Re: new pics posted--would appreciate feedback

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I looked at the pics. I can see that his head isn't perfect, but it doesn't look

bad to me either. My daughter had brachy too, and graduated at about 85%. She's

almost 4 now (in Dec) and i still see the problems in her head. It really

depends on you and how your baby looks to you. My daughter got a lot of

improvement, but still has some funny angles. She still has " corners " since her

head was kind of square-ish. I wish overall her head were rounder. She graduated

at 10 mo, and never considered a 2nd band. However I was hoping for some

improvement over time, and haven't seen it. Some babies do improve on their own,

but there is no way to know. My point is that you should really feel okay about

his head before you decide not to do a new band.

-christine

sydney, 3.5 yrs, starband grad

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> Hi, 's mom again. I just posted a bunch of very new pictures of

> him in the bath. They're labeled P Oct. 16. (Sorry--I feel

> like I'm starting to hog the N section). He actually looks better with

> wet hair, since when it's dry a cowlick at the back makes his head look

> higher.

>

> Anyway, let me know what you think. He had no remaining asymmetry but

> his CI is 89%, which is still bugging me like crazy.

>

> Thanks!

>

>

[Guest guest]

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Thanks for your reply. As you can see if you read my response to 's

message, I am still going nuts and dithering over it. My husband thinks I'm

crazy and looks beautiful. I am already mad at myself for not standing

up and insisting on a second helmet back when we outgrew the first, because I

knew I wasn't satisfied. However, I didn't want to cause a stir and also I

really wanted to be done, of course.

I may e-mail the orthotist and see whether he'd even be willing to make another.

By the way, do you know whether we'd need another prescription? That may be a

stumbling block, because our ped is one of these " don't worry about it " types.

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> > Hi, 's mom again. I just posted a bunch of very new pictures of

> > him in the bath. They're labeled P Oct. 16. (Sorry--I feel

> > like I'm starting to hog the N section). He actually looks better with

> > wet hair, since when it's dry a cowlick at the back makes his head look

> > higher.

> >

> > Anyway, let me know what you think. He had no remaining asymmetry but

> > his CI is 89%, which is still bugging me like crazy.

> >

> > Thanks!

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

My son was in a STARband when he was 5-7 months old (4-6/09). Over the summer,

my husband kept complaining that his head still looked " funny " . So, I agreed to

do another band, this time a DOCband (we started it in September).

If my son looked like , I don't think he would be in another band right

now. 's head looks great. I understand that pix and angles can look

different, so if you are not happy with how 's head looks, then you should

pursue another band. As someone who is was in a similar situation as you, I was

hesitant at first, but I am really happy that we decided to band again, even

though he started it at almost 10 months.

I had to get another script, but that may have been because we went to another

helmet company.

HTH!

Luke, DOCband since 9/2/09, STARband grad 4-6/09

moderate brachy, mild plagio

NYC

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> Hi, 's mom again. I just posted a bunch of very new pictures of

> him in the bath. They're labeled P Oct. 16. (Sorry--I feel

> like I'm starting to hog the N section). He actually looks better with

> wet hair, since when it's dry a cowlick at the back makes his head look

> higher.

>

> Anyway, let me know what you think. He had no remaining asymmetry but

> his CI is 89%, which is still bugging me like crazy.

>

> Thanks!

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I remember your posts, actually. It's great that you guys went ahead with

another helmet. I remember you saying that you were doing it rather than risk

having your hubby obsessing forever over it. That's pretty much how my husband

feels, I think. He would do it to calm me down but definitely would not do it

if I were out of the picture (what a thought...!)

Anyway, thanks for your input. I'm still wavering. I actually e-mailed the

nearest CT (the one in Dallas) and sent them some pictures to get an idea of

what they thought. Of course they see the problems and think that a Doc band

could help, but they admit that is pretty old (15 months). It would have

settled things for me if they'd said to forget it because he basically looks

fine. So, I am still on the fence. It would be expensive and time-consuming

and more importantly may not help much.

Actually they also pointed out that there is still some asymmetry, which I do

see, although our ortho here doesn't. However, I think it's really mild, like

nothing anyone would dream of banding to correct, so that makes me wonder what

their motivation is. They also say the Starband could have caused the extra

height in 's head. I wonder.

By the way, my husband took for his 15 month check up today and mentioned

my concern about his brachy (as I directed him to). Of course the ped just

totally blew it off. I have to say that it makes me really mad to see so many

kids in the waiting room of that place (and it's the main pediatric place in

town) with completely obvious plagio.

Thanks again! By the way, how are Luke's measurements improving?

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> > Hi, 's mom again. I just posted a bunch of very new pictures of

> > him in the bath. They're labeled P Oct. 16. (Sorry--I feel

> > like I'm starting to hog the N section). He actually looks better with

> > wet hair, since when it's dry a cowlick at the back makes his head look

> > higher.

> >

> > Anyway, let me know what you think. He had no remaining asymmetry but

> > his CI is 89%, which is still bugging me like crazy.

> >

> > Thanks!

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I think you will need a 2nd prescription. Maybe you can ask to see a specialist

if he says no, since your son is still not in the normal range. I know our

specialist (cranio facial plastic surgeon) generally recommends banding at 90%

or above, so you're borderline at least by that standard.

-christine

sydney, 3.5 yrs, starband grad

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> > > Hi, 's mom again. I just posted a bunch of very new pictures of

> > > him in the bath. They're labeled P Oct. 16. (Sorry--I feel

> > > like I'm starting to hog the N section). He actually looks better with

> > > wet hair, since when it's dry a cowlick at the back makes his head look

> > > higher.

> > >

> > > Anyway, let me know what you think. He had no remaining asymmetry but

> > > his CI is 89%, which is still bugging me like crazy.

> > >

> > > Thanks!

> > >

> > >

> >

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