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Hi Emilie,

Good luck with the fitting, let us know how it goes.

>

> Hi everyone,

> went to New England Orthotics in Providence RI last Friday

and

> was scanned for her STARband. It was quick. I was surprised that

she

> has a 11.6mm asymetry and that her ears are only 4mm off. At the

> neuro office they said her ear misalignment was worse that the

shape

> of her head. The ortho said the opposite. at New England

> orthotics was great friendly and knowledgeable. He won't be there

> for her fitting next thursday, he is going to be out on paternity

> leave hopefully we have a good experience with the next ortho. We

> also had our intake appt with EI yesterday. It has been a busy

> couple of weeks.

> Hope all are well,

> Emilie

> Mommy to 2.5yrs and 4.75 months tort & plagio to be

> STARbanded on 1/27/05

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Hi Emilie....I hope everything goes well for the fitting. It sounds

like you have had a good turn of events lately. Keep us updated.

Becky, mom to , repo grad in Pgh, PA

>

> Hi everyone,

> went to New England Orthotics in Providence RI last Friday

and

> was scanned for her STARband. It was quick. I was surprised that

she

> has a 11.6mm asymetry and that her ears are only 4mm off. At the

> neuro office they said her ear misalignment was worse that the

shape

> of her head. The ortho said the opposite. at New England

> orthotics was great friendly and knowledgeable. He won't be there

> for her fitting next thursday, he is going to be out on paternity

> leave hopefully we have a good experience with the next ortho. We

> also had our intake appt with EI yesterday. It has been a busy

> couple of weeks.

> Hope all are well,

> Emilie

> Mommy to 2.5yrs and 4.75 months tort & plagio to be

> STARbanded on 1/27/05

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Emilie,

That is great! I agree I would keep her in it as long as it fits and you would like more improvement.

mom to na

DOC Grad

emiliejoost <emiliejoost@...> wrote:

Hi Everyone, went in for an adjustment today and had a scan. Her assymetry is now 7.2mm down from 11.6mm. She will have been in her band one month on the 27th! Her ears are still 4mm off. But her head looks really good. The ortho said we could stop now if we wanted. We are going to keep her in the STARband for another month or so then decide. She still has some areas that I would like some more improvement in. I just wanted to share our good news.Emilie, Mommy to 2.5yrs and 5.75months tort and Plagio STARbanded on 1/27/05 in Rhode IslandFor more plagio info

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Emilie,

That is great! I agree I would keep her in it as long as it fits and you would like more improvement.

mom to na

DOC Grad

emiliejoost <emiliejoost@...> wrote:

Hi Everyone, went in for an adjustment today and had a scan. Her assymetry is now 7.2mm down from 11.6mm. She will have been in her band one month on the 27th! Her ears are still 4mm off. But her head looks really good. The ortho said we could stop now if we wanted. We are going to keep her in the STARband for another month or so then decide. She still has some areas that I would like some more improvement in. I just wanted to share our good news.Emilie, Mommy to 2.5yrs and 5.75months tort and Plagio STARbanded on 1/27/05 in Rhode IslandFor more plagio info

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Hi Emilie,

WOW is improving nicely! She's going to be a grad before you

know it.

>

> Hi Everyone,

> went in for an adjustment today and had a scan. Her

assymetry

> is now 7.2mm down from 11.6mm. She will have been in her band one

> month on the 27th! Her ears are still 4mm off. But her head looks

> really good. The ortho said we could stop now if we wanted. We

are

> going to keep her in the STARband for another month or so then

> decide. She still has some areas that I would like some more

> improvement in. I just wanted to share our good news.

> Emilie,

> Mommy to 2.5yrs and 5.75months tort and Plagio

STARbanded

> on 1/27/05 in Rhode Island

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Thanks for the great update on megan. I tihnk the scan comparisons would be

really neat.

Angie and Jenna

update on

>

>

> Hi Everyone,

> went in for an adjustment today and had a scan. Her assymetry

> is now 7.2mm down from 11.6mm. She will have been in her band one

> month on the 27th! Her ears are still 4mm off. But her head looks

> really good. The ortho said we could stop now if we wanted. We are

> going to keep her in the STARband for another month or so then

> decide. She still has some areas that I would like some more

> improvement in. I just wanted to share our good news.

> Emilie,

> Mommy to 2.5yrs and 5.75months tort and Plagio STARbanded

> on 1/27/05 in Rhode Island

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> For more plagio info

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Since she has already received such great correction, why not

continue on and try and see more? Good luck to you!

