will a helmet correct mild uneveness due to mild plagiocephaly???

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When I hold me daughter up to a mirror, it looks like she was hit by a truck on the side of the head and everything is shifted to the side. Will this be corrected with a helmet?? her plagio measurement was mild of 6mm difference between the two sides of her head.. It seemed more noticeable before. I would hate to lose this window to correct the assymmetry, but am worried about putting her in a helmet, since she is sleeping on her tummy and rolls over all the time.

Thanks,

W

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Can I ask why you are worried about the helmet, in terms of her sleeping on her

tummy?

My son has been in a helmet for 6+ weeks now. He had 11 mm of asymmetry and is

already down to 3mm. We are ecstatic and very lucky. Our son loves to sleep on

his tummy and rolls/turns all night long. The helmet moves around a bit, but it

is not a safety hazard by any means. Is that what you are worried about?

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> When I hold me daughter up to a mirror, it looks like she was hit by a truck

on the side of the head and everything is shifted to the side.  Will this be

corrected with a helmet??  her plagio measurement was mild of 6mm difference

between the two sides of her head..  It seemed more noticeable before.  I would

hate to lose this window to correct the assymmetry, but am worried about putting

her in a helmet, since she is sleeping on her tummy and rolls over all the time.

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> Thanks,

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> W

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Hi -

I don't think anyone can tell you for sure that it will help, but in my opinion,

it would be worth trying. If it helps, then you've corrected the problem, and if

it doesn't change anything, at least you tried. Also, from my own experience and

from hearing things on this board, I believe it's easier for a baby who does

sleep on their belly and rolls around to adjust and sleep in the band. Babies

who are more mobile in their sleep seem to be able to work and find a

comfortable sleeping position in the band. Whereas, some babies who are stuck on

their back, can struggle and fuss in discomfort. My son liked to sleep on his

belly with his butt in the air, his legs tucked under him, and that was his

comfy position with his band.

Jake-2.5 (DOCBand Grad 9/08)

Jordan-5.5

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> When I hold me daughter up to a mirror, it looks like she was hit by a truck

on the side of the head and everything is shifted to the side.  Will this be

corrected with a helmet??  her plagio measurement was mild of 6mm difference

between the two sides of her head..  It seemed more noticeable before.  I would

hate to lose this window to correct the assymmetry, but am worried about putting

her in a helmet, since she is sleeping on her tummy and rolls over all the time.

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> Thanks,

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> W

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[Guest guest]

dear wendy my daughter has plagio and was in a doc band helmet her head is very

much what you described because she leaned so much to the one side the back of

the head shifted to the side also. please note that when i got the helmet i was

told that while it will not shift the head back it will help to fill in the

flattened area. my daughter still has the side bulge that will not go away but

one thing that you can do is persistently place her on the side of the bulge to

alleviate the pressure to the flattened area, it takes time 5 months for us, and

my girlie is doing alot better, maybe it will help you too.

emily

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> > When I hold me daughter up to a mirror, it looks like she was hit by a truck

on the side of the head and everything is shifted to the side.  Will this be

corrected with a helmet??  her plagio measurement was mild of 6mm difference

between the two sides of her head..  It seemed more noticeable before.  I would

hate to lose this window to correct the assymmetry, but am worried about putting

her in a helmet, since she is sleeping on her tummy and rolls over all the time.

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> > Thanks,

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