Re: Just Joining....

[Guest guest]

I just wanted to chime in that, like you, I was blown off until I

took my boys to CT myself. They did not get their helmets until they

were 7.5 months old, too. We were told 4 months of treatment, but

they graduated them after only 2.5 months... I'm not saying this will

be your case, but stay positive through it all. We decorated theirs

like football helmets and most people thought it was something we'd

bought for our little sports fanatics in the making and they never

even knew when they were on. There is a pic of them on the home page

right now, and you can see that they stayed happy through it all. It

was more of an adjustment for me getting a routine down... and all of

it was definitely worth it in the end. Good luck and best wishes to

you and yours..

Shenelle

Katy, TX

>

> Hi everyone! My son has positional plagiocephaly (looks like the

> pictures for brachio). I had been concerned about it since his 4

month

> ped. visit. She kept blowing it off. I tried sleep positioning with

no

> success...the boy loves sleeping on his back! At his 6 mo well baby

> visit, I mentioned it again. The ped. said just put a hat on him or

> don't shave his head * & & ^^%*(( & !!!! I know from research that it is

> critical to treat within a certain time, so I took him to a

specialist.

> As soon as he walked in he said, " you don't have to be a doc to

see

> his head is as flat as a board " . So, now that he is 7.5 months old,

he

> is going to have to wear a helmet for longer. They are quoting 3-6

> months. I am soooo sad. Needless to say, our insurance does not

cover

> it. So, we paid out of pocket. I have UHC, and I am going to try to

> appeal. Does anyone have any suggestions? I know they have sample

> letters at the Cappskid site. Anyhow, I am happy to find this

group!!!

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Shenelle,

I saw the pics on the home page and saw the Texans design! Hello to

a fellow Texan! Too Cute! I live in Cypress (Houston) - Zach got

his starband 3 months ago today. He is 13 months old. He is down

from 19 mm to 13.8 mm we are super excited!

> >

> > Hi everyone! My son has positional plagiocephaly (looks like the

> > pictures for brachio). I had been concerned about it since his 4

> month

> > ped. visit. She kept blowing it off. I tried sleep positioning

with

> no

> > success...the boy loves sleeping on his back! At his 6 mo well

baby

> > visit, I mentioned it again. The ped. said just put a hat on him

or

> > don't shave his head * & & ^^%*(( & !!!! I know from research that it

is

> > critical to treat within a certain time, so I took him to a

> specialist.

> > As soon as he walked in he said, " you don't have to be a doc to

> see

> > his head is as flat as a board " . So, now that he is 7.5 months

old,

> he

> > is going to have to wear a helmet for longer. They are quoting 3-

6

> > months. I am soooo sad. Needless to say, our insurance does not

> cover

> > it. So, we paid out of pocket. I have UHC, and I am going to try

to

> > appeal. Does anyone have any suggestions? I know they have

sample

> > letters at the Cappskid site. Anyhow, I am happy to find this

> group!!!

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Kristy,

Wow, that's such great news! We live in Katy, but I used to live in

Cypress (grad from Langham Creek)... Keep me posted on his progress.

Do you have any pics posted of him or his helmet design? It's always

good to know someone in the area feel free to email me any time

Shenelle

Katy, TX

> > >

> > > Hi everyone! My son has positional plagiocephaly (looks like

the

> > > pictures for brachio). I had been concerned about it since his

4

> > month

> > > ped. visit. She kept blowing it off. I tried sleep positioning

> with

> > no

> > > success...the boy loves sleeping on his back! At his 6 mo well

> baby

> > > visit, I mentioned it again. The ped. said just put a hat on

him

> or

> > > don't shave his head * & & ^^%*(( & !!!! I know from research that

it

> is

> > > critical to treat within a certain time, so I took him to a

> > specialist.

> > > As soon as he walked in he said, " you don't have to be a doc

to

> > see

> > > his head is as flat as a board " . So, now that he is 7.5 months

> old,

> > he

> > > is going to have to wear a helmet for longer. They are quoting

3-

> 6

> > > months. I am soooo sad. Needless to say, our insurance does not

> > cover

> > > it. So, we paid out of pocket. I have UHC, and I am going to

try

> to

> > > appeal. Does anyone have any suggestions? I know they have

> sample

> > > letters at the Cappskid site. Anyhow, I am happy to find this

> > group!!!

> > >

> >

>