Re: Repositioning or Band for Owen (?)

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Hi Colleen,

Nice to hear from you.

I know this is such a hard decision for you. You'll know in your

gut what's right. If you are seeing improvements with re-positioning,

then you might want to try it for a bit longer. Take pictures of

Owen's head from the top, each side, front and back. Compare these

pictures in about a month to six weeks to see if there is any improvement.

This way your mind wont be playing tricks on you, and you wont have to

second guess what you think you saw a month ago.

Also keep in mind that time frames are important. Make sure you

look at the photos in month or 6 weeks. If you wait too long,

you're losing valuable treatment time. At 6 months of age, I don't

think you need to panic right now, but it is prime time to get started.

I know you already know that it's OK to start closer to a year.

Good luck with your decision.

Keep in touch!

Kendra

apurcell@... wrote:

Hello everyone,

I haven't posted here in a while because I essentially had not too

much to report. On the 22nd of December, and I took

our six-

month-old son Owen to see our family doctor to find out what she

thought could/should be done about his plagiocephaly. She

says she

has seen great improvement in his head shape since he was two months

old (when we first noticed it and began repositioning) and since

we

started the physical therapy (just two months ago). I have

seen the

difference too but I wonder if it is enough and if the improvements

will continue without a band. Our family doctor has referred

us to a

local pediatrician because she wants us to get the opinion of someone

who has seen more cases of this than her. She also has no

problem

with referring us to a local plastic surgeon if we do decide to

use a

band. So, we are going to go to the pediatrician and then

make a

decision on whether or not to pursue the band. My husband

and I are

having a hard time deciding what to do, it seems like each day

we

change our minds about what to do, continue with repositioning

or

pursuing a band. Anyway, we will see what the ped has to say and

take

it from there.

Thanks for all your past insight and info.

Colleen