Natasha

>

> Hi Everyone,

> went in for an adjustment today and had a scan. Her

assymetry

> is now 7.2mm down from 11.6mm. She will have been in her band one

> month on the 27th! Her ears are still 4mm off. But her head

looks

> really good. The ortho said we could stop now if we wanted. We

are

> going to keep her in the STARband for another month or so then

> decide. She still has some areas that I would like some more

> improvement in. I just wanted to share our good news.

> Emilie,

> Mommy to 2.5yrs and 5.75months tort and Plagio

STARbanded

> on 1/27/05 in Rhode Island

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Hi ,

I can sympathize with your growth situation. My son's circumference

didn't increase hardly any during 7.5 months and two DOCbands. It

was really frustrating. I'll keep my fingers crossed for to

have a huge growth spurt!! Good luck!

Natasha

--- In Plagiocephaly , " " <sarahhj1222@y...>

wrote:

>

> Hi all,

>

> had his appt today and he has grown 1mm (in 3 weeks)! So,

after 2 months of NO

> PROGRESS, we are finally seeing some progress.

>

> He has been in the Starband for 6 months, which is the time limit

usually referred to,

> but he wasn't growing for a while and the band still fits, and his

orthotist thinks that

> we can get more out of it, so we decided to try to keep it on for

a little while longer.

> There is still a stubborn flat spot (it has gotten smaller in the

last 3 weeks though)

> and his cephalic index is 90, which is still a bit on the high

side. We're hoping for the

> high 80's.

>

> So, we are on our last leg in the band. Hopefully this growth

spurt will last a little bit

> longer and not taper off for another 2 months. I'm ready to start

putting regular hats

> on him.

>

>

> Sunnyvale, CA

> Plagio/Brachy/Starband

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Hi ,

I can sympathize with your growth situation. My son's circumference

didn't increase hardly any during 7.5 months and two DOCbands. It

was really frustrating. I'll keep my fingers crossed for to

have a huge growth spurt!! Good luck!

Natasha

--- In Plagiocephaly , " " <sarahhj1222@y...>

wrote:

>

> Hi all,

>

> had his appt today and he has grown 1mm (in 3 weeks)! So,

after 2 months of NO

> PROGRESS, we are finally seeing some progress.

>

> He has been in the Starband for 6 months, which is the time limit

usually referred to,

> but he wasn't growing for a while and the band still fits, and his

orthotist thinks that

> we can get more out of it, so we decided to try to keep it on for

a little while longer.

> There is still a stubborn flat spot (it has gotten smaller in the

last 3 weeks though)

> and his cephalic index is 90, which is still a bit on the high

side. We're hoping for the

> high 80's.

>

> So, we are on our last leg in the band. Hopefully this growth

spurt will last a little bit

> longer and not taper off for another 2 months. I'm ready to start

putting regular hats

> on him.

>

>

> Sunnyvale, CA

> Plagio/Brachy/Starband

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Sounds good , WTG ! Thanks for the great report. :o)

Sue

mom of colin F., 18 mos.

STARband grad

brachy

--- In Plagiocephaly , " " <sarahhj1222@y...>

wrote:

>

> Hi all,

>

> had his appt today and he has grown 1mm (in 3 weeks)! So,

after 2 months of NO

> PROGRESS, we are finally seeing some progress.

>

> He has been in the Starband for 6 months, which is the time limit

usually referred to,

> but he wasn't growing for a while and the band still fits, and his

orthotist thinks that

> we can get more out of it, so we decided to try to keep it on for a

little while longer.

> There is still a stubborn flat spot (it has gotten smaller in the

last 3 weeks though)

> and his cephalic index is 90, which is still a bit on the high

side. We're hoping for the

> high 80's.

>

> So, we are on our last leg in the band. Hopefully this growth spurt

will last a little bit

> longer and not taper off for another 2 months. I'm ready to start

putting regular hats

> on him.

>

>

> Sunnyvale, CA

> Plagio/Brachy/Starband

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Sounds good , WTG ! Thanks for the great report. :o)

Sue

mom of colin F., 18 mos.

STARband grad

brachy

--- In Plagiocephaly , " " <sarahhj1222@y...>

wrote:

>

> Hi all,

>

> had his appt today and he has grown 1mm (in 3 weeks)! So,

after 2 months of NO

> PROGRESS, we are finally seeing some progress.

>

> He has been in the Starband for 6 months, which is the time limit

usually referred to,

> but he wasn't growing for a while and the band still fits, and his

orthotist thinks that

> we can get more out of it, so we decided to try to keep it on for a

little while longer.

