Re: thinking about SIDS...

[Guest guest]

For the what its worth  department.

I asked my wife about how our kids slept when they were babies.

She said she would alternate between sleeping on the front

and back so the kids wouldn't get the flat head.

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Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 8:11:24 AM

Subject: Re: Re: thinking about SIDS...

Anne Diamond went to NZ and started this idea if I recall right, stdiously

ignoring the vit c cure in aus

john

Are you giving your baby flat head syndrome?

Mail on Sunday Feb 18, 2007

Cot-death fears 'mean half of infants have skull problem'

BRITAIN is facing an increasing number of babies with flattened skulls, a

leading medical expert warned yesterday.

Almost half of infants develop a flat patch to the back or side of their

head, according to the latest published research.

And the reason is thought to be the highly successful campaign to prevent

cot deaths by putting babies to sleep on their backs. But treatment of the

condition, flat head syndrome or positional plagiocephaly, has led to a

major split in the medical profession.

While some experts claim it can cause medical problems, including muscular

and visual difficulties, others say it is purely cosmetic and will correct

itself without intervention.

Philip Owen, a paediatric cranial osteopath from Manchester, who has treated

thousands of children with the syndrome over the past 25 years, fears the

number of babies developing symptoms is growing significantly. He said:

'Four out of five babies who come to me have mis­shapen heads and in 30 per

cent of those cases the problem is moderate or severe.

'In future I think we will see more cases. It is very sad.'

But Dr Ward Platt, a consultant paediatrician at Newcastle's Royal

Infirmary, says parents have nothing to worry about.

'It is extremely common for babies to have flat patches on their heads and

it always has been,' he said..

'It is part of the normal condition because babies are born with very large

brains.

'This is another example of the tendency to create med­ical problems out of

normality. It is not a problem.'

Bone, 28, from Great Budworth, Cheshire, decided to have her son

Oliver fitted with a helmet when he was seven months old after his head

became very flat on the right side.

Although she saw some improvements with the hel­met, Oliver started to

suffer from pressure sores. So she tried a special mattress, designed by Mr

Owen to prevent flat head syndrome, which has a dip in it for the baby's

head so it doesn't flop to one side.

She said: 'Oliver is nearly two now and his head shape has improved

significantly, although it is not perfect.

'I just wish we had been told about this right from day one. If we had, we

wouldn't be trying to correct it now.'

The latest research was based on American infants. It found that up to 48

per cent of babies under the age of one developed the deformity.

Experts last night stressed the importance of following the Back To Sleep

campaign -launched in the Nineties - as the number of cases in which babies

died has dropped by 50 per cent in a year.

[Guest guest]

My third son was born with a misshapen head, kind of flat on one side of the

back and pointy on the other. I made a point of lying on my side nursing him

that would maybe flatten the pointy side. I don't think it made much difference

and although it went down some, he's always had an uneven head in the back.

At age two, I took him to a neurologist who said it was probably from sleeping

on his back. I told him many times that he didn't sleep on his back, that he was

born this way. Hundreds of dollars later and some kind of scan, the doc said

nothing was wrong but it was probably from sleeping on his back!!!

It was the " disease du jour, " I suppose, and they still haven't let go of it.

Winnie

Re: Re: thinking about SIDS...

>

>

> Anne Diamond went to NZ and started this idea if I recall right,

> stdiously

> ignoring the vit c cure in aus

> john

>

> Are you giving your baby flat head syndrome?

>

> Mail on Sunday Feb 18, 2007

>

> Cot-death fears 'mean half of infants have skull problem'

> BRITAIN is facing an increasing number of babies with flattened

> skulls, a

> leading medical expert warned yesterday.

> Almost half of infants develop a flat patch to the back or side

> of their

> head, according to the latest published research.

> And the reason is thought to be the highly successful campaign

> to prevent

> cot deaths by putting babies to sleep on their backs. But

> treatment of the

> condition, flat head syndrome or positional plagiocephaly, has

> led to a

> major split in the medical profession.

> While some experts claim it can cause medical problems,

> including muscular

> and visual difficulties, others say it is purely cosmetic and

> will correct

> itself without intervention.

> Philip Owen, a paediatric cranial osteopath from Manchester, who

> has treated

> thousands of children with the syndrome over the past 25 years,

> fears the

> number of babies developing symptoms is growing significantly.

> He said:

> 'Four out of five babies who come to me have mis­shapen heads

> and in 30 per

> cent of those cases the problem is moderate or severe.

> 'In future I think we will see more cases. It is very sad.'

> But Dr Ward Platt, a consultant paediatrician at

> Newcastle's Royal

> Infirmary, says parents have nothing to worry about.

