I'm having to hold very tightly to the verse that says "fret not, it only leads to evildoing," this evening. I am fighting anxious feelings about my precious baby's heads! At about 2 months of age we noticed that their heads were a little flat on one side. I asked my friends about it and some reassured me that as they developed and could sit, etc. it would even out. Others explained about a "helmet" device that would correct the problem! That possibility really shot my blood pressure up! Just picturing them in a helmet-thing really freaked me out. (I've since seen pictures of helmets and they're not that bad). At the 4 month check up I asked about the head situation and the nurse practitioner felt their case was pretty mild and doubted that a specialist would recommend the helmet treatment. Ever since I noticed the problem I have put a lot of effort into making sure they are not laying down a lot while awake. Also, Jude now sleeps on his stomach, as he is strong enough to roll over on his own. Petra usually sleeps on her side, but ends up on her back sometimes too. Jude has come SO FAR in his playtime and now loves to be on his belly and reaches for toys and plays with them. Petra fights tummy time but I make her do it several times a day. I don't want them to have to live with flat heads and have been so upset that we were not warned. We were told to do tummy time but I thought it was for developmental purposes, not to avoid head flattening! AAAHHHGGG!
We have an appointment next week with a specialist to inquire about the helmet. In the meantime, lots of playing on tummy!
It will improve; Petra will greatly enjoy her tummy time, and I will not feel guilty about "maybe I didn't hold them enough." With twins, there is a lot of "waiting" for mommy. It's stressful to not be able to hold them as much as you want because you are tending to the other one! Actually, the first three months of their lives the Vandanitor was here and they were held constantly by her and me. But definitely always on their backs for sleep- we didn't know any better.
"fret not..........." Give more, do more.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
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