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Hi Tamil

You are doing great to repo at this age. You will see correction if

you keep her off her flatside. No carseats, swings, boucny chairs

and stuff like that. Good luck and let us know how you are doing.

Sandy Willow's Mom (6-2-2003)

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> > >

> > > > Hi Tamil. Your child is at such a great age to

> > do

> > > > repo. If done

> > > > agressively, you will be surprised and pleased

> > at

> > > > the preogress you

> > > > will see. I repositioned my dd startign at

> > about

> > > > the same age as

> > > > your child is and now, almost 2 years later, I

> > can't

> > > > see even a hint

> > > > of flatness.

> > > >

> > > > The methods I am recounting for you are from my

> > > > experience with a

> > > > baby with a flat SIDE of the head. My dd had

> > > > left-side plagio. Is

> > > > your child's flat spo on the side or right

> > across

> > > > the back?

> > > >

> > > > My first move was to turn around in the

> > > > bassinette so that she

> > > > had to look towards the rounded side of her head

> > to

> > > > see what was

> > > > going on in the room or to look for me. At this

> > time

> > > > she was about

> > > > 3.5 months old.

> > > >

> > > > There are a number of things you can do in an

> > > > attempt to keep them

> > > > off of their flat spot. Again, turn them around

> > in

> > > > the crib so that

> > > > they have to roll to the round side to see the

> > room.

> > > > Also hang the

> > > > toys in the front of the crib o that your child

> > has

> > > > to look away

> > > > from his/her flat spot to see the toys. You may

> > > > also put something

> > > > in the crib under your dc's shoulder so that

> > they

> > > > are propped to one

> > > > side and can't easily roll onto the flat side of

> > > > their head. Some

> > > > mothers sue a rolled up towel or receiving

> > blanket.

> > > > This works but

> > > > then you have the possibility, with a restless

> > > > sleeper, of it coming

> > > > unrolled and then you have a loose blanket in

> > the

> > > > bed which your dc

> > > > can get wrapped up in. Some women have sewed the

> > > > roll to their dc's

> > > > sleeper. They have also sewed fabric tubes

> > filled

> > > > with rice or poly-

> > > > fil. ONe mother used, in her dc's crib, a

> > gel-filled

> > > > wrist support

> > > > like for typing. It is heavy so it won't slide

> > or

> > > > roll around the

> > > > crib, but it is soft so it won't be too

> > > > uncomfortable for the baby.

> > > >

> > > > 's bouncy chair was not my friend. Nor was

> > her

> > > > swing. If your

> > > > child has a nice strong round head, no flat

> > spot,

> > > > and gets a lot of

> > > > tummy time, bouncy chairs are a great, great

> > thing.

> > > > For us Plagio

> > > > moms, nope. However, if your child is addicted

> > to

> > > > the bouncy chair

> > > > or the swing, you can keep them off their flat

> > spot

> > > > by using a small

> > > > wedge of foam behind their neck. This keeps them

> > > > comfortable and yet

> > > > keeps their head raised up off the back of the

> > > > bouncy seat or swing.

> > > > For a flat spot on the side of your dc's head

> > you

> > > > can tuck a small

> > > > rolled up towel or receiving blanket behind the

> > > > shoulder on the side

> > > > where the flat spot is. This will cause them to

> > roll

> > > > towards the

> > > > other side and help keep them off the flat spot.

> > A

> > > > small gel wrist

> > > > support like the one mentioned above can do the

> > > > trick. It is soft,

> > > > but it doesn't slip when the baby shifts.

> > > >

> > > > During the day, she used to spend a lot of time

> > in a

> > > > bouncy chair

> > > > because she was not a great fan of tummy time.

> > Let

> > > > me tell you now,

> > > > I am as guilty as the next one of using that as

> > an

> > > > excuse not to do

> > > > it, but " she hates tummy time " is no excuse. You

> > can

> > > > encourage your

> > > > baby to tolerate and even like tummy time by

> > simply

> > > > forcing the

> > > > issue. With , I put her down just for as

> > long

> > > > as she would

> > > > tolerate it, which was sometimes only a minute

> > or

> > > > two. Then I picked

> > > > her up. No need to torture her. But a little

> > later

> > > > when she was calm

> > > > again, I put her down again, and we repeated the

> > > > process. We

> > > > repeated the process over and over and over

> > again

> > > > each day until the

> > > > times she spent on the floor got longer and

> > > > eventually she preferred

> > > > tummy time to everything else. It was fun for

> > her to

> > > > be down there

> > > > and play with her brother and sister.

> > > >

> > > > For times when she wasn't on the floor she used

> > an

> > > > exersaucer.

> > > > Sometimes a very young baby (3 or 4 months old)

> > > > won't tolerate an

> > > > exersaucer very long, but then you can put them

> > down

> > > > for tummy time

> > > > or whatever. Don't leave your dc unattended in

> > an

> > > > exersaucer,

> > > > though. No matter what you are doing with them,

> > keep

> > > > them in sight.

> > > > ny Jump-Up worked well as an alternative

> > too,

> > > > for a while.

> > > > liked it, but the kids thought it was an indoor

> > > > swingset and tried

> >

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