Lucy graduated!!

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YEA!!!!!! We are done! We had the appt. with our ortho today and he took some

measurements, and get this, the diagonal difference is 0mm We are elated! We

were

hoping for at least 2mm or less when we went in today, but we were trying not to

get our

hopes up. We couldn't have asked for better results! I started crying in the

office... stupid

hormones!

Here is our history:

2m check up noticed " gaze " preference to the right and started stretches for her

right tort

and working on repositioning

10/22/08 4m check up, tort mostly improved but plagio not much better

10/29/08 First visit with Hanger, 10mm difference, decided to try repo for a few

more

weeks

11/19/08 (5m)- back to Hanger, still at 10/11 mm, decided to band

12/1/08 started STARband at 11mm diagonal difference (low end moderate)

1/12/09 (only 6 weeks later!!) 0mm

I can't believe how quick this all went, but I also think that because she was

so young it

really helped too - Lucy was just over 5 months when we started the band. She

had a

total growth of 1.7cm in head circumference during her helmet time which I am

sure was

helpful.

I will definitely post some after pictures shortly, as soon as she wakes up

from her nap

and I take some!! I will post them under the before and after STARband folder.

For all of you parents our there wondering if you should band or not - I highly

recommend it, I have no regrets this way. I am glad we did it so young too

because we

saw change quickly. Dealing with the helmet is a pain...but it just becomes

part of your

daily routine very quickly. And, it was much more traumatic for my husband and

I than

Lucy - she could have cared less!

Thanks for everyones help and input around here- I have talked so highly of this

group to

many and I hope others find it as useful and therapeutic as I have!

I also HIGHLY recommend at Hanger in Children's Hospital Milwaukee, WI. He

is

fantastic - he is one of those great, knowledgeable, intelligent Hanger orthos.

Sending many wishes for beautiful round baby heads! And here's to hoping

regression

isn't a problem.....

Thanks again! -

Meg, mom to Lucy 6.5m, STARband grad 1/12/09!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Congratulations Meg and Lucy! You did it!!!!

H.

>

> YEA!!!!!! We are done! We had the appt. with our ortho today and he

took some

> measurements, and get this, the diagonal difference is 0mm We

are elated! We were

> hoping for at least 2mm or less when we went in today, but we were

trying not to get our

> hopes up. We couldn't have asked for better results! I started

crying in the office... stupid

> hormones!

>

> Here is our history:

> 2m check up noticed " gaze " preference to the right and started

stretches for her right tort

> and working on repositioning

> 10/22/08 4m check up, tort mostly improved but plagio not much

better

> 10/29/08 First visit with Hanger, 10mm difference, decided to try

repo for a few more

> weeks

> 11/19/08 (5m)- back to Hanger, still at 10/11 mm, decided to band

> 12/1/08 started STARband at 11mm diagonal difference (low end

moderate)

> 1/12/09 (only 6 weeks later!!) 0mm

>

> I can't believe how quick this all went, but I also think that

because she was so young it

> really helped too - Lucy was just over 5 months when we started the

band. She had a

> total growth of 1.7cm in head circumference during her helmet time

which I am sure was

> helpful.

> I will definitely post some after pictures shortly, as soon as she

wakes up from her nap

> and I take some!! I will post them under the before and after

STARband folder.

> For all of you parents our there wondering if you should band or

not - I highly

> recommend it, I have no regrets this way. I am glad we did it so

young too because we

> saw change quickly. Dealing with the helmet is a pain...but it

just becomes part of your

> daily routine very quickly. And, it was much more traumatic for my

husband and I than

> Lucy - she could have cared less!

> Thanks for everyones help and input around here- I have talked so

highly of this group to

> many and I hope others find it as useful and therapeutic as I have!

> I also HIGHLY recommend at Hanger in Children's Hospital

Milwaukee, WI. He is

> fantastic - he is one of those great, knowledgeable, intelligent

Hanger orthos.

> Sending many wishes for beautiful round baby heads! And here's to

hoping regression

> isn't a problem.....

> Thanks again! -

> Meg, mom to Lucy 6.5m, STARband grad 1/12/09!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>