Helping Other Babies ~ Bike Birmingham 2 Malvern‍

Our daughter Bethany (10 years old) and her friend Faith are going to bike from Birmingham to Malvern, 40 miles in one ride, on the 13th August 2022 to raise money to help parents that can not afford treatment for flat head syndrome for their babies.

After both Bethanys little brother and sister needing treatment and seeing how expensive it is, she asked if she could try and raise some money to help others that can not afford this treatment. 

The plan is to bike the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, that runs from the centre of Birmingham through beautiful country side to the the heart of the cathedral City of Worcester. The canal is 29.5 miles long with 58 locks and then we will countiue the rest of the journey to Malvern on the road.

Private Treatment for flat head syndrome is about £2000/£2500 per child. The nhs would not help us with treatment and we want to help other familys that can not afford the treatment for their babies. Its something that can effect them their whole life if untreated.

The three different types are:

•Plagiocephaly (Play-gee-o-kef-a-lee)

•Brachycephaly (Bray-key-kef-a-lee)

•Scaphycephaly (Scay-fee-kef-a-lee)

All three terms describe the flattening on different areas of a child’s head. Brachycephaly and Plagiocephaly are the most common, however, it is not uncommon for a child to have both Plagiocephaly and Brachycephaly together.

Plagiocephaly

Plagiocephaly describes the flattening on one side on the child’s head. This type of flattening is commonly associated with a parallelogram shaped head, a shift forward of the ear and a more prominent forehead on the same side as the flattening and possibly the eyes appearing to have unequal positioning.

Brachycephaly

Brachycephaly describes a flattening across the back of a child’s head. This type of flattening is commonly associated with a loss of definition of the neck line, a wide head shape, prominent bony lumps above the ears, a bossed / protruding forehead and possibly an excessively high height of head.

Scaphycephaly

Scaphycephaly is the rarest of the three. It describes a flattening on both sides of a child’s head, giving the overall impression of a long narrow head shape and is associated with an overly exaggerated neck line.

Untreated, potential implications:

1. Developmental Delays

2. Practical Difficulties

3. Psychological Impact

Do you want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money in aid of HEADSTART4BABIES LIMITED and every donation will help. Thank you in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to us.