Re: Can anyone look at my baby's pictures and tell me what you think???

[Guest guest]

,

He is cute

If insurance is paying for it I'd really recommend doing it. I'm sooo

jealous! I'm spending the evening working on our appeal!

Both times our children got their bands it really was such a relief to

us. We had spent so much time deciding and then changing our minds.

When the bands came in everything was in motion and we knew the

problem was being corrected.

Take a peek at Cece's before and after DOC Band pictures in the files

section. I didn't think she was that bad until the befores were

compared to the afters. You can really notice how much the ears

realigned and the forehead bossing corrected.

Let us know what you decide.

Mom to Dane (4 yo) and Cece (13 mo) DOC Grads

[Guest guest]

,

He is cute

If insurance is paying for it I'd really recommend doing it. I'm sooo

jealous! I'm spending the evening working on our appeal!

Both times our children got their bands it really was such a relief to

us. We had spent so much time deciding and then changing our minds.

When the bands came in everything was in motion and we knew the

problem was being corrected.

Take a peek at Cece's before and after DOC Band pictures in the files

section. I didn't think she was that bad until the befores were

compared to the afters. You can really notice how much the ears

realigned and the forehead bossing corrected.

Let us know what you decide.

Mom to Dane (4 yo) and Cece (13 mo) DOC Grads

[Guest guest]

That is great your insurance pays 100% I too am one of the perons

struggling paying and trying to get insurance to pay.

Anyway more importantly I looked at the pictures and I'd agree he

does have flattening in the back. My son, Chase has the same but

Chase has a more severe right side flattening. I have to tell you

the adjustment to the band has been so easy. Basically there was no

adjustment I've have to say. From day 1 he was absolutely perfect.

Tuesday will be 14 days in the DOCband (banded at slightly over 6

months) and he's doing great. Believe it or not in the first week I

saw improvement. And it's funny we look at our babies and they look

perfect with flat spots and all but I do have to say now that it's

starting to correct and I look at the before pictures it's looking

worse and worse to me. Chase has really thick curly hair so it wasn't

noticable all the time.

I wanted to ask too does your baby have torticollis? Because I

know with that whatever correction could happen naturally with tort.

I don't think any correction is possible. Most babies with plagio.

have tort.

Best of luck. I know it's a touch choice but I agree once you decide

and know you're moving in a positive direction you'll feel better.

Sherry

Chase (6 1/2 months)

tort.

DOCband 2/15

--- In Plagiocephaly , " rockieslady " <MPSimecek@...>

wrote:

>

> Hi everyone!

>

> We took our son to Cranial Tech last week for a consultation. They

> told me he would be a good candidate for Helmet.

>

> We have been trying really hard to reposition Landon at all times

> during the day. So, other than a couple of times a week in his car

> seat, he is NEVER on the back of his head during the day anymore.

> We've tried using the wedge at night, but he defies it, and ALWAYS

> gets on his back somehow with his head flat back against the

matress.

>

> Anyway, I think his head's gotton a bit better. CT just sent us his

> photos and I think he actually looks better in those than he did a

> couple of weeks ago. However, he is 7 months old, and if we are

going

> to band him, we really should do it now, vs. waiting too long.

>

> I keep going back and forth. I'd like him to have a normal head,

but

> don't want to band him, if it really isn't necessary. Could anyone

> who's been through this take a look at his pics and tell me what

you

> think?? Is it worth it??

>

> Oh.. we did find out insurance will pay 100% of the cost as well.

If

> that were not the case, I probably would lean towards not doing it,

> as we are quite financially strapped at the moment. However, since

> they are.....part of me says " why not " ..while the other part

doesn't

> want to put my baby through something that might not really be

> necessary..

>

> His pics are at:

>

>

http://health.ph./group/Plagiocephaly/photos/view/9746

> ?b=37

>

>

> or if you look in the " L " folder, he's the last one, Landon-Chicago.

> THANKS!!

>

>

[Guest guest]

That is great your insurance pays 100% I too am one of the perons

struggling paying and trying to get insurance to pay.

Anyway more importantly I looked at the pictures and I'd agree he

does have flattening in the back. My son, Chase has the same but

Chase has a more severe right side flattening. I have to tell you

the adjustment to the band has been so easy. Basically there was no

adjustment I've have to say. From day 1 he was absolutely perfect.

Tuesday will be 14 days in the DOCband (banded at slightly over 6

months) and he's doing great. Believe it or not in the first week I

saw improvement. And it's funny we look at our babies and they look

perfect with flat spots and all but I do have to say now that it's

starting to correct and I look at the before pictures it's looking

worse and worse to me. Chase has really thick curly hair so it wasn't

noticable all the time.

I wanted to ask too does your baby have torticollis? Because I

know with that whatever correction could happen naturally with tort.

I don't think any correction is possible. Most babies with plagio.

have tort.

Best of luck. I know it's a touch choice but I agree once you decide

and know you're moving in a positive direction you'll feel better.

