Re:Advice please with sleep positioner....thanks

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Hi Barbie,

My babies had torticollis and treating that was the key to keeping their heads

from getting

too asymmetrical. I used the positioner, bumbos, Boppy noggin nests and

strategies for

getting them to rest on the protruding side of their heads during play times, as

well as a

ton of tummy time. They are by no means perfect, but we have not put either

baby in a

helmet or band. I started " minor " repositioning at about 2 months, more

agressive repo at

3.5 months, PT for tort at 4 months. At 7 months my babies started being able

to sit

unaided and have also been growing faster and I have noticed even more

improvement in

their head shapes.

PLEASE note that my babies had torticollis. On top of that they were over a

month

premature so I assume their bone hardening is a month behind too. On top of

everything

else, they are small boys (14 lbs at 6 months), and it seems like smaller heads

may be

easier to " fix " with repositioning. If you want to try repo give yourself a

month or two and

take photos to see if its working, but have alternatives lined up in case it

doesn't yield

satisfactory results. My boys are 8 months now and it still would not be too

late to band,

but I am happy with the repo results.

All the best,

Colleen

> Hi Barbie and ,

>

> I used this positioner from 4-6 months. I do believe

> it helped prevent their flat spots from getting worse.

> I got them because it was impossible to get them to

> sleep on the round sides of their heads with the tort,

> and figured these memory foam pillows were the next

> best thing. I do think if I'd got them earlier they

> might have helped even more.

>

> Barbie - you can see my babies in the B folder. They

> are Baby B and Baby A. B was my " worse case " .

>

> Colleen

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