Re: Update on older baby

[Guest guest]

Kathy,

That is absolutely wonderful. It sounds as though you are going to be able to get him down to where you want him.

I'm starting to feel ready to move on (in terms of 's head). I'm thinking that it looks so normal to me these days. I don't have official computer scan measurements, but I do have hand measurements and even pictures that show improvement. I believe that she is down below 90 percent and her hair is finally growing enough that it is difficult to notice anything different about her head. Hey, I even have her in pigtails most days and I think she looks great.

She still is seeing the chiro once a week and we will probably go back for one more CST appointment in February. I will ask for another set of measurements then. I'm still debating on getting another STARscan to get the final official set of computer measurements. Plus, I'm still doing her CST home exercises at least a few times a week. The good news is that (according to the experts), her spine is in alignment, her head is "moving well," and she no longer needs her reflux medication.

Hopefully, you'll be able to feel just as good about 's head soon. At those measurements, I'm sure that the average person wouldn't be able to notice anything.

, mom to , 28 months

STARband grad May 2009

Chiro and CST

land

Update on older baby

Hi,We had a big week for 's head. He is going on 19 months with 7 months in his Starband.Our scan this week showed the asymmetry is down to 3.5mm and the brachy measurement to 83.5. At 11.5 months the measurements were 7-8mm asymmetry and 86.5 for brachy. The improvement has been pretty steady with at least as much from 15.5 to 18.5 months as 12.5 to 15.5 months. started the helmet the week of his first birthday. I believe one reason our drop in asymmetry is not more is that pretty much all the improvement is from the back since the forehead was so minor to start with. I think if a forehead bulge is involved, there is greater potential for improvement in numbers.There was no mention of stopping the helmet at our appointment. My husband thinks the ortho didn't say it was time to take the helmet off because we still saw improvement. Our next appointment will be in 6 weeks.'s plagio is getting more difficult for others to see. It is still visible to me. Some people can see it if I tell them and they look. My husband sees it, but it is not as obvious to him as before.At our chiro appointment this week, the chiro had a tough time finding any soft spot. It is about closed and the chiro is not as optimistic about improvement after it closes. Before she said 's head would improve and now she says it could. (For my older son she says it probably won't improve.)We also had an osteopath appointment. He said 's head is moving well for his age.For now we took the splint off 's ear. There has been little to no improvement and the ear is still a bit anterior. :|( We may try putting the splint back on. Our nanny thinks once we remove the helmet, we should have sleep with a hat holding his ears down instead. She says her mom did this for her sister and it worked, but she was younger. We will keep treating and hope for more improvement. Hardly any improvement will put us down into normal range and help visually.Oh, and 's older brother had his second appointment with the osteopath this week too and it went well.-Kathy, mom to almost 19 months, and 5 years, both with very mild plagio

[Guest guest]

Sounds like a wonderful update!!!!! Thanks for sharing his continued correction.

Angie

Update on older baby

Hi,We had a big week for 's head. He is going on 19 months with 7 months in his Starband.Our scan this week showed the asymmetry is down to 3.5mm and the brachy measurement to 83.5. At 11.5 months the measurements were 7-8mm asymmetry and 86.5 for brachy. The improvement has been pretty steady with at least as much from 15.5 to 18.5 months as 12.5 to 15.5 months. started the helmet the week of his first birthday. I believe one reason our drop in asymmetry is not more is that pretty much all the improvement is from the back since the forehead was so minor to start with. I think if a forehead bulge is involved, there is greater potential for improvement in numbers.There was no mention of stopping the helmet at our appointment. My husband thinks the ortho didn't say it was time to take the helmet off because we still saw improvement. Our next appointment will be in 6 weeks.'s plagio is getting more difficult for others to see. It is still visible to me. Some people can see it if I tell them and they look. My husband sees it, but it is not as obvious to him as before.At our chiro appointment this week, the chiro had a tough time finding any soft spot. It is about closed and the chiro is not as optimistic about improvement after it closes. Before she said 's head would improve and now she says it could. (For my older son she says it probably won't improve.)We also had an osteopath appointment. He said 's head is moving well for his age.For now we took the splint off 's ear. There has been little to no improvement and the ear is still a bit anterior. :|( We may try putting the splint back on. Our nanny thinks once we remove the helmet, we should have sleep with a hat holding his ears down instead. She says her mom did this for her sister and it worked, but she was younger. We will keep treating and hope for more improvement. Hardly any improvement will put us down into normal range and help visually.Oh, and 's older brother had his second appointment with the osteopath this week too and it went well.-Kathy, mom to almost 19 months, and 5 years, both with very mild plagio

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Thanks! 

That is great you think 's head looks so normal.  All the

appointments are exhausting.  Are you going to continue with some

alternative treatments?  For my older son, I feel alternative

treatments have benefits other than just the head and if the head

improves too that is good also.

I was really happy with 's head scan.  Even slow improvement adds

up over time.  The flat spot in the upper back right still bothers me,

so I'm going to keep working and hoping for more improvement. 

