Tuesday, 29 September 2009
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Would You Reshape Your Baby's Head?
This company makes custom helmets to cure plagiocephaly in infants. This is where pressure exerted on the infant's head causes it to become misshapen--which is really quite common, and clears up on its own.
To find out more, visit their website here: www.cranialtech.com/
Would use these helmets to "fix" your baby's head?
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- From: i_r_keiko@xanga
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I just laughed. Which is sick. But no. Your baby is your baby. Expect it and accept it.
No, lots of babies are born with misshappen heads, They grow out of it just fine on their own!
omg.... what is next, lip injections for babies?
In a word; no. That is the craziest thing I have ever seen.
I'm pretty certain that there are extreme cases that do warrant these helmets.
"If left untreated, children withplagiocephaly, especially those with moderate to severeplagiocephalymay experience other medical issues later in life." (Source)
my mam used a cushion to shape mine when i was a baby
If they needed it then I would, but other than that probably not.
Naw. Their head shapes up just fine on it's own. But if it was severe, maybe.
maybe.
@modelstatusxquotes@xanga - @WeightCalories@xanga - @fugita@xanga - @gwacemom - This is a very serve problem and if not correct it can cause there whole face Missahped. Mckenna's was so bad one ear was 2 inches forward then the other. It will also keep the brain from growing the way it should expecailly after the plates fuse together. There is only a short time to get these babies treated. I am not srue why the posted even asked this. It is a true medical problem and they only put these on babies who have major problems. NO they do NOT grow out of it. Even with being treated mckenna's head is mis shaped. Ty;s head is off to but not where they would use a helmet to fix it.
why would yo unot treat this problem. It is like sasying your child has a disablity and not getting them thearpy or they have a heart problem and not geting treated. I am confused on why you are asking if this medical problem should be treated. IT can cause all kind of problems if it is not.
@Pinkglitterangel@xanga - glad it worked for you.. in alot of the mild cases placeing the baby on thier tummys for tummy time. Adn keeping them off that that side will allow it to fix it self.
oh no! that can happen to babies?
I was put to sleep as a baby on a hanging net that wraps around my head according to its natural shape to avoid any misshaping. It's a traditional Asian cradle thing.
@opster25 - ok fair enough but you there are people who are all OMG I want my baby's head to be perfect and would pay big bucks to reshape a kids head that doesn't need it at all. That is what I am talking about. I get there are cases were a child NEEDS to have this done and that is what it is for but not for cosmetic purposes.
sure. Iwould use one.
All of you who think it will fix itself on its own are just plain ignorant and need to do some actual research. Plagiocephaly and other forms of head misshapeness are pretty common in twins, and cannot be cured with simple repositioning. Do you honestly think parents wouldn't try that first BEFORE shelling out thousands of dollars out of pocket and make endless trip to the office for adjustments and refittings not to mention putting your child through all of that? Did you further know that plagiocephaly, brachycephaly and scaphocephaly can not ONLY affect brain development but they can affect the functioning of ears, eyes and nose for THE REST OF THEIR LIVES? How would you like to grow up with hearing problems knowing they could have been easily fixed but your parents decided to just "accept it and expect it"?
My daughter Natalie was in a DOC band for many months. She was baby A in utero, which means on the bottom. For 4 months she sat very low in my pelvis with all of the weight of her sister on top of her. Her head was significantly misshapen as a result. Even after MONTHS in a DOC band her head is still not "perfect" but it is just within normal range and because we didn't have thousands of MORE dollars to spend on a new band when she outgrew hers she will have to live with that and we will have to hope it doesn't cause any long term damage because sadly most insurance companies are just as ignorant as many of the posters on this thread and refuse to admit it's anything other than cosmetic. I just hope in 20 years if there is a problem I can go back and sue them for being short-sighted tightwad morons.
As a parent of a child who wore a helmet for five months, I can't even believe some of the responses on here. Plagiocephaly (and other similar conditions) are very serious and can cause long term effects if it goes untreated. Yes, some mild cases can be fixed by repositioning, but the moderate-severe cases aren't that simple.
Do some research before you go blurting out your opinion!
Only if the head was so misshapen that it obviously wouldn't clear up on its own. Like, horribly misshapen.
@opster25 - @bubbelcat@xanga - @ohritz@xanga - I answered based on the information in the post. If the issue was severe enough to cause real problems, then of course I would do whatever necessary to help my child. Had there been more information available, I would have most likely changed my opinion.
Based ONLY on the information provided in the post, I would stand by my answer of no.
I decided to look up information about plagiocephaly, because I thought the statement about "it clears up on it's own" was incorrect. Obviously, people take things at face value and don't realize that it doesn't always clear up on it's own and is a serious condition.
So, i'm sure the majority of parents who get this helmet aren't crazy or not accepting their babies for how they are. They are doing it to solve a medical problem that their child has.
No.
This post obviously isn't about severe cases or cases that can't be corrected by repositioning. I am talking about the cases where some people *will* use this just because their baby's head is not perfect. I should probably have been clear that I was referring to the use of these helmets for cosmetic purposes, rather than required medical purposes (where there wouldn't be a question of using it).
@opster25 - According to most of the websites I've seen Plagiocephaly does not affect brain growth.
http://www.skullbaseinstitute.com/craniosynostosis-craniofacial/frontal-posterior-plagiocephaly.html
http://www.cranialtech.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=233:plagiocephaly-faqs&catid=37:what-is-plagiocephaly&Itemid=28#A2
http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/sleep/positional_plagiocephaly.html#
@fugita@xanga - Right! I'm surprised at the angry response this has received because people are making assumptions that I don't approve of this type of treatment, when I only disapprove of it for instances where it is far from necessary.
@i_r_keiko@xanga - I think people just didn't read it fully or understand like I did! You are talking about non-medically needed cases were people just want to reshape their kids head. I mean of course if it is medically needed then yes you would have it done, but like I commented what is next, lip injections for kids. I just think people got it all wrong and thought you were talking about all cases but I read your post and it was clear to me that you meant non-medical cases.