Re: question on head growth

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I honestly don't think that no/little head growth has anything to do

with the band. Is the doctor going to see Alaynah back in another

month to remeasure? There was one point that it appeared my son's

head " jumped on the chart " so our ped. saw him back 6 weeks later

and his head had stayed the same so the concern of hydracephalus was

gone. He said that maybe one of the measurements they did was

wrong. Babies move a lot and if a different person measured from

the last time that could make a world of difference. Maybe since

now she won't be seen until 15 months, you could call back and ask

if they can remeasure her sooner to see if there is cause for

concern or not.

PS: I would continue to monitor her milestones BUT realize there is

a huge range of " normal " for hitting milestones. And every ped. is

different, at 2 years old my ped. says my son should say 100+words;

however, another ped. (whom I believe to also be good) says 15-20

words at 2 years.

>

> Hi everyone,

> I have not been on in a long time, but I was a member of this

board

> this past spring and summer.

> Alaynah my daughter spent 4 months in a helmet, and was out of it

in

> July. In Oct. her head had growth but not much. Now she had her

one

> year appointment, and had not had any head growth at all. She

stayed

> at 17 " .

> This is starting to worry me a bit. some people say that little

head

> growth could mean developmental problems. My Doc. is not to

overly

> concerned yet, saying that maybe she just hit a platue. But it

seems

> at this time in her life her brain really should be growing. She

seems

> to be hitting her mildstones, or yes maybe a bit slow in some

areas

> where she may be behind a month to 3 months

> Can it be normal for babies that have been in helmets to have slow

or

> no growth in head circumferance?

> Thanks in advance for your advise and knowledge in this matter.

>

[Guest guest]

A band won't have any impact on head growth, especially once it is

off. Growth does slow at about a year. the important thing is that

children should follow the same curve for growth. Meaning if they were

in the 25th percentile, you would expect them to follow that curve, if

they were in the 75th percentile, they should follow that curve. If

they don't follow the curve (to an extent) then it is reason for

concern. My daughter jumped up quickly (50th at birth and 90th at 6

mo) so my doc did some checks but she is fine and since tracked pretty

well to her curve. There is a growth chart in the files section that

shows the curves.

Plagiocephaly/files/Growth%20Charts/

If you are concerned I would follow up with your doc. at least go back

in a few months (2?) for a growth check, and if she isn't tracking

then get them to look into it. It is true that it doesn't necessarily

indicate a problem, but it is something to keep an eye on.

-christine

sydney 2 yrs starband grad

>

> Hi everyone,

> I have not been on in a long time, but I was a member of this board

> this past spring and summer.

> Alaynah my daughter spent 4 months in a helmet, and was out of it in

> July. In Oct. her head had growth but not much. Now she had her one

> year appointment, and had not had any head growth at all. She stayed

> at 17 " .

> This is starting to worry me a bit. some people say that little head

> growth could mean developmental problems. My Doc. is not to overly

> concerned yet, saying that maybe she just hit a platue. But it seems

> at this time in her life her brain really should be growing. She seems

> to be hitting her mildstones, or yes maybe a bit slow in some areas

> where she may be behind a month to 3 months

> Can it be normal for babies that have been in helmets to have slow or

> no growth in head circumferance?

> Thanks in advance for your advise and knowledge in this matter.

>