Re: Re: New to Board, insurance

[Guest guest]

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone had any advice about getting insurance to pay for a helmet. It was recently denied but I moved forward with getting it and I am happy that I did it.

Re: New to Board, please advise

Hi there. I want to stress to you that you should NOT feel like a bad mom. Not at all, not for a second. At only 10 weeks, you're aware of this and can now start to do things differently with repositioning, more tummy time (has he really been rolling over for a few weeks? that's amazing!!), less time in the swing, bouncy, etc. You will find tremendous support here. The news of possibly needing a band for your baby is so upsetting at first. I cried and was, in some ways, devastated. I also remember saying that I would have been even more upset had this been happening with my first child - with us, it was our 2nd son that needed a Doc Band. Anyway... once I got past the initial shock of OMG, something is wrong with my baby, I realized that there are so many things that can go wrong, babies really are little miracles, and I found myself thankful that his 'problem' could be fixed. I was thankful that we didn't have any serious health issues to face. I remember reading that no one regrets getting a band, they regret waiting. Our experience was that we didn't notice anything until around 5 months. My son wore a Doc Band for 11 weeks, starting right at 6 months. His case was considered moderate, although we thought it was mild in that no one would have noticed the misshaped head and ears being slightly off had we not pointed it out to them. However, if his head had continued growing in the direction it was, I'm sure it would be very obvious down the road. We're thrilled with the results we saw, in just a short 11 weeks. The days leading up to getting the Doc Band, I was still so upset. And it ended up not being that big of a deal. We drove over 2 hours each way for our appointments and it meant that our summer was quite different than we had planned... but this is what we had to do. I would do it again without hesitation. We did get some fun decals from that bling your band site, which made a huge difference, I think.

I think you're still feeling the initial shock of all of it. It's overwhelming. And so very upsetting. But... you'll get past this, no matter what ends up happening. If you end up needing a band / helmet, it won't be as horrifying as it sounds right now. And the thing with babies is that it all goes so quickly... so just enjoy your time with your new son now. And if he needs a helmet for even say 6 months, you will get through it and someday you will look back and say that really wasn't that big of a deal, in the grand scheme of things...

Best of luck to you and hang in there. Don't be so hard on yourself! You're so right though that more educating should be done. We felt that maybe we could have prevented our son's case and we weren't new parents, this was our 2nd. So... you just never know.

>

> Hi,

>

> My son is 10 wks. His pediatrician pointed out a possible problem with his headshape a couple of weeks ago. I keep looking at it, and I feel it's getting worse. She recommended having him turn to the opposite side when sleeping/playing. (it appears that his occipital lobe is indented, and the temporal lobe protrudes over it more on his left side than his right when looking at him from behind or above. But, I also notice that he's got these two bumps developing on either side of his head. If you look at him from the back, they look uneven in height. I've been feeling that I'm a bad mom. First of all, he was in a bassinet that we borrowed for the first couple of weeks. We received it from a friend, and I didn't realize how terribly flimsy the mattress was, then I was putting him in the natural arch of the bassinet, and his head was on a support rod that i ended up feeling through the mattress. we've moved him to his crib - i would have done this from the start, had i known this problem could develop. also, we've been using the britax chaperone, and i fear that maybe that is contributing to the problem. it's extremely confining. there are so many things i would have done differently...had i known... (even reducing swing/bouncy seat/activity mat time) (PS, why don't the doctors/hospitals give you information about preventing this at the outset? I'm a new parent - it makes sense that the skull bones would be malleable, what-with the fontanel, but why didn't they say anything?). at this point, it sounds like they don't want to see him until he's 4 mos. nearly everyday this week, i've been tempted to call and see if he can go in earlier for another checkup of his headshape. if other people look at him, they would consider it mild, if they saw anything. but, i'm his mom, and i'm seeing it all the time. plus, when i breastfeed, he's at the right angle for me to see these points forming on either side of his head. what should i do? wait till 4 mos? w ill this get better? everybody tells me that, but i just don't trust them (they haven't dealt with this before). ps, he was born via c-section & had the most beautifully round head (my friend called it a 'Charlie Brown' head). :-(

> he's not too fond of tummy time & has been rolling out of it for a couple of weeks. i read something about putting a towel underneath his chest so he continues tummy time, and that has been helping.

> Thanks in advance!

>

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I’m wondering too…how long does it take to

find out if your insurance will approve it yet. We’re just waiting to find out

so that we can go and get my daughter’s scan for her STARband.

