Posted by Katie
on 3/5/2009, 8:25 pm, in reply to "Re: head circumference"
98.206.53.35
Thanks Holly.
i honestly dont know his head circ at birth. :/ But i did find a record of 45 cm on jan 14 and 42.5 on nov 12. We go to the ped tomorrow so i wanna ask them for the measurements they have too. Everyone keeps reassuring me that it is big, but it always has been. The ct went good today, as he did not need to be sedated as we had planned. I was told the results are in the computer and genetics can access them at any time. So we will play the waiting game but believe me, I will be calling everyday until they can tell me something.
As for milestones, he can roll off the tummy but not onto (at 6 mos old). although i think he can do both but just doesnt want to end up on his tummy bc he does not like it. He still topples forward in the sitting position. He did not have very good head control til around 4 months, and had severe head lag when pulled to sitting until then too. Hes seeing pt and was at about 50% delay at 4 months old but i think his progression has bumped that percentage a bit.
Thanks again for the reassurance. i hope to hear good news soon, but i know everything happens for a reason and this is all in God's hands. He still my sweet baby boy no matter what the diagnosis.
--Previous Message--
: Hey Katie...i tried twice last night at work
: to post a response but couldn't get it to
: work. I took the measurements that you gave
: and plotted your baby on the growth chart.
: His head measured in the 95% when he was 3
: months and 7 months. Although he made a
: "jump" in his head growth, he is
: continuing on his same growth curve. What
: was his head circ. at birth? Maybe he just
: has a big head. Both of my daughters
: have/had head circ. above the 95% and they
: are fine. My nephew was the same way. He
: ended up having a scan to check for extra
: fluid (hydrocephalus) He did end up having
: extra fluid but they said it was benign. He
: was hitting all the appropriate milestones
: for his age and was not symptomatic. He had
: follow up scans and it resolved on its
: own.Is your son meeting his milestones? It
: is good that they are scanning his head to
: rule out anything. I know that the wait can
: be horrible.
:
: --Previous Message--
: My son Dustyn will have a CT scan tomorrow
: to
: see if the reason his head is growing rather
: rapidly is caused by hydrocephalus. I am so
: nervous and frantically gathering all the
: info I can about it but still feel uneasy.
: This was discovered at his genetic apt last
: week. His exact measurement is 46.5 cm. I
: know that is high for his age (7 mos) but
: not sure if its always been in the higher
: percentile. They said it had taken a jump
: but i am so mad at myself for not recording
: that, although ive kept track of his weight
: and length all along. I do have his
: measurement at about 3 months he was 41.2
: cm. I have noticed he outgrew his hats so
: fast and wears toddler size. But i dont
: think his head looks unusually large like
: some of the kids you'll see with
: hydrocephalus. It could just be a precaution
: and they want to make sure everything is ok,
: which i hope is the case.
:
: Does anyone had info/experience on this, or
: how much of a jump is too much? Radiology
: says they will get the results and send them
: to genetics so who knows how long til I will
: know of any results.....ive had to wait all
: weekend and now probably another and im just
: hoping someone here has either been thru
: this or have noticed thier children also
: have had larger heads and nothing is
: wrong???
:
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