> 'It is extremely common for babies to have flat patches on their

> heads and

> it always has been,' he said..

> 'It is part of the normal condition because babies are born with

> very large

> brains.

> 'This is another example of the tendency to create med­ical

> problems out of

> normality. It is not a problem.'

> Bone, 28, from Great Budworth, Cheshire, decided to

> have her son

> Oliver fitted with a helmet when he was seven months old after

> his head

> became very flat on the right side.

> Although she saw some improvements with the hel­met, Oliver

> started to

> suffer from pressure sores. So she tried a special mattress,

> designed by Mr

> Owen to prevent flat head syndrome, which has a dip in it for

> the baby's

> head so it doesn't flop to one side.

> She said: 'Oliver is nearly two now and his head shape has

> improved

> significantly, although it is not perfect.

> 'I just wish we had been told about this right from day one. If

> we had, we

> wouldn't be trying to correct it now.'

> The latest research was based on American infants. It found that

> up to 48

> per cent of babies under the age of one developed the deformity.

> Experts last night stressed the importance of following the Back

> To Sleep

> campaign -launched in the Nineties - as the number of cases in

> which babies

> died has dropped by 50 per cent in a year.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Oh, and my then 85-yr-old uncle showed me his head--same shape, same side! He

said he always called it his bump of knowledge.

Winnie

Re: Re: thinking about SIDS...

> >

> >

> > Anne Diamond went to NZ and started this idea if I recall

> right,

> > stdiously

> > ignoring the vit c cure in aus

> > john

> >

> > Are you giving your baby flat head syndrome?

> >

> > Mail on Sunday Feb 18, 2007

> >

> > Cot-death fears 'mean half of infants have skull problem'

> > BRITAIN is facing an increasing number of babies with

> flattened

> > skulls, a

> > leading medical expert warned yesterday.

> > Almost half of infants develop a flat patch to the back or

> side

> > of their

> > head, according to the latest published research.

> > And the reason is thought to be the highly successful campaign

> > to prevent

> > cot deaths by putting babies to sleep on their backs. But

> > treatment of the

> > condition, flat head syndrome or positional plagiocephaly, has

> > led to a

> > major split in the medical profession.

> > While some experts claim it can cause medical problems,

> > including muscular

> > and visual difficulties, others say it is purely cosmetic and

> > will correct

> > itself without intervention.

> > Philip Owen, a paediatric cranial osteopath from Manchester,

> who

> > has treated

> > thousands of children with the syndrome over the past 25

> years,

> > fears the

> > number of babies developing symptoms is growing significantly.

> > He said:

> > 'Four out of five babies who come to me have mis­shapen heads

> > and in 30 per

> > cent of those cases the problem is moderate or severe.

> > 'In future I think we will see more cases. It is very sad.'

> > But Dr Ward Platt, a consultant paediatrician at

> > Newcastle's Royal

> > Infirmary, says parents have nothing to worry about.

> > 'It is extremely common for babies to have flat patches on

> their

> > heads and

> > it always has been,' he said..

> > 'It is part of the normal condition because babies are born

> with

> > very large

> > brains.

> > 'This is another example of the tendency to create med­ical

> > problems out of

> > normality. It is not a problem.'

> > Bone, 28, from Great Budworth, Cheshire, decided to

> > have her son

> > Oliver fitted with a helmet when he was seven months old after

> > his head

> > became very flat on the right side.

> > Although she saw some improvements with the hel­met, Oliver

> > started to

> > suffer from pressure sores. So she tried a special mattress,

> > designed by Mr

> > Owen to prevent flat head syndrome, which has a dip in it for

> > the baby's

> > head so it doesn't flop to one side.

> > She said: 'Oliver is nearly two now and his head shape has

> > improved

> > significantly, although it is not perfect.

> > 'I just wish we had been told about this right from day one.

> If

> > we had, we

> > wouldn't be trying to correct it now.'

> > The latest research was based on American infants. It found

> that

> > up to 48

> > per cent of babies under the age of one developed the deformity.

> > Experts last night stressed the importance of following the

> Back

> > To Sleep

> > campaign -launched in the Nineties - as the number of cases in

> > which babies

> > died has dropped by 50 per cent in a year.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Craniosacral therapy or Cranial Osteopathy may help.

Muriel

>

> My third son was born with a misshapen head, kind of flat on one

side of the back and pointy on the other. I made a point of lying on

my side nursing him that would maybe flatten the pointy side. I don't

think it made much difference and although it went down some, he's

always had an uneven head in the back.

