Re: 10 month old w/ plagio

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My experience is slightly different in that I was desperate to band

my son, but I couldn't get anyone to listen to me for the longest

time. So by the time I got the prescription, I couldn't get him

casted fast enough. I am amazed at how easy a transition it was for

both of us. He slept in it the first night and started wearing it 23

hours on day 2 with no problems. Our first trip in public was to the

grocery store, and it was totally fine. Once I got that first outing

out of the way, all the others have been no problem at all. I don't

even notice people staring and if I do, I don't take offense,

because I'm just trying to do what is best for my son, and it took

me so long to get anyone to listen to me, that at this point, I

don't even care what other people think. He's also in preschool and

his little friends that can talk call it his " hat " and the teachers

were so supportive. He's been in it for almost 9 weeks and the time

has seriously flown by. I'm actually starting to get a little

anxious because we're more than halfway done and I hope we see more

improvement. He is growing slower because of his age, so our

expectations are realistic, but I'm not ready for it to be over yet.

Again, it's a tough decision for everyone. But making the decision

is really the hardest part. I would definitely suggest making the

decision sooner rather than later, because he is slightly older, and

if you put it off too long, the results will not be as significant.

Good luck! Please keep us posted!

Jake-19m (tort resolved/rt plagio/DOCBand 8 weeks)

Jordan-4

> >

> > 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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