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Plagiocephaly...anyone else?

Jazma11Jazma11 member
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At 4 month appointment dr. said we need helmet. Anyone else? Any second time moms deal with this? How long did your LO have a helmet?
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  • momofmanyinthemittenmomofmanyinthemitten member
    If you have a pediatric DO that does osteopathic manipulation
    in your area, they can help without using the helmet.
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  • CalinAZCalinAZ member
    Mine just got referred to an orthopedist yesterday at the 4 month appt, and I was just about to post on here too! 

    Definitely feeling a bit bad about it - we've been trying to work on all the repositioning techniques since 2 months, but nothing has helped. 

    Hope also to hear from some other moms that have been through it. 
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  • Laroo0220Laroo0220 member
    Dd has this and torticollis but we have been in physical therapy for over a month now and hoping to avoid the helmet, the pt is not sure if she will need it yet. She will go to get measured next wk to determine if she needs it
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  • spano41spano41 member
    We have what the dr considers a mild case although it doesn't seem mild to me. She doesn't recommend helmets because she says most cases will work themselves out once baby is sitting up more. This makes me both relieved we don't have to get a helmet and worried that she is right about it evening out.
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  • Mmk724Mmk724 member
    DS definitely has a flat spot on the back of his head but we haven't been to the doc yet for his 4 month appt to hear what he thinks about it. I try to keep him off of it as much as I can while he's awake but doesn't seem to be helping. I wonder if some babies are just more predisposed to this happening than others?
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  • Jenn06L80Jenn06L80 member
    Our girls are watch and wait as of now. They both have flat spots. For now the pediatrician is encouraging more tummy time. Our girls are not rolling and don't have good neck/head control yet.

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  • jenskurnjenskurn member

    My 2.5 yr old's head is almost completely flat in the back.  Our pedi (who is a DO...not sure why she didn't rec alt. treatment) watched it until she sat up to see if it got better, and when it improved only a little, referred us to a plastic surgeon for a helmet.  We looked into it and decided against it.  A friend did the helmet and saw great improvements but only temporarily.  I do know some ppl have had success though.  Truthfully, I do not regret not doing it at all.   Now that she has hair you can't tell. 

    Repositioning didn't work for us.  When I mentioned to my pedi that all of DH's nieces and nephews have odd heads she said it definitely could be hereditary.  This LO seems to be okay so far, but with his reflux he was hardly ever flat on his back as a nb.  I think another contributing factor for DD was that she sttn at 7 wks from 7-7. 

    Just a heads up, in most cases its considered elective and not covered by insur :-( 

     

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  • MoranjuMoranju member
    Our daughter was in a helmet for about 3 months, staring at appr 8 months of age. Our pedi watched and waited for a while but it wasn't getting any better so she referred us to a pedi plastic surgeon who said she met criteria for a helmet. We debated for a little while about moving ahead with it since there isn't solid research showing that it's absolutely necessary (in moderate cases like ours). We couldn't get a good answer about what real non cosmetic consequences there could be if were to forego the helmet. Nonetheless we decided to go for it. At the time it was stressful bc we had to adjust to the new routine of getting it on her head each day, etc. I also really missed her sweet little head too, since she was in it 23 hrs/day. The helmets are incredibly lightweight and they fit them and trim them so the baby barely is aware it's on her head. Our daughter tolerated it like a champ, despite having to wear it during a hot summer. We just did it, time passed, and before we knew it she was graduating out of it. She's almost 3 yrs old now and I'm glad we did it. Head rounded out nicely and we barely remember that time. I should add that insurance covered nearly everything and our care was in Boston where there's a specialist for everything. Not sure how different it might be elsewhere, and I know it's very expensive if you have to pay out of pocket. Good luck- it's definitely doable!
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  • Jazma11Jazma11 member
    Thanks all! I am feeling better about it. Seems petty to get upset about a helmet when some babies are dealing with serious issues! We will be fine!
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