Re: starting to feel discouraged.

July 21, 2009

My son's head did not actually grow for 2 months, but his assymetry and his

brachy were still being corrected. The plates were just shifting around. Are

you seeing any change in his head shape?

Annie

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> My son got his helmet a week after turning 11 months. I was looking at his old

stats from previous well-baby checks (barely starting to organize his baby

book!) and I realized his head has only grown 1 cm from his 6 month appt! At

this rate, he will have to wear the helmet forever, especially if his growth is

slowing even more!

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> mom, to Olsen (7/24/08) banded 6/30/09

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July 21, 2009

I'm not a doctor, but wanted to say that i think your son's head WAS growing. If

you think about how they measure the head with a tape, they only do it at the

widest part. If the growth isn't there, it doesn't get measured. So his growth

was probably going to another part of the head where the plagio improved, but

the head circumference did not changes. The plates won't just move around, at

least not from my understanding of banding. The pressure from the band is very

mild. It is enough to hold growth in the prominent areas, but doesn't in itself

reshape the head - that relies on growth.

-christine

sydney, 3.5 yrs, starband grad

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> > My son got his helmet a week after turning 11 months. I was looking at his

old stats from previous well-baby checks (barely starting to organize his baby

book!) and I realized his head has only grown 1 cm from his 6 month appt! At

this rate, he will have to wear the helmet forever, especially if his growth is

slowing even more!

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> > mom, to Olsen (7/24/08) banded 6/30/09

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