Guest guest Posted May 23, 2002 Report Share Posted May 23, 2002 Hello. My son is almost 20 months, and wore a helmet for 9 months. We stopped therapy 2 days ago with OK results. I would be fine with the results as long as I knew it would never get worse than it is now. Does anyone know if it is possible to regress at 19 1/2 months old. Also, his hair is barely in, and when his hair gets thicker and courser, will it mask some of its abnormalities? Thank you for any responses. I think that I am driving myself batty. Lori. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2002 Report Share Posted May 23, 2002 I think by 19.5 months the childs head suctures have nealy closed and its very unlikely to see regression but maybe not much improvement either. My daughter finished treatment at 18 mths and her head stayed nealy the same another 18 mths later. She now 3 and only I can tell. Lorraine. > Hello. My son is almost 20 months, and wore a helmet for 9 months. We > stopped therapy 2 days ago with OK results. I would be fine with the > results as long as I knew it would never get worse than it is now. > Does anyone know if it is possible to regress at 19 1/2 months old. > Also, his hair is barely in, and when his hair gets thicker and > courser, will it mask some of its abnormalities? Thank you for any > responses. I think that I am driving myself batty. Lori. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2002 Report Share Posted May 23, 2002 Hi Lori: Congradulations to your son on his graduation. I am sure after 9 mos. you are happy to be done with it all. Regression is VERY rare. The odds of your son's head regressing is VERY VERY VERY low seems how he is so " old " and his sutures will soon be closing in his head. I would imagine he also doesn't stay in one position while sleeping at night and is very rarely lying on his back for long periods of time. Regression is most common (although VERY rare) in younger infants as their heads are still very malleable. But in my 1.5 yrs on the board, I've only heard of regression maybe 3- 5 times out of many many parents. I would also say as his hair comes in, that will help hide any remaining flatness. Glad to hear he is done! You should relax now - I'm sure he looks great! Debbie Abby's mom DOCgrad MI > Hello. My son is almost 20 months, and wore a helmet for 9 months. We > stopped therapy 2 days ago with OK results. I would be fine with the > results as long as I knew it would never get worse than it is now. > Does anyone know if it is possible to regress at 19 1/2 months old. > Also, his hair is barely in, and when his hair gets thicker and > courser, will it mask some of its abnormalities? Thank you for any > responses. I think that I am driving myself batty. Lori. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 I'd agree with . It's very unlikely (less than 1% of babies who wear DOCbands regress), but it can happen, so if you're worried about it than it won't hurt to use some prevention tactics. My daughter was one of the odd balls who did regress, and she was older at 11mos, never had tort, and didn't sleep on her flat side. They don't really know why it happens with some babies. It was obvious in our case though after 3 mos and she was rebanded 4 mos after graduation. , mom to Hannah, DOCgrad X3 Cape Cod, Ma http://hannahsnoggin.typepad.com > > > > How likely is it post band? Has anyone experienced it with their > > > > child? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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