Plagiocephaly at 6.5 months.

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Hi. We have been researching threads for plagiocephaly but see most are quite old and would like to seek advice on a couple of points if possible.

Our dd is 6 1/2 months old and has developed what we consider to be quite a nasty case of flat head on her right hand side. This is due to her always sleeping on her right.

We have visited the gp a few times when she was younger and all told us not to worry it will grow out, however as of yet it hasn't.

She has now started to spend the majority of the day upright so technically is off her head all day but of course still sleeps on the flat part.

We have just purchased a mimos pillow to give that a try but I don't want to use it at night given the SIDS guidelines.

We are waiting for an appointment with a pediatrician of whom our gp has now referred us but from reading threads we know they will also say it will grow out.

Can anyone advise us if we should plump for a helmet. We are happy to pay for one if it's in the best interests of our dd but of course don't want to do anything that isn't needed and could place her in harms way.

Any advice greatly appreciated and if any one has any reviews of the helmets use or not using then what happened. Thanks so much for any help. We are considering technology in motion helmets in Sevenoaks but only want to do this if absolutely needed.

I understand that you are worried but I cannot really see why you would be ready - even before you have seen the paediatrician - to override the opinions of medical professionals in favour of the opinions of Internet randoms.

Fwiw my dd1 had quite a flat side to her head as a baby. We did nothing, she's 9 now, and there doesn't appear to be anything amiss.

Hi, thanks for replying so quickly. I think the main reason we are talking about it so soon is some internet sites have worried us that If we don't act soon it will be too late, but that's why we have sought help and advice from other mums and dads here, as this is our first baby and we just don't know what to do for the best and want to do what's right for our dd.

If general advice is it will get better with time then brilliant. It's just so hard in case it doesn't and she gets bullied later.

(Is there anyway of adding a photo to show the extent here?)

The paediatrician can do lots of measurements and will advise you on the best plan of action. My friends ds had plagio when he was seen by the paediatrician they were advised a helmet was the best course of action as his jaw was affected too.
I think you wouldbe best to wait for the appointment apart from anything I am sure they would be able to tell you where to get the helmet if required

That's excellent to hear the paediatrician is prepared to recommend them if it's absolutely necessary. This was one of our concerns that they may always suggest just leaving it and not give us a fair opinion. Likewise we didn't want to go to a helmet clinic only for them to tell us it is needed. Catch 22......

Oh god, just want to do what's right for dd and stop worrying so much and really don't want a helmet if it's not needed.

We have been given an appointment with a peadeatrician in two weeks time. In the mean time we are giving her as much tummy time as possible and repositioning as much as we can. She also is spending the majority of the day off her head now. Is there any sort of time period where we may start to see any improvements in her head?

Hi actions, I don't know too much about the subject personally, but if you are on Facebook may I recommend having a look at this page:
en-gb.facebook.com/brachy.plagio
This was set up by relatives of mine who's son suffered from this. Obviously it's not medical advice but real parents sharing their experiences

Hi, thanks very much for the link.