We made the decision to band

[Guest guest]

Hello--

I have been lurking around for about a month, so thought that I would

officially introduce myself and share the beginning of my story, as

you will probably go through the rest with us .

My son Merrick is 16-weeks old and 5-weeks ago our peditrician

referred us to CT as she was worried about the flat spot on his head

and his favor turning to the left. She gave us stretches. When we

went to CT we heard the words plagio and tort for the first time, and

they put Merrick into the severe category with his plagio and mild

for tort. They recommended repositioning for a month. I had a lot of

guilt towards myself in the case that we did anything to cause the

plagio. I had to get past that! My husband and I were very agressive

with repositioning. I have read through much of the past posts on

this group and was looking for success stories on repositioning and

din't find much, so I set out to attempt to be that success story.

Today we went back to CT for our check-in. I would say that we were

very successful with repositioning, going down from the severe

category of plagio to moderate...a big difference in the photos--I

will try to post them soon. So if anyone is out there wondering about

repositioning, especially if your child is young, there is some

improvement that can be made! You don't have to just sit around

waiting for appointments, you can mimmick the helmet with

repositioning. Just let me know if you want some help with

strategies. I also made some major improvement with tummy time--

Merrick hated it in the beginning and now he has fun with it and we

made major improvements with his tort.

Anyways, because of this great window of time we have with Merrick

for head growth, CT is recommending that we band. Because I have read

all of the posts here, that no longer freaks me out! We are so

blessed that our insurance (Aetna) should cover this (they will

confirm with me soon) and that our peditrician caught this early.

With that said, you will probably get more posts from me when we

actually get the helmet, but for now I am at peace.

I made sure to get a copy of his measurements. I recall someone

writing a post that explained what the numbers mean, and I will try

to look for that, but if anyone has input, feel free.

Cranial Vault Asymmetry--11mm

Mid-Face Asymmetry--5mm

Skull-Base Asymmetry--8mm

One more thing that I learned from my plagio buddy, , that

helped me with CT today. AETNA requires two months of repositioning

prior to banding, but tummy time counts! So if you were doing tummy

time from when they were a baby, let CT or whomever know that. It

really is powerful to read through the posts, because I felt that I

was able to ask educated questions this time at CT instead of sitting

there wanting to cry my head off.

Thanks,

Mother to Merrick, 16 weeks

[Guest guest]

hi shannon - my son was just referred to ct a few days ago and since then i have been reading all i can about aggresive repo techniques. i went out yesterday and bought a tummy time mat and a boppy noggin nest to sleep on at night. i would love to hear your repo techniques to see if i can try to correct his flatness a bit before our ct appointment. thx, rachel We made the

decision to band

Hello--

I have been lurking around for about a month, so thought that I would

officially introduce myself and share the beginning of my story, as

you will probably go through the rest with us .

My son Merrick is 16-weeks old and 5-weeks ago our peditrician

referred us to CT as she was worried about the flat spot on his head

and his favor turning to the left. She gave us stretches. When we

went to CT we heard the words plagio and tort for the first time, and

they put Merrick into the severe category with his plagio and mild

for tort. They recommended repositioning for a month. I had a lot of

guilt towards myself in the case that we did anything to cause the

plagio. I had to get past that! My husband and I were very agressive

with repositioning. I have read through much of the past posts on

this group and was looking for success stories on repositioning and

din't find much, so I set out to attempt to be that success story.

Today we went back to CT for our check-in. I would say that we were

very successful with repositioning, going down from the severe

category of plagio to moderate...a big difference in the photos--I

will try to post them soon. So if anyone is out there wondering about

repositioning, especially if your child is young, there is some

improvement that can be made! You don't have to just sit around

waiting for appointments, you can mimmick the helmet with

repositioning. Just let me know if you want some help with

strategies. I also made some major improvement with tummy time--

Merrick hated it in the beginning and now he has fun with it and we

made major improvements with his tort.

Anyways, because of this great window of time we have with Merrick

for head growth, CT is recommending that we band. Because I have read

all of the posts here, that no longer freaks me out! We are so

blessed that our insurance (Aetna) should cover this (they will

confirm with me soon) and that our peditrician caught this early.

With that said, you will probably get more posts from me when we

actually get the helmet, but for now I am at peace.

