Banter & Babies

I have been very pleased at how my post on our experience of plagiocephaly and helmet treatment has been received, and hope that it will help some parents to have an honest mother’s opinion of the treatment and help them to make the decision on whether to go down that route for their child. In thinking along this theme and jotting down ideas for blog posts, I thought I would write my experience on something that after many years of thinking about I finally was brave enough to take the plunge this year. It also helps that at this stage in my pregnancy I can now only sleep for around 4 hours a night (hello insomnia) and at least I have the peace to write a review in the early hours of the morning before little mister wakes up. In April 2014 I had laser eye surgery, and I really have to admit, it is one of the best things I have ever done in my life and I am so pleased with the results. Since the age of seven I needed to wear glasses – I had terrible eyesight. I remember at the time

I had an assisted delivery with my first son Oliver, with the use of forceps. On the first attempt the doctor pulled when I did not have a contraction. When Oliver was born he always looked up to the right side. In a haze of first time motherhood, overwhelming love and joy, worry and complete exhaustion followed by complications from my delivery, it wasn't something I noticed until my little boys head started becoming very misshapen at only two weeks old. Newborn Oliver, with a perfect head shape. Oliver adored his sleep. As an energetic two year old I am still lucky enough to have a little boy who sleeps for two hours in the afternoon, and at least twelve hours through the night. I am sincerely hoping this remains when baby No.2 arrives in the next eight weeks. As a result of his love of sleep, and the 'back to sleep' campaign for all newborns to prevent SIDS, Oliver developed a flat spot to the right side of his head and along the back of his skull. I mentioned

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