Re: New diagnosis-positioning

[Guest guest]

HI Becky & welcome to our group!

We have had several new repostioning parents join our group

recently! In fact, I just posted a message to all repositioners to

reply with what they have found helpful with their child. I am

really hoping many parents will respond to my question soon to give

parents like yourself some helpful tips.

You are very lucky that both you & your ped. have noticed 's

flatness so young. You could get great results with repositioning

alone at his younger age!

For some great tips, you check look at our " bookmarks " section on our

group site, then click the first folder which is " repositioning " .

There are several links to some repositioning products that might

help your son.

Also check out http://www.plagiocephaly.org/support then

click " repositioning tips " - this is very helpful!

Otherwise, it sounds like you already have great plans,but

alternating him side to side to sleep as well as the boppy pillow, a

lot of parents love that. I'm not sure about the swing or carseat

seems how he is flat on the back side of his head. I would suggest

limiting time spent in those items, as well as his bouncy seat to a

minimal.

Welcome again to our group. Please keep us posted on your progress.

Best of luck.

Debbie Abby's mom DOCGrad

MI

> Hi all,

> My son is 10 weeks old and his pediatrician says the back of

> his head is too flat (it must be because I can tell, I was asking

> people about it two weeks ago but everyone thought I was nuts-grr)

> We are to try positioning and then at the four month check up if it

> is not better we go the route of helmets I think. I am wondering

if

> anyone has any positioning tips...I am going to have him sleep on

> his side, alternating every other night and I bought the boppy

tummy

> time to try and encourage his tummy time, he likes to be propped up

> so his face isn't on the ground but my boppy pillow is a little too

> big yet. Any ideas for when he is in his swing or bouncy seat so

> that the back of his head does not rest against the seat? How

about

> the carseat? I would appreciate any help I can get, thanks

> Becky

> 4-9-02

[Guest guest]

Hi Becky and welcome to the group. I read Debbie's wonderfuuly

informative post to oyu, and I just want to second what she has

said. Definitely check out the link and site she gave you, you will

find tons of information there. is at a good age for the

repositoning to be really effective. Good luck and keep us posted!

Niki

Kaylie & Danny (STAR grads)

Phila., PA

> Hi all,

> My son is 10 weeks old and his pediatrician says the back of

> his head is too flat (it must be because I can tell, I was asking

> people about it two weeks ago but everyone thought I was nuts-grr)

> We are to try positioning and then at the four month check up if it

> is not better we go the route of helmets I think. I am wondering

if

> anyone has any positioning tips...I am going to have him sleep on

> his side, alternating every other night and I bought the boppy

tummy

> time to try and encourage his tummy time, he likes to be propped up

> so his face isn't on the ground but my boppy pillow is a little too

> big yet. Any ideas for when he is in his swing or bouncy seat so

> that the back of his head does not rest against the seat? How

about

> the carseat? I would appreciate any help I can get, thanks

> Becky

> 4-9-02