The last three weeks (since out last helmet check up) have absolutely flown by. We have been to the Chiropractors 3 times, went to Cornwall to meet Grace, my beautiful niece, Grandma came to stay and did I my first wedding fayre.
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| Proud sisters and their little ones - welcome to the world Grace and congratulations to Charlotte and Ross :) |
In that time, we have got completely used to seeing Noah in his helmet. Gone are the days where I used to wonder what people were thinking when they saw it and no more do I feel nervous about taking him to new places. It is a part of him and to be honest, he actually looks a little strange when he hasn‘t got it on!!
Noah has become so mobile in the last few weeks, he wants to stand all the time and can now pull himself up. He mastered this in Granny and Grandad’s bath - eek! He is getting onto all fours more often and so we don’t think it will be long before he starts crawling. He is also rolling about a lot more and so his helmet is providing him with a bit of protection!! I think partly this spurt in movement is due to us being less worried about him lying on his back, and also removing his pillow from his cot - he has a new found freedom and he is loving it!
Noah has become so mobile in the last few weeks, he wants to stand all the time and can now pull himself up. He mastered this in Granny and Grandad’s bath - eek! He is getting onto all fours more often and so we don’t think it will be long before he starts crawling. He is also rolling about a lot more and so his helmet is providing him with a bit of protection!! I think partly this spurt in movement is due to us being less worried about him lying on his back, and also removing his pillow from his cot - he has a new found freedom and he is loving it!
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| Playing with Great Grandpa's stick... |
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| ... and Great Granny's glasses - much to her delight! |
The only negative side to the helmet in the last week or so is that it was getting harder to get it on and off. He was getting quite upset again when getting him dressed and putting his helmet back on. So we ended up getting dressed in front of the TV, ‘Show me, show me’ was an amazing distraction!!
At our check up this week, I had a little guess at the results and I wasn’t far wrong. All of a sudden, Noah’s head is looking so much better. It’s once flatter shape is a lot less noticeable.
In 3 weeks his overall head circumference has grown by 7mm! When he was measured at the initial consultation his head circumference was 463mm. It is now 478mm, an increase of 15mm since his helmet was made. Rachel (the consultant) though he must have had a growth spurt and was really pleased that we had caught this! His asymmetry (diagonal difference) is now down to 10mm (a reduction of 3mm since our last visit) and his front to back/side to side ratio is now down to 89% (from 92% last time).
We are truly amazed! In just one month of wearing his helmet, we are nearing half way there, such an amazing feeling. We are so lucky that we caught his growth spurt, but I think also being such a big little boy helps as generally he just seems to grow so fast.
Whilst we were there, Rachel adjusted his helmet for us. We had noticed that the front left was pushing into his cheek more and at the back the helmet had rubbed a little bald area. That night, I couldn’t believe how much easier it was to get his helmet on and also, the tears were gone. I wondered if it was just a fluke, but it has been the same ever since. So those small adjustments have obviously made a world of difference to Noah - hopefully his little bald patch will grow back now also! In fact, we can’t believe how fast his hair is growing now. We can’t wait until the helmet comes off to show off his new locks!!
In 3 weeks his overall head circumference has grown by 7mm! When he was measured at the initial consultation his head circumference was 463mm. It is now 478mm, an increase of 15mm since his helmet was made. Rachel (the consultant) though he must have had a growth spurt and was really pleased that we had caught this! His asymmetry (diagonal difference) is now down to 10mm (a reduction of 3mm since our last visit) and his front to back/side to side ratio is now down to 89% (from 92% last time).
We are truly amazed! In just one month of wearing his helmet, we are nearing half way there, such an amazing feeling. We are so lucky that we caught his growth spurt, but I think also being such a big little boy helps as generally he just seems to grow so fast.
Whilst we were there, Rachel adjusted his helmet for us. We had noticed that the front left was pushing into his cheek more and at the back the helmet had rubbed a little bald area. That night, I couldn’t believe how much easier it was to get his helmet on and also, the tears were gone. I wondered if it was just a fluke, but it has been the same ever since. So those small adjustments have obviously made a world of difference to Noah - hopefully his little bald patch will grow back now also! In fact, we can’t believe how fast his hair is growing now. We can’t wait until the helmet comes off to show off his new locks!!
So it is just under 3 weeks now until our next
appointment. We have been advised to not expect that sort of amazing
growth each time, but even so, we feel like we are well on target for
Noah’s treatment being complete by his birthday. What an amazing present
that will be :)
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