RE: Just joined here and have a TON of questions!!!

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Scaphocephaly (positional) really happens most often with babies in ICU when they cannot move at all -- but it's possible if he's getting equal time on each side that he'd get that head shape. I'd go to the doctor and bring up your concerns. My son was born with a scaphocephalic head shape from in-utero positioning, and generally, I found (and why I still lurk and post from time to time) is that this type of head shape is pretty uncommon. His was pretty extreme though (the back of his head jutted straight back, there was no slope at all). We had to get a CT scan when he was 2 weeks old to rule out sattigal craniosynostosis -- even though you could see that the top suture was open. The CT scan and x-rays were a precautionary measure -- and in many cases of plagiocephaly this is something that a pediatrician will order first. So please do not be alarmed if this is the first thin

g that the pediatrician wants to do. a brief bio of my son's experience and some pix are at http://www.cappskids.org/CAPPSPlagioKidQuinn.htm take care.mom ot Quinn, born 11/99, DOCband grad for scaphocephalic (long and narrow) head shape 10/00>------- Original Message ------->From : Selena Kohng[mailto:skohng@...]>Sent : 1/28/2008 11:25:10 PM>To : Plagiocephaly >Cc : >Subject : RE: Just joined here and have a TON of questions!!!>>Hi everyone,Please forgive my lack of knowledge about, well, everything! I have 2 beautiful boys: my first is almost 3, and my second is a little over 3 months old.My 3-month old has been a tummy sleeper from the get-go, and has always slept BR>wonderfully. Little did I know that would be a negative thing when DH and I started to notice his head shaping differently. I've been doing really basic research and think that he has developed positional scaphocephaly. The sides of his forehead have been flattened, and from above, his head isn't round, but rather almost almond-shaped. hope that makes sense.I feel extremely guilty for just "dumping" him into the crib all this time while chasing after my toddler. We have an appointment with our pediatrician on Wednesday, but I have a feeling that she'll just recommend repositioning. My concern is that repositioning may overcompensate (we've already been trying to reposition and now see "dents" on both sides of the back of his head!)Do I Just ask my pediatrician for a referral from the get-go? How do I go about seeing if our insurance will cover a band/helmet if that is the ultimate course? Have any of you had luck

WITHOUT using a band?I'm sorry for all these basic questions but I'm so glad to find a forum like this!For more plagio info