Re: Re: We be a helmet grad-u-ate today!

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Congratulations, what a happy day for you all. Enjoy it and I am sure you are glad you banded. Enjoy the coming months. Tammychristineashok <christineashok@...> wrote: Hi ,congratulations. I would love to see "after" pics of Savannah. Enjoyher round head.-christinesydney 2 yrs starband grad>> I'm SO excited to say that YES we have

officially graduated from her > helmet! We're so happy, and the improvement was beyond our wildest > expectations.> > After experiencing a minor setback around Thanksgiving when they said > she was good to go, and we stopped her helmet, she regressed > significantly. Her head started flattening out again but most > noticeable was the top of the sides started flaring out again. > > We did another 8 weeks in her helmet, and the improvement is > amazing. They said to wean her off on a reverse weaning schedule, > and we are going to do just that. They said as long as she isn't > getting red marks, it won't hurt her to wear it during the day for a > few weeks longer, but they recommended stopping it at night as of > tonight. That's great!> > So overall, we had the following changes:> > The flatness in the back of her head improved 67%. > The

occipital "pointing" on both sides improved 56%.> The right forehead asymmetry is resolved 90%.> The eye asymmetry is resolved 82%.> > I can honestly say we'd do it all again, and the results are > amazing. I hope this can be some inspiration to those of you just > starting out, whether it's casting or finding a doctor. We did it, > we survived it, and our daughter took to her helmet like a fish to > water.> > > mother to Savannah 14-3/4 months old> Plagiocephaly, brachycephaly, and macrocephaly>

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