Sherry

Chase (6 1/2 months)

tort.

DOCband 2/15

--- In Plagiocephaly , " rockieslady " <MPSimecek@...>

wrote:

>

> Hi everyone!

>

> We took our son to Cranial Tech last week for a consultation. They

> told me he would be a good candidate for Helmet.

>

> We have been trying really hard to reposition Landon at all times

> during the day. So, other than a couple of times a week in his car

> seat, he is NEVER on the back of his head during the day anymore.

> We've tried using the wedge at night, but he defies it, and ALWAYS

> gets on his back somehow with his head flat back against the

matress.

>

> Anyway, I think his head's gotton a bit better. CT just sent us his

> photos and I think he actually looks better in those than he did a

> couple of weeks ago. However, he is 7 months old, and if we are

going

> to band him, we really should do it now, vs. waiting too long.

>

> I keep going back and forth. I'd like him to have a normal head,

but

> don't want to band him, if it really isn't necessary. Could anyone

> who's been through this take a look at his pics and tell me what

you

> think?? Is it worth it??

>

> Oh.. we did find out insurance will pay 100% of the cost as well.

If

> that were not the case, I probably would lean towards not doing it,

> as we are quite financially strapped at the moment. However, since

> they are.....part of me says " why not " ..while the other part

doesn't

> want to put my baby through something that might not really be

> necessary..

>

> His pics are at:

>

>

http://health.ph./group/Plagiocephaly/photos/view/9746

> ?b=37

>

>

> or if you look in the " L " folder, he's the last one, Landon-Chicago.

> THANKS!!

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

The areas that still need correction are the toughest without a band,

the fact that his growth will be slowing down soon, and the bonus of

100% coverage would tell me to go for it.

CAROLG

--- In Plagiocephaly , " rockieslady " <MPSimecek@...>

wrote:

>

> Hi everyone!

>

> We took our son to Cranial Tech last week for a consultation. They

> told me he would be a good candidate for Helmet.

>

> We have been trying really hard to reposition Landon at all times

> during the day. So, other than a couple of times a week in his car

> seat, he is NEVER on the back of his head during the day anymore.

> We've tried using the wedge at night, but he defies it, and ALWAYS

> gets on his back somehow with his head flat back against the

matress.

>

> Anyway, I think his head's gotton a bit better. CT just sent us his

> photos and I think he actually looks better in those than he did a

> couple of weeks ago. However, he is 7 months old, and if we are

going

> to band him, we really should do it now, vs. waiting too long.

>

> I keep going back and forth. I'd like him to have a normal head,

but

> don't want to band him, if it really isn't necessary. Could anyone

> who's been through this take a look at his pics and tell me what

you

> think?? Is it worth it??

>

> Oh.. we did find out insurance will pay 100% of the cost as well.

If

> that were not the case, I probably would lean towards not doing it,

> as we are quite financially strapped at the moment. However, since

> they are.....part of me says " why not " ..while the other part

doesn't

> want to put my baby through something that might not really be

> necessary..

>

> His pics are at:

>

>

http://health.ph./group/Plagiocephaly/photos/view/9746

> ?b=37

>

>

> or if you look in the " L " folder, he's the last one, Landon-Chicago.

> THANKS!!

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

The areas that still need correction are the toughest without a band,

the fact that his growth will be slowing down soon, and the bonus of

100% coverage would tell me to go for it.

CAROLG

--- In Plagiocephaly , " rockieslady " <MPSimecek@...>

wrote:

>

> Hi everyone!

>

> We took our son to Cranial Tech last week for a consultation. They

> told me he would be a good candidate for Helmet.

>

> We have been trying really hard to reposition Landon at all times

> during the day. So, other than a couple of times a week in his car

> seat, he is NEVER on the back of his head during the day anymore.

> We've tried using the wedge at night, but he defies it, and ALWAYS

> gets on his back somehow with his head flat back against the

matress.

>

> Anyway, I think his head's gotton a bit better. CT just sent us his

> photos and I think he actually looks better in those than he did a

> couple of weeks ago. However, he is 7 months old, and if we are

going

> to band him, we really should do it now, vs. waiting too long.

>

> I keep going back and forth. I'd like him to have a normal head,

but

> don't want to band him, if it really isn't necessary. Could anyone

> who's been through this take a look at his pics and tell me what

you

> think?? Is it worth it??

>

> Oh.. we did find out insurance will pay 100% of the cost as well.

If

> that were not the case, I probably would lean towards not doing it,

> as we are quite financially strapped at the moment. However, since

> they are.....part of me says " why not " ..while the other part

doesn't

> want to put my baby through something that might not really be

> necessary..

>

> His pics are at:

>

>

http://health.ph./group/Plagiocephaly/photos/view/9746

> ?b=37

>

>

> or if you look in the " L " folder, he's the last one, Landon-Chicago.

> THANKS!!

>

>