Why is plagio more common in boys?

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I've read several things that say plagiocephaly is more common in boys. One stat said that 71% of the cases of plagiocephaly are boys. My question is... WHY? Why are boys more likely to end up with plagiocephaly? Is torticollis more common in boys too? Can anyone point me to something that explains why. I'm very curious.mom to , 6.5 monthsplagio & tortHanger band, 3/1/2010

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good question, for my son i thought size played a roll (he was born with some of it and was 9 lbs 4 oz), and of 5 kids my son (i have 4 daughters) is the only with issues

On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 3:00 PM, <cindy_scott_130@...> wrote:

 

I've read several things that say plagiocephaly is more common in boys.  One stat said that 71% of the cases of plagiocephaly are boys.  My question is... WHY?  Why are boys more likely to end up with plagiocephaly?  Is torticollis more common in boys too?  Can anyone point me to something that explains why.  I'm very curious.

mom to , 6.5 monthsplagio & tortHanger band, 3/1/2010

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I wonder if it is more often caught in boys because of shorter hair cuts? Just a wild guess. Our little plagiosaurus has a ton of hair so that was not the case for him.On Mar 6, 2010, at 3:52 PM, Durocher <funwith4@...> wrote:

 

good question, for my son i thought size played a roll (he was born with some of it and was 9 lbs 4 oz), and of 5 kids my son (i have 4 daughters) is the only with issues

On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 3:00 PM, <cindy_scott_130@...> wrote:

 

I've read several things that say plagiocephaly is more common in boys.  One stat said that 71% of the cases of plagiocephaly are boys.  My question is... WHY?  Why are boys more likely to end up with plagiocephaly?  Is torticollis more common in boys too?  Can anyone point me to something that explains why.  I'm very curious.

mom to , 6.5 monthsplagio & tortHanger band, 3/1/2010

-- -mommy to Emma, Becca, , and Girl Scout cookies are coming!

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That's a good point--it may not be more common in boys, but is just caught or

treated more often because either the shorter hair on boys makes it easy to spot

or because parents are more eager to treat it for boys, knowing that having

short hair will make it very obvious.

If you put any stock into old wives' tales, you might think that boys are

carried lower in utero than girls. A lower position could increase the chances

of a restrictive in utero environment that could cause tort and/or plagio.

Personally, I think this is what happened with my son, as I carried him quite

low. It's probably just by chance that I carried him so low and carried my

three daughters very high; I'm not usually a big believer in old wives' tales,

and I don't think there's much truth to this one--it just turned out to be true

for me.

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> > I've read several things that say plagiocephaly is more common in boys.

> > One stat said that 71% of the cases of plagiocephaly are boys. My question

> > is... WHY? Why are boys more likely to end up with plagiocephaly? Is

> > torticollis more common in boys too? Can anyone point me to something that

> > explains why. I'm very curious.

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> >

> > mom to , 6.5 months

> > plagio & tort

> > Hanger band, 3/1/2010

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>

>

> --

> -mommy to Emma, Becca, ,

> and

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> Girl Scout cookies are coming!

>

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Our specialist (cranio facial plastic surgeon) told us it was more common in

babies with larger heads - just more weight putting pressure when the head is

resting on a flat surface. Since boys tend to be larger maybe that is why. Also

he told us in his experience more babies with brachy are boys than girls (our

daughter had brachy). He jokingly said it was because boys were lazy and just

sucked down their milk, passed out sleeping and didn't move for a long time.

-christine

sydney, 4 yrs, starband grad

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> I've read several things that say plagiocephaly is more common in boys. One

stat said that 71% of the cases of plagiocephaly are boys. My question is...

WHY? Why are boys more likely to end up with plagiocephaly? Is torticollis

more common in boys too? Can anyone point me to something that explains why.

I'm very curious.

>

>

> mom to , 6.5 months

> plagio & tort

> Hanger band, 3/1/2010

>

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Hi,

Yes, we always figured 's head size was a big contributing factor.

