We be a helmet grad-u-ate today!

[Guest guest]

I'm SO excited to say that YES we have officially graduated from her

helmet! We're so happy, and the improvement was beyond our wildest

expectations.

After experiencing a minor setback around Thanksgiving when they said

she was good to go, and we stopped her helmet, she regressed

significantly. Her head started flattening out again but most

noticeable was the top of the sides started flaring out again.

We did another 8 weeks in her helmet, and the improvement is

amazing. They said to wean her off on a reverse weaning schedule,

and we are going to do just that. They said as long as she isn't

getting red marks, it won't hurt her to wear it during the day for a

few weeks longer, but they recommended stopping it at night as of

tonight. That's great!

So overall, we had the following changes:

The flatness in the back of her head improved 67%.

The occipital " pointing " on both sides improved 56%.

The right forehead asymmetry is resolved 90%.

The eye asymmetry is resolved 82%.

I can honestly say we'd do it all again, and the results are

amazing. I hope this can be some inspiration to those of you just

starting out, whether it's casting or finding a doctor. We did it,

we survived it, and our daughter took to her helmet like a fish to

water.

mother to Savannah 14-3/4 months old

Plagiocephaly, brachycephaly, and macrocephaly