Cohen was diagnosed with a "mild" case of Brachycephaly
when he was 6 1/2 months old.
It is something that we have been monitoring since he was about two months old, hoping that over time his head would round out on its own.
Our Dr in Rexburg told us
"not to worry"
and to "continue to do lots of tummy time"
(and I assure you we WERE, and NOW he is crawling all over
and sleeps like a torpedo in his crib--so the pressure is never constantly on one spot of his head anymore).
Well, upon moving to Provo, our new Dr recommended we visit the Hanger Clinic and see a specialist.
Thus we did.
Although by this time, Cohen's head had gotten a lot better.
But, there still is a minor flat spot on the back right of his head.
Nothing too severe;
enough, however, to cause chronic ear infections, vision problems and/or TMJ in the future
if left untreated.
Thus, this is far more than merely a cosmetic fix.
When the Dr measured the
diagonals of Cohen's head,
they were off by
11mm
(he said anything above 12mm is considered severe and they would like the diagonals to be under 3mm).
Now I know that 11mm doesn't sound like much,
but when you are talking about the apex of a
3-dimensional figure,
11mm makes a huge difference.
As such--with this news and with much prayer and consideration--we decided to
go forward with the helmet.
This is the story of our journey...
when he was 6 1/2 months old.
It is something that we have been monitoring since he was about two months old, hoping that over time his head would round out on its own.
Our Dr in Rexburg told us
"not to worry"
and to "continue to do lots of tummy time"
(and I assure you we WERE, and NOW he is crawling all over
and sleeps like a torpedo in his crib--so the pressure is never constantly on one spot of his head anymore).
Well, upon moving to Provo, our new Dr recommended we visit the Hanger Clinic and see a specialist.
Thus we did.
Although by this time, Cohen's head had gotten a lot better.
But, there still is a minor flat spot on the back right of his head.
Nothing too severe;
enough, however, to cause chronic ear infections, vision problems and/or TMJ in the future
if left untreated.
Thus, this is far more than merely a cosmetic fix.
When the Dr measured the
diagonals of Cohen's head,
they were off by
11mm
(he said anything above 12mm is considered severe and they would like the diagonals to be under 3mm).
Now I know that 11mm doesn't sound like much,
but when you are talking about the apex of a
3-dimensional figure,
11mm makes a huge difference.
As such--with this news and with much prayer and consideration--we decided to
go forward with the helmet.
This is the story of our journey...
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