Re: Memory foam and background

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i'm not sure about the memory foam, but what you're describing sounds like she may have a touch of torticollis. have you thought about seeing a physical therapist? tort and plagio often go hand in hand. we take our son alex every other week now and it's helping tremendously. they can also teach you some little exercises to do at home.

as for why they wait ... i've wondered that myself. i'm guessing it has something to do with insurance. many places want you to try repositioning and pt before they give you the plagio diagnosis and refer you to a cranial reshaping orthotist.

hollymum to 8-month-old twins alex (in docband since 1/5/09) and max (no helmet required)On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 9:06 PM, kermitgirl1977 <kermitgirl1977@...> wrote:

We have a 3 1/2 month old daughter who has positional plagio.. she

sleeps with her head to one side when she sleeps..if we turn her head

she will either not allow us to turn it(tightens or cries) or turns it

briefly and goes right back to the position she was in. When we put

anything behind her shoulder or side of the flat spot she finds a way

to shimmy away..same with the sleep postioner in her crib she finds a

way to move down and almost out of it(if both sides are attatched). The

doctor says to try to have her get plenty of tummy time or not laying

down...which is hard to do when she hates tummy time and gets bored

easily. They also do not seem to be very concerned until she is

older...why would we wait till it gets worse?

To try to help her head we decided to put a 1 and 1/2 inch memory

foam in her crib. It is the exact size of the mattress and is under a

waterproof sheet as well as the regular sheet, which presses the foam

down quite a bit. We think that this may help reduce pressure, but I

am nervous. Is this safe? (She is not rolling over yet)

We are trying very hard to keep her from wearing the band..do you think

we are doing the right things??

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Thanks for the response! I was told she does not have the torticollis because when awake she looks in both directions and were not given any exercises. Any recommendations? Thanks again!

We have a 3 1/2 month old daughter who has positional plagio.. she sleeps with her head to one side when she sleeps..if we turn her head she will either not allow us to turn it(tightens or cries) or turns it briefly and goes right back to the position she was in. When we put anything behind her shoulder or side of the flat spot she finds a way to shimmy away..same with the sleep postioner in her crib she finds a way to move down and almost out of it(if both sides are attatched). The doctor says to try to have her get plenty of tummy time or not laying down...which is hard to do when she hates tummy time and gets bored easily. They also do not seem to be very concerned until she is older...why would we wait till it gets worse?To try to help her head we decided to put a 1 and 1/2 inch memory foam in her crib. It is the exact size of the mattress and is under a waterproof sheet as well as the regular

sheet, which presses the foam down quite a bit. We think that this may help reduce pressure, but I am nervous. Is this safe? (She is not rolling over yet)We are trying very hard to keep her from wearing the band..do you think we are doing the right things??