Re: chose not to have helmet and happy about it

[Guest guest]

fyi- Back to Sleep campaign started 12 years ago not 5.

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> > > I am increasingly seeing kids here in the UK with helmets and

> I'd

> > just

> > > like to briefly reassure people who are not sure about the

> helmet

> > > therapy that it is OK not to choose the helmet option. Very

few

> of

> > us

> > > non-helmeters come back to these boards because our

> kids 'outgrow'

> > > plagio naturally and it isn't an issue for us anymore.

> > >

> > > My dd is just over two. I noticed her flat spot at about four

> > months

> > > and took her to the doctor after I read up on plagio. I was

> > convinced

> > > that I was a horrible mother and that I had ruined her head

> > forever by

> > > not giving her more tummy time etc and by not following up on

> her

> > > preference for favouring one side, which both my mum and I had

> > noticed.

> > >

> > > Well more than 20 months on, guess what I don't even notice

the

> > flat

> > > spot! It is still there, though diminishing with time and as

she

> > > continues to grow. Even her wonky ears aren't as noticeable. I

> am

> > > fully confident that her head will be 'normal' when she is

> older.

> > >

> > > I also have friends with brachy kids and they also have

outgrown

> > it so

> > > it's not just my daughter. I agree that some serious plagio

> cases

> > need

> > > helmets but they are very rare. My daughter's case was rated

by

> > the

> > > paediatrician as moderate and even she is outgrowing it.

> > >

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