Developmental delays from tort/DOC band?

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Hello All,

My daughter is 5 1/2 months old and has been wearing her DOC band for

almost three weeks. She had pretty severe torticollis when she was

born. We began physical therapy around 2 1/2 months and got a clean

bill of health (no more tort, full range of motion) from our PT about

two weeks ago. She has the band for a combo of plagio and brachy.

Has anyone noticed that their child is missing gross motor

development milestones as a result of the tort and/or band? My

daughter seems to be advanced on everything EXCEPT gross motor

skills. She's very alert and can do things like transfer toys from

one hand to another, already has two teeth, etc., but she is still

having difficulty rolling over (she does it, but it still seems to be

mostly by accident) and she can only sit unassisted for about two

seconds. Many of the children in her Gymboree class and my New Mom's

Group that are a month or more younger than her seem to be hitting

these milestones first.

As an experiment we took the band off for 30 minutes today and she

rolled several times and was able to sit a little longer - I guess

because her " center of gravity " was lower without the band.

I know every child is different and I shouldn't compare, but I was

just wondering what the collective experience of this group has been.

Thanks in advance for your help!