Re: Just got conflicting advice--long version

[Guest guest]

HI and Welcome!

I have never hear of it flattening a forhead... not sure what he was talking about there.

I don;t have any info about that dr or your area - you can do a search thru old messages using his name or your town/state as a key word to find out what people have said in the past.

Repoing - from what I understand - only works up to about 4 mo old. (Becky - correct me if I'm wrong)

Jen and Luli - 3 years old

Left tort - Right Plagio - Hanger Band Grad - CA

http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/jens5th/

Just got conflicting advice--long version

I've been reading this group for a while but this is my

first post.

I noticed my son had a flat spot at 3 months (and WISHED

I'd paid more attention to his sleep position before that---

don't we all!) and started a massive counter-positioning

campaign while we waited to see a specialist.

He is five months old today and we finally saw Dr.

Singhal in Children's Mercy of Kansas City. First we

saw the nurse and the orthotist. They measured

at 10mm, which was pretty much what I was expecting.

So he's a moderate case. Fortunately everyone agrees

there is no asymmetry in his face and almost none in

his ears: it's all in the back. The nurse and

the orthotist seemed to be fairly keen on him getting

a helmet, which I was too, because I want it fixed

and I want to start early.

Then Dr. Singhal, who is the main cranio/facial plastic

surgeon there, and oversees all such cases, walks in.

He says, "Why don't you just wait for a month or six

weeks? Maybe this will resolve itself, and besides

he already has kind of a flat forehead. If you put

a helmet on it won't have a chance to round out.

What do you care about: how he looks from the

front...or the back?"

So my main question is, has anyone's child gotten a

misshapen forehead from a helmet? Also, has anyone

gotten much correction from 10mm at 5 months by

counter-positioning alone?

Any input on mysituation would be appreciated!

Thanks!

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[Guest guest]

WOW I can't believe Dr. Singhal said that. We saw him over 6 years ago for my daughter. Althought she was high moderate to severe plagio/brachy.

I say if his head shape bothers you then go for the band. The you do not have to wonder what if down the road. Did you see any improvements with repositioning while waiting for the specialist?

Angie

Just got conflicting advice--long version

I've been reading this group for a while but this is my first post.I noticed my son had a flat spot at 3 months (and WISHEDI'd paid more attention to his sleep position before that---don't we all!) and started a massive counter-positioning campaign while we waited to see a specialist.He is five months old today and we finally saw Dr.Singhal in Children's Mercy of Kansas City. First wesaw the nurse and the orthotist. They measured at 10mm, which was pretty much what I was expecting.So he's a moderate case. Fortunately everyone agreesthere is no asymmetry in his face and almost none inhis ears: it's all in the back. The nurse andthe orthotist seemed to be fairly keen on him gettinga helmet, which I was too, because I want it fixedand I want to start early.Then Dr. Singhal, who is the main cranio/facial plasticsurgeon there, and oversees all such cases, walks in.He says, "Why don't you just wait for a month or sixweeks? Maybe this will resolve itself, and besideshe already has kind of a flat forehead. If you puta helmet on it won't have a chance to round out.What do you care about: how he looks from thefront...or the back?"So my main question is, has anyone's child gotten amisshapen forehead from a helmet? Also, has anyonegotten much correction from 10mm at 5 months bycounter-positioning alone?Any input on mysituation would be appreciated!Thanks!

[Guest guest]

Repo'ing works until your child is too mobile to spend any time

leaning on the prominent areas. I would say after 6 months, it isn't

worth it to try and start, but if you have been repoing up till then

and you are seeing progress then it can't hurt to keep at it.

Becky, repo moderator

, repo grad

>

> HI and Welcome!

> I have never hear of it flattening a forhead... not sure what he

was talking about there.

> I don;t have any info about that dr or your area - you can do a

search thru old messages using his name or your town/state as a key

word to?find out what people have said in the past.

> Repoing - from what I understand - only works up to about 4 mo old.

(Becky - correct me if I'm wrong)

>

>

>

> ?Jen and Luli - 3 years old

> Left tort - Right Plagio - Hanger Band Grad - CA

> http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/jens5th/

>

>

> Just got conflicting advice--long version

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> I've been reading this group for a while but this is my

> first post.

>

> I noticed my son had a flat spot at 3 months (and WISHED

> I'd paid more attention to his sleep position before that---

> don't we all!) and started a massive counter-positioning

> campaign while we waited to see a specialist.

>

> He is five months old today and we finally saw Dr.

> Singhal in Children's Mercy of Kansas City. First we

> saw the nurse and the orthotist. They measured

> at 10mm, which was pretty much what I was expecting.

