Guest guest Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Today was our 3 month check up and scan. Our son Ben (9 months next week) has been in a Starband since Oct 2. He is now at 4mm and the tech gave us the option of being done. While his head is not totally round, it's a big improvement and is now within normal limits. Ben is also more mobile now (crawling, standing, doesn't sleep on his back at all), so the tech feels the part that is still a little flat will round out on it's own. He said we could do one more month if we wanted. It was up to us. I feel torn on what to do!! He did not have much growth from last month to this month. The tech said he likely wouldn't grow much this next month either. We love our tech and think he's great... very honest, etc. I just wish he had made the decision and not left it up to us!! LOL Here's a link to his scan - the red line is his first scan, the blue line is today's. His ears are still a little off, but the tech said that may not correct anyways. He said the ears are usually last to correct and often they don't correct much if at all at this point. http://health.ph./group/Plagiocephaly/photos/view/e176?b=96 Thanks for your opinions!! --Carey Starband, Nor. California Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 Carey, For whatever reason, I cannot see the picture of Ben that you posted in the B album. Am I the only one? Leila Maysa, 11m 1w, 7 weeks in DOC band + CST http://mymaysa.wordpress.com/ --- On Tue, 12/23/08, Carey <careyryan@...> wrote: From: Carey <careyryan@...>Subject: What would you do?Plagiocephaly Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2008, 6:01 PM Today was our 3 month check up and scan. Our son Ben (9 months nextweek) has been in a Starband since Oct 2. He is now at 4mm and thetech gave us the option of being done. While his head is not totallyround, it's a big improvement and is now within normal limits. Ben isalso more mobile now (crawling, standing, doesn't sleep on his back atall), so the tech feels the part that is still a little flat willround out on it's own. He said we could do one more month if wewanted. It was up to us. I feel torn on what to do!! He did not havemuch growth from last month to this month. The tech said he likelywouldn't grow much this next month either. We love our tech and thinkhe's great... very honest, etc. I just wish he had made the decisionand not left it up to us!! LOL Here's a link to his scan - the red line is his first scan, the blueline is today's. His ears are still a little off, but the tech saidthat may not correct anyways. He said the ears are usually last tocorrect and often they don't correct much if at all at this point. http://health. ph.groups. / group/Plagioceph aly/photos/ view/e176? b=96Thanks for your opinions!! --CareyStarband, Nor. California Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Carey, Just the fact that you are asking means you have some doubt. I think you should stick it out one more month. That way you'll really feel you did all you could. Even if it doesn't improve, 4mm is great! We are just starting (going to get the Starband on the 5th) and hoping to go down to 4mm from 10. Our son will be one week shy of 6 mos. and I hope we can be done in 3 or 4 months too! > > Today was our 3 month check up and scan. Our son Ben (9 months next > week) has been in a Starband since Oct 2. He is now at 4mm and the > tech gave us the option of being done. While his head is not totally > round, it's a big improvement and is now within normal limits. Ben is > also more mobile now (crawling, standing, doesn't sleep on his back at > all), so the tech feels the part that is still a little flat will > round out on it's own. He said we could do one more month if we > wanted. It was up to us. I feel torn on what to do!! He did not have > much growth from last month to this month. The tech said he likely > wouldn't grow much this next month either. We love our tech and think > he's great... very honest, etc. I just wish he had made the decision > and not left it up to us!! LOL > > Here's a link to his scan - the red line is his first scan, the blue > line is today's. His ears are still a little off, but the tech said > that may not correct anyways. He said the ears are usually last to > correct and often they don't correct much if at all at this point. > > http://health.ph./group/Plagiocephaly/photos/view/e176?b=96 > > Thanks for your opinions!! > > --Carey > Starband, Nor. California > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 My daughter had a big growth spurt between 8.5 mo and 10 mo, so you still may get more correction. She was scanned on those 2 visits and got 2% more correction for her brachy. Also your son's cranial ratio is a little high - almost 90% (that is the brachy number). Can that be reduced at all? Our doctor liked to band at 90% or higher. You might want to talk to your ortho to see if that can be reduced. My daughter was quite high (96%) but got down to about 85%. With a high number the head is wider than normal. -christine sydney, almost 3 yrs, starband grad > > Today was our 3 month check up and scan. Our son Ben (9 months next > week) has been in a Starband since Oct 2. He is now at 4mm and the > tech gave us the option of being done. While his head is not totally > round, it's a big improvement and is now within normal limits. Ben is > also more mobile now (crawling, standing, doesn't sleep on his back at > all), so the tech feels the part that is still a little flat will > round out on it's own. He said we could do one more month if we > wanted. It was up to us. I feel torn on what to do!! He did not have > much growth from last month to this month. The tech said he likely > wouldn't grow much this next month either. We love our tech and think > he's great... very honest, etc. I just wish he had made the decision > and not left it up to us!! LOL > > Here's a link to his scan - the red line is his first scan, the blue > line is today's. His ears are still a little off, but the tech said > that may not correct anyways. He said the ears are usually last to > correct and often they don't correct much if at all at this point. > > http://health.ph./group/Plagiocephaly/photos/view/e176?b=96 > > Thanks for your opinions!! > > --Carey > Starband, Nor. California > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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