Repo question....

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Here's a repo question if any of the repo grads are watching...my

son isn't the traditional plagio parallelogram shape, so I'm not

sure how to apply some of the repo logic:

My son has the most bulging in the lower half of the left side,

being flattest on the lower half of the right side. The top on both

sides is relatively even but also relatively flat all over the

back. Essentially he is flattest on the right back (5 oclock maybe)

and bulgiest also on the right side of ear (3 oclock) instead of

being bulgy on the opposite side like a parallelogram would be, if

that makes sense, altho technically there is some bulge to the lower

left, tho if the right caught up, it would be a good bulge (if I

could just take a mirror and copy his left side to the right, it

would be beautiful because that whole side like 6-12 oclock is

pretty nice with the exception of the brachy). SO my question is,

should I be trying to get him to sleep more on his left ear or his

right ear? Part of me thinks the right ear would be good, to use

gravity to fill in the right back and use the pressure to squish the

right ear side, BUT overnight in that position he tends to easily

find the flat part because it's just a slight tilt over and he's

there in his comfort spot, whereas if he is fully on his left ear,

he will stay on his left side all night. Is being on his left ear

still helping the right sided problems even out (no pressure on any

of his flat or bulgy spots all night)? Or should I put him on his

right ear and hope to get a few good hours of pressure on the right

ear (bulgy) and sacrifice a few hours of him inevitably landing on

this flattest spot while I sleep? Is sleeping a lot on the left ear

causing the lower left (7 oclock) area to bulge more (which it

already does) because of the gravity effect? In the end, I try to

even it up, because all things in moderation right, and I'd hate to

make his left side flat too! He naps every day on the right (2-4

hours total), so I can monitor his position and get some hours in

pressing on the right bulge.

I'm sorry if this makes no sense! Hopefully the repo police out

there can decipher what I'm trying to say...repo is slowly driving

me insane. If no one replies, i'll understand because I just reread

this and it doesn't make a lot of sense. some days I think for

sure a helmet would be easier and is what we need to do and others I

think he is doing ok. thanks!

[Guest guest]

Oh , I soooooo remember those days! I am sorry I just found

yor post. My laptop has been out of commission for a while. I think

which side your son sleeps on is a mtter of what you think is best.

I am trying to picture the shape of your ds's head as you have

described it and I thin kif the right ear is bulgy and right behind

it is flat, then if you can keep him sleeping on his right ear, the

nyou are killing 2 birds with one stone. Sleeping on his bulgy right

ear will give pressure nd hold the growth in that spot at night,

while gravity helps with the growth in th flat area. That is of

course if you can keep him sleeping on the ear and off the flat spot

right behind. Some parents have used a sleep positioner that helps

keep the baby rolled all the way over onto his/her side.

HTH, let me know what you decide and how it works.

Becky

, repo grad

>

> Here's a repo question if any of the repo grads are watching...my

> son isn't the traditional plagio parallelogram shape, so I'm not

> sure how to apply some of the repo logic:

>

> My son has the most bulging in the lower half of the left side,

> being flattest on the lower half of the right side. The top on

both

> sides is relatively even but also relatively flat all over the

> back. Essentially he is flattest on the right back (5 oclock

maybe)

> and bulgiest also on the right side of ear (3 oclock) instead of

> being bulgy on the opposite side like a parallelogram would be, if

> that makes sense, altho technically there is some bulge to the

lower

> left, tho if the right caught up, it would be a good bulge (if I

> could just take a mirror and copy his left side to the right, it

> would be beautiful because that whole side like 6-12 oclock is

> pretty nice with the exception of the brachy). SO my question is,

> should I be trying to get him to sleep more on his left ear or his

> right ear? Part of me thinks the right ear would be good, to use

> gravity to fill in the right back and use the pressure to squish

the

> right ear side, BUT overnight in that position he tends to easily

> find the flat part because it's just a slight tilt over and he's

> there in his comfort spot, whereas if he is fully on his left ear,

> he will stay on his left side all night. Is being on his left ear

> still helping the right sided problems even out (no pressure on any

> of his flat or bulgy spots all night)? Or should I put him on his

> right ear and hope to get a few good hours of pressure on the right

> ear (bulgy) and sacrifice a few hours of him inevitably landing on

> this flattest spot while I sleep? Is sleeping a lot on the left

ear

> causing the lower left (7 oclock) area to bulge more (which it

> already does) because of the gravity effect? In the end, I try to

> even it up, because all things in moderation right, and I'd hate to

> make his left side flat too! He naps every day on the right (2-4

> hours total), so I can monitor his position and get some hours in

> pressing on the right bulge.

