Guest guest Posted June 6, 2002 Report Share Posted June 6, 2002 Hi all. I am new to this board and hope my daughter will be out of her helmet Monday, June 10!!! The quick version of her story is this. Olivia is 6 1/2 months old and has been wearing the helmet for almost 13 weeks now. I found the problem very early at about 10 weeks. My pediatrician did send me on to see the specialist and have her CT evaluation. She was diagnosed with Plagiocephaly. Insuance did cover the helmet and CT scans. I am very happy that I made the decision to push forward to be where we are today. Her head looks beautiful and has rounded out very nicely. At 10 weeks she had a flat spot on the left side of her head, minor forehead bossing and left ear looked out of line with the right ear. Today all of the problems seem to be corrected. I just want to tell other parents that are confused about whether to wait and " let it round out " or wear the helmet. Wear the helmet!!!! I am from the Nashville, TN / Vanderbilt area and the type of helmet Olivia wore is different from what I have seen on the internet. That scared me at first but, the results show success! We have a successful ending to our story. I hope that we can raise awareness to other new parents about what can happen from too much time on the back. I must admit that 3 months later I am much calmer about the subject than I was when we first found out. The more I learned about the subject the better I felt. Thanks for listening and keep us in your prayers when we go to Vanderbilt on Monday!! Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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