He was born at 9lbs, 2ozs with a head circumference at the 99th

percentile. There are multiple reasons why a big head could be a risk

factor. In addition to the head weight on surfaces, there is less room

before birth and a harder birth. It takes more neck strength to hold

up a big head, so neck problems may be more common. It may take longer

until they hold their heads up, which means more pressure on the head.

Further, we tried to carry more, but our backs hurt since he was

so heavy. (I'm petite for such a large baby.) As mentioned, boys have

larger heads on average than girls.

-Kathy, mom to

christineashok wrote:

Our specialist (cranio facial plastic surgeon) told us it was more

common in babies with larger heads - just more weight putting pressure

when the head is resting on a flat surface. Since boys tend to be

larger maybe that is why. Also he told us in his experience more babies

with brachy are boys than girls (our daughter had brachy). He jokingly

said it was because boys were lazy and just sucked down their milk,

passed out sleeping and didn't move for a long time.

-christine

sydney, 4 yrs, starband grad

>

> I've read several things that say plagiocephaly is more common in

boys. One stat said that 71% of the cases of plagiocephaly are boys. My

question is... WHY? Why are boys more likely to end up with

plagiocephaly? Is torticollis more common in boys too? Can anyone point

me to something that explains why. I'm very curious.

>

>

> mom to , 6.5 months

> plagio & tort

> Hanger band, 3/1/2010

>

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Well only 1 of my 5 even had hair before they were 2 so my girls

certainly would have been caught but they weren't.

I thought boys were carried higher? My son was higher, so high in

fact that he measured way ahead and they thought he was breech b/c his

behind was so high (and he was so big) but he also dropped at 8 month

(and then was even another week late) so between that and size I

definitely think it effected his head

On 3/6/10, blueskies0402 <erinhakes@...> wrote:

> That's a good point--it may not be more common in boys, but is just caught

> or treated more often because either the shorter hair on boys makes it easy

> to spot or because parents are more eager to treat it for boys, knowing that

> having short hair will make it very obvious.

>

> If you put any stock into old wives' tales, you might think that boys are

> carried lower in utero than girls. A lower position could increase the

> chances of a restrictive in utero environment that could cause tort and/or

> plagio. Personally, I think this is what happened with my son, as I carried

> him quite low. It's probably just by chance that I carried him so low and

> carried my three daughters very high; I'm not usually a big believer in old

> wives' tales, and I don't think there's much truth to this one--it just

> turned out to be true for me.

>

>

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>> >

>> > I've read several things that say plagiocephaly is more common in boys.

>> > One stat said that 71% of the cases of plagiocephaly are boys. My

>> > question

>> > is... WHY? Why are boys more likely to end up with plagiocephaly? Is

>> > torticollis more common in boys too? Can anyone point me to something

>> > that

>> > explains why. I'm very curious.

>> >

>> >

>> > mom to , 6.5 months

>> > plagio & tort

>> > Hanger band, 3/1/2010

>> >

>> >

>>

>>

>> --

>> -mommy to Emma, Becca, ,

>> and

>>

>> Girl Scout cookies are coming!

>>

>

>

>

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and

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Yes, I also don't think it is caught in boys more because of the

shorter hair. Pretty much most infants have short and fine enough hair

to catch plagio. We caught 's at 11.5 months before he ever had a

hair cut. Also, I would not be any more likely to treat a boy than a

girl. Yes, boys tend to have shorter hair, but visual appearance is

often more important to a girl. I think it really is more common in

boys, and probably because of the bigger heads. One of the orthos we

say, told us they see more bigger boys.

Durocher wrote:

Well only 1 of my 5 even had hair before they were 2 so my girls

certainly would have been caught but they weren't.

I thought boys were carried higher? My son was higher, so high in

fact that he measured way ahead and they thought he was breech b/c his

behind was so high (and he was so big) but he also dropped at 8 month

(and then was even another week late) so between that and size I

definitely think it effected his head

On 3/6/10, blueskies0402 <erinhakeshotmail>

wrote:

> That's a good point--it may not be more common in boys, but is

just caught

> or treated more often because either the shorter hair on boys

makes it easy

> to spot or because parents are more eager to treat it for boys,

knowing that

> having short hair will make it very obvious.

