Guest guest Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 Well, with my daughter she was very obviously born with a misshapen head. She had been very low my whole pregnancy and her head formed around my pelvic bone. It did get flatter from positional causes after she was born, but we noticed the initial shape the day she was born (and of course were told it would round out). She also didn't have a completely " classic " plagio shape in that her pushed in flat right side didn't have the corresponding pushed our bossing forhead. She also has some bones in her skull that actually grew misshapen, so rather than starting out round and getting flat positionally, she grew into this shape inutero. Even as the helmet rounded her head, she still had some actual bone shape issues that can't be corrected. I'm neurotic about it happening to our next baby as well, lol, but there really isn't anything you can do to prevent it! Hannah was so low that even at my first 16 week ultrasound they couldn't get a head circumference on her. There are some pics of her shape at birth on her website if you're interested. , mom to Hannah, DOCgrad Cape Cod, Ma http://hannahsnoggin.typepad.com > > > Hello everyone... New member here. I've been > > lurking around > > > reading > > > post and looking at pics. Beatiful babies Ladies! > > Good job! > > > > > > My Son was born 8/25/04 with plagio do to > > intrauterine > > > constraint. (he was head down for over 3 months > > in utero). I > > have > > > been hounding Our Ped. since he was born about his > > mishaped head. > > > Time > > > and time again I was told it was normal and it > > would evenatually > > go > > > away with age. Well it hasn't it just keeps what > > I like to refer > > > to > > > as " twisting " . However our Ped. has noted my > > concerns in my sons > > > chart on every visit. > > > > > > Last well baby at 9 Months she finally came to > > agree w/ me that > > his > > > head insn't within normal ranges and referred me > > to an N-S @ > > Pheonix > > > childrens Hosp. which is 3 hours drive from me. > > I was referred > > to > > > Cranial Technologies. After sitting in the > > Tricare ofc on base > > for > > > several hours I was then reffered to Hanger > > locally. As Cranial > > > tech > > > is not in the provider directory. I didn't have a > > problem getting > > > our > > > insurance to accept our claim for treatment as it > > has been noted > > in > > > our chart since our first visit w/ the Ped. > > > > > > I must admit I am more than a little upset that it > > has taken 9 > > > months > > > after repeated concerns were brought to our Ped. > > attention in > > > regards > > > to his head. > > > > > > Well we get down there for a consult and fitting @ > > the hanger ofc. > > > and > > > won't be still for the laser. He's a huge > > baby! He's > > almost > > > as tall as my 3 year old and they both weigh the > > same and hes only > > 9 > > > months old. They ended up having to make a > > plaster molding of his > > > head. (I think it hurt me more just watching it). > > I am concerned > > > that > > > it won't fit right and it's going to cause him > > pain or something. > > > > > > He's above average in growth for his age and I am > > just thinking > > that > > > he'll outgrow the Band quickly and it will cause > > him pain. Plus I > > > looked at pics of bands that didn't fit right so > > now I think It > > > won't > > > fit and I'll be up all night hearing him cry in > > agony. Maybe I'm > > > paranoid... > > > > > > We should be getting his band sometime this week > > and I will > > posting > > > pics of our lil man. > > > > > > Best regards to you and yours Ladies > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 Well, with my daughter she was very obviously born with a misshapen head. She had been very low my whole pregnancy and her head formed around my pelvic bone. It did get flatter from positional causes after she was born, but we noticed the initial shape the day she was born (and of course were told it would round out). She also didn't have a completely " classic " plagio shape in that her pushed in flat right side didn't have the corresponding pushed our bossing forhead. She also has some bones in her skull that actually grew misshapen, so rather than starting out round and getting flat positionally, she grew into this shape inutero. Even as the helmet rounded her head, she still had some actual bone shape issues that can't be corrected. I'm neurotic about it happening to our next baby as well, lol, but there really isn't anything you can do to prevent it! Hannah was so low that even at my first 16 week ultrasound they couldn't get a head circumference on her. There are some pics of her shape at birth on her website if you're interested. , mom to Hannah, DOCgrad Cape Cod, Ma http://hannahsnoggin.typepad.com > > > Hello everyone... New member here. I've been > > lurking around > > > reading > > > post and looking at pics. Beatiful babies Ladies! > > Good job! > > > > > > My Son was born 8/25/04 with plagio do to > > intrauterine > > > constraint. (he was head down for over 3 months > > in utero). I > > have > > > been hounding Our Ped. since he was born about his > > mishaped head. > > > Time > > > and time again I was told it was normal and it > > would evenatually > > go > > > away with age. Well it hasn't it just keeps what > > I like to refer > > > to > > > as " twisting " . However our Ped. has noted my > > concerns in my sons > > > chart on every visit. > > > > > > Last well baby at 9 Months she finally came to > > agree w/ me that > > his > > > head insn't within normal ranges and referred me > > to an N-S @ > > Pheonix > > > childrens Hosp. which is 3 hours drive from me. > > I was referred > > to > > > Cranial Technologies. After sitting in the > > Tricare ofc on base > > for > > > several hours I was then reffered to Hanger > > locally. As Cranial > > > tech > > > is not in the provider directory. I didn't have a > > problem getting > > > our > > > insurance to accept our claim for treatment as it > > has been noted > > in > > > our chart since our first visit w/ the Ped. > > > > > > I must admit I am more than a little upset that it > > has taken 9 > > > months > > > after repeated concerns were brought to our Ped. > > attention in > > > regards > > > to his head. > > > > > > Well we get down there for a consult and fitting @ > > the hanger ofc. > > > and > > > won't be still for the laser. He's a huge > > baby! He's > > almost > > > as tall as my 3 year old and they both weigh the > > same and hes only > > 9 > > > months old. They ended up having to make a > > plaster molding of his > > > head. (I think it hurt me more just watching it). > > I am concerned > > > that > > > it won't fit right and it's going to cause him > > pain or something. > > > > > > He's above average in growth for his age and I am > > just thinking > > that > > > he'll outgrow the Band quickly and it will cause > > him pain. Plus I > > > looked at pics of bands that didn't fit right so > > now I think It > > > won't > > > fit and I'll be up all night hearing him cry in > > agony. Maybe I'm > > > paranoid... > > > > > > We should be getting his band sometime this week > > and I will > > posting > > > pics of our lil man. > > > > > > Best regards to you and yours Ladies > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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