Guest guest Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Hi, everyone! I live in Los Angeles and my daughter Caroline was referred to Dr. Graham at Cedars. I posted her pictures and read a lot of messages from this board to prepare for the appointment. The support and information was invaluable. We had an appointment scheduled for April 2nd, but we got a call yesterday that they had had a cancellation and we saw him today. I wanted to write about what happens at the assessment in case it helps anyone else going to see Dr. Graham. We arrived at Cedars and were seen first by the nurse, who weighed Caroline and measured her head and length. We then went in to meet with Dr. Graham, who was a little awkward but nice. (I had read bad reviews of his bedside manner and, while he was a little odd, thought he was better than the reviews.) He measured my head and the head of my husband. (We both have huge heads.) He then took Caroline and did about ten measurements of her head with a measuring tape and then did additional measurements with what looked like calipers. He manipulated her legs and hips to make sure that they were moving correctly and rubbed her head sutures. He also picked her up and moved her head from side to side. (Caroline cried through the entire examination. ) He found that she has a head with very little asymmetry (she was mostly symmetrical with one measurement which was <3) and with a long and lean shape. He said that her head shape is the shape most kids had when they were put on their stomachs to sleep (even though she always slept on her back), and that my pediatrician might not have been as familiar with her shape since the doctor is relatively young and perhaps less experienced. Caroline doesn't need to be banded. Thank you all for your responses to my questions - I was very anxious and hearing about your experiences made me a lot more prepared and calm for the appointment! I also loved seeing all the pictures of your beautiful babies (both banded and not banded!). Thanks again, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 Welcome ! you have taken a great step towards transformation by joining the support group, good luck in this journey....By the way no more struggle needed with this program...thats the secret =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 Welcome ! you have taken a great step towards transformation by joining the support group, good luck in this journey....By the way no more struggle needed with this program...thats the secret =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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