>

> At age two, I took him to a neurologist who said it was probably

from sleeping on his back. I told him many times that he didn't sleep

on his back, that he was born this way. Hundreds of dollars later and

some kind of scan, the doc said nothing was wrong but it was probably

from sleeping on his back!!!

>

> It was the " disease du jour, " I suppose, and they still haven't let

go of it.

>

> Winnie

[Guest guest]

I've thought about that in the past, but was nervous about messing with his

skull. He's 13 now and sees a chiropractor every month to put him back together

from skateboarding mishaps. I haven't checked the head lately.

I wonder if it could be related to his behavioral problems...maybe I should look

into that--thanks!

Winnie

Re: thinking about SIDS...

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> Craniosacral therapy or Cranial Osteopathy may help.

>

> Muriel

>

> >

> > My third son was born with a misshapen head, kind of flat on

> one

> side of the back and pointy on the other. I made a point of

> lying on

> my side nursing him that would maybe flatten the pointy side. I

> don't

> think it made much difference and although it went down some,

> he's

> always had an uneven head in the back.

> >

> > At age two, I took him to a neurologist who said it was

> probably

> from sleeping on his back. I told him many times that he didn't

> sleep

> on his back, that he was born this way. Hundreds of dollars

> later and

> some kind of scan, the doc said nothing was wrong but it was

> probably

> from sleeping on his back!!!

> >

> > It was the " disease du jour, " I suppose, and they still

> haven't let

> go of it.

> >

> > Winnie

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I second the craniosacral therapy. Where do you live?

> > >

> > > My third son was born with a misshapen head, kind of flat on

> > one

> > side of the back and pointy on the other. I made a point of

> > lying on

> > my side nursing him that would maybe flatten the pointy side. I

> > don't

> > think it made much difference and although it went down some,

> > he's

> > always had an uneven head in the back.

> > >

> > > At age two, I took him to a neurologist who said it was

> > probably

> > from sleeping on his back. I told him many times that he didn't

> > sleep

> > on his back, that he was born this way. Hundreds of dollars

> > later and

> > some kind of scan, the doc said nothing was wrong but it was

> > probably

> > from sleeping on his back!!!

> > >

> > > It was the " disease du jour, " I suppose, and they still

> > haven't let

> > go of it.

> > >

> > > Winnie

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I haven't experienced Cranial Osteopathy, but I do get Craniosacral

therapy and it is gentle, very gentle - after what a chiropractor

does, it's nothing! I'll never see a chiro again - that hurts!

Craniosacral is about supporting the body while it corrects itself.

Asking is free.

Muriel

>

> I've thought about that in the past, but was nervous about messing

with his skull. He's 13 now and sees a chiropractor every month to put

him back together from skateboarding mishaps. I haven't checked the

head lately.

>

> I wonder if it could be related to his behavioral problems...maybe I

should look into that--thanks!

>

> Winnie

>

[Guest guest]

In CT. Do you know someone here?

Winnie

Re: thinking about SIDS...

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> I second the craniosacral therapy. Where do you live?

>

>

> > > >

> > > > My third son was born with a misshapen head, kind of flat

> on

> > > one

> > > side of the back and pointy on the other. I made a point of

> > > lying on

> > > my side nursing him that would maybe flatten the pointy

> side. I

> > > don't

> > > think it made much difference and although it went down

> some,

> > > he's

> > > always had an uneven head in the back.

> > > >

> > > > At age two, I took him to a neurologist who said it was

> > > probably

> > > from sleeping on his back. I told him many times that he

> didn't

> > > sleep

> > > on his back, that he was born this way. Hundreds of dollars

> > > later and

> > > some kind of scan, the doc said nothing was wrong but it was

> > > probably

> > > from sleeping on his back!!!

> > > >

> > > > It was the " disease du jour, " I suppose, and they still

> > > haven't let

> > > go of it.

> > > >

> > > > Winnie

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I don't like the back/neck cracking style. Our chiro does upper cervical

work--very gentle, too. Three of my kids have had dramatic results with him.

Winnie

Re: thinking about SIDS...

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> I haven't experienced Cranial Osteopathy, but I do get

> Craniosacral

> therapy and it is gentle, very gentle - after what a

> chiropractor

> does, it's nothing! I'll never see a chiro again - that hurts!

> Craniosacral is about supporting the body while it corrects

> itself.

> Asking is free.

>

> Muriel

>

> >

> > I've thought about that in the past, but was nervous about

> messing

> with his skull. He's 13 now and sees a chiropractor every month

> to put

> him back together from skateboarding mishaps. I haven't checked

> the

> head lately.

> >

> > I wonder if it could be related to his behavioral

> problems...maybe I

> should look into that--thanks!

> >

> > Winnie

> >

>

>

>