> So he's a moderate case. Fortunately everyone agrees

> there is no asymmetry in his face and almost none in

> his ears: it's all in the back. The nurse and

> the orthotist seemed to be fairly keen on him getting

> a helmet, which I was too, because I want it fixed

> and I want to start early.

>

> Then Dr. Singhal, who is the main cranio/facial plastic

> surgeon there, and oversees all such cases, walks in.

> He says, " Why don't you just wait for a month or six

> weeks? Maybe this will resolve itself, and besides

> he already has kind of a flat forehead. If you put

> a helmet on it won't have a chance to round out.

> What do you care about: how he looks from the

> front...or the back? "

>

> So my main question is, has anyone's child gotten a

> misshapen forehead from a helmet? Also, has anyone

> gotten much correction from 10mm at 5 months by

> counter-positioning alone?

>

> Any input on mysituation would be appreciated!

> Thanks!

>

>

[Guest guest]

Angie, Dr. Singhal seemed to be in a really jovial,

optimistic mood. I don't know what he's usually

like, though. I can totally see why someone would

blow it off, because 's face looks perfect

and the back of his head doesn't really look

flat anywhere---it's just asymmetrical.

To answer your question, repo did seem to round

out his head so there are no corners like there

were, but I'm not sure the measurement would've

changed much. Unfortunately, this is our only

point on the graph: 10mm at 5 months.

Thanks everyone, for your responses! This group

is great!

>

> WOW I can't believe Dr. Singhal said that. We saw him over 6 years

ago for my daughter. Althought she was high moderate to severe

plagio/brachy.

>

> I say if his head shape bothers you then go for the band. The you

do not have to wonder what if down the road. Did you see any

improvements with repositioning while waiting for the specialist?

>

> Angie

> Just got conflicting advice--long version

>

>

> I've been reading this group for a while but this is my

> first post.

>

> I noticed my son had a flat spot at 3 months (and WISHED

> I'd paid more attention to his sleep position before that---

> don't we all!) and started a massive counter-positioning

> campaign while we waited to see a specialist.

>

> He is five months old today and we finally saw Dr.

> Singhal in Children's Mercy of Kansas City. First we

> saw the nurse and the orthotist. They measured

> at 10mm, which was pretty much what I was expecting.

> So he's a moderate case. Fortunately everyone agrees

> there is no asymmetry in his face and almost none in

> his ears: it's all in the back. The nurse and

> the orthotist seemed to be fairly keen on him getting

> a helmet, which I was too, because I want it fixed

> and I want to start early.

>

> Then Dr. Singhal, who is the main cranio/facial plastic

> surgeon there, and oversees all such cases, walks in.

> He says, " Why don't you just wait for a month or six

> weeks? Maybe this will resolve itself, and besides

> he already has kind of a flat forehead. If you put

> a helmet on it won't have a chance to round out.

> What do you care about: how he looks from the

> front...or the back? "

>

> So my main question is, has anyone's child gotten a

> misshapen forehead from a helmet? Also, has anyone

> gotten much correction from 10mm at 5 months by

> counter-positioning alone?

>

> Any input on mysituation would be appreciated!

> Thanks!

>

>

[Guest guest]

Well my daughter was high moderate to severe plagio/brachy. So maybe that was the difference in how our appointments went.

aNGIE

Just got conflicting advice--long version> > > I've been reading this group for a while but this is my > first post.> > I noticed my son had a flat spot at 3 months (and WISHED> I'd paid more attention to his sleep position before that---> don't we all!) and started a massive counter-positioning > campaign while we waited to see a specialist.> > He is five months old today and we finally saw Dr.> Singhal in Children's Mercy of Kansas City. First we> saw the nurse and the orthotist. They measured > at 10mm, which was pretty much what I was expecting.> So he's a moderate case. Fortunately everyone agrees> there is no asymmetry in his face and almost none in> his ears: it's all in the back. The nurse and> the orthotist seemed to be fairly keen on him getting> a helmet, which I was too, because I want it fixed> and I want to start early.> > Then Dr. Singhal, who is the main cranio/facial plastic> surgeon there, and oversees all such cases, walks in.> He says, "Why don't you just wait for a month or six> weeks? Maybe this will resolve itself, and besides> he already has kind of a flat forehead. If you put> a helmet on it won't have a chance to round out.> What do you care about: how he looks from the> front...or the back?"> > So my main question is, has anyone's child gotten a> misshapen forehead from a helmet? Also, has anyone> gotten much correction from 10mm at 5 months by> counter-positioning alone?> > Any input on mysituation would be appreciated!> Thanks!> >