Re: Plagio at 5 months age

[Guest guest]

Hello & welcome to the group. you can still get correction from repo

at age 5 mo, but around 6 mo babies get a lot more mobile, so it isn't

always as effective. One good thing to do is to take pics every week

or two that show the plagio and see if you're getting improvement.

Also set a deadline (maybe 2 mo) and if you're not happy with the

shape go ahead and band.

I would also suggest posting pics here to get opinions about severity.

Some doctors tend to downplay plagio. Usually top views show plagio

the most, but it depends on your child's head.

I really don't know if an osteopath will work. Is that like cranial

sacral therapy? Some people say it works, and others say it doesn't -

there aren't good studies that I know of. Banding is proven to be

effective.

My daughter had severe brachy (flat in back) and got her band at 5 mo

and got very good correction. If you do end up with a helmet it is

really not that bad. It just takes a little getting used to (in terms

of routine and your mindset).

take care. -christine

sydney 2 yrs starband grad

>

> Hello,

> I am new to this group. Our daughter is 5 months old and has

> developed a positional plagio, mainly as a result of a left side

> torticollis (which has now been treated, but the plagio remains). I

> have consulted with my pediatrician and kinesitherapist, both of whom

> say that the case is mild and a few sessions with an ostheopathe will

> help. (My first osteo visit is on April 7th).

>

> However, everything I read on medial site on the internet says that

> no matter what the degree of the plagio is - mild to excessive, the

> placing of a helmet is required if the infant is 5 months or older.

>

> Have any of you had to treat that in you children at 5 months and

> more, where no helmet was necessary, but only neck exercises and

> repositioning were enough? I am not particularly worried about having

> to place a helmet, but would rather like to avoid it if I can.

>

> Also, doctors here (in Belgium) tend to say that " she will grow out

> ot it " once she starts crowling and sitting more, but I know a few

> cases, where it was not " grown out of " and different interventions

> were needed at 12-24 months of age - when it takes much longer to

> cure and it's more annoying for the child

>

> Many thanks in advance for any info that you can share.

> Kind regards,

> ivanka

>

[Guest guest]

Dear , Reagan, and Tammy,

Many thanks for replying so quickly with info and advice on posting

pics. I have added a few in an album called " Klara - Brussels - 5

months old " . Thought it is difficult to see her head well because she

has so much hair, i guess you will be able to see the degree of her

plagio.

I would be grateful to have your feedback on the pics, at your

convenience.

Many thanks again for your help.

Take care and all the best

ivanka

[Guest guest]

Hi,

From what I see I think a band would help. It is a little hard to tell

in those pics but she looks flat in back with extra height, asymmetry

and proably some extra width. I don't really think it is mild, but its

a little hard to say. Try a photo looking down directly at the top of

her head while her hair is wet (in the bath). I suspect you'll see the

asymmetry and extra width there.

You can take a look at my daughter's pics to see what I mean about

extra width. Her before is at 5 mo and after at 10 mo (both are

posted). They are in Our Plagio Babies S/Sydney M. My daughter had

severe brachy (flat in back) but only 4.5 mm of asymmetry. So her

plagio was mild. Her helmet directed growth to the back of her head,

so it changed the overall proportion of her head. It is still wider

than normal but much better.

-christine

sydney 2 yrs starband grad

>

> Dear , Reagan, and Tammy,

> Many thanks for replying so quickly with info and advice on posting

> pics. I have added a few in an album called " Klara - Brussels - 5

> months old " . Thought it is difficult to see her head well because she

> has so much hair, i guess you will be able to see the degree of her

> plagio.

> I would be grateful to have your feedback on the pics, at your

> convenience.

> Many thanks again for your help.

> Take care and all the best

> ivanka

>

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