Re: undecided about the band

[Guest guest]

Hi !

We were undecided for a long time, too. If you search back you can

probably find my posts from the decision stage. I felt so torn. We

were told that her head would correct on its own to some degree but

would probably be more corrected, and sooner, with a band. In the

end, I think it's a personal decision and you have to weigh the pros

and cons for your child, but in my case most of the " cons " had more

to do with me than my child (like me feeling weird taking her out in

public in it), so we decided to go for it.

Genna gets her band on Tuesday. As for birthdays and such, we plan

to keep Genna in her band as much as possible but will take her out

of it sometimes for pictures, especially on special occasions.

Everyone tells me the band doesn't affect development negatively so

you don't have to worry about that.

Our band is $3000. That includes the band and all the associated

appointments. We don't know yet if our insurance will pay for it; we

have Aetna POS. They have a pretty good track record of paying, so

we are hopeful!!

Good luck with your decision and feel free to " call " on me if you

need anything.

> hello everyone! i just joined yesterday. well my son is 7months old

> and we saw a neurosurgeon tuesday. the doctor recomended the band

> because my son has a flat spot on the right side aswell as a

forehead

> bump. his regular doctor told us that his head will outgrow this,

im

> not sure. i guess i am just feeling overwhelmed. i know my son will

> only have the band 4 or 5 months but that is a long time when i

think

> of what the next few months mean(crawling, first steps ,birthday

> etc..)i want to do the right thing but my son's plagio is not

> noticiable unless i point it out. well we are waiting to hear from

> the insurance co. how expensive is it? well thanks for listening.

> jennifer

[Guest guest]

jennifer, do what your heart tells you to do. we have all been there

and made the decision one way or another. it's not an easy thing to

do. as far as milestones such as crawling etc...i truely dont believe

that it hinders them at all. some bands/helmets are larger or heavier

than others so you may want to go to the files section and check out

different styles. also maybe do a post asking people specifically any

questions you have of the pictures you are interested in. my son was

just put in the doc band at almost 11 months and he is rolling around

like crazy and having no problems with any of his motor skills.

i think that if you are concerned and dont like what your doctor says,

maybe try to get a 2nd opinion from another ped. dr if possible. i

think if you read some old posts too, you will see that a lot of

doctors say that it will work itself out-and i have yet to see that

happen personally with anyone i know. but maybe your case isnt

that bad? i dont know. but either way-dont let people pressure you to

do it or not to. take a deep breath, gather info, read and re-read as

many posts as you can....and then you will feel confident in your

decision. i wish you the best of luck and we are all here for you!!!!!

lisa

> hello everyone! i just joined yesterday. well my son is 7months old

> and we saw a neurosurgeon tuesday. the doctor recomended the band

> because my son has a flat spot on the right side aswell as a

forehead

> bump. his regular doctor told us that his head will outgrow this, im

> not sure. i guess i am just feeling overwhelmed. i know my son will

> only have the band 4 or 5 months but that is a long time when i

think

> of what the next few months mean(crawling, first steps ,birthday

> etc..)i want to do the right thing but my son's plagio is not

> noticiable unless i point it out. well we are waiting to hear from

> the insurance co. how expensive is it? well thanks for listening.

> jennifer