Re: -added todays scan pics!!!!

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Hi Guys!

I just thought I would throw this out...

I looked at the scans of Kaitlyn and at 's pictures, too. It

seems to me like both girls have similar head shapes. 's head

was very round in back (from the side view) with the plagio on the

right side (forehead, ears, etc.). Kaitlyn's head is much this way,

too. Right? 's head looks very different in her exit

pictures. It is much rounder from the top view, and fairly

symmetrical. To me, Kaitlyn's scan shows one big area of

asymmetry. This is the Q3 and Q4 areas. The back left side seems

much fuller than the back right side. How far off are the mumbers,

Bobbi? The Q3 and Q4 areas should be very similar. Just like the Q1

and Q2 areas should be similar. I agree that it still looks to me

like Kaitlyn's head is squashed/plagio some on the right side.

Sorry, Bobbi.

All of this discussion is very interesting to me as Sophie is in the

similar situation. She is wearing the Bivalve, too, with a similar

head shape, except that hers is the left side. Sometimes it seems

like we are just waiting for her head to grow into the helmet. It

doesn't act like the holding points are really holding, just

preventing extra growth. Who knows. Hopefully in 5-10 years this

will all be a mute point!!!! I know we all love our kids and are

wanting the best for each other.

Sometimes I wish we had a DOCband, but there aren't any places

around Idaho!! Oh well, God is in control!

So there is my input. It probably makes things more confusing!!

Sophie - 10 months - STARhelmet 3/15/06

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> > > Hi ! I added the scan pics that Kaitlyn had taken today

(photo

> > > album titled Kaitlyn ). Also an update, we have 2

decisions

> > > to make, either to take the band off for good or wait a little

longer

> > > so me and my husband are having a long talk tonight about

> > > everything. Her orthotist is happy with how her head looks,

he said

> > > we can keep it on another month and do another rescan so

pretty much

> > > take it month by month from here on out or be all done with

it. He

> > > said IF there is anymore correction it may be minimal, he said

> > > probably not enough to make much of a difference but yet he

said I

> > > can't see into a crystal ball to really know, he said maybe

she will

> > > show more growth but being she is older and her head growth is

> > > slowing down it will be more than likely minimal growth. So

that is

> > > where we are at now. He also did notice a bit of torticollis

back,

> > > not bad but some so I've got an appt all set up to take her

back to

> > > physical therapy for it. I'm quite happy with how her head

looks in

> > > the scan and in person but yet I told her orthotist I may just

leave

> > > it on another month, do a rescan and if it shows no more

growth then

> > > call it quits, if she does show a little bit of growth then

let's go

> > > another month, it's just a hard decision to make right now

because

> > > her head looks really good and yes I'm so ready for her helmet

to be

> > > off but yet there's that part of me that says MAYBE we can get

just a

> > > tiny bit more correction. So I'll talk to my husband more

tonight

> > > and I have to call her orthotist back up tomorrow and let him

know

> > > our decision. He said her head by looking at the scans and

looking

> > > at it in person is within normal range, he said heck some

people

> > > would love to end up with Kaitlyns shape head because some

people

> > > don't get that good of correction with the helmets meaning the

more

> > > severe cases such as brach. He tried showing me some pics of

kids

> > > that have graduated and their heads don't look as good as

Kaitlyns so

> > > that's a plus there. All I know is my head is killing me LOL

it's

> > > such a tough decision right now! Check out the pics of her

scan I

> > > just posted, I labeled them todays scan 4-5-06 and tell me

what you

> > > think!

> > > thanks !

> > >

> > > Bobbi, mommy to Kaitlyn , 11 months old

> > > Tort and plag-banded on 12-15-05

> > > Michigan

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