Re: New member introduction

[Guest guest]

Cute, I am sure your son will look cute in his Red Sox band.

> >

> > Hello all,

> > I joined the group last week and have enjoyed reading the very

> informative

> > posts and wanted to introduce ourselves. (I especially like the

> warning

> > about the dog--we have two dogs and I've already lost one

retainer

> to them

> > so I KNOW they'd have an interest in the helmet!)

> >

> > Charlie just turned 7 months yesterday and we are getting our

> helmet next

> > Tuesday from Hanger in S. Easton, Mass. I started seeing a flat

> spot when he

> > was about 3-4 months old and we were assured by our pedi (who I

do

> really

> > like) that it would start to go away on its own. We tried all

> sorts of

> > repositioning, tummy time, and kept him upright as much as

> possible. No

> > matter what we did, he always favored his right side. When he

> started

> > holding his head up more and sitting, I only saw a slight

> improvement. At

> > his 5-month appointment, I asked for a referral. So, off to

> Children's

> > Hospital we went. We saw Dr. Mark Procter (after a 6-week wait

for

> an appt)

> > and he measured 12mm off which he said was moderate, but did

> recommend the

> > therapy.

> >

> > We were able to get an appointment within days at Hanger and I

> feel very

> > comfortable with our technician, . He did a laser scan last

> Thursday

> > and estimated that he'll need it for 2-3 months. After a couple

of

> weeks of

> > feeling guilty (Did we do enough??, etc.), DH and I are prepared

> for this

> > change and see it as such a little blip in his life. All I can

> picture him

> > saying when he's 8 and trying on bike helmets is, " Ma, why

didn't

> you fix my

> > head?? " ha!

> >

> > We were able to get preapproved with Tufts HMO and only have a

> $500 copay.

> >

> > I do have a couple of questions:

> > Sitting and crawling:

> > Has anyone noticed that the helmet delays your child's ability

to

> sit up

> > and/or crawl? Charlie's very steady sitting and starting to show

> interest in

> > crawling (backwards at least!) and I'm worried that this may

> hinder his

> > efforts.

> >

> > Breastfeeding:

> > I'm still nursing a few times a day and not particularly ready

to

> wean yet.

> > said that I could remove the helmet for nursing since

> they're such

> > short intervals anyway and really build on our bonding

experience.

> My

> > problem is that except for our AM nursing session, he tends to

> fall asleep

> > and I don't think I can bear to wake him to put the helmet back

> on. Any

> > advice?

> >

> > Daycare:

> > He's in daycare 3x/week. Fortunately (I guess you could say!),

> they've had

> > one boy with a helmet so they are familiar with it. Any other

> advice I can

> > give to my child care provider?

> >

> > I'm sure I'll have quite a few more questions next week after we

> get helmet

> > on. I know that there is an adjustment period and he's really a

> very

> > easy-going little guy. We haven't told many people yet (not even

> our older

> > kids!) so that's something that I know I really have to get over

> (like I'm

> > going to be judged) and get over quick...

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Walpole, Mass.

> >

>