RE: great pediatrician appointment

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In a message dated 8/22/2002 3:26:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time, kia@... writes:

.. I feel like I actually made a difference!

Kia,

YOU HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE!!!! You are THE WO-MAN of the day!!! Great job Mom, awesome of you to help other parents out there!!!!!!!!!

' Mom

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Thanks . I was so excited after the appointment... all I could think about was sharing the news with you guys. Who else would understand how exciting it is to me?

Kia

-----Original Message-----From: rella1234@... [mailto:rella1234@...]Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 4:11 PMPlagiocephaly Subject: Re: great pediatrician appointmentIn a message dated 8/22/2002 3:26:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time, kia@... writes:

.. I feel like I actually made a difference!Kia,YOU HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE!!!! You are THE WO-MAN of the day!!! Great job Mom, awesome of you to help other parents out there!!!!!!!!!' MomFor more plagio info

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Great job, Kia! It only takes one person to get the ball rolling. I hope your efforts will be rewarded in the very near future.

Taryn

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great pediatrician appointment

Ok, I just have to brag... I am the WO-MAN! We had Cole's 9 month checkupthis morning, and I discussed my concerns (letting the doc know I felt letdown, and like I could have gotten much better information about his head).He started in with the "it will round out on its own" argument, to which Iresponded that I see an awful lot of toddlers with flat heads. He thenadmitted that it is much more common since the back to sleep campaign. Iwent on to tell him that I would love to see them include some plagioprevention tips in the information they give out at the 2 week checkup, andthat I think that once a child has a flat spot, they could really help bysharing lots of tips on repositioning. The doctor said that he thinks I'mtotally right about that, and that they will make up a handout and mail itto me! I handed him the letter I had written and asked him to share it withthe other doctors, and I gave him the repositioning tips I had printed offthe web. He thanked me for my input! Best of all, he said that he thinkshelmets are probably effective (but he did say that it's a tricky thing tostudy). So hopefully he is not opposed to banding and will offer it as anoption to parents in the future. I did share with him how wonderful I thinkthe helmet is. Cole no longer sleeps on the back of his head (because thehelmet is rounded, unlike his head)... that alone is a huge step in theright direction. This appointment was with the oldest doctor in thepractice, and the one I expected to be the least interested in my opinions.He surprised me by taking it all very seriously, and I think the otherdoctors will take his lead (at least I hope so!). If nothing else, theprevention tips and repositioning information will hopefully help someparents down the road. I feel like I actually made a difference!Thanks again for everyone's support and input on the letter I sent out.KiaFor more plagio info

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In a message dated 8/22/2002 2:26:28 PM Central Daylight Time, kia@... writes:

The doctor said that he thinks I'm

totally right about that, and that they will make up a handout and mail it

to me! I handed him the letter I had w

Holy molly kia what a great job you did! You have probably helped so many other mommies. You Go GIRL!

Beck