioning and neck

> exercises with early intervention, but he still needed

> a helmet. I have been told by both my ped and EI that

> the best time to helmet is before the sutures close

> (around 5 mos) so we did it ASAP after 3 mos of

> repositioning and neck exercises. Isaac is 5 mos old

> actual (3 mos corrected) and he is tolerating the

> helmet OK-as to be expected. I hope all goes well

> with you and your beautiful son!

>

> Beth

>

> --- karen_twinkles <unitedwestand@...> wrote:

>

> > Thank you so much for the replies. If it ends up he

> > does have tort,

> > does that mean he won't need a helmet, and only

> > therapy then???

> > That would be wonderful. Thank you so much for

> > looking at his

> > pictures and letting me know what to look for. I'm

> > going to look at

> > the links about tort now, and see if I can

> > understand it better.

> > Thank you!!!

> >

> >

> >

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Hello everyone. I just adopted the most

> > adorable baby boy,

> > and

> > > > at

> > > > > > his first doctor visit last week I was told

> > he needed to see

> > a

> > > > > > specialist because he has plagiocephaly. I

> > was referred to a

> > > > > > neurosurgeon, and his first appointment is

> > Monday. I was

> > told

> > > > xrays

> > > > > > and possible MRI Monday, but I'm not sure

> > what to expect or

> > what

> > > > > > questions I need to ask.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > My baby will be 5 months old next week. One

> > ear is closer to

> > > > the

> > > > > > nose than the other, and one side of his

> > head in the back has

> > > > > > flattening. I don't think its a muscular

> > issue in my opinion

> > > > > > because he has full range of head movement.

> > I don't know

> > that

> > > > it

> > > > > > makes any difference with plagiocephaly but

> > his ears are

> > totally

> > > > > > different from each other. One is large and

> > flexible and the

> > > > other

> > > > > > is small and stiffer than the other. Is

> > this related in any

> > way

> > > > at

> > > > > > all? The doctor we saw has referred us to

> > audiology, but

> > from

> > > > what

> > > > > > I see he can hear perfectly fine. She's

> > just giving him the

> > > > > > referral for that to be sure. Any help for

> > what I should

> > ask my

> > > > > > doctor about on Monday or what to expect

> > would be greatly

> > > > appreciate.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > An intro about myself. My name is .

> > I'm a SAHM. My

> > > > husband

> > > > > > and I have been married 13 years, and he's

> > in the military.

> > > > He's in

> > > > > > the middle of a second year long tour in

> > Iraq, and will get

> > to

> > > > come

> > > > > > home for 2 weeks in June, then he'll come

> > home for good in

> > > > October.

> > > > > > He can't wait to see our baby boy. Caleb,

> > our son, is our

> > only

> > > > > > child.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > By the way, you can't tell that he has

> > plagiocephaly from the

> > > > front,

> > > > > > but can tell if you see him from the side or

> > the back.

> > Since I

> > > > > > brought him home a couple weeks ago (6th),

> > I've

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