Re: Re: new here and not sure yet if DD needs a helmet...

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I can see it in her right eye on the first pic but not in the second one...one was a closer shot so i dont know if that makes a difference. i will pray for you that she does not have to get the helmet.

From: desiree_scorcia <desiree_scorcia@...>Subject: Re: new here and not sure yet if DD needs a helmet...Plagiocephaly Date: Monday, November 10, 2008, 8:16 PM

everyone, thanks so much for the responses. it's very helpful to getthe perspective of moms who've been there. we saw the pediatrician today and she agreed that the asymmetry isvery mild but she gave us a referral to the cranio-facial specialistjust to be sure. she's a resident and actually works with this guysometimes, which is cool. she said he's excellent and will definitelybe able to say for sure whether she'd benefit from a helmet. shethinks maggie won't need one because the asymmetry is so mild, butshe's not sure because she hasn't seen very many borderline cases. i have pictures if anyone wants to get an idea of how she looks, isthe best way to put them in the photos there? then can i link to themfrom that? is it ok to just put a URL in to my snapfish?? if that'sok, here's a photo from about a month ago that i think shows theasymmetry in her face (her beautiful little

face!!)http://render1. snapfish. com/render2/ is=Yup6aQQ% 7C%3Dup6RKKt% 3Axxr%3Do- qpDGfX7RPfr% 3DUofrj7t% 3DzrRfDUX% 3AeQaQxg% 3Dr%3F87KR6xqpxQ QQexoJQxonPxv8uO c5xQQQePnPeQleJl qpfVtB%3F* KUp7BHSHqqy7XH6g XleG%7CRup6lQQ% 7C/of=50, 590,442sorry if you have to copy/paste that. however, i think she's gottensomewhat better on her own over the past month... here's one fromabout a week ago:http://render1. snapfish.

com/render2/ is=Yup6aQQ% 7C%3Dup6RKKt% 3Axxr%3Do- qpDGfX7RPfr% 3DUofrj7t% 3DzrRfDUX% 3AeQaQxg% 3Dr%3F87KR6xqpxQ QPQxeGoxP0exv8uO c5xQQQe0PnQnePPG qpfVtB%3F* KUp7BHSHqqy7XH6g XleJ%7CRup6lQQ% 7C/of=50, 590,442it looks better to me, but maybe i just need the perfect angle toreally see the asymmetry? ok so enough of that, hopefully we'll be able to see the specialistsoon, but first i have to call the insurance company and confirm thatthe girls switched policies on nov. 1 like they were supposed to(insurance is always a nightmare and if BC/BS dropped the ball thegirls are without insurance this month. fantastic.). thanks again, and i will update after we see the specialist.-desiree>

>> > hello everyone! i first want to say i'm so thankful for this group!> > i've browsed through past messages and the files and database, and> > it's already answered so many of my questions. thank you!> > > > so, my younger daughter (maggie, 5.5 months old) had a moderate case> > of torticollis (caused by an ear to shoulder position in utero). > she's> > been in physical therapy since she was 3 months old and has done> > wonderfully, the tilt is almost gone (just returns when she's > tired). > > > > however, the PT said she thought her plagiocephaly was borderline > and> > that we should see a specialist. she had some mild (i thought)> > flattening, but it really hasn't improved at all (maybe mildly? i SO> > wish i had taken pictures at 2 months old). i got a second opinion> > from a PT

friend and he agreed, borderline. so we're going to see > the> > pediatrician on monday for a referral to a cranio-facial specialist.> > > > i have a few questions though. has anyone here been a borderline > case> > and not gotten a helmet? or been a borderline case and gotten one? > how> > did you make a decision? any special questions i should ask?> > > > also, i've made the mistake of telling family, and they are all> > telling me that she looks fine, everyone has some asymmetry, etc. > does> > everyone get this from family? i obviously don't WANT her in a > helmet,> > but i don't want her to have more asymmetry in her face than she> > should have, you know? what do you tell people who don't see the> > asymmetry ad think you're doing it for no good reason?> > > > thanks so much

everyone, it's really nice to have this group!> > > > -desiree, mom to nina (3) and maggie (5.5 months)> >>