Agonizing over whether to get the helmet

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Hi everyone,

So I'm really wondering whether to get a helmet for my son. I'm really wondering

if his head will round out on it's own. He is symmetrical, but is very flat in

the back...3 standard deviations from the mean. I wish there were studies that

compared groups who got the helmet to kids who didn't get the helmet to see how

much of a difference there is. But I don't know of any such studies. And I

just spoke to my son's pediatrician about our insurance denial who says we would

be better off to put the money in a college fund, thinking it will get better on

it's own, or that hair will cover it. Well, my husband's hair is about 1/4 inch

long, so that wouldnt' hide much if our son wears his hair that short. But then

again, maybe it will correct. It's making me wonder what we should do.

My son just turned 4 months old, and part of me wants to wait to see if things

get better, but then I know it's harder to correct and they have to wear the

helmet for longer when they start older. I just wish I had a crystal ball to

see what his head would look like without the helmet.

Are there any parents on here whose child had a similarly flat head who waited

to see if things improved and either saw their child's head round out, or saw it

didn't and got the helmet later?

Thanks,