Re: hi...new to group & have questions on repositioning-LONG

[Guest guest]

Gerri-

Most of us feel the same was as you! There isn't enough information

out there about plagio. You have to really go searching.

Does your daughter have torticollis (tight neck muscle)? My son

did, so we had the same problems in regard to keeping his head to

the right while sleeping - or in the car seat,etc.

It can take over a month to see a specialist. If you think that is

a route you might be taking after her 6 month well visit, I would

suggest making the appt now. You can just cancel it next month if

you don't need it.

The younger they are, the faster the bands/helmets will work. I am

only suggesting making the appointment now in the event that she

would need a band. Then you wouldn't lose anymore time.

Good luck with repositioning. It is hard and very frustrating at

times, but can be very successful.

Dane's mom DOC Grad

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

wrote:

> hi everyone! it's great to find a group a/b this. my daughter is

5

> months old, and at her 4 month checkup her pediatrician noticed

that

> her head was flatter on the right side, b/c she sleeps on that

side

> ALL the time. i had thought it was just something that was birth

> related & would straighten out on its own, but the dr. explained

to

> me that she would have to be repositioned so that she slept on her

> left side in order to try to round her head out. since then, i've

> been reading all about this problem, and am pretty upset that even

> having read a ton of baby books, healthcare books etc prior to my

> daughter's birth, i had never even heard of plagiocephaly, and

that

> now it may have progressed to the pt where she'll have to wear a

> helmet (her pediatrician is re-evaluating her progress at 6 months

> and referring us to a specialist if she can't see enough

> improvement). ANYWAY, groups like yours make the difference, and

my

> husband and i are really working hard to try to get her to sleep

on

> her other side (btw, sleeping is the only time she ever rests on

that

> side, since she spends next to no time in swings, car seats, etc).

>

> so finally to my question ) she is bound and determined to

sleep

> on her right side no matter what we try. i have tried sneaking in

> every 20 mins and turning her head, placing stuff under her right

> shoulder, under her entire right side, having her sleep at a

slant,

> using sleeping positioning aids, etc. the ONLY thing that has

worked

> so far is using a 20 lb rice bag to basically scrunch her against

the

> bumper in her crib, while she sleeps on her side, so that she has

no

> room to turn on her other side. but this is extremely confining

and

> she tends to also get really hot/sweaty during the night when

she's

> confined this way. has anyone else used some other method which

has

> worked? i sure would like to figure out a method which would

allow

> her to be more comfortable, although she does seem to sleep ok.

>

> also any wisdom on repositioning in general would be

great...success

> stories, things to avoid, etc.

>

> thanks a bunch!

> gerri

[Guest guest]

Hi Gerri & welcome to our group!

You've come to the right place for lots of repositioning tips &

stories. I'm an old timer here, my daughter is 2.5 yrs old already &

is a DOCband Graduate in 6/01. But your stubborn daughter's sleep

habits sound identical to my Abby's.

I tried & tried to keep her off her right side while she slept, but

it was truly impossible w/her. That was over 2 yrs ago already

though & since that time, they have come out with new helpful

repositioning products. I'm sure some of our other repositioners in

our group will give you some helpful tips.

You can also check out our " files " section in the group -

then " repositioning items " ...that will bring you to some product

links & info. Also check out www.plagiocephaly.org/support then

repositioning for other tips.

You said your ped. wants to evaluate your daughter at her 6 mos chk

up then see if she needs referral to a specialist. I would suggest

to you , to ask your pediatrician for a referall right away, only

becuz these speicalists often have at least a month's waiting period

before they could get your daughter in for an appt.. And I'd hate to

have you wait even longer to get into the specialist office, time is

important here while dealing with plagio., so maybe you could call

your peds office and inquire about this??? It won't hurt!!

Has your ped. evaluated your daughter for torticollis? Can she hold

her head straight ahead while awake?

Welcome again to our group - please be srue to stick with us & keep

us posted on your daughter's repositioning.....GOOD LUCK!

Debbie Abby's mom DOCGrad

MI

> hi everyone! it's great to find a group a/b this. my daughter is

5

> months old, and at her 4 month checkup her pediatrician noticed

that

> her head was flatter on the right side, b/c she sleeps on that side

> ALL the time. i had thought it was just something that was birth

> related & would straighten out on its own, but the dr. explained to

> me that she would have to be repositioned so that she slept on her

> left side in order to try to round her head out. since then, i've

> been reading all about this problem, and am pretty upset that even

> having read a ton of baby books, healthcare books etc prior to my

> daughter's birth, i had never even heard of plagiocephaly, and that

> now it may have progressed to the pt where she'll have to wear a

> helmet (her pediatrician is re-evaluating her progress at 6 months

> and referring us to a specialist if she can't see enough

> improvement). ANYWAY, groups like yours make the difference, and

my

> husband and i are really working hard to try to get her to sleep on

> her other side (btw, sleeping is the only time she ever rests on

that

> side, since she spends next to no time in swings, car seats, etc).

>

> so finally to my question ) she is bound and determined to sleep

> on her right side no matter what we try. i have tried sneaking in

> every 20 mins and turning her head, placing stuff under her right

> shoulder, under her entire right side, having her sleep at a slant,

> using sleeping positioning aids, etc. the ONLY thing that has

worked

> so far is using a 20 lb rice bag to basically scrunch her against

the

> bumper in her crib, while she sleeps on her side, so that she has

no

> room to turn on her other side. but this is extremely confining

and

> she tends to also get really hot/sweaty during the night when she's

> confined this way. has anyone else used some other method which

has

> worked? i sure would like to figure out a method which would allow

> her to be more comfortable, although she does seem to sleep ok.

>

> also any wisdom on repositioning in general would be

great...success

> stories, things to avoid, etc.

>

> thanks a bunch!

> gerri