So going in, I knew this could very well be his last adjustment. I knew his band seemed tighter, but it's been like that before but his head stayed the same size. She measured it, and thankfully he had 3 mm of growth! Triple what he had in the past month. More foam was shaved out, so much that no more can be taken out. This is it. We are in the home stretch!
He will stop wearing the band Wednesday, April 11th. We're still praying that some good changes occur with his head, because it is still not perfect. I've gotten used to the fact that it will never be perfect. He will still have some slight flattening on the left side and up top. His cranial therapist (or whatever she is called) said she would not be recommending him for a third band, which is fine because he would not be getting one anyway.
I am very happy with the way his head is shaped now. It is a million times better than it was. His ears are even and his forehead doesn't bulge on one side anymore. Exit pictures and another DSI scan will be done on the 11th, and we will really be able to see all the changes then!
Liam has been in a band for 21 out of the nearly 46 weeks he's been out of the womb, so pretty much half his life! I'm excited about moving on, but I know I will be wishing he still had a "crash helmet" at times, especially as he is learning how to walk.
One thing I do know, is that when and if we have another child, I will obsess about their head! I'm worried that another child will come out with a flat head like Liam, because Liam's flatness was caused in utero. Oh well, we will worry about that if we have to, and that child will get a band too, if he/she needs it.
Now some pictures of Liam in his band helping daddy play guitar...and lots and lots of drooling. Thanks, gray shirt!
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