Re: advice on night repositioning

[Guest guest]

There are a few things you could try. I know you said you don't

want to use pillows because of the risk of SIDS, but you might try

this. Use a folded up hand towel/cloth diaper/receiving blanket and

place it UNDER the fitted crib sheet. This way it stays put and

there is no risk of it coming unfolded and getting in the way of

your little one's breathing. You could also try making a fabric

tube with stuffing in it and pinning it to the back of your son's

pajamas on the flat side. This way, even if he scoots around in his

sleep, he is still propped up off his flat side. Just a couple of

ideas.

Becky, repo mod

, repo grad

>

> Hi,

>

> I have a son who's 4 months old. When he was 10 weeks old, my GP

> noticed he had some " mild " flattening of the back right side of his

> head and told me to give him more tummy time. A few days later I

> asked her for a referral to a specialist. She said to try

> repositioning as the specialists at The Hospital for Sick Children

> were burdened and needed to address more severe cases.

>

> I've been doing as much tummy time as I can with him ever since.

When

> in his infant chair (only for a few minutes a day during meals and

> kitchen prep) we use a Boppy Noggin Nest and prop his right back

with

> a rolled receiving blanket to remove any pressure on his right

side.

> I never transport him in a stroller and only use my Baby Bjorn

when on

> outings. I bought a sleep positioner and put him down on his left

> side at about a 70 degree angle. However by the morning he's flat

on

> his back and I know he still favours the right side as his hair on

> that side is thinning.

>

> I'm convinced that it's this nighttime pressure that is the reason

why

> I don't seem to see any improvement after almost two months of

> repositioning since he rarely has any pressure at all during the

day.

> He sees the GP again on Monday and I know she'll still be

reluctant

> to refer him until probably he's 6 months old--people keep saying

> " it'll go away once he can hold his head up more " but I know that

it's

> at night that the pressure is a problem and I don't know how

that'll

> go away.

>

> My question for the group: does anyone have ANY advice on nighttime

> repositioning??? I'm reluctant to use too many " pillows " because

of

> SIDS. Right now I use the Sassy positioner. It does have a wedge

> pillow for his head which is completely ineffective.

>

> many thanks,

> Tara

>

[Guest guest]

are you comfortable co-sleeping? I have my dd right next to me in

bed so I can monitor her every move. i also have a rolled up burp

cloth stuffed in her pajamas so that if she rolls she can only get so

far.

Jen

>

> Hi,

>

> I have a son who's 4 months old. When he was 10 weeks old, my GP

> noticed he had some " mild " flattening of the back right side of his

> head and told me to give him more tummy time. A few days later I

> asked her for a referral to a specialist. She said to try

> repositioning as the specialists at The Hospital for Sick Children

> were burdened and needed to address more severe cases.

>

> I've been doing as much tummy time as I can with him ever since.

When

> in his infant chair (only for a few minutes a day during meals and

> kitchen prep) we use a Boppy Noggin Nest and prop his right back

with

> a rolled receiving blanket to remove any pressure on his right

side.

> I never transport him in a stroller and only use my Baby Bjorn when

on

> outings. I bought a sleep positioner and put him down on his left

> side at about a 70 degree angle. However by the morning he's flat

on

> his back and I know he still favours the right side as his hair on

> that side is thinning.

>

> I'm convinced that it's this nighttime pressure that is the reason

why

> I don't seem to see any improvement after almost two months of

> repositioning since he rarely has any pressure at all during the

day.

> He sees the GP again on Monday and I know she'll still be reluctant

> to refer him until probably he's 6 months old--people keep saying

> " it'll go away once he can hold his head up more " but I know that

it's

> at night that the pressure is a problem and I don't know how that'll

> go away.

>

> My question for the group: does anyone have ANY advice on nighttime

> repositioning??? I'm reluctant to use too many " pillows " because of

> SIDS. Right now I use the Sassy positioner. It does have a wedge

> pillow for his head which is completely ineffective.

>

> many thanks,

> Tara

>

[Guest guest]

This may sound a bit odd but I started getting creative with dd

after son went through the same issues and his head is still a bit

off even after the helmet so it doesn't always get better. Babies R

Us has a wedge sleep positioner for babies with acid reflux. Well I

took the cover off that thing and the pillow inside is memory foam.

I turned it side ways and cut a square in the thicker side the size

of her flat spot. I put the pillow under her crib sheet so there

would not be a risk of SIDS (it's not very thick). So when I would

lay her down at night, I would lay her to where the flat spot would

be on the hole plus because it was wedge shaped, it would kind of

force her to turn her head off the flat spot. Does that make any

sense, hope I explained it well enough. I actually found it to be

more helpful than anything else I tried so maybe give it a shot.