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From:

Plagiocephaly [mailto:Plagiocephaly ] On Behalf Of Wiendi

Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 11:11

AM

Plagiocephaly

Subject: Re: Re: New to

Board, insurance

Hello,

I was

wondering if anyone had any advice about getting insurance to pay for a

helmet. It was recently denied but I moved forward with getting it and I

am happy that I did it.

-----Original

Message-----

From: babyboyreiss <girlreiss@...>

Plagiocephaly

Sent: Fri, Mar 11, 2011 10:48 am

Subject: Re: New to Board, please advise

Hi

there. I want to stress to you that you should NOT feel like a bad mom. Not at

all, not for a second. At only 10 weeks, you're aware of this and can now start

to do things differently with repositioning, more tummy time (has he really

been rolling over for a few weeks? that's amazing!!), less time in the swing,

bouncy, etc. You will find tremendous support here. The news of possibly

needing a band for your baby is so upsetting at first. I cried and was, in some

ways, devastated. I also remember saying that I would have been even more upset

had this been happening with my first child - with us, it was our 2nd son that

needed a Doc Band. Anyway... once I got past the initial shock of OMG,

something is wrong with my baby, I realized that there are so many things that

can go wrong, babies really are little miracles, and I found myself thankful

that his 'problem' could be fixed. I was thankful that we didn't have any

serious health issues to face. I remember reading that no one regrets getting a

band, they regret waiting. Our experience was that we didn't notice anything

until around 5 months. My son wore a Doc Band for 11 weeks, starting right at 6

months. His case was considered moderate, although we thought it was mild in

that no one would have noticed the misshaped head and ears being slightly off

had we not pointed it out to them. However, if his head had continued growing

in the direction it was, I'm sure it would be very obvious down the road. We're

thrilled with the results we saw, in just a short 11 weeks. The days leading up

to getting the Doc Band, I was still so upset. And it ended up not being that

big of a deal. We drove over 2 hours each way for our appointments and it meant

that our summer was quite different than we had planned... but this is what we

had to do. I would do it again without hesitation. We did get some fun decals

from that bling your band site, which made a huge difference, I think.

I think you're still feeling the initial shock of all of it. It's overwhelming.

And so very upsetting. But... you'll get past this, no matter what ends up

happening. If you end up needing a band / helmet, it won't be as horrifying as

it sounds right now. And the thing with babies is that it all goes so

quickly... so just enjoy your time with your new son now. And if he needs a

helmet for even say 6 months, you will get through it and someday you will look

back and say that really wasn't that big of a deal, in the grand scheme of

things...

Best of luck to you and hang in there. Don't be so hard on yourself! You're so

right though that more educating should be done. We felt that maybe we could

have prevented our son's case and we weren't new parents, this was our 2nd.

So... you just never know.

>

> Hi,

>

> My son is 10 wks. His pediatrician pointed out a possible problem with his

headshape a couple of weeks ago. I keep looking at it, and I feel it's getting

worse. She recommended having him turn to the opposite side when

sleeping/playing. (it appears that his occipital lobe is indented, and the

temporal lobe protrudes over it more on his left side than his right when

looking at him from behind or above. But, I also notice that he's got these two

bumps developing on either side of his head. If you look at him from the back,

they look uneven in height. I've been feeling that I'm a bad mom. First of all,

he was in a bassinet that we borrowed for the first couple of weeks. We

received it from a friend, and I didn't realize how terribly flimsy the

mattress was, then I was putting him in the natural arch of the bassinet, and his

head was on a support rod that i ended up feeling through the mattress. we've

moved him to his crib - i would have done this from the start, had i known this

problem could develop. also, we've been using the britax chaperone, and i fear

that maybe that is contributing to the problem. it's extremely confining. there

are so many things i would have done differently...had i known... (even

reducing swing/bouncy seat/activity mat time) (PS, why don't the

doctors/hospitals give you information about preventing this at the outset? I'm

a new parent - it makes sense that the skull bones would be malleable,

what-with the fontanel, but why didn't they say anything?). at this point, it

sounds like they don't want to see him until he's 4 mos. nearly everyday this

week, i've been tempted to call and see if he can go in earlier for another

checkup of his headshape. if other people look at him, they would consider it

mild, if they saw anything. but, i'm his mom, and i'm seeing it all the time.

plus, when i breastfeed, he's at the right angle for me to see these points

forming on either side of his head. what should i do? wait till 4 mos? w ill

this get better? everybody tells me that, but i just don't trust them (they

haven't dealt with this before). ps, he was born via c-section & had the

most beautifully round head (my friend called it a 'Charlie Brown' head). :-(

> he's not too fond of tummy time & has been rolling out of it for a

couple of weeks. i read something about putting a towel underneath his chest so

he continues tummy time, and that has been helping.

