Guest guest Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Hi , I looked at the pictures, and one more sign is pointing to YES :-) You're family and friends are not used to looking at baby's heads. If you have his pictures along with a baby's head who doesn't have plagio/brachy I'm sure they could see it. He has a lot of extra width, some extra height, and no curve at the back of his head. This can all be fixed with banding so don't worry, but it is a problem for now. My daughter had brachy and got her band at 5 mo old .Her pics are under Our Plagio Babies S/Sydney M. Her starband made a huge difference. -christine sydney, almost 3 yrs, starband grad > > Hello all - > Was wondering if I could get everyone's opinion on my babys head. His pediatrician and Cranial Tech recommend banding. I dont want to band but feel that all signs point to YES! But I would still like opinions from people who I dont know and who are not family and friends (who of course say they see nothing wrong with his head). > Please look if you have a minute under the " C " section. His name is Cole and I called his pics Cole Before Pictures. > Thanks! > - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 hi rachel our son has brachy and not quite as flat as cole's but still pretty flat. he has no asymmetry (plagio), but we chose to band him. we tried repo from 4-7 mos of age and it just didn't work because he was strong enough to wiggle out of all positions we tried. he made a few mm of progress in each month we did repo/PT, and he even has been sleeping on belly and sides for quite some time, but the flatness and height-to-width ratio is still noticeable, especially when his hair is wet. he gets his band on wednesday and we hope to get good results. he will be 8 mos on thursday. we aren't seeking perfection, so if we feel that the back has rounded out a lot by 2-3 months time, we may just stop at that time. CT's general estimate for babies his age is roughly 3-4 months. good luck with your decision! i really didn't want to band either, but with the support of another member who also lives in san diego, just talking thru it helps a lot and you will be ok with it, regardless of what your family and friends say. (btw, mine do the same thing -- " oh, he looks fine! the docs are crazy! it will go away on its own!, etc etc) ginlei > > Hello all - > Was wondering if I could get everyone's opinion on my babys head. His pediatrician and Cranial Tech recommend banding. I dont want to band but feel that all signs point to YES! But I would still like opinions from people who I dont know and who are not family and friends (who of course say they see nothing wrong with his head). > Please look if you have a minute under the " C " section. His name is Cole and I called his pics Cole Before Pictures. > Thanks! > - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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