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4 Month Old : Craniosynostosis and Hiccups During Laughter...
My son developed a flat spot on the back of his head from lying on his back when he was a baby. My pediatrician recommended he were a cranial helmet to ...
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- Hi C., You mentioned your pediatrician, but I wondered if you've taken the baby to Vanderbilt Hospital. From the map it seemed rather close, unless I'm not reading ...
- About the hiccups. My 6 year old daughter has the same problem. She gets them now only when she gets into a hysterical laugh. She actually knows the kid of laugh th...
- Hi C.! My son had hiccups every time he laughed for a good while. He's 14 now, so I can't remember exactly when it stopped, but I do recall he had this issue to a les...
Advice on Weather to Get Helment to Correct Head Shape
My nephew had a very flat head in the back due to sleeping continuously on his back. ... Next question: Plagiocephaly (Baby's Flat Spot) 7 Monts Old ...
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- in this case it is up to you. Do what your heart tells you. Your child needs this helmet for a medical reason. Then don't worry about what others may think. It is impo...
- My nephew had a very flat head in the back due to sleeping continuously on his back. My brother did get the helmet and he wore it for 3 months. It did help with the ...
- T., I see that you have received some good advice. I also have a severely disabled child. She wore a helmet for a good 8 months. We aren't sure if it made much of ...
Experience with Helmets
Our son had a minor/moderate flat spot on the rear left side of his head that we first noticed around 4 months. Initially, everyone also told me "it'll ...
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- We LOVED our STARband. I cried the night before our son had it put on because I was so worried about what people would say. He ended up having to wear 2 of them sinc...
- I don't know about the treatment or brands just was surprised to see 2 different babies out and about this week with helmets on. I loved that the moms took time to pai...
- I have not read your other responses, but your relatives are wrong, he will not grow out of this. This is a decision you have to make, you have a limited time to make...
Plagiocephaly
We will find out May 17 if a DOC band or helmet is recommended to fix the the flat spot on his head. The other thing is that they think his bones in the ...
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- I had read an old article in either Parents magazine or American Baby. Maybe you could check there websites? In the article, I remember the little boy wearing the he...
- Hello L., My son was diagnosed with Saggital Synostosis...our pediatrician called it Plagiocephaly, however, when we went to meet the nuerosurgeon he said it was cl...
- Sorry to hear. Hope you find some answers. Good luck and best wishes.
Tummy Time Fun
Mom4life.com has a lot of these available- I used a sling/ always put my baby on the floor and she never had any flat spots. Helpful? ...
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- My daughter absolutely hated tummy time. We were able to get her to stand it a little longer by my husband sitting on the couch with her laying on her tummy looking o...
- put a wide variety of toys infront of him. even a small size mirror so he can see himself. if he has good head control maybe get a bumbo seat and sit him in it infront...
- Hi...it takes a while for them to build up strength, so the more they do it the longer and longer they'll be able to stay. We bought a cute little tummy time mat that ...
Tortilollis & Plagiocephaley
Plagiocephaly is just a big word for a funny shaped head (like babies with flat spots on the back from Back to Sleep and carseats). ...
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- There is a lot to know about torticolis and plagiocephaley that can help a new Mom. I am a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner who deals with Moms with Newborns. Please cont...
- http://www.epinions.com/content_###-###-#### H., This is an article that talks about it. Basically, your doctor is indicating that since you place your baby on h...
- hi H.- My son also had torticollis and plagiocephaly. and just to clarify, torticolis or plagiocephaly is NOT from your baby laying on his back (that is brachycephal...
Does Anyone Have Any Experience with Infants with Torticollis?
She never had any flat spots on her head, etc. from laying on one side. On the otherhand, my DS had the same but he had a flat spot on his head and wound up ...
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- hello C.! congratulations on your babies! I don't have personal experience, but two of my close friends have newborns with torticollis. they both receive therapy throu...
- please do the physcial therphy and push for it we didnt and now at 7mo my dd is going for it she is not sitting up or rolling over she also has flatting of her head i...
- You have some good advice from the other responders who have actually had a child with torticollis. Although my children didn't, a good friend (who is conveniently, a...
Baby Questions
Her son also had a flat spot on his head. Good luck and congratulations! .... Children are getting flat spots on their head, because they are always on ...
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- L., I hope I'm not too late to get this piece of info to you. My son spent lots of time in his swing. To protect his head, we bought a product made by Boppy called ...
- My swing saved my life! Babies at that age can't really do anything as far a playing so don't worry. Just make sure the head is supported. One peice of advise though, ...
- My youngest slept in his swing and bouncy most of the time throughout the day. He LOVED it. AS far for the nipples make sure the nipple and nipple hole is not to bi...
About Torticollis and Plagiocephaly
In utero, he was very low and wedged behind my pubic bone for so long that the right/back side of his head had a large flat spot and his neck had been ...
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- K. - my daughter is 5 years old now and had both tort and plagio. I was also told it would reshape - but it didn't. We went through the helmet therapy at about 8 mon...
- My friend Julies son has plagiocephaly. But I think that his head looks just like there other son's head who is 8 and her head for that matter. The Doc wanted there ...
- Hiya K., I have had the same problems with my twins. I didnt know wwhat to do about my sons head the way it was forming until i talked to my PT about it. He sai...
5 Yo Daughter W/ Strange Stomach Symptoms
SHe also has some of the more out there symptoms of the disease like geographic tongue (back in October, she developed flat spots on her tongue; ...
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- Your daughter's symptoms are identical to those of both my sons (including the teeth problems) who weren't diagnosed with Celiac until they were 8 and 11. I ended up ...
- I think you should take her to see a pediatric gastroenterologist if you haven't already. Something is going on with her and I know how heart tugging it is for the mot...
- A friend of mine (he was in his late 20's) had similar symptoms. It turned out to be diverticulitis/Crohn's disease or something like that. It can be controlled with...
