need advice! thoughts on the Doc Band??

[Guest guest]

So, took my five-month-old son in this week to be evaluated for some mild

flatness I noticed on this back/side of his head. Do I go ahead with the Doc

Band? Pros and Cons?

The flatness really is mild...to be honest, most people probably wouldn't

notice. But, it bothers me - as his mother. Feel like we need to fix this if we

can...

Ever since he was born, he preferred one side over the other (so every time he

was laying down, he'd be on that particular side.) And, yes, we've tried neck

muscle exercises. And he doesn't tend to turn to that side as often...

Please tell me your thoughts! My poor baby...

[Guest guest]

My daughter had flatness on her right side so we started putting her on her

left. That actually made her plagio worse because the back of her head started

coming to a point. My daughter went into a band at 3 1/2 months old. We are so

glad we did. Her head is rounding out beautifully.

I would get the band if they recommended it at the evaluation.The sooner you

start the better it is for your son.

The biggest con is the cost, a lot of insurance wont cover the full amount of

the band.

The mom of a beautiful banded baby girl

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> So, took my five-month-old son in this week to be evaluated for some mild

flatness I noticed on this back/side of his head. Do I go ahead with the Doc

Band? Pros and Cons?

>

> The flatness really is mild...to be honest, most people probably wouldn't

notice. But, it bothers me - as his mother. Feel like we need to fix this if we

can...

>

> Ever since he was born, he preferred one side over the other (so every time he

was laying down, he'd be on that particular side.) And, yes, we've tried neck

muscle exercises. And he doesn't tend to turn to that side as often...

>

> Please tell me your thoughts! My poor baby...

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[Guest guest]

I understand your feelings. My daughter has mild plagio (6mm) but we choose to

band anyway. Normal is 0-2mm, and since it was noticeable, even slightly, we

felt that this was an issue to be addressed. Correcting plagio with banded is

such a imte sensitive issue, it never hurts to get an opnion. I havd had two

experiences with CT and the DOC band. My son (in 2005) was banded and went from

measurements of 16mm to 2mm, and my daughter is currently being treated. We

have had wonderful experiences and results. Good Luck.

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> So, took my five-month-old son in this week to be evaluated for some mild

flatness I noticed on this back/side of his head. Do I go ahead with the Doc

Band? Pros and Cons?

>

> The flatness really is mild...to be honest, most people probably wouldn't

notice. But, it bothers me - as his mother. Feel like we need to fix this if we

can...

>

> Ever since he was born, he preferred one side over the other (so every time he

was laying down, he'd be on that particular side.) And, yes, we've tried neck

muscle exercises. And he doesn't tend to turn to that side as often...

>

> Please tell me your thoughts! My poor baby...

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