Guest guest Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 Hi - I do think it's unlikely that she's regressing. It took you months to get the positive results you did, I would think it difficult to regress that quickly at her age. I know how you feel though, cause I went through the same thing with my son, wondering if his head shape was changing for the worse again, even though he was past 2 years old. I think it has a lot to do with the way their hair lies after being in the helmet for so long. Jake has naturally curly hair and it actually took on the " shape " of his DOCBand, flatter in the areas that were covered by the helmet, curlier in the area that was open. So that definitely didn't make it any easier on my eyes (it's better now that it's outgrown that shape). I would suggest still taking pictures periodically, I still do. When I was able to compare recent photos to his graduation photos months ago, I could confirm that my eyes were definitely playing tricks on me. His head hadn't gotten worse, but it hadn't gotten any better either. And BTW, our craniofacial surgeon told me that our sutures don't actually FULLY (100%) fuse until our early 20s. They really just begin to fuse between 1 and 2 which does make it more difficult to reshape. After 2, the skull bones also start to thicken, growing in layers, which will hopefully (in my son's case) help soften some of the edges he still has as he gets older. But only time will tell! I'll let you know in a couple of years! Jake-2.5 (DOCBand Grad 9/08) Jordan-5 > > > > > > > > Okay, on Monday night, after one week out of her helmet that she wore for six months, I noticed that 's head is looking a little flatter than it was when she got it off. She does still sleep on her back quite often (most of the time). My partner also said that she saw what could maybe be a little asymmetry. Is this possible for a toddler her age (approaching 21 months). Could I be imagining things? > > > > > > > > I decided not to take any chances so she wore it to bed last night and again tonight. I debated leaving it on her all day, but decided against it. I just don't want 6 months to be for nothing. > > > > > > > > Will this do any good if the helmet is only good for six months? I'm thinking that it'll at least keep the pressure off of the back of the head, but I'm not sure how well it does that after 6 months. > > > > > > > > I'm also thinking about calling our ortho, but I'm a little embarrased that I may be imagining things. The thing is that I'd been working on pulling together her before and after pictures and took lots of pictures to try and get the right view so I feel like I really knew what her head looked like. Now, it looks a little flatter. She still had a flat spot, but the area of the spot now looks like it has gotten larger. And, her hair isn't covering it  up the way it was last week. > > > > > > Part of me wants to call up the CT in VA and beg then to put her in another helmet - not necessarily for more correction (although it would be a plus if it occurred), but so that she won't regress. I guess I'm kind of overreacting, but I am freaking out a little bit. I don't want to go back to her flat head. Any ideas would be appreciated. > > > > > > > > , mom to , 20.5 months > > > > STARband grad (05/11/09) > > > > land > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Lilypie Baby Ticker Lilypie Baby Ticker Lilypie Baby Ticker > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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