Guest guest Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Hi, I was told my son had plagiocephaly at our 2 month pediatrician's visit. The pediatrician did not seem that concerned and told us, " there is not much data on use of a helmet vs. no helmet, so I wait and see if his head rounds out. Most children will round out on their own by one year of age. " At our 4 month check up, I told our pediatrician I didn't feel my son's head was getting any better and I wanted a referral for a neurologist, which he gave us. Upon seeing the neurologist, he basically stated there is no prospective data on the use of a helmet and he felt there was not much difference in kids placed in helmet versus not using one. Our son is almost 5 months old now and I really don't see much change. After ready a lot of blogs from Mom's who have used the helmet, I am concerned by waiting, we are not doing the right thing. I'm also concerned that our window of opportunity is closing if we decide to do a helmet. I really don't want to look back and feel as if I could have done something, adn didn't. Although, I don't want to place him a helmet if we see no results! I just feel so stressed out about all of this. Has anyone decided not to use the helmet and their child's head eventually became round? We live in West Chester, PA and I would also be interested in hearing on a good place to take him, if we do decide to go with a helmet. One other factor, he also has toricollis, and we are having a PT come out and do excercises with him. Our ped also seems to think this will help his flat head. But, I'm not sure if I can totally trust our ped's advice. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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