Guest guest Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 When we left the hospital, back to sleep and tummy to play was emphasized; however nothing about the risk of getting a flat head was even said. I thought it was to avoid developmental delays - that was the message from the pediatrician. So, my experience matches exactly what you said. I am thinking that the first line of education ought to be with the new parents as they take the newborns home. From: crutledge92 <crutledge92@...>Plagiocephaly Sent: Sat, June 19, 2010 5:14:05 AMSubject: Informing new parents Hi All,The more I have learned about plagio, I think more education should be done for new parents. I have been a nurse for 21 years and was a L & D nurse for 17 years. I left L & D 3 years ago and have never heard of "flat head syndome" until now. I have a 19 year old in college, a 14yo and a 9yo and I always laid them on their stomachs to sleep. I was given a huge packet of info to read from the hospital and felt so guilty that I never sat down to read it. After raising 3 children and being a nurse, I thought I knew it all, but obviously I didn't. I pulled that packet out of the closet today,went thru about 50 pages of info and education and there was nothing explaining about why do tummy time or why we need to rotate their heads when sleeping. I hope the petition we signed 2 weeks ago will help with more education to new parents. Thanks for letting me vent. (trevor's Mom) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 I also agree, i was told back to sleep with my last 4 to avoid sids but the tummy time emphasis seemed to be on development never plagio. I had heard of plagio but thought it was something that only effected sick babies who laid in the hospital for months or neglectedm orphanage, etc babies who lived in their swings that every day babies. so for my 4th sling baby to get plagio was quite eye opening. His had a lot to do with in utero so i still include info on plagio and prevention in my sling talks/classes and i have heard others mention it in sling info and flyers but that is the only place i have heard it outside of plagio groups/sites On 6/19/10, <watsonmel3@...> wrote: > When we left the hospital, back to sleep and tummy to play was emphasized; > however nothing about the risk of getting a flat head was even said. I > thought it was to avoid developmental delays - that was the message from the > pediatrician. So, my experience matches exactly what you said. I am thinking > that the first line of education ought to be with the new parents as they > take the newborns home. > > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: crutledge92 <crutledge92@...> > Plagiocephaly > Sent: Sat, June 19, 2010 5:14:05 AM > Subject: Informing new parents > > > Hi All, > The more I have learned about plagio, I think more education should be done > for new parents. I have been a nurse for 21 years and was a L & D nurse for 17 > years. I left L & D 3 years ago and have never heard of " flat head syndome " > until now. I have a 19 year old in college, a 14yo and a 9yo and I always > laid them on their stomachs to sleep. I was given a huge packet of info to > read from the hospital and felt so guilty that I never sat down to read it. > After raising 3 children and being a nurse, I thought I knew it all, but > obviously I didn't. I pulled that packet out of the closet today,went thru > about 50 pages of info and education and there was nothing explaining about > why do tummy time or why we need to rotate their heads when sleeping. I hope > the petition we signed 2 weeks ago will help with more education to new > parents. Thanks for letting me vent. (trevor's Mom) > > > > > > -- Sent from my mobile device -mommy to Emma, Becca, , , , and baby girl no name (yeah I know, nothing new, does ever pick a name in a timely manner?) July 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Just an interesting fact and let me know if any of you have heard of this before. My grandmother told me a story when she found out about my son's need for the doc band. She said when her first son was born (he is now 60) that they told her his head had a flat spot and during her entire stay in the hospital, which at that time for a c-section was quite long, the nurses/doctors routinely throughout the day reshaped his head with their hands. They then told her she needed to constantly be turning his head for each nap, etc, and alternating which arm she held him in. She said by the time she left the hospital it was gone. I have 4 babies and never has anybody evaluated their heads in the hospital that I know of for flat spots. Plagio is also more common in twins especially when they are head to head in utero which was the placement of my twins. Never once did anybody warn me of the increased risk. I think they assumed since they were babies number 3 and 4 for me I had experienced pretty much everything. I myself worked in the medical field, in a family practice office that did pediatrics and OB and in all of our patient educating, that was never a topic we presented to pregnant women or new moms. I agree, something needs to be done to help educate more on the topic. Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 I completely agree! Perhaps the flat head part isn't mentioned because then people won't put their babies on their back to sleep. We did the recommended amount of tummy time. My babies didn't like it, so we stopped with the minimal amount. Still my oldest was mobile very early. I also think something should be said about car seats, strollers, bouncy chairs, and swings. My boys were taken on long stroller walks, and we always thought this was good for them. Amazingly our pediatrician never said anything about these things when my husband showed her my oldest son's flat head. She also did not give recommendations about repositioning. She basically didn't say much, but that it would round out! My husband came back from the appointment and told me it was normal for babies to develop flat spots, and that it would go away! Perhaps, pediatricians should be educated too! -Kathy wrote:  When we left the hospital, back to sleep and tummy to play was emphasized; however nothing about the risk of getting a flat head was even said. I thought it was to avoid developmental delays - that was the message from the pediatrician. So, my experience matches exactly what you said. I am thinking that the first line of education ought to be with the new parents as they take the newborns home.  From: crutledge92 <crutledge92 > Plagiocephaly Sent: Sat, June 19, 2010 5:14:05 AM Subject: Informing new parents  Hi All, The more I have learned about plagio, I think more education should be done for new parents. I have been a nurse for 21 years and was a L & D nurse for 17 years. I left L & D 3 years ago and have never heard of "flat head syndome" until now. I have a 19 year old in college, a 14yo and a 9yo and I always laid them on their stomachs to sleep. I was given a huge packet of info to read from the hospital and felt so guilty that I never sat down to read it. After raising 3 children and being a nurse, I thought I knew it all, but obviously I didn't. I pulled that packet out of the closet today,went thru about 50 pages of info and education and there was nothing explaining about why do tummy time or why we need to rotate their heads when sleeping. I hope the petition we signed 2 weeks ago will help with more education to new parents. Thanks for letting me vent. (trevor's Mom) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 I think part of the problem is that a lot of pediatricians aren't informed or knowledgeable on this. In their minds, better a flat head than sids which of course no one wants but if they were better informed perhaps we could prevent bothJamiSent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerryFrom: <watsonmel3@...>Sender: Plagiocephaly Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 11:24:37 -0700 (PDT)<Plagiocephaly >Reply Plagiocephaly Subject: Re: Informing new parents When we left the hospital, back to sleep and tummy to play was emphasized; however nothing about the risk of getting a flat head was even said. I thought it was to avoid developmental delays - that was the message from the pediatrician. So, my experience matches exactly what you said. I am thinking that the first line of education ought to be with the new parents as they take the newborns home. From: crutledge92 <crutledge92 >Plagiocephaly Sent: Sat, June 19, 2010 5:14:05 AMSubject: Informing new parents Hi All,The more I have learned about plagio, I think more education should be done for new parents. I have been a nurse for 21 years and was a L & D nurse for 17 years. I left L & D 3 years ago and have never heard of "flat head syndome" until now. I have a 19 year old in college, a 14yo and a 9yo and I always laid them on their stomachs to sleep. I was given a huge packet of info to read from the hospital and felt so guilty that I never sat down to read it. After raising 3 children and being a nurse, I thought I knew it all, but obviously I didn't. I pulled that packet out of the closet today,went thru about 50 pages of info and education and there was nothing explaining about why do tummy time or why we need to rotate their heads when sleeping. I hope the petition we signed 2 weeks ago will help with more education to new parents. Thanks for letting me vent. (trevor's Mom) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 In my case, My DD has flat head from birth. Her ped or hospital staff never pointed that to me nor they suggested tummy time. I read online about tummy time importance for development and started doing it. At her 6 weeks appointment I asked her ped about her sleeping on her right side all the time then she explained me about tort and plagio. From then on wards we went to PT and repositioned my DD all the time. She graduated from PT now at 5 mo but got a helmet for plagio. I wish there is more information and education to first time moms like me. Sammy From: <watsonmel3@...