> There is still a stubborn flat spot (it has gotten smaller in the

last 3 weeks though)

> and his cephalic index is 90, which is still a bit on the high

side. We're hoping for the

> high 80's.

>

> So, we are on our last leg in the band. Hopefully this growth spurt

will last a little bit

> longer and not taper off for another 2 months. I'm ready to start

putting regular hats

> on him.

>

>

> Sunnyvale, CA

> Plagio/Brachy/Starband

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Hi ,

Nice to see the light at the end of the tunnel, huh? I'll keep my

fingers crossed that will have a big growth spurt for you!

, mom to Hannah, DOCgrad

Cape Cod, Ma

http://hannahsnoggin.typepad.com

--- In Plagiocephaly , " " <sarahhj1222@y...>

wrote:

>

> Hi all,

>

> had his appt today and he has grown 1mm (in 3 weeks)! So,

after 2 months of NO

> PROGRESS, we are finally seeing some progress.

>

> He has been in the Starband for 6 months, which is the time limit

usually referred to,

> but he wasn't growing for a while and the band still fits, and his

orthotist thinks that

> we can get more out of it, so we decided to try to keep it on for

a little while longer.

> There is still a stubborn flat spot (it has gotten smaller in the

last 3 weeks though)

> and his cephalic index is 90, which is still a bit on the high

side. We're hoping for the

> high 80's.

>

> So, we are on our last leg in the band. Hopefully this growth

spurt will last a little bit

> longer and not taper off for another 2 months. I'm ready to start

putting regular hats

> on him.

>

>

> Sunnyvale, CA

> Plagio/Brachy/Starband

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Great to hear from you!

He looks gorgeous! Thanks for the update.

Natasha

> , mild plagio and tort, repositioning only,

>

> Is doing well, He is almost 8 months now, developing nicely.

>

> His forehead bossing is rounding out. His ears are still off a

bit,

> but I see small improvements.

>

> His right cheek is a little more forward than his left cheek. He

> leans a little to the right but I see improvements.

>

> Repositioning at this age is a challenge, because he is all over

when

> he sleeps, but at least during the day his head is almost always

> upright, with him crawling,sitting, pulling himself up to stand ,

> etc...

>

>

> Many people cannot tell he had a plagio problem.

>

>

> I have entered him into a photo contest if you want to see his

latest

> picture.

>

> http://www.abeautifulbaby.com/view.asp?i=152 & c=0

>

>

> Thank you for this forum...... It helped me alot!

>

> MOAB

> Gail Carson

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Great to hear from you!

He looks gorgeous! Thanks for the update.

Natasha

> , mild plagio and tort, repositioning only,

>

> Is doing well, He is almost 8 months now, developing nicely.

>

> His forehead bossing is rounding out. His ears are still off a

bit,

> but I see small improvements.

>

> His right cheek is a little more forward than his left cheek. He

> leans a little to the right but I see improvements.

>

> Repositioning at this age is a challenge, because he is all over

when

> he sleeps, but at least during the day his head is almost always

> upright, with him crawling,sitting, pulling himself up to stand ,

> etc...

>

>

> Many people cannot tell he had a plagio problem.

>

>

> I have entered him into a photo contest if you want to see his

latest

> picture.

>

> http://www.abeautifulbaby.com/view.asp?i=152 & c=0

>

>

> Thank you for this forum...... It helped me alot!

>

> MOAB

> Gail Carson

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Hi Gail,

Thanks for the update! I'm happy to hear that is doing so

well! Thanks for linking the picture, he's just adorable! I hope

he continues rounding so nicely for you.

, mom to Hannah, DOCgrad

Cape Cod, Ma

http://hannahsnoggin.typepad.com

> , mild plagio and tort, repositioning only,

>

> Is doing well, He is almost 8 months now, developing nicely.

>

> His forehead bossing is rounding out. His ears are still off a

bit,

> but I see small improvements.

>

> His right cheek is a little more forward than his left cheek. He

> leans a little to the right but I see improvements.

>

> Repositioning at this age is a challenge, because he is all over

when

> he sleeps, but at least during the day his head is almost always

> upright, with him crawling,sitting, pulling himself up to stand ,

> etc...

>

>

> Many people cannot tell he had a plagio problem.

>

>

> I have entered him into a photo contest if you want to see his

latest

> picture.

>

> http://www.abeautifulbaby.com/view.asp?i=152 & c=0

>

>

> Thank you for this forum...... It helped me alot!