I made sure to get a copy of his measurements. I recall someone

writing a post that explained what the numbers mean, and I will try

to look for that, but if anyone has input, feel free.

Cranial Vault Asymmetry--11mm

Mid-Face Asymmetry--5mm

Skull-Base Asymmetry--8mm

One more thing that I learned from my plagio buddy, , that

helped me with CT today. AETNA requires two months of repositioning

prior to banding, but tummy time counts! So if you were doing tummy

time from when they were a baby, let CT or whomever know that. It

really is powerful to read through the posts, because I felt that I

was able to ask educated questions this time at CT instead of sitting

there wanting to cry my head off.

Thanks,

Mother to Merrick, 16 weeks

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[Guest guest]

Sorry to jump in here, but I would not recommend using the noggin

nest at night for sleeping. I believe it warns not to on the

packaging, but I was also told verbally not to leave the baby

unattended while using it, so I only used it on the floor and in his

carseat.

Hopefully someone can chime in with other suggestions for night time

repo. Good luck!

Jake-2 (DOCBand Grad 9/19/08)

Jordan-4.5

>

> hi shannon - my son was just referred to ct a few days ago and

since then i have been reading all i can about aggresive repo

techniques. i went out yesterday and bought a tummy time mat and a

boppy noggin nest to sleep on at night. i would love to hear your

repo techniques to see if i can try to correct his flatness a bit

before our ct appointment. thx, rachel

>

>

>

> We made the decision to band

>

>

> Hello--

>

> I have been lurking around for about a month, so thought that I

would

> officially introduce myself and share the beginning of my story,

as

> you will probably go through the rest with us .

>

> My son Merrick is 16-weeks old and 5-weeks ago our peditrician

> referred us to CT as she was worried about the flat spot on his

head

> and his favor turning to the left. She gave us stretches. When we

> went to CT we heard the words plagio and tort for the first time,

and

> they put Merrick into the severe category with his plagio and mild

> for tort. They recommended repositioning for a month. I had a lot

of

> guilt towards myself in the case that we did anything to cause the

> plagio. I had to get past that! My husband and I were very

agressive

> with repositioning. I have read through much of the past posts on

> this group and was looking for success stories on repositioning

and

> din't find much, so I set out to attempt to be that success story.

>

> Today we went back to CT for our check-in. I would say that we

were

> very successful with repositioning, going down from the severe

> category of plagio to moderate...a big difference in the photos--I

> will try to post them soon. So if anyone is out there wondering

about

> repositioning, especially if your child is young, there is some

> improvement that can be made! You don't have to just sit around

> waiting for appointments, you can mimmick the helmet with

> repositioning. Just let me know if you want some help with

> strategies. I also made some major improvement with tummy time--

> Merrick hated it in the beginning and now he has fun with it and

we

> made major improvements with his tort.

>

> Anyways, because of this great window of time we have with Merrick

> for head growth, CT is recommending that we band. Because I have

read

> all of the posts here, that no longer freaks me out! We are so

> blessed that our insurance (Aetna) should cover this (they will

> confirm with me soon) and that our peditrician caught this early.

> With that said, you will probably get more posts from me when we

> actually get the helmet, but for now I am at peace.

>

> I made sure to get a copy of his measurements. I recall someone

> writing a post that explained what the numbers mean, and I will

try

> to look for that, but if anyone has input, feel free.

>

> Cranial Vault Asymmetry--11mm

> Mid-Face Asymmetry--5mm

> Skull-Base Asymmetry--8mm

>

> One more thing that I learned from my plagio buddy, , that

> helped me with CT today. AETNA requires two months of

repositioning

> prior to banding, but tummy time counts! So if you were doing

tummy

> time from when they were a baby, let CT or whomever know that. It

> really is powerful to read through the posts, because I felt that

I

> was able to ask educated questions this time at CT instead of

sitting

> there wanting to cry my head off.

>

> Thanks,

>

>

> Mother to Merrick, 16 weeks

>

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Do you know if it isnt recommended due to suffocation risk or because its bad for their heads to lay on something like that at night? Thanks. We made the decision to band

>

>

> Hello--

>

> I have been lurking around for about a month, so thought that I

would

> officially introduce myself and share the beginning of my story,

as

> you will probably go through the rest with us .

