----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 6:53
PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Flat
Spots
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 -----
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 -----
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
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