anyways thankfully his head has normalized for want of a better word, so all is well now, but i have to say i was extremely concerned to begin with because the previous 3 kids had perfectly shaped heads and so it was abnormal to say the least
chris
my wee boy was born at the start of January this year normal birth (very fast he just about shot out) and when he was about 2 months we started to
notice his head was a little out of shape (flat at one side at the back and bulged out to the other side) we mrntioned this to the health visitor who
told us no to bother and it would go away on its own. we even took him to the docs who said the same. that was until last month when the wee man had a
bad cough and the wife took him to the same practice but saw a different doc who was taken aback at the shape of his head and told us the name of the
condition/reason for the shpae of his head and referred him to the hospital. two weeks later we were at yorkhill childrens hospital were we were told
just to leave him be and that if it didnt get better he would grow up with a odd shaped head. research by the wife and a chance meeting with a parent
and her son led us to a helmet thing to correct the shape of his head. this helmet is not offered on the nhs and we are having to go private at a cost
of £2000. the money is not an problem to us luckily but when it comes to the kids i would sell a kidney/lung name your price. the doc at the hospital
was very dismissive of the melmets but the gp was very keen on them and has asked us to keep her informed. im posting this as there might be someone
else in the same boat and concerned or somone who has already been through it.
Davie
I was quite concerned too when ours was in his first few months. Basically caused by laying on one side all the time. We took to moving his head the
opposite way in his cot when he was asleep to "average it out". Now he's 18 months old and all is well.
A baby down the road had one of those helmets and it seemed to do the job. I think it was a lot more pronounced than ours though. Like you say there
seem to be widely differing opinions on how much out of shape is a concern amongst doctors.
The truth is that in a lot of cases plagiocephaly does correct itself automatically before the skull fuses. Sometimes babies do have remarkably shaped
heads and within the first few months of life they go back to normal.
The issue happens when it doesn't correct itself and yet the skull has fused sufficiently to pose a problem to future moulding.
The helmets can help. That's not why they're not available on the NHS. It's more that it's deemed a cosmetic problem and that in
the majority of cases it's not necessary because the problem corrects itself.
Personally if it was my sprog I'd think "better safe than sorry" and if at all possible spend the cash. BUT if I couldn't afford
it I'd just try and take some reassurance from the fact that most times it's the babies sorting themselves out rather than the helmet doing
anything....
Ben
weve been trying the last few months to get him to lay on the side that sticks out but its made no difference so were going to give the helmet a shot.
as for the nhs i know its cosmetic but why do they give boob jobs to women on the nhs as it to is only cosmetic
Davie
my lad was just the same almost like an odd cone shape quite severe at the back on the left, docs told us the same that if we get him to lay other
side all will straighten out, have you tried to get a baby or any child less than 3 to lie in a certain position for more than 60 seconds its
impossible.
anyways thankfully his head has normalized for want of a better word, so all is well now, but i have to say i was extremely concerned to begin with
because the previous 3 kids had perfectly shaped heads and so it was abnormal to say the least
chris
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Originally posted by davie h
Ben
weve been trying the last few months to get him to lay on the side that sticks out but its made no difference so were going to give the helmet a shot. as for the nhs i know its cosmetic but why do they give boob jobs to women on the nhs as it to is only cosmetic
Davie
They also do boob jobs on NHS if there is a reasoble cause that the lack of self esteem could cause mental/pshcological problems. (only in extreme cases where woman are so flat chested they vitually have no boobage), not just your average 'Im only B, and i wans to be an F.'
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Originally posted by loggyboy
They also do boob jobs on NHS if there is a reasoble cause that the lack of self esteem could cause mental/pshcological problems. (only in extreme cases where woman are so flat chested they vitually have no boobage), not just your average 'Im only B, and i wans to be an F.'
Not supporting the NHS (for this at least, though they did save my life - which was nice)
But the 'logic' goes
Is depressed = possibility of treatment, as a cosmetic op will be cheaper than long term depression
vs
Might be depressed in the future = we'll worry about it then.
Hope your son gets sorted out - I know I'd be worried sick.