>

> My son Merrick is 16-weeks old and 5-weeks ago our peditrician

> referred us to CT as she was worried about the flat spot on his

head

> and his favor turning to the left. She gave us stretches. When we

> went to CT we heard the words plagio and tort for the first time,

and

> they put Merrick into the severe category with his plagio and mild

> for tort. They recommended repositioning for a month. I had a lot

of

> guilt towards myself in the case that we did anything to cause the

> plagio. I had to get past that! My husband and I were very

agressive

> with repositioning. I have read through much of the past posts on

> this group and was looking for success stories on repositioning

and

> din't find much, so I set out to attempt to be that success story.

>

> Today we went back to CT for our check-in. I would say that we

were

> very successful with repositioning, going down from the severe

> category of plagio to moderate...a big difference in the photos--I

> will try to post them soon. So if anyone is out there wondering

about

> repositioning, especially if your child is young, there is some

> improvement that can be made! You don't have to just sit around

> waiting for appointments, you can mimmick the helmet with

> repositioning. Just let me know if you want some help with

> strategies. I also made some major improvement with tummy time--

> Merrick hated it in the beginning and now he has fun with it and

we

> made major improvements with his tort.

>

> Anyways, because of this great window of time we have with Merrick

> for head growth, CT is recommending that we band. Because I have

read

> all of the posts here, that no longer freaks me out! We are so

> blessed that our insurance (Aetna) should cover this (they will

> confirm with me soon) and that our peditrician caught this early.

> With that said, you will probably get more posts from me when we

> actually get the helmet, but for now I am at peace.

>

> I made sure to get a copy of his measurements. I recall someone

> writing a post that explained what the numbers mean, and I will

try

> to look for that, but if anyone has input, feel free.

>

> Cranial Vault Asymmetry--11mm

> Mid-Face Asymmetry--5mm

> Skull-Base Asymmetry--8mm

>

> One more thing that I learned from my plagio buddy, , that

> helped me with CT today. AETNA requires two months of

repositioning

> prior to banding, but tummy time counts! So if you were doing

tummy

> time from when they were a baby, let CT or whomever know that. It

> really is powerful to read through the posts, because I felt that

I

> was able to ask educated questions this time at CT instead of

sitting

> there wanting to cry my head off.

>

> Thanks,

>

>

> Mother to Merrick, 16 weeks

>

>

>

> ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __

>

[Guest guest]

Suffocation risks (sorry for not clarifying). I think because it's

not attached to anything (tied to the crib rails, velcroed, etc.),

and once they start rolling over in their sleep, it could become a

problem. I hadn't heard of the head growing out of the hole thing,

we did not have that issue. I still think using it on the floor and

definitely in the carseat will be helpful, better than not using

anything, it seemed to make a difference for my son (unfortunately,

not enough though).

Jake-2 (DOCBand Grad 9/19/08)

Jordan-4.5

> >

> > hi shannon - my son was just referred to ct a few days ago and

> since then i have been reading all i can about aggresive repo

> techniques. i went out yesterday and bought a tummy time mat and a

> boppy noggin nest to sleep on at night. i would love to hear your

> repo techniques to see if i can try to correct his flatness a bit

> before our ct appointment. thx, rachel

> >

> >

> >

> > We made the decision to band

> >

> >

> > Hello--

> >

> > I have been lurking around for about a month, so thought that I

> would

> > officially introduce myself and share the beginning of my story,

> as

> > you will probably go through the rest with us .

> >

> > My son Merrick is 16-weeks old and 5-weeks ago our peditrician

> > referred us to CT as she was worried about the flat spot on his

> head

> > and his favor turning to the left. She gave us stretches. When

we

> > went to CT we heard the words plagio and tort for the first

time,

> and

> > they put Merrick into the severe category with his plagio and

mild

> > for tort. They recommended repositioning for a month. I had a

lot

> of

> > guilt towards myself in the case that we did anything to cause

the

> > plagio. I had to get past that! My husband and I were very

> agressive

> > with repositioning. I have read through much of the past posts

on

> > this group and was looking for success stories on repositioning

> and

> > din't find much, so I set out to attempt to be that success

story.

