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

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Hi ,

i don't see an attachment, but I assume you're referring to the

severity assessment from cranial tech. If that is the case I would

think she should be sleeping with her head resting on the knob.

since you say she's already doing this, you probably also want to

focus on her non-sleep time, and make sure she's not putting pressure

on her other side. Also position her car seat so she's looking in the

right direction (toward the side with the knob, so the pressure is off

the other side). A Bumbo chair is also good at this age since it keeps

pressure off their head and supports them so they can sit up. I would

think these techniques will help improve her head since she is young,

and the plagio is mild.

I would suggest taking some pics now that show the problem areas, then

doing the same every 2 weeks and comparing the photos. that way you

can tell if things are getting better or worse. this is easier than

trying to remember how things looked a few weeks or months ago.

take care. -christine

sydney 16 mo starband grad.

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> > Hi everyone,

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> > 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.

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> > 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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