Re: pudding cap and educating others about plagio?

[Guest guest]

Hi Kia:

Thanks for the clarification. That is interesting information about

the pudding cap. hmmmm.

About speaking up to people, I doubt I'd have the courage to bring

the plagio up to a stranger. I remember seeing a plagio baby at a

restaraunt last year, telling my husband I really wished Abby was

with us in her band just hoping they'd bring it up to me.

Now there is a plagio baby at abby's daycare. I have discussed

plagio with the boy's mother at great length, she remembered seeing

Abby at the daycare with her bands on so was aware of plagio already.

I've given her lots of repositioning tips. I wouldn't be brave

enough to bring it up to a stranger though, I'm quite a chicken - LOL!

Debbie Abby's mom DOCGrad

MI

> Hi all,

>

> I wanted to correct an earlier post I had made. A neighbor who

works in

> Colonial burg had told me that all the babies wore pudding

caps in

> the 1700s because their parents wanted them to have perfectly

shaped heads.

> Today I ran into someone else who works in Colonial burg,

and she

> mentioned the pudding cap too. She was wondering if Cole's helmet

served a

> medical purpose, or if it was to protect him from falls like the

pudding

> caps were. I found this description on the internet about pudding

caps:

>

> A padded cap was tied on the head of a child learning to walk. It

protected

> the child's brain when it fell and hit its head. There was a belief

that if

> the head was hit it would be permanently soft, and falling

frequently could

> lead to the brain turning mushy like pudding. Toddlers were often

and

> lovingly referred to as " little pudding heads. "

>

> Also, I was wondering if anyone has advice on whether to speak up

about

> another baby's plagio? I ran into a baby with a severely flattened

and

> elongated head the other day, and I was so tempted to say

something. But I

> chickened out... I didn't want to offend. On the other hand,

perhaps I

> could have helped? I wish someone had talked to me about helmets

when Cole

> was only 4 months old (the age of this baby). Instead he was 7

months by

> the time he got his... What do you guys do in this situation?

>

> Thanks,

> Kia (Cole in STARBand since 6/18/02)

[Guest guest]

Kia,

Thanks for the information on pudding caps. I always love learning

the origins of quirky phrases...this was a good one.

I honestly don't think I would have the nerve to go up to a complete

stranger and start telling them about plagio, especially now since my

twins aren't in bands and I can't use that as a way to approach the

subject. But if it is someone I was close to, I wouldn't hesitate to

inform them. My best friend is still in her first trimester, but I

already told her she's going to get sooo many repositioning aids, and

I'm going to be scrutinizing the head! )

Niki

Kaylie & Danny (former pudding heads)

Phila., PA

> Hi all,

>

> I wanted to correct an earlier post I had made. A neighbor who

works in

> Colonial burg had told me that all the babies wore pudding

caps in

> the 1700s because their parents wanted them to have perfectly

shaped heads.

> Today I ran into someone else who works in Colonial burg,

and she

> mentioned the pudding cap too. She was wondering if Cole's helmet

served a

> medical purpose, or if it was to protect him from falls like the

pudding

> caps were. I found this description on the internet about pudding

caps:

>

> A padded cap was tied on the head of a child learning to walk. It

protected

> the child's brain when it fell and hit its head. There was a belief

that if

> the head was hit it would be permanently soft, and falling

frequently could

> lead to the brain turning mushy like pudding. Toddlers were often

and

> lovingly referred to as " little pudding heads. "

>

> Also, I was wondering if anyone has advice on whether to speak up

about

> another baby's plagio? I ran into a baby with a severely flattened

and

> elongated head the other day, and I was so tempted to say

something. But I

> chickened out... I didn't want to offend. On the other hand,

perhaps I

> could have helped? I wish someone had talked to me about helmets

when Cole

> was only 4 months old (the age of this baby). Instead he was 7

months by

> the time he got his... What do you guys do in this situation?

>

> Thanks,

> Kia (Cole in STARBand since 6/18/02)

[Guest guest]

hey kia, that is really interesting...you know what, i have not

seen a flat head over in AR yet...everywhere i went i was always

constantly looking at bb's with round head and compare mine to theirs

& wonder why is mine so different...being the curious person i am, i

have came up to people from church or in stores (strangers) & always

ask about how did their bb's head get soo round..of course i would

take it as a compliment..so i'm betting they are & of course they

did ..they asked about my bb & i tell them her head isnt so

round..over here i don't see bb's w/ridges either..i asked if their

bb sleep on the back & they said yes & that it didn't bother her bb ;

asked if my bb had start rolling over: i said no & she told me maybe

when she starts to it'll round out......of course her head isn't

rounding out yet tho. -mary i don't know if i would ever come up to

a stranger tho but i would try to get their attention & if they have

that curious face: i'll tell them ....:)or try at least

> Kia,

> Thanks for that description of pudding heads! I had heard the

term, hey

> puddin' head! and never knew how that came about- you learn so

much around

> here! Thanks! I don't know what to say about approaching other

moms, its a

> tough one- some parents have the courage and others don't want to

offend- I'm

> kind of stuck somewhere in the middle. I did approach my friend

with her son

> and it didn't go over to well- so that kind of set me back a

little. I

> haven't really seen to many babies lately, I'll let you know if I

can step up

> to the plate when I do!

>

> ' Mom