>

> If you put any stock into old wives' tales, you might think that

boys are

> carried lower in utero than girls. A lower position could increase

the

> chances of a restrictive in utero environment that could cause

tort and/or

> plagio. Personally, I think this is what happened with my son, as

I carried

> him quite low. It's probably just by chance that I carried him so

low and

> carried my three daughters very high; I'm not usually a big

believer in old

> wives' tales, and I don't think there's much truth to this one--it

just

> turned out to be true for me.

>

>

>>

>> >

>> >

>> > I've read several things that say plagiocephaly is more

common in boys.

>> > One stat said that 71% of the cases of plagiocephaly are

boys. My

>> > question

>> > is... WHY? Why are boys more likely to end up with

plagiocephaly? Is

>> > torticollis more common in boys too? Can anyone point me

to something

>> > that

>> > explains why. I'm very curious.

>> >

>> >

>> > mom to , 6.5 months

>> > plagio & tort

>> > Hanger band, 3/1/2010

>> >

>> >

>>

>>

>> --

>> -mommy to Emma, Becca, ,

>> and

>>

>> Girl Scout cookies are coming!

>>

>

>

>

--

Sent from my mobile device

-mommy to Emma, Becca, ,

and

Girl Scout cookies are coming!

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Our doctors (ped and cranio facial surgeon) and ortho told us that our daughter (who is 93-96% in head, weight, and length - so a big girl) was having a hard time rolling over because her muscles are not strong enough to move around her big head. She was diagnosed with moderate brachicephaly. We should be getting her starband on next week, she's 7 months now.I would also like to hear what others tell people when they see the band - i had mentioned this to a doctor friend of mine, and she didnt know either - she thought it was only for seizure disorders. On Mar 9, 2010, at 11:04 AM, Kathy Lora Jensen wrote:

Yes, I also don't think it is caught in boys more because of the

shorter hair. Pretty much most infants have short and fine enough hair

to catch plagio. We caught 's at 11.5 months before he ever had a

hair cut. Also, I would not be any more likely to treat a boy than a

girl. Yes, boys tend to have shorter hair, but visual appearance is

often more important to a girl. I think it really is more common in

boys, and probably because of the bigger heads. One of the orthos we

say, told us they see more bigger boys.

Durocher wrote:

Well only 1 of my 5 even had hair before they were 2 so my girls

certainly would have been caught but they weren't.

I thought boys were carried higher? My son was higher, so high in

fact that he measured way ahead and they thought he was breech b/c his

behind was so high (and he was so big) but he also dropped at 8 month

(and then was even another week late) so between that and size I

definitely think it effected his head

On 3/6/10, blueskies0402 <erinhakeshotmail>

wrote:

> That's a good point--it may not be more common in boys, but is

just caught

> or treated more often because either the shorter hair on boys

makes it easy

> to spot or because parents are more eager to treat it for boys,

knowing that

> having short hair will make it very obvious.

>

> If you put any stock into old wives' tales, you might think that

boys are

> carried lower in utero than girls. A lower position could increase

the

> chances of a restrictive in utero environment that could cause

tort and/or

> plagio. Personally, I think this is what happened with my son, as

I carried

> him quite low. It's probably just by chance that I carried him so

low and

> carried my three daughters very high; I'm not usually a big

believer in old

> wives' tales, and I don't think there's much truth to this one--it

just

> turned out to be true for me.

>

>

>>

>> >

>> >

>> > I've read several things that say plagiocephaly is more

common in boys.

>> > One stat said that 71% of the cases of plagiocephaly are

boys. My

>> > question

>> > is... WHY? Why are boys more likely to end up with

plagiocephaly? Is

>> > torticollis more common in boys too? Can anyone point me

to something

>> > that

>> > explains why. I'm very curious.

>> >

>> >

>> > mom to , 6.5 months

>> > plagio & tort

>> > Hanger band, 3/1/2010

>> >

>> >

>>

>>

>> --

>> -mommy to Emma, Becca, ,

>> and

>>

>> Girl Scout cookies are coming!

>>

>

>

>

--

Sent from my mobile device

-mommy to Emma, Becca, ,

and

Girl Scout cookies are coming!