[Plagio] Re: question on head growth

Hi,

I honestly don't think that no/little head growth has anything to do
with the band. Is the doctor going to see Alaynah back in another
month to remeasure? There was one point that it appeared my son's
head "jumped on the chart" so our ped. saw him back 6 weeks later
and his head had stayed the same so the concern of hydracephalus was
gone. He said that maybe one of the measurements they did was
wrong. Babies move a lot and if a different person measured from
the last time that could make a world of difference. Maybe since
now she won't be seen until 15 months, you could call back and ask
if they can remeasure her sooner to see if there is cause for
concern or not.

Lisa

PS: I would continue to monitor her milestones BUT realize there is
a huge range of "normal" for hitting milestones. And every ped. is
different, at 2 years old my ped. says my son should say 100+words;
however, another ped. (whom I believe to also be good) says 15-20
words at 2 years.

--- In Plagiocephaly@yahoogroups.com, "mvmof2" <mvmof1@...> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
> I have not been on in a long time, but I was a member of this
board
> this past spring and summer.
> Alaynah my daughter spent 4 months in a helmet, and was out of it
in
> July. In Oct. her head had growth but not much. Now she had her
one
> year appointment, and had not had any head growth at all. She
stayed
> at 17".
> This is starting to worry me a bit. some people say that little
head
> growth could mean developmental problems. My Doc. is not to
overly
> concerned yet, saying that maybe she just hit a platue. But it
seems
> at this time in her life her brain really should be growing. She
seems
> to be hitting her mildstones, or yes maybe a bit slow in some
areas
> where she may be behind a month to 3 months
> Can it be normal for babies that have been in helmets to have slow
or
> no growth in head circumferance?
> Thanks in advance for your advise and knowledge in this matter.
>

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