Re: 1 yr old

[Guest guest]

Hi Dean-

It is not too late. My son was not banded until he was 17 months old

and we have seen tremendous improvement in his forehead bulge and

flat spot. He just turned 2 yesterday, and even with wearing 2 bands

for nearly 8 months, his head is still not perfect, so I really

don't know where these doctors think that 2 is the magic age for

natural correction. I am thrilled with his results though

considering the age at which we started, the mild flat spot that he

still has is completely unnoticeable unless his hair is really

slicked down. I don't know what helmet options you have available to

you in Sydney, but if your gut is telling you to do something, I

would do whatever you could to get him one. Best of luck to you.

Please keep us posted.

Jake-2 (tort resolved/rt plagio/DOCBand #2 14 weeks)

Jordan-4

>

> Hi,

> I have seen my family doctor, local nurse and then a doctor at a

> childrens hospital about my concerns and all have said it is

normal and

> it will fix itself.

> My son is now 1 and even though his head shape is better than it

was,

> it still has a flat spot to the right and a slight bukge to the

left.

> I have done a number of things to help such as turning his head,

> holding him when I need to put to sleep so that the bulge is on my

arm,

> but I am still very concerned.

> Is it too late? Some have said to me that noones head is ever

perfect

> and that it will sort itself by the time he is two.

> Any advice is appreciated. I am located in Sydney Australia.

>

> Dean

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you for the enchouraging posts.

Can anyone recommend a course of action as I am afraid I will

continue to hit a brick wall with doctors.

Dean

> >

> > Hi,

> > I have seen my family doctor, local nurse and then a doctor at a

> > childrens hospital about my concerns and all have said it is

> normal and

> > it will fix itself.

> > My son is now 1 and even though his head shape is better than it

> was,

> > it still has a flat spot to the right and a slight bukge to the

> left.

> > I have done a number of things to help such as turning his head,

> > holding him when I need to put to sleep so that the bulge is on

my

> arm,

> > but I am still very concerned.

> > Is it too late? Some have said to me that noones head is ever

> perfect

> > and that it will sort itself by the time he is two.

> > Any advice is appreciated. I am located in Sydney Australia.

> >

> > Dean

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I'm not sure how things work in Australia, do you need a

prescription from a doctor for a helmet like we do in the States? It

may help to go to an orthotist and get their assessment, sometimes

getting measurements and the input from an ortho can help persuade a

doctor to write a script. Or you could just continue to seek

opinions from other doctors and hope one will write it. I know

specialists around here can take a while to get an appointment, but

family doctors can be quicker. I took my son to another ped for a

second opinion and he was willing to write the script.

Good luck, please keep us posted.

Jake-2 (tort resolved/rt plagio/DOCBand #2 14 weeks)

Jordan-4

> > >

> > > Hi,

> > > I have seen my family doctor, local nurse and then a doctor at

a

> > > childrens hospital about my concerns and all have said it is

> > normal and

> > > it will fix itself.

> > > My son is now 1 and even though his head shape is better than

it

> > was,

> > > it still has a flat spot to the right and a slight bukge to

the

> > left.

> > > I have done a number of things to help such as turning his

head,

> > > holding him when I need to put to sleep so that the bulge is

on

> my

> > arm,

> > > but I am still very concerned.

> > > Is it too late? Some have said to me that noones head is ever

> > perfect

> > > and that it will sort itself by the time he is two.

> > > Any advice is appreciated. I am located in Sydney Australia.

> > >

> > > Dean

> > >

> >

>