Waiting versus Not Waiting

[Guest guest]

I am still trying to persuade parents of my grandchildren to go ahead

with the helmets for the twins.

In this effort I keep researching.

I came across a webpage which offered the info that the Pacific

Northwest Indians, who used to reform their babies' heads on purpose,

would stop between 6 to 8 months, because by then they knew the

change would be permanent.

This is not to say the helmets won't help, but to me is more the

reason

to use the helmets, because the baby's head will not change on its

own,

but continue growing in the direction it has been.

In addition, I read that when the weight of the skull is not balanced

over the shoulders, then the body compensates, twisting the neck, the

spine and the hip. I have see some photos of this, so I know what

that looks like; the pain that's involved.

Last night, I took an apple, put it in a plastic grocery bag, and

attached it to one side of the back of my head. Immediately I noticed

the difference and the slight pull in my neck to compensate!

This is what we are expecting these new little bodies to do, while

they are learning to balance for the first time in their lives!

Today, while working on some photos my mom sent to me, I came across

one she pulled had pulled from the internet (because the wife shares

one of our family surnames). I was really blown away.

It is a very poor quality picture, but I think some features are

quite obvious. I wonder how many photos like this we could all find

and if we gathered them, could we get the doctors who are

inexerienced and uninformed to stop saying, " Their heads will round

out. "

I am putting it in an Ancestoral Album here, in the hope it is

helpful, to encourage those who are not sure about proceeding with

helmets that it is most likely the best choice for a baby with

plagiocephaly. Please remember, I am not a doctor; I am just the

grandmother.

[Guest guest]

My ortho had a picture of a dad in his office. The dad was very bald

and his plagio was very obvious. The photo was a shot looking down at

his bald head. This dad did not want his son to end up with the same

problem.

Also once you develop " plagio radar " you see there are many adults out

there who didn't " round out on their own " .

-christine

sydney 2.5 yrs starband grad

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> I am still trying to persuade parents of my grandchildren to go ahead

> with the helmets for the twins.

> In this effort I keep researching.

> I came across a webpage which offered the info that the Pacific

> Northwest Indians, who used to reform their babies' heads on purpose,

> would stop between 6 to 8 months, because by then they knew the

> change would be permanent.

> This is not to say the helmets won't help, but to me is more the

> reason

> to use the helmets, because the baby's head will not change on its

> own,

> but continue growing in the direction it has been.

> In addition, I read that when the weight of the skull is not balanced

> over the shoulders, then the body compensates, twisting the neck, the

> spine and the hip. I have see some photos of this, so I know what

> that looks like; the pain that's involved.

> Last night, I took an apple, put it in a plastic grocery bag, and

> attached it to one side of the back of my head. Immediately I noticed

> the difference and the slight pull in my neck to compensate!

> This is what we are expecting these new little bodies to do, while

> they are learning to balance for the first time in their lives!

> Today, while working on some photos my mom sent to me, I came across

> one she pulled had pulled from the internet (because the wife shares

> one of our family surnames). I was really blown away.

> It is a very poor quality picture, but I think some features are

> quite obvious. I wonder how many photos like this we could all find

> and if we gathered them, could we get the doctors who are

> inexerienced and uninformed to stop saying, " Their heads will round

> out. "

> I am putting it in an Ancestoral Album here, in the hope it is

> helpful, to encourage those who are not sure about proceeding with

> helmets that it is most likely the best choice for a baby with

> plagiocephaly. Please remember, I am not a doctor; I am just the

> grandmother.

>