New to Group...3 month old

August 28, 2009

Hello all! It is so good to see others with the same situations and struggles.

I have a 2.5 year old girl and a 3.5 month old boy. My son has been developing

plagiocephaly since about 1.5 months. I really started trying repositioning

techniques at 2 months, but have not seen any major improvements at all. Do

you think some kids are just pre-disposed to this? I get mad sometimes because

I know that I haven't done much different from other moms and wonder why I am

the on dealing with the issue. I have tried to follow the doctors orders and do

3 ten minute tummy times daily, but we usually just get in two because he has

never really gotten used to them, he might do well for 4 minutes but then spends

the next 6 screaming murder into the pillow. Now that he is a little stronger

he won't even stay on his stomach for tummy time, he tries everything he can

including climbing over the pillow to roll over. It is very frustrating.

I have been doing the following for almost 2 months now:

-using the boppy noggin nest when he is on his back playing or in the swing or

bouncy seat.

-time in the bumbo

-wear him in a moby wrap whenever possible

-tummy time

-switch ends of the crib everytime he goes down

-nurse on both sides

So I really feel like I have done a lot of try to fix this, so I have come to

the point that I think we are going to have to do a helmet. I was so depressed

about it this weekend, thinking that if I had of just tryed harder then we

wouldn't be here! But i have had to just give it up and realize it is what it

is.

Do you all face a lot of people who are like, " Oh it doesn't look that bad! " ?

When you know that it is lopsided. Do you think people really don't notice or

are they just being nice. My doctor said it was definately noticable and

moderate.

Anyways, enough rambling! Thanks for all your input and support as we navigate

this. We will be making the appointment with CT in a few weeks.

Mel

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