Bakers helmet fund
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My son baker who is 12 weeks old has a condition called
Plagiocephaly (play-gee-oh-kef-alley). This is the most common type of flat head syndrome and it describes an asymmetric flattening to the side of the head.
A simple definition of flat head syndrome is that your baby has a head shape deformity, either to the back or side of the head. At about eight weeks of age, you’ll notice that your baby’s head seems slightly wide, or that an ear is pushed forward on one side, or that the brow is more prominent.
Symptoms
Typically, babies with Plagiocephaly develop a ‘parallelogram-shaped’ skull, with flattening of back of the left or right side of the skull, frontal bossing on the same side as the flattening and bulging on the opposite side at the back. There is sometimes a tendency to only look in one direction, as the neck muscles may be tighter on this side. This is called Torticollis and requires therapy to help correct it. It can also cause problem with his jaw which could become a problem when he starts teething and eating.
In deformational Brachycephaly there is no asymmetry, but the width of the head is much wider than usual. The back of the head will be flattened and taller than normal and the brow may be much more forward than usual.
Causes:
Flat head syndrome tends to appear in the early months of your baby’s life, when the skull is still soft enough to mould. The skull can start to flatten or misshape because your baby is sleeping on the back every night.
After four or five months, specialists can help reduce the severity of the deformity by providing advice or orthotic treatment. We need to raise money to get Baker a corrective orthotics (Baby helmet)
To correct the shape of his head and for a better wellbeing as he grows up .
The helmet is not available on the NHS ! As it is classed as cosmetic :(
This is why we are raising money X


Plagiocephaly (play-gee-oh-kef-alley). This is the most common type of flat head syndrome and it describes an asymmetric flattening to the side of the head.
A simple definition of flat head syndrome is that your baby has a head shape deformity, either to the back or side of the head. At about eight weeks of age, you’ll notice that your baby’s head seems slightly wide, or that an ear is pushed forward on one side, or that the brow is more prominent.
Symptoms
Typically, babies with Plagiocephaly develop a ‘parallelogram-shaped’ skull, with flattening of back of the left or right side of the skull, frontal bossing on the same side as the flattening and bulging on the opposite side at the back. There is sometimes a tendency to only look in one direction, as the neck muscles may be tighter on this side. This is called Torticollis and requires therapy to help correct it. It can also cause problem with his jaw which could become a problem when he starts teething and eating.
In deformational Brachycephaly there is no asymmetry, but the width of the head is much wider than usual. The back of the head will be flattened and taller than normal and the brow may be much more forward than usual.
Causes:
Flat head syndrome tends to appear in the early months of your baby’s life, when the skull is still soft enough to mould. The skull can start to flatten or misshape because your baby is sleeping on the back every night.
After four or five months, specialists can help reduce the severity of the deformity by providing advice or orthotic treatment. We need to raise money to get Baker a corrective orthotics (Baby helmet)
To correct the shape of his head and for a better wellbeing as he grows up .
The helmet is not available on the NHS ! As it is classed as cosmetic :(
This is why we are raising money X
Organizer
Rachel Wilkinson
Organizer
