Been away for more than a year!

In Hongkong Botanical gardens

To all the people, parents, who came across this blog for information on plagiocephaly and posted questions, i apologise for not having been able to reply to your comments in due time. I've somewhat neglected this blog for many reasons. I just hope you were able to find the information you were looking for on the web, and from the stuffs i've mentioned here on this blog.

Kate discover how to blow bubbles on her own

As for Kate, she's now almost 3 yrs old, a smart, sweet, funny, and happy child.

We weren't very successful with the helmet treatment we sought the last time perhaps due to factors, like my daughter's age before her treatment, the weather in this country, our patience to follow it through, my daughter's tolerance with the helmet, and i guess the expertise of the orthotists here in treating plagiocephaly.

As for her head shape, which i've now stopped monitoring since she was 2, it may still not be the perfect symmetrical head that all parents want for their child (though i've not really checked). But it's something we can live with. I could sweat it out all over again, but i'll probably miss out with a lot of things about my daughter which are more important.

I'm thinking, in 5 or 10 years from now, this concern will be the least of my worries. I could be wrong, but take me on it in ten years time.

So for the parents who are worrying, do what you can while you can. If your child's plagio affects the health of your child, then by all means do what is necessary and what you think is best.

If it is within your means geographically and financially to seek the orthotic helmets from DOCband or STARband, go ahead and maybe you'd have better success than we did.

But if it's just cosmetic and something you can live with, then maybe, just maybe, there's really no reason to be worked up so much. That or maybe i'm the one whose head needs examining. Cheers and i wish you all the best.