Actually, my older son's flat spot may be worse, but I'm not sure

's hair will end up as thick.

The ortho adjusted the helmet so it does not push as much on the left

cheek.  I think the helmet was getting tight.  My husband said putting

as much pressure on the left cheek is not as important since 's

head has become more symmetrical.  After a couple days, 's cheek

seemed to puff out at least most the way and I'm really relieved.

Best,

Kathy, mom to almost 19 months in Starband almost 7 months, and

5 years

wrote:

 

Kathy,

 

That is absolutely wonderful. It sounds as though you are going to

be able to get him down to where you want him.

 

I'm starting to feel ready to move on (in terms of 's

head). I'm thinking that it looks so normal to me these days. I don't

have official computer scan measurements, but I do have hand

measurements and even pictures that show improvement. I believe that

she is down below 90 percent and her hair is finally growing enough

that it is difficult to notice anything different about her head. Hey,

I even have her in pigtails most days and I think she looks great.

 

She still is seeing the chiro once a week and we will probably go

back for one more CST appointment in February. I will ask for another

set of measurements then. I'm still debating on getting another

STARscan to get the final official set of computer measurements. Plus,

I'm still doing her CST home exercises at least a few times a week. The

good news is that (according to the experts), her spine is in

alignment, her head is "moving well," and she no longer needs her

reflux medication.

 

Hopefully, you'll be able to feel just as good about 's head

soon. At those measurements, I'm sure that the average person wouldn't

be able to notice anything.

 

, mom to , 28 months

STARband grad May 2009

Chiro and CST

land

       

 

Update on older baby

 

Hi,

We had a big week for 's head. He is going on 19 months with 7

months in his Starband.

Our scan this week showed the asymmetry is down to 3.5mm and the brachy

measurement to 83.5. At 11.5 months the measurements were 7-8mm

asymmetry and 86.5 for brachy. The improvement has been pretty steady

with at least as much from 15.5 to 18.5 months as 12.5 to 15.5 months.

started the helmet the week of his first birthday. I believe one

reason our drop in asymmetry is not more is that pretty much all the

improvement is from the back since the forehead was so minor to start

with. I think if a forehead bulge is involved, there is greater

potential for improvement in numbers.

There was no mention of stopping the helmet at our appointment. My

husband thinks the ortho didn't say it was time to take the helmet off

because we still saw improvement. Our next appointment will be in 6

weeks.

's plagio is getting more difficult for others to see. It is still

visible to me. Some people can see it if I tell them and they look. My

husband sees it, but it is not as obvious to him as before.

At our chiro appointment this week, the chiro had a tough time finding

any soft spot. It is about closed and the chiro is not as optimistic

about improvement after it closes. Before she said 's head would

improve and now she says it could. (For my older son she says it

probably won't improve.)

We also had an osteopath appointment. He said 's head is moving

well for his age.

For now we took the splint off 's ear. There has been little to no

improvement and the ear is still a bit anterior. :|( We may try

putting the splint back on. Our nanny thinks once we remove the helmet,

we should have sleep with a hat holding his ears down instead. She

says her mom did this for her sister and it worked, but she was

younger.

We will keep treating and hope for more improvement. Hardly any

improvement will put us down into normal range and help visually.

Oh, and 's older brother had his second appointment with

the

osteopath this week too and it went well.

-Kathy, mom to almost 19 months, and 5 years, both with

very mild plagio

[Guest guest]

Hi Kathy,

We will definately continue with the chiro because of the continued benefits to her digestive system. I'm not sure about the CST because her PT is ready to dismiss her. If we get more services there, it will likely be through someone else and without insurance reimbursement. I will wait and see how our appointment goes in February. Maybe I'll take her back to check and see how her head is doing in the sping and just do periodic appointments from there on out. I think that as long as her spine is in alignment and her sutures are freed up, we'll continue to get minor improvements in the head. Plus, as you say, there are other benefits to both the chiro and the CST. Like your older son (who has sensory issues, correct?), will benefit in more ways than her head from both treatments.

In some ways, it feels so freeing to be comfortable with her head. I feel ready to start focusing on other things. After 12 plus months of obsessing about her head, it feels great. No, her head isn't as long as her brother's head, but it's not that different from many of the other heads that I see around. In fact, I see lots of heads that are wider than hers and no one thinks anything of it. Her small flat spot is less noticable with every hair cut. You'll see what I mean when you finally reach this place.

I am very glad that I didn't stop seeking improvement after the helmet because I believe that it was the additional improvement that allowed me to get to this place. Plus, we ended up with additional benefits with a cure for her reflux. I'm secretly hoping that it will also help with the food intolerances. We'll soon see as we are about to do some food challenges after we return from the grandparent's house. If not, then that's my next challenge for - to research alternative options for this. we've waited long enough for her to outgrow these on her own.