> Thanks in advance!

>

[Guest guest]

Hello,

It only took a week before I found out that they would not cover it.

Re: New to Board, please advise

Hi there. I want to stress to you that you should NOT feel like a bad mom. Not at all, not for a second. At only 10 weeks, you're aware of this and can now start to do things differently with repositioning, more tummy time (has he really been rolling over for a few weeks? that's amazing!!), less time in the swing, bouncy, etc. You will find tremendous support here. The news of possibly needing a band for your baby is so upsetting at first. I cried and was, in some ways, devastated. I also remember saying that I would have been even more upset had this been happening with my first child - with us, it was our 2nd son that needed a Doc Band. Anyway... once I got past the initial shock of OMG, something is wrong with my baby, I realized that there are so many things that can go wrong, babies really are little miracles, and I found myself thankful that his 'problem' could be fixed. I was thankful that we didn't have any serious health issues to face. I remember reading that no one regrets getting a band, they regret waiting. Our experience was that we didn't notice anything until around 5 months. My son wore a Doc Band for 11 weeks, starting right at 6 months. His case was considered moderate, although we thought it was mild in that no one would have noticed the misshaped head and ears being slightly off had we not pointed it out to them. However, if his head had continued growing in the direction it was, I'm sure it would be very obvious down the road. We're thrilled with the results we saw, in just a short 11 weeks. The days leading up to getting the Doc Band, I was still so upset. And it ended up not being that big of a deal. We drove over 2 hours each way for our appointments and it meant that our summer was quite different than we had planned... but this is what we had to do. I would do it again without hesitation. We did get some fun decals from that bling your band site, which made a huge difference, I think.

I think you're still feeling the initial shock of all of it. It's overwhelming. And so very upsetting. But... you'll get past this, no matter what ends up happening. If you end up needing a band / helmet, it won't be as horrifying as it sounds right now. And the thing with babies is that it all goes so quickly... so just enjoy your time with your new son now. And if he needs a helmet for even say 6 months, you will get through it and someday you will look back and say that really wasn't that big of a deal, in the grand scheme of things...

Best of luck to you and hang in there. Don't be so hard on yourself! You're so right though that more educating should be done. We felt that maybe we could have prevented our son's case and we weren't new parents, this was our 2nd. So... you just never know.

>

> Hi,

>

> My son is 10 wks. His pediatrician pointed out a possible problem with his headshape a couple of weeks ago. I keep looking at it, and I feel it's getting worse. She recommended having him turn to the opposite side when sleeping/playing. (it appears that his occipital lobe is indented, and the temporal lobe protrudes over it more on his left side than his right when looking at him from behind or above. But, I also notice that he's got these two bumps developing on either side of his head. If you look at him from the back, they look uneven in height. I've been feeling that I'm a bad mom. First of all, he was in a bassinet that we borrowed for the first couple of weeks. We received it from a friend, and I didn't realize how terribly flimsy the mattress was, then I was putting him in the natural arch of the bassinet, and his head was on a support rod that i ended up feeling through the mattress. we've moved him to his crib - i would have done this from the start, had i known this problem could develop. also, we've been using the britax chaperone, and i fear that maybe that is contributing to the problem. it's extremely confining. there are so many things i would have done differently...had i known... (even reducing swing/bouncy seat/activity mat time) (PS, why don't the doctors/hospitals give you information about preventing this at the outset? I'm a new parent - it makes sense that the skull bones would be malleable, what-with the fontanel, but why didn't they say anything?). at this point, it sounds like they don't want to see him until he's 4 mos. nearly everyday this week, i've been tempted to call and see if he can go in earlier for another checkup of his headshape. if other people look at him, they would consider it mild, if they saw anything. but, i'm his mom, and i'm seeing it all the time. plus, when i breastfeed, he's at the right angle for me to see these points forming on either side of his head. what should i do? wait till 4 mos? w ill this get better? everybody tells me that, but i just don't trust them (they haven't dealt with this before). ps, he was born via c-section & had the most beautifully round head (my friend called it a 'Charlie Brown' head). :-(

> he's not too fond of tummy time & has been rolling out of it for a couple of weeks. i read something about putting a towel underneath his chest so he continues tummy time, and that has been helping.

> Thanks in advance!