> >

> > Today we went back to CT for our check-in. I would say that we

> were

> > very successful with repositioning, going down from the severe

> > category of plagio to moderate...a big difference in the photos--

I

> > will try to post them soon. So if anyone is out there wondering

> about

> > repositioning, especially if your child is young, there is some

> > improvement that can be made! You don't have to just sit around

> > waiting for appointments, you can mimmick the helmet with

> > repositioning. Just let me know if you want some help with

> > strategies. I also made some major improvement with tummy time--

> > Merrick hated it in the beginning and now he has fun with it and

> we

> > made major improvements with his tort.

> >

> > Anyways, because of this great window of time we have with

Merrick

> > for head growth, CT is recommending that we band. Because I have

> read

> > all of the posts here, that no longer freaks me out! We are so

> > blessed that our insurance (Aetna) should cover this (they will

> > confirm with me soon) and that our peditrician caught this

early.

> > With that said, you will probably get more posts from me when we

> > actually get the helmet, but for now I am at peace.

> >

> > I made sure to get a copy of his measurements. I recall someone

> > writing a post that explained what the numbers mean, and I will

> try

> > to look for that, but if anyone has input, feel free.

> >

> > Cranial Vault Asymmetry--11mm

> > Mid-Face Asymmetry--5mm

> > Skull-Base Asymmetry--8mm

> >

> > One more thing that I learned from my plagio buddy, ,

that

> > helped me with CT today. AETNA requires two months of

> repositioning

> > prior to banding, but tummy time counts! So if you were doing

> tummy

> > time from when they were a baby, let CT or whomever know that.

It

> > really is powerful to read through the posts, because I felt

that

> I

> > was able to ask educated questions this time at CT instead of

> sitting

> > there wanting to cry my head off.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> >

> > Mother to Merrick, 16 weeks

> >

> >

> >

> > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi --and anyone interested in learning some repo. Here are

some 'tricks' Merrick was 3-months when we began repo, so we still

had some room to go on head holding and tummy time.

Rolled up towels and blankets became our friends. We have them lying

all over our house. We use them to put under his chest during tummy

time--because he needed some support with that of first, and it

helped us to prolong tummy time. But for repo, we slip under his

shoulder and side, parallel to his body, on the flat-head side to

keep him off of it. We also use those in the car seat, stroller, etc.

You can also use it when he is sitting in his boppy if he still uses

it for head support. I found that the carter blankets folded in half

then rolled up work really well--depending on your child's age, the

towles might work better.

As far as sleeping, we bought two sleep repositioners and trid both--

with the approval of our pediatrician--I would check in with them

first. They have them at Target. They have two sort-of-triangle like

sides and are velcroed together so that you can space accordingly. CT

recomended velcroing less than shoulder length apart and then tipping

his side up (the side on flat-head side) but not all the way on his

side because of SIDS danger.

Again, up to your comfort and your dr, but we began napping Merrick

on his side propped by a pillow or on his belly--only when supervised

(ie. having his sleep in the living room where we could see him, or

letting him nap on our chests on his belly).

The key to repo is to ingrain it in your mind which way you always

want him looking--it's the opp. of the flight side if your child has

plagio. So, in our instance his flat spot is on the right--so we

always position him to look left--that is when he is on his back or

on his tummy. Our little guy also has a slight tort, so that is also

why we always look left.

I will end by saying that I was a bit obsessive about repo, but the

good thing is that it caused some improvement. He was fussy at first

for a couple days, but then he adjusted. If your child has tort--make

sure you are doing stretches for that, or your not going to get far.

I stopped using my carseat/stroller travel system except in the car--

I avoided prolonged carseat rides and stroller rides. I no longer

used his little chair where he would lay back, and instead bought the

Bumbo chair--love it. I didn't ever introduce the swing because of

their little heads resting on the back.

Okay, best of luck , email or post any time you have ?'s. Also

if you need me to get you a link to a sample sleep repositioner, just

let me know. Keep us posted!!

>

> hi shannon - my son was just referred to ct a few days ago and

since then i have been reading all i can about aggresive repo

techniques. i went out yesterday and bought a tummy time mat and a

boppy noggin nest to sleep on at night. i would love to hear your

repo techniques to see if i can try to correct his flatness a bit

before our ct appointment. thx, rachel

>

>

>

> We made the decision to band

>

>

> Hello--

>

> I have been lurking around for about a month, so thought that I

would

> officially introduce myself and share the beginning of my story, as

> you will probably go through the rest with us .

