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aidelmaidel
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 Thu, Oct 28 2010, 5:35 pm
A non-frum friend of mine is looking for a band/helmet for her baby who has a very flat head. (It's obvious the kid needs it).
Does anyone know where to go in NYC to get such a thing?
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granolamom
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Fri, Oct 29 2010, 12:19 am
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I thought you'd need/want a doctors recommendation before getting a helmet that would affect skull growth. probably the prescribing dr would know where to go.
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OldYoung
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Fri, Oct 29 2010, 12:23 am
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Is she doing this on her own without a doctor's referral?
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aidelmaidel
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Fri, Oct 29 2010, 9:47 am
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Apparently her ped told her she needed it, she's not quite sure where to go and was looking for recommendations where other parents had gone.
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amother
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Fri, Oct 29 2010, 9:59 am
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Go to the cranial technology website (www.cranialtech.com) and see what is the closest office they have. If you are going to pay to do a helmet, pay the best.
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sunshine!
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Fri, Oct 29 2010, 10:45 am
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She would need to go to a cranio-facial specialist as these helmets need to be professionally fit to mold the childs head properly. I don't think it's a one size fits all deal.
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life'sgreat
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Fri, Oct 29 2010, 10:48 am
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Her doctor just told her her baby needs it, but didn't direct her? That's odd.
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overworked
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Fri, Oct 29 2010, 11:01 am
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my nephew is currently wearing a helmet pm me I will give u more info
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Mama Bear
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Fri, Oct 29 2010, 11:26 am
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It has to be fitted according ot the baby's head. And it's prohibitively expensive.
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aidelmaidel
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Fri, Oct 29 2010, 11:55 am
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Okay apparently she went to the cranialtech place in CT (near her parents), but she lives in CH and in order to do it she has to go there every week for 12-24 months. She doesn't have a car and the other location is in paramus. She is looking for something in NYC that is accessible by mass transit.
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MrsDash
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Fri, Oct 29 2010, 12:07 pm
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If it's for pure cosmetics reasons, she may want to reconsider, unless her doctor specifically gave her a referral. The hair does a pretty good job of hiding flat heads, especially when it grows out.
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aidelmaidel
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Fri, Oct 29 2010, 12:09 pm
| yoshi wrote: | | If it's for pure cosmetics reasons, she may want to reconsider, unless her doctor specifically gave her a referral. The hair does a pretty good job of hiding flat heads, especially when it grows out. |
No the baby has it pretty severely. It's a baby with "issues".
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life'sgreat
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Fri, Oct 29 2010, 12:15 pm
| yoshi wrote: | | If it's for pure cosmetics reasons, she may want to reconsider, unless her doctor specifically gave her a referral. The hair does a pretty good job of hiding flat heads, especially when it grows out. |
That isn't true if it's bad enough that they require a helmet. And I think it's unfair to put a child in a position where they will have to contend all their life with a weirdly shaped head, relying on hair to cover it.
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yaakovsmom
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Fri, Oct 29 2010, 12:23 pm
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Hair will only cover a strangely shaped head. If the facial features become asymetrical due to the flatness, nothing's going to cover that. Also, I don't think you need to go to Cranial Tech weekly for 12-24 months, I am pretty sure that once the baby reaches a certain age and the head growth is less rapid (maybe 7-8 months) you go only every other week. Still somewhat inconvenient, but not as much.
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Mama Bear
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Fri, Oct 29 2010, 1:02 pm
as I said she need to go to a doctor who will fit it for her. Getting someone else's used helmet is worse than doing nothing.
Btw my son had a flat head, I was teriifed of him needing a helmet, bh I managed to fix the issue myself, but keeping him upright a lot, rotating his sleeping positions, etc. today he still has a bit of an oddly shaped head but his hair/kippa hide it all.
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MrsDash
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Fri, Oct 29 2010, 1:25 pm
| life'sgreat wrote: | | yoshi wrote: | | If it's for pure cosmetics reasons, she may want to reconsider, unless her doctor specifically gave her a referral. The hair does a pretty good job of hiding flat heads, especially when it grows out. |
That isn't true if it's bad enough that they require a helmet. And I think it's unfair to put a child in a position where they will have to contend all their life with a weirdly shaped head, relying on hair to cover it. |
My daughter has a flat and weird shaped head. Our pediatrician sent us to a specialist, to rule out craniosynostosis. She had to endure x-rays, and many doctor visits. Long story short, she didn't have that condition, only the flatness. Over 3 years later, her hair covers it, and she's as happy as a little lark. I always thought her head gave her character and made her look cute as a button.
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life'sgreat
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Fri, Oct 29 2010, 1:30 pm
| yoshi wrote: | | life'sgreat wrote: | | yoshi wrote: | | If it's for pure cosmetics reasons, she may want to reconsider, unless her doctor specifically gave her a referral. The hair does a pretty good job of hiding flat heads, especially when it grows out. |
That isn't true if it's bad enough that they require a helmet. And I think it's unfair to put a child in a position where they will have to contend all their life with a weirdly shaped head, relying on hair to cover it. |
My daughter has a flat and weird shaped head. Our pediatrician sent us to a specialist, to rule out craniosynostosis. She had to endure x-rays, and many doctor visits. Long story short, she didn't have that condition, only the flatness. Over 3 years later, her hair covers it, and she's as happy as a little lark. I always thought her head gave her character and made her look cute as a button.
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She IS adorable!  That doesn't mean that the OP shouldn't go to a cranial specialist to have her child evaluated and take it from there.
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MrsDash
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Fri, Oct 29 2010, 2:00 pm
| life'sgreat wrote: | | yoshi wrote: | | life'sgreat wrote: | | yoshi wrote: | | If it's for pure cosmetics reasons, she may want to reconsider, unless her doctor specifically gave her a referral. The hair does a pretty good job of hiding flat heads, especially when it grows out. |
That isn't true if it's bad enough that they require a helmet. And I think it's unfair to put a child in a position where they will have to contend all their life with a weirdly shaped head, relying on hair to cover it. |
My daughter has a flat and weird shaped head. Our pediatrician sent us to a specialist, to rule out craniosynostosis. She had to endure x-rays, and many doctor visits. Long story short, she didn't have that condition, only the flatness. Over 3 years later, her hair covers it, and she's as happy as a little lark. I always thought her head gave her character and made her look cute as a button.
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She IS adorable! That doesn't mean that the OP shouldn't go to a cranial specialist to have her child evaluated and take it from there. |
Thanks  I just hope she goes to a pediatric neurologist to get the baby evaluated by someone who can determine the severity of the problem and whether there should be further testing for other issues (mental development, craniosynostosis, etc.) that could be associated with the flat head. The first thing the doctor asked was if her head was flat at birth, or became that way after birth from not enough tummy time. Then there were x-rays, and the final step was physical interaction with my daughter to determine if her motor skills, and learning skills, were at their proper milestones for her age.
p.s. They did suggest a helmet at one point, before knowing if there was a problem, and I remember crying. Your friend is not alone in this, I understand how scary this can be to go through. 
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bnm
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Fri, Oct 29 2010, 2:51 pm
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so can someone recommend a dr for her friend in the NYC area? I guess thats what she needs.
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MrsDash
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Fri, Oct 29 2010, 3:48 pm
| bnm wrote: | | so can someone recommend a dr for her friend in the NYC area? I guess thats what she needs. |
Good Morning bnm! 
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