Re: Our experience and my relief!

[Guest guest]

We also go to Cranial Therapies in Toluca Lake, CA. We were casted

at the first appointment and got his helmet 2 weeks later, however

we knew we were going with the helmet and weren't waiting on any

insurance approval. You're in good hands with CT. Good luck!

Sheila, mom to , 15 months, STARband 3/6-8/6, DOCband 9/6-?

> >

> > Hello all! I took my 6 month (5 corrected) to sick kids in

toronto

> > this past week and was seen by the orthotist. My paediatrician

had

> > told me she didn't think they would give him a helmet as he was

too

> > mild. Well, they told me that they have treated lots of cases

less

> > mild than his. He measured his head with just a 'sewing tape

> > measure' the first time it was 10mm assymetry and when I said " i

> > guess he is moderate then? He measured again and came up with a

5

> > mm measurement. I am not sure if he measured after that to

confirm

> > the 5 mm but my husband thought he did. It is hared because my

son

> > is wiggly and thus accuracy seems somewhat difficult. I was

almost

> > happier to think it was 10 mm vs. 5 as I would almost

> > feel " justified " going through witht the helmet. Lots of people

I

> > know have said " he is fine " or " oh- I would never have

noticed " . I

> > was relieved however to find out later on, when I told someone

about

> > what was going on, she said- " I had noticed that " . That was

only

> > the second person who had ever admitted noticing the facial

> > assymetry before I pointed it out or shared my concern in

> > discussion. I imagine however that others have noticed but not

said

> > anything (Who wants to tell someone there is something wrong

with

> > their precious newborn?) Have other people had people readily

> > acknowledge it ask etc??? On a side note- the orthotist told me

> > that if my dr. had of given me good info when i first mentioned

this

> > (at 4 weeks old) that we likely could have prevented this....I

am

> > upset with the dr. but also glad we at least found out before

any

> > more time passed andit was too late to do anything substantial.

> > AHHHGH!!!!

> > Cheryl

> > 6 month- to have helmet

> > Canada

> >

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