Guest guest Posted October 11, 2010 Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 OK, I'm new. I need some support/advice. I have a two year old who had severe plagiocephaly. My health visitor brushed me off saying that his hair would cover it up and no-one mentioned helmets/treatments until he was more than 6 mo. We eventually got him a helmet. He was quite severe at 18mm and after 3 months we got him down to 7mm. He stopped improving so we were advised to take it off. I thought I could live with the results but the truth is that every single time I look at him I just see the wonkyness. I feel guilty and shallow. I wish I could see past it but I can't seem to. His ears are still quite wonky and his head from the front sticks out more behind his right ear and the right side of his forehead is less formed. I remember when I couldn't get pregnant - all I could see were pregnant women, or when you break up from a boyfriend, all you see are happy couples. All I see are little boys with perfect heads. It's really doing my head in. He's been a difficult boy anyway (only in terms of feeding and sleeping) but it's been made so much worse by the head. I'm struggling to bond with him and am beating myself up for the way I'm feeling. Has anyone else gone through anything similar. Is there light at the end of the tunnel. I would hate for this to affect my relationship with him for the rest of his life. I have a three year old son, too. It doesn't help that his head is perfect. I can't help comparing. I feel evil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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