Re: 10 month old w/ plagio

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Personally, I would much rather have the stares while in the band

than wait and have my child teased for a mis-shappened head when

they are older. And to be honest, in the 2 months my son was banded

we didn't have a single rude comment made. We had questions and

then I would educate. We also had people mention that they wish

they knew about the band when their child was younger or people say

that they knew someone that wore a band. I would band again if I

need to. It really is not that bad. And I won't regret that I

didn't do anything to help my son's head shape. If you aren't happy,

then I would band. If you aren't sure, then go to CT for a free

eval. and ask the ortho, " if this was your child would you band, why

or why not? "

Good luck.

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> > We just took my son to Cranial Tech last week. He had flattening

> on

> > his left side b/c he favored it when he was younger, my

> pediatrician

> > said that it would fill out etc. and it did quite a bit but not

> > completely. It never really bothered me but my husband pointed

out

> > how his left ear was closer to his face than his right so I

brought

> > this up to the pediatrician and she said she felt it wasn't a

big

> deal

> > and would work itself out but gave us a referral to Cranial Tech

> just

> > for comfort. We went and the photostudy showed that he had right

> > frontal flattening; left occipital flattening; right eye fissure

> > narrowed; increased head height on the left; unleveling of the

> ears...

> > They said that he had " moderate " plagio and was an " excellent

> > candidate " for the band. We are really torn about this. The

> before

> > and afters they showed us didn't look like there were dramatic

> changes

> > and she even said he would likely only go from moderate to mild

and

> > his ears would only change slightly. We're wondering if this is

> worth

> > 4+ months of his life in a band. Anyone have a similar

experience?

> > Our insurance will likely pay for this so the money isn't an

> issue...

> >

> > Thanks in advance for any advice!!

> >

> > Mom to Luke, 10 months

> >

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