Re: new mommy needs advice

[Guest guest]

Hey Kim--

My son got his band when he was 4.5 months, and has been in it about

7-weeks and will graduate next Thursday. When we learned of the

plagio at three months, we agressivly worked on tummy time--and he

HATED it at first. We could only do about 5 minutes at a time and it

usually ended in tears. We gradually moved up the length of time and

used rolled up towels under his chest to help him a bit and now he is

always on his tummy--he even sleeps that way. He started rolling over

just before 4-months. He can sit up on his own for a bit--but still

falls over some times and he's not yet crawling but does get up on

all four and rock back and forth. All of these things help greatly

with the tort. If I understand it correctly it's really a two step

process, first is getting that muscle stretched out and loosened and

second is streghtening that muscle.

We were not referred to PT at three months, as the pedi and CT

thought that we would get through it with the stretches, which we

did. But at about 4-months when we went back to the pedi, she wasn't

convinced, so she referred us. My take on it is that if there is tort

involved, ask for a referrel to PT, because it cant hurt. If it isn't

severe enought to warrent rgular PT appts (like Merrick) we still

have gotten great advice from them on what to do at home. Also, I

wouldn't have known when to stop stretching and move on to the

strenghtening work if they wouldn't have told me.

Hope this helps!!

H.

> > >

> > > My son was diagnosied with Plagiocephaly and torticollis. He

will

> > > receive his DOC Band on Jan.9th. My husband has BCBS insurance

> > which

> > > does not cover the band. Has anyone had an experience with

> winning

> > an

> > > appeal or getting insured for this??? After reading blogs from

> the

> > > Cranial Technolgies website I am relieved in some ways that my

> > husband

> > > and I are having this done now and the pediatrician caught it

> early

> > (my

> > > son is 3 months old). However I have concerns about what to

> expect

> > in

> > > the days following the fitting of the band. Will he be able to

> > sleep?

> > > Will his skin break out in a heat rash? I defiantely feel that

we

> > are

> > > making the best decision in going through with the procedure

> > although

> > > the medical expense is hard for us being a newly married couple

> and

> > my

> > > husband recently losing his job. I want to make this as

painless

> as

> > > possible for all of us and be able to decorate it in a fun way.

> > Does

> > > anyone know of any websites that you can get decorating ideas

> from,

> > or

> > > have suggestions? I appreciate any advice you have for me!

> > >

> > > Thank you!

> > >

> > > Kim

> > >

> >

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