>

> I'm sorry if this makes no sense! Hopefully the repo police out

> there can decipher what I'm trying to say...repo is slowly driving

> me insane. If no one replies, i'll understand because I just reread

> this and it doesn't make a lot of sense. some days I think for

> sure a helmet would be easier and is what we need to do and others

I

> think he is doing ok. thanks!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Becky - thanks for the reply! I was starting to think I was really

falling off the wagon of sanity because no one did reply, and I know

my post was long winded and confusing. I think you are right about

killing two birds with one stone on the right sided sleeping, but

since he tends to wiggle out of that position when he cycles through

the lighter stages, I'm still instinctively wanting to do some

nights on the left and all of his naps on the right (because I can

watch him 100% of naptime but some nights, even with the video

monitor in our room, I just fall asleep and dont wake to repo him) -

actually, I feel like it's like stock - diversify...so I'm shooting

for 1/2 and 1/2 one night right, one night left and all naps right

side....and see what we get. He's rapidly getting too old for night

repo because he kind of rolls around even when I swaddle him and use

the wedge positioners....Im praying for a natural tummy sleeper tho

I have a feeling he just isn't one. And he is STILL not rolling

back to tummy just tummy to back, which helps his head not at all.

But it helps to get a second opinion from a repo grad - and it

reinforces my thoughts exactly, so thank you! A girlfriend of mine

with a 10 month old with a perfectly round head - I'm guessing a CI

in the low 70s even and mirror perfect sides - actually for the

first time today said she saw improvement and that she didn't want

to say before but yes his head used to look like a shelf/square

box. So if other people can notice the improvement, that gives me

some hope. He's an 18lb baby at 5.5 months, so the constant day

carrying is getting exhausting but worth it in the end.

Thanks again for the return post!

> >

> > Here's a repo question if any of the repo grads are

watching...my

> > son isn't the traditional plagio parallelogram shape, so I'm not

> > sure how to apply some of the repo logic:

> >

> > My son has the most bulging in the lower half of the left side,

> > being flattest on the lower half of the right side. The top on

> both

> > sides is relatively even but also relatively flat all over the

> > back. Essentially he is flattest on the right back (5 oclock

> maybe)

> > and bulgiest also on the right side of ear (3 oclock) instead of

> > being bulgy on the opposite side like a parallelogram would be,

if

> > that makes sense, altho technically there is some bulge to the

> lower

> > left, tho if the right caught up, it would be a good bulge (if I

> > could just take a mirror and copy his left side to the right, it

> > would be beautiful because that whole side like 6-12 oclock is

> > pretty nice with the exception of the brachy). SO my question

is,

> > should I be trying to get him to sleep more on his left ear or

his

> > right ear? Part of me thinks the right ear would be good, to

use

> > gravity to fill in the right back and use the pressure to squish

> the

> > right ear side, BUT overnight in that position he tends to

easily

> > find the flat part because it's just a slight tilt over and he's

> > there in his comfort spot, whereas if he is fully on his left

ear,

> > he will stay on his left side all night. Is being on his left

ear

> > still helping the right sided problems even out (no pressure on

any

> > of his flat or bulgy spots all night)? Or should I put him on

his

> > right ear and hope to get a few good hours of pressure on the

right

> > ear (bulgy) and sacrifice a few hours of him inevitably landing

on

> > this flattest spot while I sleep? Is sleeping a lot on the left

> ear

> > causing the lower left (7 oclock) area to bulge more (which it

> > already does) because of the gravity effect? In the end, I try

to

> > even it up, because all things in moderation right, and I'd hate

to

> > make his left side flat too! He naps every day on the right (2-

4

> > hours total), so I can monitor his position and get some hours

in

> > pressing on the right bulge.

> >

> > I'm sorry if this makes no sense! Hopefully the repo police out

> > there can decipher what I'm trying to say...repo is slowly

driving

> > me insane. If no one replies, i'll understand because I just

reread

> > this and it doesn't make a lot of sense. some days I think

for

> > sure a helmet would be easier and is what we need to do and

others

> I

> > think he is doing ok. thanks!

> >

> >

> >

>