1 year old starting the doc band

[Guest guest]

My 1 year old, as considered by CT, has a severe case of plagiocephaly

from lying on his back. Any chance for some good improvement at this

stage?

We've wanted the helmet for a while but our pediatrician kept saying

it'll work itself out. When we seen someone else in the medical

group, she insisted on the helmet at 9 months, but by the time the

insurance had covered it and we finally got it, he started wearing it

at 11 1/2 months and it's still on and off due to heat rashes. We're

dealing with that now and hoping to have that resolved this week with

our MD and Ct appt.

[Guest guest]

Hi, If I were you, I would definitely still pursue the helmet, even though your baby is over 1. Lucy has had hers for less than a week, and she is 1 year and 3 weeks old. We had similar delays getting the band, but she is doing great. At the CT office, they had lots of headsicle examples of older infants who have had success, and I spoke with some parents in the office while waiting who were thrilled with the results for their older babies. I think there is most difinitely still time for corrections even though our babies are older. I guess the way I look at it, is that it can only help, and any imporvement we see will be better than nothing. Best of luck with the rashes! and Lucy-Doc band since last Friday

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