Re: repositioning for brachy

[Guest guest]

Hi Marcy,

Your story is exactly like mine –

and we have just put our son in a helmet.  (He is 5.5 months old and is still

in the break-in period.)  I did all of the repositioning that was practicable,

and he had tummy sleeps during the day whenever possible.  Just like you, I tried

to reposition him at night but, despite our best efforts, he only wanted to

sleep on his flat spot.   I thought many, many times about putting him to sleep

on his tummy at night.  But I just couldn’t do it.  I He liked to face

plant and sleep face down into the mattress at times, and I was too nervous to

risk it at night.   The funny thing is as soon as my son got his helmet (he is

not yet sleeping in it at night), he all of a sudden began rolling over on his

own and is now always sleeping on his tummy – go figure.  My guess is

your son will start doing this any day now – to your relief.

One thing I learned is critical to helping

with brachy is lots of side-lying time;  this applies counter pressure which is

needed to help the flat back round out.  Our physio doesn’t believe the

head will just round on its own if there isn’t any counter pressure from

side-lying.  It is great to keep him off the back of his head, but at least our

physio says that just prevents it from getting worse (ugh).  If your son doesn’t

have any asymmetry, you would want to play with him while he is lying on

alternating sides.  I eventually started encouraging my son to sleep on his

side – with a a lot of work he would eventually sleep that way.   But at

night he almost always rolled to his back and slept ever so soundly.

It is a tough call – if your son is

rolling really well and really good at lifting his head up really high when on

his tummy, I would probably be more comfortable.  But I know it is so difficult

because there is so much fear of sids, and you should only do what you are

comfortable with.  I asked all my physios and doctors and of course couldn’t

get anyone who would tell me it was safe to put my son to sleep on his tummy –

there is too much liability so no one is ever going to recommend it.

Good luck, hopefully he will just start

tummy sleeping on his own soon.

Cheers,

From: Plagiocephaly [mailto:Plagiocephaly ] On Behalf Of marcy.nicholson

Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007

12:24 PM

Plagiocephaly

Subject: repositioning

for brachy

Hi all

I posted previously asking about cranio sacral therapy and

appreciate all the helpful answers!

Another question:

I have been repositioning/ keeping my baby off the back of his head

since he was 6 weeks old. This means that during the day he is

pretty much never on the back of his head, unless we are driving in

the car. He is just over 5 months old, and I know his brachy is

pretty severe. It actually seems to be worse than when I first

noticed it when he was about 1 month old. I feel like there was a

very small window of about 1 week when his head went flat.

I have given up repositioning him at night. He loves to sleep flat

on his back, with his arms up by his head. I tried for a while

shoving a rolled up receiving blanket under alternating shoulders so

he would turn his head to the side, but during the night and in the

morning he had just wiggled over and gone right back to the back of

his head.

He tummy sleeps during the day in the living room with no problems.

My question is: Anyone who has repositioned for brachy, did you just

put your baby to sleep on his tummy at night? Is this too late to

help? Or do I need to be getting him to sleep on either side of his

head to apply pressure in those spots?

I am going to be doing CST and have an appt. for a helmet, but I

really want to do as much as I can on my own.

I feel very frustrated because I know that my baby has not spent

excessive amounts of time in baby carriers, swings, or his crib-- he

just likes to sleep on his back, and also must have a soft skull!

Thanks,

Marcy

[Guest guest]

My baby is now 10 months old. She was mild brachy. I repositioned her and am happy with her improvements. I can truely say that If her head doesn't change any more on its own I will be happy with its current shape.

I did personally start sleeping her on her tummy around 4 months. She was very strong, could turn her head and was rolling over. So I was comfortable sleeping her on her tummy. She has pictures under Kylie P.

I also have an almost 6 year old who was high moderate to severe plagio/brachy. We repositioned her with no success and ended up STARbanding her with great results.

Looking back at old photos I noticed my almost 8 year old son had brachy pretty bad. At that time I never knew it and never had heard of it. Thankfully his did quite a bit of self correcting. He was sitting very young though and crawling at 6 months which I think helped his head.

So I have had experiences with banding,self correction and repo. I do think some babies have softer skulls. Also some babies are born with the plagio/brachy. My daughter who was banded was born with it.

What helped me with my youngest 2 kids was taking pics every 2 weeks or so. This way you can compare.

Do you know if you have any banding facilities near you? I know many will do free consultations.

Angie

repositioning for brachy

Hi allI posted previously asking about cranio sacral therapy and appreciate all the helpful answers!Another question:I have been repositioning/ keeping my baby off the back of his head since he was 6 weeks old. This means that during the day he is pretty much never on the back of his head, unless we are driving in the car. He is just over 5 months old, and I know his brachy is pretty severe. It actually seems to be worse than when I first noticed it when he was about 1 month old. I feel like there was a very small window of about 1 week when his head went flat.I have given up repositioning him at night. He loves to sleep flat on his back, with his arms up by his head. I tried for a while shoving a rolled up receiving blanket under alternating shoulders so he would turn his head to the side, but during the night and in the morning he had just wiggled over and gone right back to the back of his head.He tummy sleeps during the day in the living room with no problems. My question is: Anyone who has repositioned for brachy, did you just put your baby to sleep on his tummy at night? Is this too late to help? Or do I need to be getting him to sleep on either side of his head to apply pressure in those spots? I am going to be doing CST and have an appt. for a helmet, but I really want to do as much as I can on my own. I feel very frustrated because I know that my baby has not spent excessive amounts of time in baby carriers, swings, or his crib-- he just likes to sleep on his back, and also must have a soft skull!Thanks,Marcy

[Guest guest]

Hey! My son also had/has brachy - severe!! I started aggressive repo'ing - I even got pieces of one & 1/2 inch foam & cut small rectangular holes in the center for his car seat & crib - the back of his head didn't touch a thing!! But it almost seemed worse if not the same after several weeks - & he loved/loves sleeping flat on his back & back of his head...at 5 months we got the helmet (ughh - i did NOT want to do this!) - but its been 4 weeks & the change is already AMAZING! He's gone from 100% Cephalic Index (severe brachy) to a 96% - and it looks SO much better!! Just get the helmet - your baby will wear it for 12 weeks & you'll be amazed at the difference!!!!!!! Good Luck!"marcy.nicholson" <marcy.nicholson@...> wrote: Hi allI posted previously asking about cranio sacral therapy and appreciate all the helpful answers!Another question:I have been repositioning/ keeping my baby off the back of his head since he was 6 weeks old. This means that during the day he is pretty much never on the back of his head, unless we are driving in the car. He is just over 5 months old, and I know his brachy is pretty severe. It actually seems to be worse than when I first noticed it when he was about 1 month old. I feel like there was a very small window of about 1 week when his head went flat.I have given up repositioning him at night. He loves to sleep flat on his back, with his arms up by his head. I tried for a

while shoving a rolled up receiving blanket under alternating shoulders so he would turn his head to the side, but during the night and in the morning he had just wiggled over and gone right back to the back of his head.He tummy sleeps during the day in the living room with no problems. My question is: Anyone who has repositioned for brachy, did you just put your baby to sleep on his tummy at night? Is this too late to help? Or do I need to be getting him to sleep on either side of his head to apply pressure in those spots? I am going to be doing CST and have an appt. for a helmet, but I really want to do as much as I can on my own. I feel very frustrated because I know that my baby has not spent excessive amounts of time in baby carriers, swings, or his crib-- he just likes to sleep on his back, and also must have a soft skull!Thanks,Marcy

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