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We first noticed a change in Mason's head shape at around 3 months of age, it began with a little flattening at the side of his head and we mentioned this to our health visitor who advised that this would be fine and would correct itself, this did not stop us worrying so we tried everything we could to ensure we took the pressure off the flat spot by purchasing a special babymoov lovenest pillow which we used daily where ever we went, this has been created to make sure pressure is distributed evenly across the whole of the skull. We also tried various forms of repositonal therapy throughout the day making sure Mason was never on his flat side of his head hoping it would round out without further treatment.

As the weeks went by we then started to notice Mason would only ever turn his head to the left hand side during playtime, when he slept and even when held upright. After many doctors appointments and two trips to A&E Mason was diagnosed with torticollis (tight neck muscles) and as a result we were also informed he has severe Brachycephaly (Flat Head Syndrome).

Mason received physiotherapy fortnightly to correct his torticollis which they thought in turn would help with his plagiocephaly but it has continued to get worse. We contacted the Steeper Clinic in Leeds who recommended STARband helmet treatment to begin as soon as possible and we have an upcoming appointment to get Masons helmet measured and ordered on the 22/02/17. It will be fitted 2 weeks after this date as currently the helmets are only made in the USA and shipped over.

After much research we found that the UK usually advise that this condition will resolve itself up to the age of 18 months, this is not always the case and there is no funding on the NHS to treat Flat Head Syndrome as it is considered to be a cosmetic issue, however other countries such as the USA recognise this as a medical issue with studies showing amazing results.