Fitted for a Helmet

Yesterday we took Cayman to an Orthotics Doctor. He evaluated her head shape and measured her for a helmet. The idea of the helmet is to reshape her head so it's more round and smooth. Ideally, a baby should be younger than what Cayman is for this procedure to be more effective but the doctor still wants to try since Cayman is not a typical Hydrocephalus baby.

Those were his words.

When we asked him what he meant by that, he explained that Cayman's head shape is very different than that of a regular hydrocephalus case. The edge of Cayman's skull bones are very dominant and create a ridge that can be easily viewed and palpitated. If you look at Cayman's pictures you can see one of these ridges in the middle of her forehead. The doctor does not know why it is like that or if the appearance of these bony ridges can be lessened. He said he's never seen that before and wondered if it's another genetic mutation.

Great! Will there ever be an end to their findings?

***Maybe I should warn everyone...I get sarcastic when I'm very short nerved, which is how I've been lately, just ask my husband. Wait!! I take that back!! Don't ask him!! He just might be too honest. :o)***

There is a small possibility the helmet could help Cayman's head shape. We won't know unless we try. And if it doesn't work, oh well. That's minor.

Cayman was very entertaining while the doctor measured her head. She laughed, smiled, talked, and bounced while I held her on my lap. She did not mind one bit that someone was messing with her head.

The Dr. first put a stocking hat on Cayman and then covered it with dots.
Then he put a black "cape" over Cayman so the laser could pick up on only the white stocking hat and dots.Then he waved a laser gun (it looked like something from a video game) all over Cayman's head and the image was perfectly inputted onto the monitor.It will take a couple weeks for the helmet to be made.