>

> MOAB

> Gail Carson

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Hi Gail,

Thanks for the update! I'm happy to hear that is doing so

well! Thanks for linking the picture, he's just adorable! I hope

he continues rounding so nicely for you.

, mom to Hannah, DOCgrad

Cape Cod, Ma

http://hannahsnoggin.typepad.com

> , mild plagio and tort, repositioning only,

>

> Is doing well, He is almost 8 months now, developing nicely.

>

> His forehead bossing is rounding out. His ears are still off a

bit,

> but I see small improvements.

>

> His right cheek is a little more forward than his left cheek. He

> leans a little to the right but I see improvements.

>

> Repositioning at this age is a challenge, because he is all over

when

> he sleeps, but at least during the day his head is almost always

> upright, with him crawling,sitting, pulling himself up to stand ,

> etc...

>

>

> Many people cannot tell he had a plagio problem.

>

>

> I have entered him into a photo contest if you want to see his

latest

> picture.

>

> http://www.abeautifulbaby.com/view.asp?i=152 & c=0

>

>

> Thank you for this forum...... It helped me alot!

>

> MOAB

> Gail Carson

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Thanks for the update on . 8 month old that are all over the crib - hmm never heard of that I'm so glad the repo is working for you. Keep up the good work. He looks so cute in the picture!

mom to na

DOC Grad

www.thefilyaws.commoabtheoriginal <pcgailc@...> wrote:

, mild plagio and tort, repositioning only,Is doing well, He is almost 8 months now, developing nicely. His forehead bossing is rounding out. His ears are still off a bit, but I see small improvements.His right cheek is a little more forward than his left cheek. He leans a little to the right but I see improvements.Repositioning at this age is a challenge, because he is all over when he sleeps, but at least during the day his head is almost always upright, with him crawling,sitting, pulling himself up to stand , etc...Many people cannot tell he had a plagio problem. I have entered him into a photo contest if you want to see his latest picture.http://www.abeautifulbaby.com/view.asp?i=152 & c=0Thank

you for this forum...... It helped me alot!MOABGail CarsonFor more plagio info

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Thanks for the update on . 8 month old that are all over the crib - hmm never heard of that I'm so glad the repo is working for you. Keep up the good work. He looks so cute in the picture!

mom to na

DOC Grad

www.thefilyaws.commoabtheoriginal <pcgailc@...> wrote:

, mild plagio and tort, repositioning only,Is doing well, He is almost 8 months now, developing nicely. His forehead bossing is rounding out. His ears are still off a bit, but I see small improvements.His right cheek is a little more forward than his left cheek. He leans a little to the right but I see improvements.Repositioning at this age is a challenge, because he is all over when he sleeps, but at least during the day his head is almost always upright, with him crawling,sitting, pulling himself up to stand , etc...Many people cannot tell he had a plagio problem. I have entered him into a photo contest if you want to see his latest picture.http://www.abeautifulbaby.com/view.asp?i=152 & c=0Thank

you for this forum...... It helped me alot!MOABGail CarsonFor more plagio info

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Gail,

Great update. Sounds like is doing well. Keep up the repo and

the stretches, and keep us posted.

CAROLG

> , mild plagio and tort, repositioning only,

>

> Is doing well, He is almost 8 months now, developing nicely.

>

> His forehead bossing is rounding out. His ears are still off a

bit,

> but I see small improvements.

>

> His right cheek is a little more forward than his left cheek. He

> leans a little to the right but I see improvements.

>

> Repositioning at this age is a challenge, because he is all over

when

> he sleeps, but at least during the day his head is almost always

> upright, with him crawling,sitting, pulling himself up to stand ,

> etc...

>

>

> Many people cannot tell he had a plagio problem.

>

>

> I have entered him into a photo contest if you want to see his

latest

> picture.

>

> http://www.abeautifulbaby.com/view.asp?i=152 & c=0

>

>

> Thank you for this forum...... It helped me alot!

>

> MOAB

> Gail Carson

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I'm glad to hear that 's ears and forehead have made good

improvements! I'm sure that was a hard decision to make to get a

second band! You're right in saying that you probably wouldn't be

happy if you stopped now since this is the only time to get it

corrected. Hope the casting goes well for him and you!!

