Sayonara Helmet

With all the excitement and planning that surrounded Scarlett's first birthday party, I neglected to post about her graduation day from the Doc Band. It has been a very long and slow process for us. She was one of the rare cases who had to have 2 helmets so she was in one or the other for 7 months. My niece had to have 2 also so something must be up on my side of the family!

Here are comparison pictures of her progress taken by Cranial Technologies. The picture on the far left is her before ever having a helmet (and with all her sweet baby fat too!). The picture in the middle is her after helmet #1, and the picture on the right is her after helmet #2.

Photo Study, Cranial Technologies

As you can see, in the beginning, it appears that she had a pretty severe case of plagiocephaly. Her poor little head was very flat! (And what I find scary is that they called her a mild case!)

Some cases of plagiocephaly are definitely caused in utero, but Scarlett's case was labeled as positional, meaning her head became flat from lying on her back after she was born. However, being aware of plagiocephaly because of my niece, I really worked at keeping her off the back of her head during naps and during the day, so I really think something had to be going on in utero with the position of her head.

Regardless, her head is still not a textbook example of perfection, but we are content with the progress she did make. They did not recommend a third helmet, thank goodness. They said as her head continues to grow, the angles will change and her head will appear even rounder. And if this kid will ever grow some more hair, she will be good to go! I am thankful it is all over and that there is no risk of her having jaw or vision problems in the future. Good-bye Helmet!