has anyone ever had to have their infant fitted for a helmet to help their head grow into the correct shape?

my son is going to be fitted for one in a couple weeks for the same problem.

I had these same questions for my doctor when they told me that he needed one and this is what they had told me.

Does it affect their development? no it doesn't

Is this a serious issue as far as brain growth?no it isn't

Do I need to worry?no if you don't have one then his head will be mis-shapen the rest of his life and that could affect things.

Will this cause more problems later on?not if you have the helmet it doesn't

If you have these concerns then I would sit down and talk to your doctor exclusively before making the decision.. Good Luck

I have been a mom for 28 years to 4 kids and I have provided child care in my home for 20 years. I have only had one child I cared for who wore a head shaping helmet for positional plagiocephaly. He was a very large baby with a big head and all the other things they tried, such as more tummy time, limited time in his car seat, swing, and bouncer, and changing his position when he slept did not help. He had a very large and noticeably flat spot on the back and one side of his head. Neither having a flat head due to positional plagiocephaly nor wearing a molding helmet affects the brain growth or any part of development. It is just a device worn to help re-shape the head into a more normal shape. The little boy I cared for wore his helmet for 23 hours a day for about 8 weeks. He was around 7-9 months when he wore his. It was very light-weight and he didn't mind it at all. He went in for regular checks to make sure it was fitting properly and to monitor the progress. I can't think of anything that you would need to worry about nor should there be any problems related to wearing a helmet. Most typically, once the baby becomes more mobile and spends less time on his back the head begins to re-shape itself. Also, hair growth tends to hide it a bit as well. The little boy I cared for is now 5 years old. He still has a slight flatness, but if you didn't know it was there you wouldn't notice it.

does your child have some type of craniosynostosis???

this would be pretty much the only reson for the helmet reshaping.

my son was born with metopic craniosynostosis and will be having reconstructive neuro surgery next month to correct it.

thankfully he wont have to wear a helmet, but some types of fusions do require this to aid in the re-shaping of the head.

it will not cause problems with development. if anything it will help, if your child has a misshapen head. a normal sized brain cant grow correctly in a otherwise not normal head.

My mom works with a set of one year old twins -- they were born about two months prematurly and because of this one of the twins head was beginning to grow abnormally. Because their skulls were so soft, it would sort of dent when she was sleeping. One of the twins had to be fitted for a helmet and wore it for about 7-9 months.

Her mother took it off when she would wash her and whenever they would take pitures and stuff like that, but otherwise it had to be on all the time. It is nothing to really worry about, it's fairly common -- they're just trying to prevent any damage that could occur.

I think this is done to get rid of flat spots on the head. Some children sleep on one particular side and it creates a misshaped skull.

iknow its shape is kind of fuinny if its anweborn thars normal but dont use a helmet to correct it just take your hand and gently rub the head in shape its going to change into a nice shape dont worry they get like that coming through the birth canal remember gently i did this to my daughter and everything tuurned out fine a helmet is harsh you dont want to do harm to the baby good luck!!!!

my niece is actually going though this right now and will have to see a therapist to see if it is necessary for him to get a helmet she has been doing a lot of research and doing the Dr have told her to see if his little head will get better.... Good luck .... pay no attention to Melinda's B comment!!!!

No, this would be something to talk about with the dr. or person doing the fitting. (hug)

Why in the world??? I have no clue what you are talking about. That sounds really dumb, sorry but it does. Just let the baby grow like a normal kid. I maen really WHY would you put a helmet on your child, thier heads grow realy fast so that would be COMPLETLY pointless!!! Please explain why you are considering this, it makes no sense because the only kids i have ever seen with helmets on all the time have disabilities.

did you get into the whiskey this morning?