New here on this path to a more rounded head

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Hi everyone,

I'm so glad I found this group. I've been intrigued by all your postings and

stories.

My 4.5 month old son has positional plagio, specifically, on the right side

of his head. He's a very enthusiastic right-handed thumb-sucker, and despite

all our efforts at repositioning in the middle of the night and doing tummy time

during the day, he's still asymmetrical (with his right ear pushed forward).

We just received authorization for a skull x-ray. We're on an HMO, so this

x-ray has to be done as a first step before anything else.

My question to you all: how safe are skull x-rays for babies of this age?

Thanks,

Anne

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We had to have one done at 1 month after my son's first month check up to see if he had plagio. He was fine. I don't think they would do it if there was any kind of risk.

From: annekbui <annekbui@...>Subject: New here on this path to a more rounded headPlagiocephaly Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010, 11:58 AM

Hi everyone,I'm so glad I found this group. I've been intrigued by all your postings and stories.My 4.5 month old son has positional plagio, specifically, on the right side of his head. He's a very enthusiastic right-handed thumb-sucker, and despite all our efforts at repositioning in the middle of the night and doing tummy time during the day, he's still asymmetrical (with his right ear pushed forward).We just received authorization for a skull x-ray. We're on an HMO, so this x-ray has to be done as a first step before anything else.My question to you all: how safe are skull x-rays for babies of this age? Thanks,Anne