Re: Wondering if I need to look into this....

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I wouldn't use the boppy for sleep. i don't think it is recommended

for that, and also someone else (sheila i think) tried it and it

actually make a ring imprint on the head.

give your baby lots of tummy time and minimize any time on the head.

or course car seat is needed, but use a carrier instead of stroller

and try not to use the bouncer or swing. this will help the head to

grow in its natural shape (since there won't be any pressure on the

head). also tummy time is great for upper body strength in addition to

keeping pressure off the head.

the mirror makes asymmetry easier to see, so when you show your doctor

be sure and show her (or him) in the mirror as well. if you're not

comfortable with the info you get from them, ask for a referral to a

cranio facial specialist (we saw a cranio facial plastic surgeon).

good luck with the visit

-christine

sydney 16 mo starband grad

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> > Hi everyone,

> >

> > I have an almost 4 month old. Since she was 2 months, I have noticed

> > a slight asymmetry to her face. Her left side seems narrower than

> > the right, especially in the cheekbone area. You cannot notice it

> > all the time, but sometimes. It just looks like her right cheekbone

> > is a little more fatty. I did not think much of it. Then, I started

> > reading more about plagio.

> >

> > When I look down on her head, there does not seem to be much

> > asymmetry. She does have a slight knob just slightly to the left

> > back part of her head, but no big flat spots, etc. I do not notice

> > any forhead bossing. The only thing I notice is when I sit her up

> > and look in a mirror, her eyes all of a sudded are slanted, and one

> > cheekbone (left) looks a little more forward than the other, though

> > the eyes seem perfectly matched.

> >

> > Overall it is all so slight, that I may be the only one that notices

> > it. My husband notices it a little, but thinks it is nothing.

> >

> > I want to mention it to the doctor in 2 weeks when she has her 4

> > month check-up, but am afraid it will just be written off, since it

> > is so slight. I just do not want her to get older and all of a

> > sudden it is more noticeable, etc.

> >

> > I have read that when it is so slight, it could correct itself. The

> > funny thing is the side she lays her head when she is sleeping is the

> > same side as the knob, rather than any flat space, so I am not sure

> > what that means.

> >

> > What do you think I should do? Is 4 months too late? If the doctor

> > says it is nothing, should I get a second opinion?

> >

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