Re: Just figured out 4 month old has Plagio and mild torticollis - please advise!

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Thank you Kathy! If it weren't affecting her face so much, I'd be willing to try

repositioning but since it is affecting her face, I agree with you - I think she

needs the banding too. That whole process of finding a good orthotist feels

overwhelming in and of itself.

Another question: How can I find out who offers StarBands? I wish we lived

closer to a CT Clinic but the closest one is in Dallas - 7 hours away (we're in

Baton Rouge).

Sharyn

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> > > My daughter was born via repeat c/s in early August. For the last

> > six weeks of my pregnancy, she was extremely low in my very narrow

> > pelvis...so low that I was in a lot of pain for those last six weeks.

> > Very early on, I noticed that there seemed to be a little bump on the

> > right side of my daughter's forehead and that her right cheek seemed a

> > little bigger than her left. By 2 months or so, we became concerned

> > that she heavily favored looking right. I brought it up at her 3 month

> > well visit, but since she COULD look left, her ped. didn't seem that

> > concerned and just told us to encourage her to look in both directions

> > so she didn't develop a flat spot.

> > >

> > > I happened to look in the mirror with my daughter yesterday,

> > December 4th, and realized her right cheek is significantly larger

> > than her left. It doesn't seem as noticeable unless it's in a

> > photograph or mirror. I checked her head more closely from the top and

> > sure enough, there is some flattening on the right side. I also think

> > 630her \ears might be slightly misaligned.

> > >

> > > In all honesty, her head shape doesn't seem that bad. Once her hair

> > grows in, it probably won't be that noticeable. What concerns me so

> > much is the facial asymmetry (mostly her noticeably fuller cheek). She

> > doesn't have the same range of motion looking left as she does right,

> > and she's never had a real problem with her head tilting - it's just a

> > more limited range of motion to her left (with the smaller cheek). We

> > have her 4 month well visit on Wednesday and it seems ages away to get

> > some direction. For now, we're keeping her laying on her left side

> > (the rounded side), or when she's laying on our chest in the recliner

> > we still keep her rounded side down. We've also put away the bouncer

> > and swing for now. What else should we be doing? I'm so worried her

> > facial asymmetry will get worse or never improve. I can't believe I've

> > let my mommy-blinders let it go this long.

> > >

> > > I'm also going to try to figure out how to upload a couple of

> > photos...if anyone could look at them and let me know what they think,

> > I would so appreciate it! I've just been so depressed since I realized

> > yesterday that my poor baby is affected so much. It seems so obvious

> > now. Thanks for reading and for any advice you can offer.

> > >

> > > Oh, if banding/helmets become necessary, we only have a Hanger

> > clinic here ... does anyone have experience with them?

> > >

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