Not sure if this is the same positioner, thought it was the Babies R

Us brand but it looks very similar.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000C4PXTM

>

> Hi,

>

> I have a son who's 4 months old. When he was 10 weeks old, my GP

> noticed he had some " mild " flattening of the back right side of his

> head and told me to give him more tummy time. A few days later I

> asked her for a referral to a specialist. She said to try

> repositioning as the specialists at The Hospital for Sick Children

> were burdened and needed to address more severe cases.

>

> I've been doing as much tummy time as I can with him ever since.

When

> in his infant chair (only for a few minutes a day during meals and

> kitchen prep) we use a Boppy Noggin Nest and prop his right back

with

> a rolled receiving blanket to remove any pressure on his right

side.

> I never transport him in a stroller and only use my Baby Bjorn

when on

> outings. I bought a sleep positioner and put him down on his left

> side at about a 70 degree angle. However by the morning he's flat

on

> his back and I know he still favours the right side as his hair on

> that side is thinning.

>

> I'm convinced that it's this nighttime pressure that is the reason

why

> I don't seem to see any improvement after almost two months of

> repositioning since he rarely has any pressure at all during the

day.

> He sees the GP again on Monday and I know she'll still be

reluctant

> to refer him until probably he's 6 months old--people keep saying

> " it'll go away once he can hold his head up more " but I know that

it's

> at night that the pressure is a problem and I don't know how

that'll

> go away.

>

> My question for the group: does anyone have ANY advice on nighttime

> repositioning??? I'm reluctant to use too many " pillows " because

of

> SIDS. Right now I use the Sassy positioner. It does have a wedge

> pillow for his head which is completely ineffective.

>

> many thanks,

> Tara

>

[Guest guest]

This may have been said already because I haven't seen all of the

responses to your post, but I am going to say it just in case.

You have a right to ask for a referral if in your gut you think he

needs to be seen. My GP had never dealt with plagio before. At 2

months he said it would, " work itself out " . I didn't take that and

leave it at that point in the sense that I researched all I could

about repositioning and covered that angle (boy I wonder what would

have happend if I had not repositioned!) By five months I felt it was

worse, but really had no idea how bad. After reading some more

research on what could happen down the road if left untreated, my dh

and I asked the gp for a referral so that we could at LEAST get a

measurement and know what we were dealing with. Well, he didn't even

know where to refer to. He called a neurosurgeon he knew who told him

there wasn't anything you could do right now (i.e. you have to wait

until its so bad you need surgery!) We found a place in town

ourselves and made an appointment. We found out she was ELEVEN MM!!!

I couldn't believe it! Here I was thinking she really wasn't that

bad, but something made me just 'check it out'. Boy am I glad I did.

I have a friend at church whose daughter was going through the same

thing. Her ped referred her for PT at 2 months where she measured

10mm and by 7 mo was 7mm. They banded at that point. So here I was

with my dd who was WORSE than my friends. I could see my friends dd's

misshapen head, but for whatever reason, I could not see my own dd. I

am SO glad that we went and got measured! When we realized what we

were dealing with, we called and talked with our gp and requested a

prescription for the helmet. He gave it and now dd has been banded

for 12 days.

All this to say, you have a right to ask for a referral. I have done

it before in other medical situations and have been glad I did in

everyone of them. It can't hurt just to find out his measurements.

And maybe a PT can do that??

If your gut tells you you need specialized help, then your gut may be

telling you something for a reason.

Sincerely,

From one Tara to another!

>

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > I have a son who's 4 months old. When he was 10 weeks old, my GP

> > noticed he had some " mild " flattening of the back right side of his

> > head and told me to give him more tummy time. A few days later I

> > asked her for a referral to a specialist. She said to try

> > repositioning as the specialists at The Hospital for Sick Children

> > were burdened and needed to address more severe cases.

> >

> > I've been doing as much tummy time as I can with him ever since.

> When

> > in his infant chair (only for a few minutes a day during meals and

> > kitchen prep) we use a Boppy Noggin Nest and prop his right back

> with

> > a rolled receiving blanket to remove any pressure on his right

> side.

> > I never transport him in a stroller and only use my Baby Bjorn

> when on

> > outings. I bought a sleep positioner and put him down on his left

> > side at about a 70 degree angle. However by the morning he's flat

> on

> > his back and I know he still favours the right side as his hair on

> > that side is thinning.

> >

> > I'm convinced that it's this nighttime pressure that is the reason

> why

> > I don't seem to see any improvement after almost two months of

> > repositioning since he rarely has any pressure at all during the

> day.

> > He sees the GP again on Monday and I know she'll still be

> reluctant

> > to refer him until probably he's 6 months old--people keep saying

> > " it'll go away once he can hold his head up more " but I know that

> it's

> > at night that the pressure is a problem and I don't know how

> that'll

> > go away.

> >

> > My question for the group: does anyone have ANY advice on nighttime

> > repositioning??? I'm reluctant to use too many " pillows " because

> of

> > SIDS. Right now I use the Sassy positioner. It does have a wedge

> > pillow for his head which is completely ineffective.

> >

> > many thanks,

> > Tara

> >

>