New here - Brachy Boy soon to get his 1st DOC band - long story :)

March 15, 2010

Hi I am Amy, mom to Devin 5 months old. Devin has had a flat head since the day

he was born. Apparently since I carried so low his little head got wedged into

my pelvis and started the whole " high in the back " prone to flat thingy... I am

still learning the terms to all of this.

Anyway, I have brought his head shape up at each well visit since birth and the

ped just kind of brushed it off. He said that as long as it was symmetrical it

wasn't anything to be concerned about. By his 4 month well visit it was obvious

that he had a bit of torticollis too so he started us with some neck stretching

exercises. We have been doing the exercises religiously and are not seeing a

whole lot of improvement. He has a tendency to always turn his head to the

right no matter what position I put him in, or what end of the bed or changing

table he is at. I am starting to notice that the right side of his forehead is

starting to protrude out.

I came across Cranial Technologies website one night looking for more

information and saw they offered a free evaluation. I figured why not go get it

checked out - maybe they will say that I am seeing things and not to worry. No

such luck. I didn't think to ask for the measurements at the time but here are

the comments along with his photo study...

" Devin is a 5.0 month old male referred to Cranial Technologies for treatment of

his brachycephaly. He presents with occipital flattening and an increased head

width to length ration. Increased width. Increased posterior head height;

sloped forehead. Occipital flattening; increased head width to length ratio. "

Then the OT said on her notes...

Devin is an appropriate candidate for the DOC band given his width, severe

posterior height and asymmetries. "

I got a call back to day to let me know that my insurance will cover 100% with a

pre-authorization and doctor's prescription. that is fantastic news but I am

really nervous about asking our primary doc for an rx since he kept saying that

we didn't need to worry.

So, if you made it this far I have a couple questions.

1. Did you have any trouble getting an prescription from your doctor?

2. Were you happy with the DOC band? Should I get an eval from another place?

3. what was the length of time your little one was in the band?

4. Where are all the older kids with the flat heads??? Is this honestly

something that would get better without intervention?

Thanks for your time! I look forward to being an active member on here!

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