Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 Dana: I hope gets used to it soon too! That's gotta be frustrating! The helmets not too tight by any chance is it? Any bad red spots that aren't going away? Good luck. Debbie Abby's mom DOCGrad MI > > Hi Kendra, > I wish I could say he has adjusted entirely Some days he is > great, other days (like today) he cried all day. I know it's the > helmet b/c the crying stops as soon as I take it off. I keep > telling myself it's been less than a week. I hope he gets used to > it soon. My nerves are shot > > > > Hey Dana! > > How's doing after these few days? > > Kendra > > Re: Thanks for such a warm welcome... > > > > > > I wouldn't worry about his development just yet. Sounds like he > is > > on track for everything. My son is 8.5 mo and isn't crawling > yet. > > He rolls, he can sit from his belly, he creeps across the floor, > > he's trying to pull himself up...he just doesn't seem to get the > > whole crawling thing. My nephew never crawled. Just got up one > day > > and started walking. I also have a friend who had a baby 2 days > > after me. Her daughter makes no effort to move at all except to > > roll over one way) yet her daughter appears to be on track with > all > > her other milestones. All children are different. Please try > not > > to worry. My son met most of his milestones early but I believe > his > > tort affected him in certain areas. > > To answer your question about only rolling one way...is this > from > > back to front your talking about? My son started to roll front > to > > back at 11 weeks. He then started back to front a few months > later > > BUT would only do it one way. He never rolled both ways until > he > > was 7 mo. His PT (for his tort) said that he was having trouble > > rolling in the other direction because his tort weakened his > neck > > muscle on the affected side. Kids need to have strong necks > muscles > > to " right " themselves once they start to roll over. We just > > continued with his tort excercises and now he rolls everywhere, > both > > ways. I hope that helps > > > > Dana (mom to ) > > Ont. > > > > --- In Plagiocephaly@y..., " michelem1973 " <michelem@p...> wrote: > > > Thanks for such a warm welcome from each of you. I went > yesterday > > > and purchased a sleep positioner in hopes that this will help > > some. > > > The problem is that my ds likes to wiggle and he manages to > lay > > flat > > > on the back of his head by morning. But I'll keep trying. > > > > > > Question: Have any of you noticed any developmental changes > in > > your > > > child now that they have plagio? My son just turned 6 months > old > > and > > > he's only rolling one way. And he's not even trying to > crawl. > > Maybe > > > I'm comparing him to my daughter too much. When on his tummy > he > > > holds himself up quite well with his arms and his chest is off > of > > the > > > floor. Then he decides to roll over and yes directly on the > flat > > > spot of his head. He sits up quite well without support too. > I > > > asked his Dr. about any slowing of developemnt but he said no > > there > > > isn't any signs of that. Anyway, maybe I'm making too big of > a > > deal > > > of that. > > > > > > Thanks again > > > Michele > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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