>

> My son Merrick is 16-weeks old and 5-weeks ago our peditrician

> referred us to CT as she was worried about the flat spot on his

head

> and his favor turning to the left. She gave us stretches. When we

> went to CT we heard the words plagio and tort for the first time,

and

> they put Merrick into the severe category with his plagio and mild

> for tort. They recommended repositioning for a month. I had a lot

of

> guilt towards myself in the case that we did anything to cause the

> plagio. I had to get past that! My husband and I were very

agressive

> with repositioning. I have read through much of the past posts on

> this group and was looking for success stories on repositioning and

> din't find much, so I set out to attempt to be that success story.

>

> Today we went back to CT for our check-in. I would say that we were

> very successful with repositioning, going down from the severe

> category of plagio to moderate...a big difference in the photos--I

> will try to post them soon. So if anyone is out there wondering

about

> repositioning, especially if your child is young, there is some

> improvement that can be made! You don't have to just sit around

> waiting for appointments, you can mimmick the helmet with

> repositioning. Just let me know if you want some help with

> strategies. I also made some major improvement with tummy time--

> Merrick hated it in the beginning and now he has fun with it and we

> made major improvements with his tort.

>

> Anyways, because of this great window of time we have with Merrick

> for head growth, CT is recommending that we band. Because I have

read

> all of the posts here, that no longer freaks me out! We are so

> blessed that our insurance (Aetna) should cover this (they will

> confirm with me soon) and that our peditrician caught this early.

> With that said, you will probably get more posts from me when we

> actually get the helmet, but for now I am at peace.

>

> I made sure to get a copy of his measurements. I recall someone

> writing a post that explained what the numbers mean, and I will try

> to look for that, but if anyone has input, feel free.

>

> Cranial Vault Asymmetry--11mm

> Mid-Face Asymmetry--5mm

> Skull-Base Asymmetry--8mm

>

> One more thing that I learned from my plagio buddy, , that

> helped me with CT today. AETNA requires two months of repositioning

> prior to banding, but tummy time counts! So if you were doing tummy

> time from when they were a baby, let CT or whomever know that. It

> really is powerful to read through the posts, because I felt that I

> was able to ask educated questions this time at CT instead of

sitting

> there wanting to cry my head off.

>

> Thanks,

>

>

> Mother to Merrick, 16 weeks

>

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Hello--

I posted Merrick's photos from CT of the before and after from 4-

weeks of repo in case anyone wants to look at his 'mug shots.' They

are in the back of the 'M' album and there are three different views.

You can see that he also has cradle cap--which has been a whole other

battle--but we are hopefully making improvements there. In the before

photos he was only 3-months and couldn't hold up his head on his own,

as he could in the most recent photos. He has facial asymatry in his

cheeks, eyes and ears. I am very open to any input people have about

the photos, so post away!

H.

Mother to Merrick--16 weeks

4-weeks repo and awaiting band

cranial vault asymmetry 11mm

>

> Hello--

>

> I have been lurking around for about a month, so thought that I

would

> officially introduce myself and share the beginning of my story, as

> you will probably go through the rest with us .

>

> My son Merrick is 16-weeks old and 5-weeks ago our peditrician

> referred us to CT as she was worried about the flat spot on his

head

> and his favor turning to the left. She gave us stretches. When we

> went to CT we heard the words plagio and tort for the first time,

and

> they put Merrick into the severe category with his plagio and mild

> for tort. They recommended repositioning for a month. I had a lot

of

> guilt towards myself in the case that we did anything to cause the

> plagio. I had to get past that! My husband and I were very

agressive

> with repositioning. I have read through much of the past posts on

> this group and was looking for success stories on repositioning and

> din't find much, so I set out to attempt to be that success story.

>

> Today we went back to CT for our check-in. I would say that we were

> very successful with repositioning, going down from the severe

> category of plagio to moderate...a big difference in the photos--I

> will try to post them soon. So if anyone is out there wondering

about

> repositioning, especially if your child is young, there is some

> improvement that can be made! You don't have to just sit around

> waiting for appointments, you can mimmick the helmet with

> repositioning. Just let me know if you want some help with

> strategies. I also made some major improvement with tummy time--

> Merrick hated it in the beginning and now he has fun with it and we

> made major improvements with his tort.

