2 1/2 months of repositioning and finally our appointment with the doctor!

[Guest guest]

Hi

I posted back in March when my son was just turning 3 months, his

head is flattened and uneven, more so on the right side. Our

Pediatrician made us an appointment with Sick Kids (as we live

outside of Toronto, Canada) but not until he was over 6 months - she

said they wont assess a baby any younger??? We were told to do as

much repositioning as possible and that's exactly what I've done -

its been just crazy.

My husband is so worried about putting a helmut on him. He thinks

he's improved enough and we should stop worrying about his head. My

mother and sister were really concerned when I showed them his head

over 2 months ago but now because they see " some " improvement they

want me to wait another few months see how much more improvement we

can get. No one wants me to put a helmut on him - in fact I've been

forbidden to bring up the subject. I have noggin' nest and memory

foam all the house not to mention all the tummy time mats, toys etc

ZERO pressure on the back of the head I was told!

My husband is coming with us to the appointment but he's not behind

me on this....also I've told my husband that I'm not even sure I want

the helmut from Sick Kids and we may have to drive over US border to

get the best one. I'll certainly talk to the doctor and see what

they think before I get ahead of myself. Wish us luck and hey I

really hope my husband and family are all correct that he has

improved significantly.....but I don't see it.

I'll certainly post next week to let you know how it went. This

group has been a wonderful source of support and information for me -

really made a big difference to us. Thanks

[Guest guest]

Hi,

sorry to hear you're not getting much support from your family. Repo

is a ton of work - much harder than putting them in a helmet. Also

growth slows a bit as they get older and they get more mobile, so

harder to repo. You may still see progress from repo alone, but if

you're not happy with his head I would go ahead and band. Maybe you

can post some pics of his head at present? My daughter was banded

started at 5 mo and did great. I don't know why they would make you

wait- there is nothing magical about 6 mo.

Kudos to you for all your hard repo work, and good luck with the

doctor. Let us know what happens next.

-christine

sydney 2 yrs starband grad

>

> Hi

> I posted back in March when my son was just turning 3 months, his

> head is flattened and uneven, more so on the right side. Our

> Pediatrician made us an appointment with Sick Kids (as we live

> outside of Toronto, Canada) but not until he was over 6 months -

she

> said they wont assess a baby any younger??? We were told to do as

> much repositioning as possible and that's exactly what I've done -

> its been just crazy.

>

> My husband is so worried about putting a helmut on him. He thinks

> he's improved enough and we should stop worrying about his head.

My

> mother and sister were really concerned when I showed thehis head

> over 2 months ago but now because they see " some " improvement they

> want me to wait another few months see how much more improvement

we

> can get. No one wants me to put a helmut on him - in fact I've

been

> forbidden to bring up the subject. I have noggin' nest and memory

> foam all the house not to mention all the tummy time mats, toys

etc

> ZERO pressure on the back of the head I was told!

>

> My husband is coming with us to the appointment but he's not

behind

> me on this....also I've told my husband that I'm not even sure I

want

> the helmut from Sick Kids and we may have to drive over US border

to

> get the best one. I'll certainly talk to the doctor and see what

> they think before I get ahead of myself. Wish us luck and hey I

> really hope my husband and family are all correct that he has

> improved significantly.....but I don't see it.

> I'll certainly post next week to let you know how it went. This

> group has been a wonderful source of support and information for

me -

> really made a big difference to us. Thanks

>

[Guest guest]

Hi-

I just wanted to say that I understand your frustration. My

husband's opinion that we should listen to the neurosurgeon and that

my son didn't need a helmet was what kept me from banding him when

he was 4-6 months old. So I let it go for a year and finally at 16

months old, I was at the point that I nearly had to say " I don't

care what you think, I'm doing this. " I just wasn't going to let him

talk me out of it again when I had one last chance to do anything

about it. Fortunately, I was able to convince him and now he's glad

we did it. I think it took the physical evidence to see that it

actually worked to make the difference. I wish you luck convincing

your husband.

I hope the appointment goes well. Please let us know what happens.

And I've love to see photos of Cal.

Good Luck!

Jake-20m (tort resolved/rt plagio/DOCBand 15 weeks)

Jordan-4

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> Hi

> I posted back in March when my son was just turning 3 months, his

> head is flattened and uneven, more so on the right side. Our

> Pediatrician made us an appointment with Sick Kids (as we live

> outside of Toronto, Canada) but not until he was over 6 months -

she

> said they wont assess a baby any younger??? We were told to do as

> much repositioning as possible and that's exactly what I've done -

> its been just crazy.

>

> My husband is so worried about putting a helmut on him. He thinks

> he's improved enough and we should stop worrying about his head.

My

> mother and sister were really concerned when I showed them his

head

> over 2 months ago but now because they see " some " improvement they

> want me to wait another few months see how much more improvement

we

> can get. No one wants me to put a helmut on him - in fact I've

been

> forbidden to bring up the subject. I have noggin' nest and memory

> foam all the house not to mention all the tummy time mats, toys

etc

> ZERO pressure on the back of the head I was told!

>

> My husband is coming with us to the appointment but he's not

behind

> me on this....also I've told my husband that I'm not even sure I

want

> the helmut from Sick Kids and we may have to drive over US border

to

> get the best one. I'll certainly talk to the doctor and see what

> they think before I get ahead of myself. Wish us luck and hey I

> really hope my husband and family are all correct that he has

> improved significantly.....but I don't see it.

> I'll certainly post next week to let you know how it went. This

> group has been a wonderful source of support and information for

me -

> really made a big difference to us. Thanks

>