>Plagiocephaly Sent: Sat, June 19, 2010 1:24:37 PMSubject: Re: Informing new parents When we left the hospital, back to sleep and tummy to play was emphasized; however nothing about the risk of getting a flat head was even said. I thought it was to avoid developmental delays - that was the message from the pediatrician. So, my experience matches exactly what you said. I am thinking that the first line of education ought to be with the new parents as they take the newborns home. From: crutledge92 <crutledge92>PlagiocephalySent: Sat, June 19, 2010 5:14:05 AMSubject: Informing new parents Hi All,The more I have learned about plagio, I think more education should be done for new parents. I have been a nurse for 21 years and was a L & D nurse for 17 years. I left L & D 3 years ago and have never heard of "flat head syndome" until now. I have a 19 year old in college, a 14yo and a 9yo and I always laid them on their stomachs to sleep. I was given a huge packet of info to read from the hospital and felt so guilty that I never sat down to read it. After raising 3 children and being a nurse, I thought I knew it all, but obviously I didn't. I pulled that packet out of the closet today,went thru about 50 pages of info and education and there was nothing explaining about why do tummy time or why we need to rotate their heads when sleeping. I hope the petition we signed 2 weeks ago will help with more education to new parents. Thanks for letting me vent. (trevor's Mom) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 I have read in a CST for infants and toddlers book, that they recommend that all heads be checked at birth. And, the nurse at my school told me that they used to do this for newborns, but due to concerns about what it might do to the brain, someone had it stopped. I wonder if it was some sort of CST or CST like action. It makes sense that right after birth would be the time to do it. From: "jlady121@..." <jlady121@...>Plagiocephaly Sent: Sat, June 19, 2010 7:42:05 PMSubject: Re: Informing new parents Just an interesting fact and let me know if any of you have heard of this before. My grandmother told me a story when she found out about my son's need for the doc band. She said when her first son was born (he is now 60) that they told her his head had a flat spot and during her entire stay in the hospital, which at that time for a c-section was quite long, the nurses/doctors routinely throughout the day reshaped his head with their hands. They then told her she needed to constantly be turning his head for each nap, etc, and alternating which arm she held him in. She said by the time she left the hospital it was gone. I have 4 babies and never has anybody evaluated their heads in the hospital that I know of for flat spots. Plagio is also more common in twins especially when they are head to head in utero which was the placement of my twins. Never once did anybody warn me of the increased risk. I think they assumed since they were babies number 3 and 4 for me I had experienced pretty much everything. I myself worked in the medical field, in a family practice office that did pediatrics and OB and in all of our patient educating, that was never a topic we presented to pregnant women or new moms. I agree, something needs to be done to help educate more on the topic. Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Well look at even babies who already have it, so often ppl are told they'll outgrow it. Even my sisters nephew who sees many specialists and therapists they all think its no big deal On 6/20/10, sammy <svd_042000@...> wrote: > In my case, My DD has flat head from birth. Her ped or hospital staff never > pointed that to me nor they suggested tummy time. I read online about tummy > time importance for development and started doing it. At her 6 weeks > appointment I asked her ped about her sleeping on her right side all the > time then she explained me about tort and plagio. From then on wards we went > to PT and repositioned my DD all the time. She graduated from PT now at 5 mo > but got a helmet for plagio. I wish there is more information and education > to first time moms like me. > > Sammy > > > > > ________________________________ > From: <watsonmel3@...> > Plagiocephaly > Sent: Sat, June 19, 2010 1:24:37 PM > Subject: Re: Informing new parents > > > When we left the hospital, back to sleep and tummy to play was emphasized; > however nothing about the risk of getting a flat head was even said. I > thought it was to avoid developmental delays - that was the message from the > pediatrician. So, my experience matches exactly what you said. I am thinking > that the first line of education ought to be with the new parents as they > take the newborns home. > > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: crutledge92 <crutledge92> > Plagiocephaly > Sent: Sat, June 19, 2010 5:14:05 AM > Subject: Informing new parents > > > Hi All, > The more I have learned about plagio, I think more education should be done > for new parents. I have been a nurse for 21 years and was a L & D nurse for 17 > years. I left L & D 3 years ago and have never heard of " flat head syndome " > until now. I have a 19 year old in college, a 14yo and a 9yo and I always > laid them on their stomachs to sleep. I was given a huge packet of info to > read from the hospital and felt so guilty that I never sat down to read it. > After raising 3 children and being a nurse, I thought I knew it all, but > obviously I didn't. I pulled that packet out of the closet today,went thru > about 50 pages of info and education and there was nothing explaining about > why do tummy time or why we need to rotate their heads when sleeping. I hope > the petition we signed 2 weeks ago will help with more education to new > parents. Thanks for letting me vent. (trevor's Mom) > > > > > > > -- Sent from my mobile device -mommy to Emma, Becca, , , , and baby girl no name (yeah I know, nothing new, does ever pick a name in a timely manner?) July 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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