>

> Anyways, because of this great window of time we have with Merrick

> for head growth, CT is recommending that we band. Because I have

read

> all of the posts here, that no longer freaks me out! We are so

> blessed that our insurance (Aetna) should cover this (they will

> confirm with me soon) and that our peditrician caught this early.

> With that said, you will probably get more posts from me when we

> actually get the helmet, but for now I am at peace.

>

> I made sure to get a copy of his measurements. I recall someone

> writing a post that explained what the numbers mean, and I will try

> to look for that, but if anyone has input, feel free.

>

> Cranial Vault Asymmetry--11mm

> Mid-Face Asymmetry--5mm

> Skull-Base Asymmetry--8mm

>

>

> One more thing that I learned from my plagio buddy, , that

> helped me with CT today. AETNA requires two months of repositioning

> prior to banding, but tummy time counts! So if you were doing tummy

> time from when they were a baby, let CT or whomever know that. It

> really is powerful to read through the posts, because I felt that I

> was able to ask educated questions this time at CT instead of

sitting

> there wanting to cry my head off.

>

> Thanks,

>

>

> Mother to Merrick, 16 weeks

>

[Guest guest]

Just wanted to say a quick thanks for the info about repo. I am going to start implementing these. Could you send me a link to the sleep positioner? I bought one a few days ago but its not the one you are suggesting and he also hates it! So I am going to return it. When I was at babies r us the other day I saw a sleep positioner especially made for preventing plagio. It was kind of pricey but it looked like a good concept. Here is the link to it. http://www.basiccomfort.com/ Anyone here ever heard of or use this?Thanks. - Knappsdale, AZMother of a 5 month old baby with a weird shaped head We made the decision to band

>

>

> Hello--

>

> I have been lurking around for about a month, so thought that I

would

> officially introduce myself and share the beginning of my story, as

> you will probably go through the rest with us .

>

> My son Merrick is 16-weeks old and 5-weeks ago our peditrician

> referred us to CT as she was worried about the flat spot on his

head

> and his favor turning to the left. She gave us stretches. When we

> went to CT we heard the words plagio and tort for the first time,

and

> they put Merrick into the severe category with his plagio and mild

> for tort. They recommended repositioning for a month. I had a lot

of

> guilt towards myself in the case that we did anything to cause the

> plagio. I had to get past that! My husband and I were very

agressive

> with repositioning. I have read through much of the past posts on

> this group and was looking for success stories on repositioning and

> din't find much, so I set out to attempt to be that success story.

>

> Today we went back to CT for our check-in. I would say that we were

> very successful with repositioning, going down from the severe

> category of plagio to moderate...a big difference in the photos--I

> will try to post them soon. So if anyone is out there wondering

about

> repositioning, especially if your child is young, there is some

> improvement that can be made! You don't have to just sit around

> waiting for appointments, you can mimmick the helmet with

> repositioning. Just let me know if you want some help with

> strategies. I also made some major improvement with tummy time--

> Merrick hated it in the beginning and now he has fun with it and we

> made major improvements with his tort.

>

> Anyways, because of this great window of time we have with Merrick

> for head growth, CT is recommending that we band. Because I have

read

> all of the posts here, that no longer freaks me out! We are so

> blessed that our insurance (Aetna) should cover this (they will

> confirm with me soon) and that our peditrician caught this early.

> With that said, you will probably get more posts from me when we

> actually get the helmet, but for now I am at peace.

>

> I made sure to get a copy of his measurements. I recall someone

> writing a post that explained what the numbers mean, and I will try

> to look for that, but if anyone has input, feel free.

>

> Cranial Vault Asymmetry--11mm

> Mid-Face Asymmetry--5mm

> Skull-Base Asymmetry--8mm

>

> One more thing that I learned from my plagio buddy, , that

> helped me with CT today. AETNA requires two months of repositioning

> prior to banding, but tummy time counts! So if you were doing tummy

> time from when they were a baby, let CT or whomever know that. It

> really is powerful to read through the posts, because I felt that I

> was able to ask educated questions this time at CT instead of

sitting

> there wanting to cry my head off.