Update on older baby

Hi,We had a big week for 's head. He is going on 19 months with 7 months in his Starband.Our scan this week showed the asymmetry is down to 3.5mm and the brachy measurement to 83.5. At 11.5 months the measurements were 7-8mm asymmetry and 86.5 for brachy. The improvement has been pretty steady with at least as much from 15.5 to 18.5 months as 12.5 to 15.5 months. started the helmet the week of his first birthday. I believe one reason our drop in asymmetry is not more is that pretty much all the improvement is from the back since the forehead was so minor to start with. I think if a forehead bulge is involved, there is greater potential for improvement in numbers.There was no mention of stopping the helmet at our appointment. My husband thinks the ortho didn't say it was time to take the helmet off because we still saw improvement. Our next appointment will be in 6 weeks.'s plagio is getting more difficult for others to see. It is still visible to me. Some people can see it if I tell them and they look. My husband sees it, but it is not as obvious to him as before.At our chiro appointment this week, the chiro had a tough time finding any soft spot. It is about closed and the chiro is not as optimistic about improvement after it closes. Before she said 's head would improve and now she says it could. (For my older son she says it probably won't improve.)We also had an osteopath appointment. He said 's head is moving well for his age.For now we took the splint off 's ear. There has been little to no improvement and the ear is still a bit anterior. :|( We may try putting the splint back on. Our nanny thinks once we remove the helmet, we should have sleep with a hat holding his ears down instead. She says her mom did this for her sister and it worked, but she was younger. We will keep treating and hope for more improvement. Hardly any improvement will put us down into normal range and help visually.Oh, and 's older brother had his second appointment with the osteopath this week too and it went well.-Kathy, mom to almost 19 months, and 5 years, both with very mild plagio

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Yes, my oldest son has minor sensory integration issues.  It would be

great if these treatments help with that!

I'm very happy for you.  Hopefully, next year I'm in the same place.

-Kathy, mom to almost 19 months and 5 years

wrote:

 

Hi Kathy,

 

We will definately continue with the chiro because of the

continued benefits to her digestive system. I'm not sure about the CST

because her PT is ready to dismiss her. If we get more services there,

it will likely be through someone else and without insurance

reimbursement. I will wait and see how our appointment goes in

February. Maybe I'll take her back to check and see how her head is

doing in the sping and just do periodic appointments from there on out.

I think that as long as her spine is in alignment and her sutures are

freed up, we'll continue to get minor improvements in the head. Plus,

as you say, there are other benefits to both the chiro and the CST.

Like your older son (who has sensory issues, correct?), will

benefit in more ways than her head from both treatments.

 

In some ways, it feels so freeing to be comfortable with her head.

I feel ready to start focusing on other things. After 12 plus months of

obsessing about her head, it feels great. No, her head isn't as long as

her brother's head, but it's not that different from many of the other

heads that I see around. In fact, I see lots of heads that are wider

than hers and no one thinks anything of it. Her small flat spot is less

noticable with every hair cut. You'll see what I mean when you finally

reach this place.

 

I am very glad that I didn't stop seeking improvement after the

helmet because I believe that it was the additional improvement that

allowed me to get to this place. Plus, we ended up with additional

benefits with a cure for her reflux. I'm secretly hoping that it will

also help with the food intolerances. We'll soon see as we are about to

do some food challenges after we return from the grandparent's

house. If not, then that's my next challenge for - to research

alternative options for this. we've waited long enough for her to

outgrow these on her own.

 

       

 

Update on older baby

 

Hi,

We had a big week for 's head. He is going on 19 months with 7

months in his Starband.

Our scan this week showed the asymmetry is down to 3.5mm and the brachy

measurement to 83.5. At 11.5 months the measurements were 7-8mm

asymmetry and 86.5 for brachy. The improvement has been pretty steady

with at least as much from 15.5 to 18.5 months as 12.5 to 15.5 months.

started the helmet the week of his first birthday. I believe one

reason our drop in asymmetry is not more is that pretty much all the

improvement is from the back since the forehead was so minor to start

with. I think if a forehead bulge is involved, there is greater

potential for improvement in numbers.

There was no mention of stopping the helmet at our appointment. My

husband thinks the ortho didn't say it was time to take the helmet off

because we still saw improvement. Our next appointment will be in 6

weeks.

's plagio is getting more difficult for others to see. It is still

visible to me. Some people can see it if I tell them and they look. My

husband sees it, but it is not as obvious to him as before.

At our chiro appointment this week, the chiro had a tough time finding

any soft spot. It is about closed and the chiro is not as optimistic

about improvement after it closes. Before she said 's head would

improve and now she says it could. (For my older son she says it

probably won't improve.)

We also had an osteopath appointment. He said 's head is moving

well for his age.

For now we took the splint off 's ear. There has been little to no

improvement and the ear is still a bit anterior. :|( We may try

putting the splint back on. Our nanny thinks once we remove the helmet,

we should have sleep with a hat holding his ears down instead. She

says her mom did this for her sister and it worked, but she was

younger.

We will keep treating and hope for more improvement. Hardly any

improvement will put us down into normal range and help visually.

Oh, and 's older brother had his second appointment with

the

osteopath this week too and it went well.

-Kathy, mom to almost 19 months, and 5 years, both with

very mild plagio