We are just back from our first appointment with the Hanger office in Syracuse, which is where Leah will be fitted for her cranial orthotic helmet. The appointment was a very easy one (no blood draws!) in which Ramona, the technician, put a little stocking bonnet on her head and scanned it in order to make a 3D image of her head shape to send to the company. They will use the 3D image to manufacture a helmet for her which will put pressure on the parts of her forehead that are "bossed," or sticking out too far and will in turn let the other side of her forehead catch up. The helmet usually takes about two weeks to come in, but because Leah is older than most babies being fitted for a helmet, Ramona felt there was no time to waste and is having the helmet rushed a bit. There's only so much skull shaping that can happen after a baby is about a year old, so if we are going to change the shape of her skull, we have to do it quickly. So we have another appointment scheduled for Friday, March 7 in which we will pick up her helmet and receive instructions on its use.
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