Guest guest Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 I am , Grandma to Leo who just turned 1 on Nov 13th. For months I have been asking the ped with my concern about Leo s flat head. He has had a scan, xray because there was a bump and at 2 weeks it was checked, As predicted it cleared up by 3 weeks. the situation is , his Mom has a developmental disability and while in her care with my son he was in a pack n play for hours at a time until my son would get home from work and take over, Things changed and the baby with my son have moved into my home and I care for him while my son works nites, But because this was in the begining Leo has a flat head. All measurments, ears , eyes fine with no neck problems. I am experienced with this because the little girl I take care of had the serious form of Plagio with tort. I used to share taking her to therapy and we did excersizes 4 times a day, Shes perfect now and 3 yrs old. Leo s prob is positional. I share temp custody with the other grandparents so it seems I am on my own with this. At his late age I am wondering about the CST. Could someone please explain this and how it works? Would my chiro be able to rec a specialestin CST? please feel free to email me thank you all and I look foward to sharing experiences Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Hi , you sounds like a great grandma. If his head shape isn't good, getting a band is really the best option, especially at his age. CST may help, but it is less proven, and I doubt you'll get the same correction. As I understand it is gentle pressure (the weight of a nickle) that stimulates the cerbral-spinal fluid. It is considered an alternative treatment. I haven't tried it, and admit to being skeptical, but some people say it works. I would recommend taking him for a consultation regarding a band. Maybe once you get a professional opinion it might be easier to get the other care takers on board. -christine sydney, 3.5 yrs, starband grad > > I am , Grandma to Leo who just turned 1 on Nov 13th. For months I have been asking the ped with my concern about Leo s flat head. He has had a scan, xray because there was a bump and at 2 weeks it was checked, As predicted it cleared up by 3 weeks. the situation is , his Mom has a developmental disability and while in her care with my son he was in a pack n play for hours at a time until my son would get home from work and take over, Things changed and the baby with my son have moved into my home and I care for him while my son works nites, But because this was in the begining Leo has a flat head. All measurments, ears , eyes fine with no neck problems. I am experienced with this because the little girl I take care of had the serious form of Plagio with tort. I used to share taking her to therapy and we did excersizes 4 times a day, Shes perfect now and 3 yrs old. Leo s prob is positional. I share temp custody with the other grandparents so it seems I am on my own with this. At his late age I am wondering about the CST. Could someone please explain this and how it works? Would my chiro be able to rec a specialestin CST? please feel free to email me thank you all and I look foward to sharing experiences > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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