Re: New here from Connecticut (sorry it got long)

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Hi & welcome to our group!

We're glad to have you with us .

It sounds like you're doing everything you possibly can to help

Timmy. I was sorry to read about the trouble your pediatrician has

given you. What a horrible attitude! But good for you INSISTING

that Timmy be looked at by someone else & not taking your peds.

advice that you obviously weren't comfortable with.

It sounds like you have researched ALL the options out there that are

available. Way to go.

Please let us know how your appt goes Friday at Yale. IF you do

decide to get Timmy a band, rest assured that most babies don't even

realize the band is on their head! I am always amazed that babies

adjust w/o any trouble. I've been a group member here 1.5 yrs

already & have only read of a few babies who didn't like wearing the

bands. My daughter couldn't have cared less that the band was on her

head from the minute it was on .

Good luck Friday....keep us updated. Welcome again.

Debbie Abby's mom DOCgrad

MI

> Hi! I subscribed to this list last week but haven't had a chance

to introduce myself yet. I'm and I have two sons, (2

1/2) and Timmy (8 months).

>

> I've been worried about Timmy's flat head since he was about 1

month old, but the doctors kept telling me not to worry about it,

that it would round out on its own. Last Tuesday I took him in for a

visit specifically to address the issue of his head. The doctor was

very abrupt and told me that if it was his kid he wouldn't do

anything about it. He also said, " So what if his head is a bit

flat. " Well that made me pretty angry and I insisted on the name of

someone to take him to. He gave the name and number of Cranial

Technologies and said, " you're obviously going to do whatever you

want, so here. "

>

> Anyway, to make a long story short, I spent many days on the phone

last week. I have an appointment on Friday to take Timmy to see Dr.

Shin at Yale in New Haven. It's an hour drive, which (of course) is

the furthest of all our options, but it was the soonest appointment I

could get. I also spoke to various people about the DOC band, the

STAR band, and locally made helmets. If Timmy needs something, I

think we will go with the DOC band, which (of course) is the most

expensive. I didn't get a good feel from the STARband guy...he

seemed too much like a salesman. And the price only included 6

visits...the first 2 or 3 all related to consultations and fitting.

>

> Anyway, last week was a big shock for me. Even though I knew that

Timmy's head was flat, I somehow kept believing my doctor that

everything was going to be all right. But after the research I've

been doing, I realize that his head most likely will stay this way

unless we do something about it now. I've calmed down now, but I was

so angry and frustrated and I felt so guilty about it all. I knew

that Timmy always looked to his right (just like my older son Mike

did), so I just did the stretching exercises the doctor showed me how

to do with Mike. But Mike's head only got a little flat and it did

round out. He also was very physically advanced for his age and

rolled over early, scooted and sat early and walked at 11 months.

>

> Timmy is just the opposite and is so content just to stay put. I

think that's why his head got so flat. I did try everything to keep

him on his tummy, but he was even very late in just picking up his

head. That was a concern at his 4 month appointment, but by 6 months

he was doing it pretty well and had just learned to roll over. Since

then he spends most of his waking hours on his stomach playing on the

floor and rolling around. He also sleeps on his stomach. So that is

why I've been especially worried lately. For two months he's barely

been laying on his back and his head is looking worse than ever.

>

> Well, I'm sorry this got so long. I'm glad I found this group and

just reading the messages the past week has made me feel so much

better and I'm not so worried after all that it's too late to do

anything.

>

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Where are you moving to???

Beck

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Thank you Debbie! I will let you know how the visit goes tomorrow. I know that if Timmy does end up needing a band, he will adjust pretty quickly. However it's the casting procedure that I'm worried about. But there's no sense in worrying about it, until (if) it needs to be done.

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Re: New here from Connecticut (sorry it got long)

Hi & welcome to our group!We're glad to have you with us .It sounds like you're doing everything you possibly can to help Timmy. I was sorry to read about the trouble your pediatrician has given you. What a horrible attitude! But good for you INSISTING that Timmy be looked at by someone else & not taking your peds. advice that you obviously weren't comfortable with.It sounds like you have researched ALL the options out there that are available. Way to go. Please let us know how your appt goes Friday at Yale. IF you do decide to get Timmy a band, rest assured that most babies don't even realize the band is on their head! I am always amazed that babies adjust w/o any trouble. I've been a group member here 1.5 yrs already & have only read of a few babies who didn't like wearing the bands. My daughter couldn't have cared less that the band was on her head from the minute it was on .Good luck Friday....keep us updated. Welcome again.Debbie Abby's mom DOCgradMI

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Just a couple of towns over. We're in Farmington right now and we're moving to Southington. I grew up in Southington and we found a great house in a great neighborhood. My mother is absolutely thrilled, however my DH is a little nervous about only being 3-4 minutes from my mom! LOL

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Re: Re: New here from Connecticut (sorry it got long)

Where are you moving to???Beck