Newly diagnosed

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This is my first post and have JUST found out our 3 month old daugther has

positional plagiocephaly... so please bear with any repeat questions and

babbling.

After noticing at 2 months of age that our daughter's head was flattened

on one side we did what we could to encourage her to use the other side

of head on our own. At 2.5 months we realized we didn't know enough so

we headed to our doctor. He diagnosed Paige with torticollis and referred

us to physiotherapy and to a pediatrician. We went through two weeks of

physio (stretches and repositioning techniques) befoe getting in to see

the pediatrician.

After a very short examination he said Paige did not have toriticollis (full

range of motion, no tightness)but positional plagiocephaly. I must have

gasped because he said, "It's not as bad as it seems!" He described what

the condition was and how I can repostion her at home to reduce the amount

of time she spends on the right side of her head. It was agreed that we

would return to the pediatrician in 4 weeks time to check her progress.

Once I got home and DH was able to take the baby for awhile I jumped online

to find information about positional plagiocephaly and was astounded at

serious the condition can be. I left the doctor's office confident we'd

have a round headed baby in no time. Now I'm scared out of my wits. What

does it mean her head might never round out "normally"? How could I have

not noticed her flat spot earlier?

We are prepared to tackle this repositioning challenge head on... but I'm

still scared. In four weeks we will return to the pediatrician and "go

from there." The pediatrician seems quite laid back about the whole situation,

I almost feel he's not treating the problem seriously enough. Should we press

for something more during our next visit?

I'm hoping this group can offer the information and support I need.

Thanks for listening,

Kate