Re: Just Wondering......

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i think one thing that was important for US was knowing that because

it wasn't just a loose fitting hat on our son we wanted to ensure that

someone had to follow guidelines. its not like a cast on a foot or

arm....to us, this was so major because it was our sons head. from

what we read and were concerned about was putting pressure on the

brain/head/eye sockets etc. we were so paranoid about long term

physical and neurological problems as a potential of mistreatment that

we went with the fda. i wish the casting process wouldve been a thing

needed to be approved by the fda, then maybe some of the problems

people have could be avoided. but aside from casting, the follow up

needs to be regualted somehow. even if someone uses a company that is

not fda approved, i personally feel like that they, at the very least

have other companies guidelines they can try to follow. am i making

sense??? i just think that there should be a standard in something so

major like " molding a babies head " . and by the way-u dont sound like

an idiot-you sound quite intelligent by asking questions when u dont

understand something. hopefully i was a bit of help. if you go to

plagiocephaly.org, they have some info on the fda's ruling. if you

cant find it, i will scan the info in tommorow and post it

tomorrow(going to bed in a minute). let me know. lisa

> I hope I don't cause any trouble here but I was curious about your

> opinions here. Why is it so important if the band you are using is

> FDA approved or not? I would think that since the band is made from

> the head mold, shouldn't it really be the casting process that is

> approved by the FDA? Is it even possible to have approval for

> something like that? I'm sure I'm sounding like an idiot, but this

> is something I was curious about, and I don't fully understand the

> FDA's involvement. Any insights?

>

> Niki

> Kaylie & Danny

> Phila., PA