>

> Thanks,

>

>

> Mother to Merrick, 16 weeks

>

>

>

> ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __

>

[Guest guest]

Hi --

The one we got was only $13 and we bought it at Target. I have pasted

the link to it here--hope that works. Otherwise you can go to

Target.com and search for it. We bought two from there and this one

worked much better--it's very sturdy. This one works super well for

us. The triangle sides go just under his armpits and we move the

secure the velcro so that the traingele sides are a bit less than

should length apart. We then scoot his right hip up just a bit to

keep his head looking to the left (his flat spot is on the right).

Let me know if you have any other questions, and you can check out

the progress we made with repo by looking at Merrick's before/after

photos in the M folder.

http://www.target.com/Munchkin-Cool-Flow-Back-

Sleeper/dp/B000CNR7HO/sr=1-9/qid=1224555966/ref=sr_1_9/601-9915533-

0732903?ie=UTF8 & index=target & rh=k%3Asleep%20positioner & page=1

Mom to Merrick, 16-weeks

4-weeks repo and awaiting DOC band

> >

> > hi shannon - my son was just referred to ct a few days ago and

> since then i have been reading all i can about aggresive repo

> techniques. i went out yesterday and bought a tummy time mat and a

> boppy noggin nest to sleep on at night. i would love to hear your

> repo techniques to see if i can try to correct his flatness a bit

> before our ct appointment. thx, rachel

> >

> >

> >

> > We made the decision to band

> >

> >

> > Hello--

> >

> > I have been lurking around for about a month, so thought that I

> would

> > officially introduce myself and share the beginning of my story,

as

> > you will probably go through the rest with us .

> >

> > My son Merrick is 16-weeks old and 5-weeks ago our peditrician

> > referred us to CT as she was worried about the flat spot on his

> head

> > and his favor turning to the left. She gave us stretches. When we

> > went to CT we heard the words plagio and tort for the first time,

> and

> > they put Merrick into the severe category with his plagio and

mild

> > for tort. They recommended repositioning for a month. I had a lot

> of

> > guilt towards myself in the case that we did anything to cause

the

> > plagio. I had to get past that! My husband and I were very

> agressive

> > with repositioning. I have read through much of the past posts on

> > this group and was looking for success stories on repositioning

and

> > din't find much, so I set out to attempt to be that success story.

> >

> > Today we went back to CT for our check-in. I would say that we

were

> > very successful with repositioning, going down from the severe

> > category of plagio to moderate...a big difference in the photos--

I

> > will try to post them soon. So if anyone is out there wondering

> about

> > repositioning, especially if your child is young, there is some

> > improvement that can be made! You don't have to just sit around

> > waiting for appointments, you can mimmick the helmet with

> > repositioning. Just let me know if you want some help with

> > strategies. I also made some major improvement with tummy time--

> > Merrick hated it in the beginning and now he has fun with it and

we

> > made major improvements with his tort.

> >

> > Anyways, because of this great window of time we have with

Merrick

> > for head growth, CT is recommending that we band. Because I have

> read

> > all of the posts here, that no longer freaks me out! We are so

> > blessed that our insurance (Aetna) should cover this (they will

> > confirm with me soon) and that our peditrician caught this early.

> > With that said, you will probably get more posts from me when we

> > actually get the helmet, but for now I am at peace.

> >

> > I made sure to get a copy of his measurements. I recall someone

> > writing a post that explained what the numbers mean, and I will

try

> > to look for that, but if anyone has input, feel free.

> >

> > Cranial Vault Asymmetry--11mm

> > Mid-Face Asymmetry--5mm

> > Skull-Base Asymmetry--8mm

> >

> > One more thing that I learned from my plagio buddy, , that

> > helped me with CT today. AETNA requires two months of

repositioning

> > prior to banding, but tummy time counts! So if you were doing

tummy

> > time from when they were a baby, let CT or whomever know that. It

> > really is powerful to read through the posts, because I felt that

I

> > was able to ask educated questions this time at CT instead of

> sitting

> > there wanting to cry my head off.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> >

> > Mother to Merrick, 16 weeks

> >

> >

> >

> > ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __

> >