Back
from our 6 month appointment! She's 12lb 7oz (2%), 23 1/4" (2%) and a head circ
of 16 1/4" (9%). The ped was absolutely amazed that she's hit every single one
of her 6 month milestones. She actually said she wouldn't have expected that in
her wildest dreams.
My ped and another ped (2nd opinion) both agreed that she does not need a helmet and her head will eventually round out on her own, but that I could talk with Ryan and she'd give us a referral to the specialist at DMC if we wanted to speak with them further about it. I haven't decided yet...I'm going to talk to Ryan. But, my ped showed me a bunch of studies by the University of Michigan that showed with mild positional plagiocephaly by the age of 4 there is really no difference between the kids with our without a helmet.
...Only one area of concern: The crease in one of her thighs is much deeper than the other (asymmetrical) so she wants to keep an eye on it. She said she didn't see it effecting movement or baring weight so she's not concerned, but it's worth watching.
She wants us to try moving her back to the crib to sleep on her belly or side once we are both over our illnesses...that way we can keep her off her head for another 12 hours a day. She also wants us to up her purees to 2-3 times a day since she is doing so well with them. She also said we should start giving her things that are easily mushed up in her mouth and that you wouldn't need molars for in a few weeks.
She did great with her shots. She didn't even react to the first one, but started crying after the second. But she calmed down in about 5 minutes. We'll see how she's feeling after daycare today b/c one shot causes fever in 1 out of 5 babies. And that's all she wrote folks.
My ped and another ped (2nd opinion) both agreed that she does not need a helmet and her head will eventually round out on her own, but that I could talk with Ryan and she'd give us a referral to the specialist at DMC if we wanted to speak with them further about it. I haven't decided yet...I'm going to talk to Ryan. But, my ped showed me a bunch of studies by the University of Michigan that showed with mild positional plagiocephaly by the age of 4 there is really no difference between the kids with our without a helmet.
...Only one area of concern: The crease in one of her thighs is much deeper than the other (asymmetrical) so she wants to keep an eye on it. She said she didn't see it effecting movement or baring weight so she's not concerned, but it's worth watching.
She wants us to try moving her back to the crib to sleep on her belly or side once we are both over our illnesses...that way we can keep her off her head for another 12 hours a day. She also wants us to up her purees to 2-3 times a day since she is doing so well with them. She also said we should start giving her things that are easily mushed up in her mouth and that you wouldn't need molars for in a few weeks.
She did great with her shots. She didn't even react to the first one, but started crying after the second. But she calmed down in about 5 minutes. We'll see how she's feeling after daycare today b/c one shot causes fever in 1 out of 5 babies. And that's all she wrote folks.
As for her 6 month photos, we'll be taking those this weekend and I'll try to post them here as well!
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