Re: Question re: brachycephaly

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On Oct 14, 2009, at 12:08 PM, jharrington32 wrote:

> He said that he would not recommend treating it because:

> 1. She HATES anything on her head...it took 2 of us just to measure

> her.

Clara was that way, but she was used to STARband in one hour. Well,

I mean, the break-in schedule is what really builds tolerance to the

23-hr/day level, but she stopped fussing right away, and she was 16

months old. That was in the height of summer, too.

> 2. Her numbers are almost normal and she is symetrical except for

> minor flattening on the top back (although her hair covers it). He

> thinks that if she were younger her ratio would likely have been

> higher and he would have done the helmet, though.

Your child is not a statistic. There's normal in the context of

every human child, there's normal in the context of your ethnic

heritage, and there's normal in your gene pool. There is certainly

no scientific research on your particular child's potential, so they

have no f--ing idea what component of that parameter represents

deformity. That is YOUR call.

> 3. She is so old that results are iffy.

I'll defer to the brachy parents on that one. It does seem

brachycephaly is harder to correct, from what I read online. On the

other hand, since you're supposedly so close to " normal, " it may not

take much to make a big difference perceptually.

It obviously bugs you, so I'd do it, if you can get the prescription.

--

Thad Launderville

Montpelier, VT

Clara, age 18 months, STARband since 8/10