Re: [ozmidwifery] Flat Spots

[Safetsleep]

you may want to see  FAQ section ,Medical Facts and Testimonials on www.safetsleep.com   twelve years of collated data and wisdom there ....you may find the published article in NZ Medical Journal of interest?   we have now worked  voluntarily with 54 families whose babies of various ages (eldest being 18 months) were considered by cranio-facial plastic surgeons to require either helmet therapy or surgery!! we managed to asist 53 of these babies to avoid these unpleasant and unnatural interventions by working with the Hospital clinicaly tested product Safe T Sleep Sleepwrap and the extra assistance mainly mentioned in Question s 4 and 5 of the FAQ section.   it seems many cranio-facial plastic surgeons will no longer accept these PWS (postional plagiocephaly without synostosis) referrals as they are unable to cope....we have been informed by a Canadian cranio-facial plastic surgeon, Dr Tristan de Chalain that most NZ, Canadian (not sure about Australian) cranio-facial plastic surgeons, are now forwarding their referrals on to the SIDS Paediatricians. This of course as these Paediatricians insist that there isn't a problem.; quoting technicaly correctly that "most "babies heads return to a 'normal' shape. According to Dr Tristan de Chalain globally well over 20% of babies heads never return to 'acceptable shape'....the American Academy of Paediatrics considers it is at least twice as high.   happy researching!.....and educating.....we have been very moved by the distress of affected parents and what some of the babies have had to go through.    we are hoping to make it to the Brisbane conference next month....i will try to ship across the relevant international studies if people are interested...as it all costs, and so much of what we do is voluntary   do let us know truth, joy and godbless miriam educator/inventor     ----- Original Message ----- From: wendy hoey To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 8:14 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Flat Spots Kirsten,            I have a friend who's baby developed not only a large flat spot but it was also asymmetrical, by the time she was sitting up it looked like someone had taken her head in two hands and squashed it on an angle if that sounds right!, it was very noticable and stressful for her mum. Her GP referred her to a paed/ortho spec. who sent her to a physio at the big children's hospital here. The physio made a foam pillow tailored to her head which she slept on, not sure for how long, and seemed to work. She's now 5 and stiil has a flattish but normal looking skull hidden under masses of hair. Her second child has had no problems at all, she did all the switching ends of cot with the first the same as the second. Maybe we all have different bone strength in our skulls! cheers Wendy. ----- Original Message ----- From: Diane Gardner To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 1:30 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Flat Spots Kirsten Recommend your client to a gentle chiropractor or an oesteopath, who treat babies, for an adjustment. Often the baby's neck is out (especially in a difficult delivery) and they find it uncomfortable to sleep in a different position.   I have found many feeding problems and also sleeping problems are corrected because everything has settled back into the correct position.   Diane