Finley had 106% brachycephaly. Here are the measurements:
Age months
11.5
Head Circumference
49.5
Percentile
95th
Head Width cm
153
Head Depth cm
145
Severity
105.52%
As suspected his head is actually wider than it is to depth. A severe case. (Anything over 89% is considered severe)
As Finley is older than most babies who get treatment, Saeed warned us it was going to be a tough long road and wanted to be sure we were committed. He is likely to be in his helmet for 6 – 8 months maybe longer. Once the fontanelle closes treatment is no longer effective. Fin’s fontanelle is pretty small now. Saeed is aiming for a 10% reduction. Which means Fin’s severity would be down to 95% - this is still considered severe but his head should look a lot better. We are going for the look above the statistics.
We’d made our minds up that we were going to go ahead with this before we got there so after a small break we handed over the cash (£1950 – to include all consultations and helmet) and Finley had his head scanned with a laser to get the measurements for the helmet. We have an appointment in 2 weeks time for the fitting.
On the way home we were quite quiet, we are so mad with ourselves for not getting this done sooner. If only we had been recommended to a helmet provider sooner then the treatment would be for a lot less time and more effective. We can only try to think we are doing the best for him now and that’s all we can do.
Age months
11.5
Head Circumference
49.5
Percentile
95th
Head Width cm
153
Head Depth cm
145
Severity
105.52%
As suspected his head is actually wider than it is to depth. A severe case. (Anything over 89% is considered severe)
As Finley is older than most babies who get treatment, Saeed warned us it was going to be a tough long road and wanted to be sure we were committed. He is likely to be in his helmet for 6 – 8 months maybe longer. Once the fontanelle closes treatment is no longer effective. Fin’s fontanelle is pretty small now. Saeed is aiming for a 10% reduction. Which means Fin’s severity would be down to 95% - this is still considered severe but his head should look a lot better. We are going for the look above the statistics.
We’d made our minds up that we were going to go ahead with this before we got there so after a small break we handed over the cash (£1950 – to include all consultations and helmet) and Finley had his head scanned with a laser to get the measurements for the helmet. We have an appointment in 2 weeks time for the fitting.
On the way home we were quite quiet, we are so mad with ourselves for not getting this done sooner. If only we had been recommended to a helmet provider sooner then the treatment would be for a lot less time and more effective. We can only try to think we are doing the best for him now and that’s all we can do.
