Re: Will the helmet still correct the headshape if the head is not growing any more?

September 18, 2010

I hope the appointment went well. I also have twin boys, both measured fairly

similar (10 and 11mm), but we were only recommended to helmet one, because he

had accompanying torticollis, so the physical therapist recommended it. I don't

think our pediatrician would have recognized. However once Twin A was in the

process it made us examine Twin B's head shape more closely. I honestly did not

think Twin B's head was as bad, but his was worse. Anyhow.... I really felt like

if we were going to correct one misshapen head, we should go with doing both,

even if one was more severe. I think as parents of twins we worry about equality

with kids (well, anyone with more than once child for that matter! lol). So we

wanted them both to have their heads corrected. We've had a few family members

joke about it how it is probably unnecessary, but its not their call to make. It

really is similar to braces for teeth, many people do not think they are

necessary, and in the beginning, few people used them. If you can fix it, why

not? I think helmets will be more and more on the scene as time goes on.

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> > It's me again, the mother of the twin boys.

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> > Do any of you know if the head shape will still correct if the head is not

growing much any more? For example, will the pop-out part of the head be pressed

down a little even without head growing? It's just because my boys were born

with the smallest heads in newborns and now they are above 95% percentile for

the same aged babies. They are 14 months by 20th this month. I`m afraid that

their heads won`t grow much any more.

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> > I am against all people around me to helmet my boys. My husband, the in-laws

who live with us now to help out, my parents. Everyone... They are all saying

natual is the best and it may cause other side effect if I put the boys into

helmets. It's so hard for me. I feel like I'm fighting with everyone. I was

always a happy person. Now I feel very depressed. My husband said the most he

could take is to helmet our little one whose plagio is more serious. He won`t

agree to put our big one into helmet since he`s only got 8mm. I tried so hard

with the help of Mike Hall on this board to get the orthotist to agree to deal

with my boys (The children hospital here has a strict rule of not dealing with

children over 12 months). i really want both of my boys to be treated.. Sorry

for complaining so much.

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