Question re: brachycephaly

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Hi, I'm new here and am in Los Angeles.

So, after rejecting my PCP's judgement that my 13 month old DD's head was just

big and round, I saw a specialist yesterday who said that she has mild

brachycephaly. Her ratio was 92 - 1 degree out of the upper end of normal. She

is also in the 90th percentile for head size (always has been) even though her

weight and height are around 50th.

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.

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.

3. She is so old that results are iffy.

He is a top physician in his field at UCLA so I do trust him mostly, but I can't

help beating myself up. Is she destined to have a wide head because I trusted my

PCP and once I didn't, I let them put me on a 2 month wait list for this

specialist? Should I force the helmet issue to see if we can make any progress

or should I just let it go.

In the grand scheme of things, I have a beautiful healthy daughter, but I feel

like I am failing her somehow by not at least trying.

What would you do?

Thanks!

JJ