Category: plagiocephaly
6 Month Post-Helmet Plagiocephaly Update
December 22nd, 2011It's been 6 months since Mason got his helmet off. For those who are new around here, Mason was diagnosed with severe plagiocephaly and tort when he was 3 months old. This would have been the optimal time to get him into a corrective helmet, but the doc… more »
Plagiocephaly Update #7: Final Update
June 27th, 2011
Last Wednesday, Mason went to see Dr. Doug for his final head evaluation. We had decided before that we were done with the helmet either way, as it has been five months and with the heat and the slow growth, it was just TIME. The last appointment we… more »
Plagiocephaly Awareness Week - Part 2
May 20th, 2011So yesterday I talked about what plagiocephaly is and what some of the effects of it are, today I'm going to talk about preventing it and treating it!
Prevention
First I've gotta say that while you CAN be proactive with various measures, it's not alwa… more »
Plagiocephaly Awareness Week - May 16-22
May 19th, 2011This week is Plagiocephaly Awareness Week in the UK and many of us "Plagio Moms" are hoping to bring the movement to the US as well.
For those who aren't aware, the non-technical definition of plagiocephaly (plagio) is the abnormal flattening of one si… more »
Plagiocephaly Update #6
May 11th, 2011Five more weeks have passed since our last visit to the helmet doctor.
This time, we saw even less (waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay less) improvement than last time. *sigh*
We're at a damned if we do, damned if we don't crossroads right now. He could wear the he… more »
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