Today was Ryan's first appointment concerning his noggin, and we got great news. He will require treatment and a helmet for 3.5-4 months. He will wear the helmet 23 hours a day. He also has torticollis, a neck issue, which is normal for babies with plagiocephaly. I will have to work on stretching his neck muscles with some exercises that the doc taught us today, that should be fun. I will be making trips to Charlotte, North Carolina every 2 weeks for a check up and repositioning if needed. The crazy thing is that his check ups will only be 10-15 minutes each, and for that I will drive 2 hours. Today he had a series of photos and a digital surface image, or a DSI taken. Those measurements will be used to make the custom helmet. He will be fitted with it on September 2.
UPDATED TO ADD: The doctor also checked out Zachary's head and neck to be sure. And he is all well. Whew.
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