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,My daughter actually had to receive treatment(band) before we could submit the claim(FEP BCBS--no pre-approvals) to find out whether they would cover her helmet. We found out about 4-6 weeks later that it would indeed be covered(2/3 of the cost.) Good luck!-AmyFrom: Wiendi <j013198@...>Plagiocephaly Sent: Tue,

March 15, 2011 4:50:41 PMSubject: Re: Re: New to Board, insurance

Hello,

It only took a week before I found out that they would not cover it.

Re: New to Board, please advise

Hi there. I want to stress to you that you should NOT feel like a bad mom. Not at all, not for a second. At only 10 weeks, you're aware of this and can now start to do things differently with repositioning, more tummy time (has he really been rolling over for a few weeks? that's amazing!!), less time in the swing, bouncy, etc. You will find tremendous support here. The news of possibly needing a band for your baby is so upsetting at first. I cried and was, in some ways, devastated. I also remember saying that I would have been even more upset had this been happening with my first child - with us, it was our 2nd son that needed a Doc Band. Anyway... once I got past the initial shock of OMG, something is wrong with my baby, I realized that there are so many things that can go wrong, babies really are little miracles, and I found

myself thankful that his 'problem' could be fixed. I was thankful that we didn't have any serious health issues to face. I remember reading that no one regrets getting a band, they regret waiting. Our experience was that we didn't notice anything until around 5 months. My son wore a Doc Band for 11 weeks, starting right at 6 months. His case was considered moderate, although we thought it was mild in that no one would have noticed the misshaped head and ears being slightly off had we not pointed it out to them. However, if his head had continued growing in the direction it was, I'm sure it would be very obvious down the road. We're thrilled with the results we saw, in just a short 11 weeks. The days leading up to getting the Doc Band, I was still so upset. And it ended up not being that big of a deal. We drove over 2 hours each way for our appointments and it meant that our summer was quite different than we had planned... but this is what we had to do.

I would do it again without hesitation. We did get some fun decals from that bling your band site, which made a huge difference, I think.

I think you're still feeling the initial shock of all of it. It's overwhelming. And so very upsetting. But... you'll get past this, no matter what ends up happening. If you end up needing a band / helmet, it won't be as horrifying as it sounds right now. And the thing with babies is that it all goes so quickly... so just enjoy your time with your new son now. And if he needs a helmet for even say 6 months, you will get through it and someday you will look back and say that really wasn't that big of a deal, in the grand scheme of things...

Best of luck to you and hang in there. Don't be so hard on yourself! You're so right though that more educating should be done. We felt that maybe we could have prevented our son's case and we weren't new parents, this was our 2nd. So... you just never know.

>

> Hi,

>

> My son is 10 wks. His pediatrician pointed out a possible problem with his headshape a couple of weeks ago. I keep looking at it, and I feel it's getting worse. She recommended having him turn to the opposite side when sleeping/playing. (it appears that his occipital lobe is indented, and the temporal lobe protrudes over it more on his left side than his right when looking at him from behind or above. But, I also notice that he's got these two bumps developing on either side of his head. If you look at him from the back, they look uneven in height. I've been feeling that I'm a bad mom. First of all, he was in a bassinet that we borrowed for the first couple of weeks. We received it from a friend, and I didn't realize how terribly flimsy the mattress was, then I was putting him in the natural arch of the bassinet, and his head was on a support rod that i ended up feeling through the mattress. we've moved him to his crib - i would have done this from

the start, had i known this problem could develop. also, we've been using the britax chaperone, and i fear that maybe that is contributing to the problem. it's extremely confining. there are so many things i would have done differently...had i known... (even reducing swing/bouncy seat/activity mat time) (PS, why don't the doctors/hospitals give you information about preventing this at the outset? I'm a new parent - it makes sense that the skull bones would be malleable, what-with the fontanel, but why didn't they say anything?). at this point, it sounds like they don't want to see him until he's 4 mos. nearly everyday this week, i've been tempted to call and see if he can go in earlier for another checkup of his headshape. if other people look at him, they would consider it mild, if they saw anything. but, i'm his mom, and i'm seeing it all the time. plus, when i breastfeed, he's at the right angle for me to see these points forming on either side of

his head. what should i do? wait till 4 mos? w ill this get better? everybody tells me that, but i just don't trust them (they haven't dealt with this before). ps, he was born via c-section & had the most beautifully round head (my friend called it a 'Charlie Brown' head). :-(

> he's not too fond of tummy time & has been rolling out of it for a couple of weeks. i read something about putting a towel underneath his chest so he continues tummy time, and that has been helping.

> Thanks in advance!

>