Lacy

Waydon's mom 8.5 months

DOCband 2 weeks

> We went to CT on July 1st. We found out our insurance approved our

> appeal!!! Not sure how much they're going to cover yet. We will know

> more on Tuesday. has been in his DOCband for 14 weeks. We

> decided Friday to go ahead and do a second band. He still has quite a

> bit of flatness in the back. His forehead and ears have come along

> very well, it's just taking longer for the back to round out. He will

> be casted for the second band on the 22nd and will wear it for 4

> months. That puts him at 20 months old when he will finally be band

> free. It was a tough decision to make. We were definately ready for

> him to be done, but I just don't think we would be happy if we stopped

> now.

>

> (mom to , 16 mo.)

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I'm glad to hear that 's ears and forehead have made good

improvements! I'm sure that was a hard decision to make to get a

second band! You're right in saying that you probably wouldn't be

happy if you stopped now since this is the only time to get it

corrected. Hope the casting goes well for him and you!!

Lacy

Waydon's mom 8.5 months

DOCband 2 weeks

> We went to CT on July 1st. We found out our insurance approved our

> appeal!!! Not sure how much they're going to cover yet. We will know

> more on Tuesday. has been in his DOCband for 14 weeks. We

> decided Friday to go ahead and do a second band. He still has quite a

> bit of flatness in the back. His forehead and ears have come along

> very well, it's just taking longer for the back to round out. He will

> be casted for the second band on the 22nd and will wear it for 4

> months. That puts him at 20 months old when he will finally be band

> free. It was a tough decision to make. We were definately ready for

> him to be done, but I just don't think we would be happy if we stopped

> now.

>

> (mom to , 16 mo.)

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,

Congrats on your appeal. That's awesome. I am glad to hear that

had good correction so far. If you thought he could have

better correction, it's best that you went with the second band, then

you can say you did all you could. Let us know how things go.

CAROLG

> We went to CT on July 1st. We found out our insurance approved our

> appeal!!! Not sure how much they're going to cover yet. We will

know

> more on Tuesday. has been in his DOCband for 14 weeks. We

> decided Friday to go ahead and do a second band. He still has quite

a

> bit of flatness in the back. His forehead and ears have come along

> very well, it's just taking longer for the back to round out. He

will

> be casted for the second band on the 22nd and will wear it for 4

> months. That puts him at 20 months old when he will finally be band

> free. It was a tough decision to make. We were definately ready

for

> him to be done, but I just don't think we would be happy if we

stopped

> now.

>

> (mom to , 16 mo.)

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Yeah you won your appeal - hopefully they will cover a lot!!!! Great news about the ears and forehead they are usually last to correct. Let us know how casting goes.

mom to na, DOC Grad & Kiersten, preventative repo

www.thefilyaws.com <mklafoll@...> wrote:

We went to CT on July 1st. We found out our insurance approved our appeal!!! Not sure how much they're going to cover yet. We will know more on Tuesday. has been in his DOCband for 14 weeks. We decided Friday to go ahead and do a second band. He still has quite a bit of flatness in the back. His forehead and ears have come along very well, it's just taking longer for the back to round out. He will be casted for the second band on the 22nd and will wear it for 4 months. That puts him at 20 months old when he will finally be band free. It was a tough decision to make. We were definately ready for him to be done, but I just don't think we would be happy if we stopped now. (mom to , 16 mo.) For more

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Yeah you won your appeal - hopefully they will cover a lot!!!! Great news about the ears and forehead they are usually last to correct. Let us know how casting goes.

mom to na, DOC Grad & Kiersten, preventative repo

www.thefilyaws.com <mklafoll@...> wrote:

We went to CT on July 1st. We found out our insurance approved our appeal!!! Not sure how much they're going to cover yet. We will know more on Tuesday. has been in his DOCband for 14 weeks. We decided Friday to go ahead and do a second band. He still has quite a bit of flatness in the back. His forehead and ears have come along very well, it's just taking longer for the back to round out. He will be casted for the second band on the 22nd and will wear it for 4 months. That puts him at 20 months old when he will finally be band free. It was a tough decision to make. We were definately ready for him to be done, but I just don't think we would be happy if we stopped now. (mom to , 16 mo.) For more

plagio info

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Glen,

Thanks for posting, I have been really worried about her. Just let her

know were all praying for her. Tawny

> regained consciousness this morning. However, they are keeping

> her sedated while she fights the infection. They do have her off all

> of her current RA medications so I don't know exactly how that will

> play out. I know she was hurting pretty bad before this happened and

> she does not take pain medication. If everything goes according to

> plan she should be out of the ICU by the end of the week. I will

keep

> you posted as best I can.

> Thank you,

> Glen

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