Will try to keep this short…. At one month we started to notice a flat spot on my son's left side. His pediatrician suggested that we do some mild repositioning. At three months it was getting worse and our pediatrician suggested that we try aggressive repositioning and keep him off his head as much as possible. At six months he had a huge improvement and we were told to continue to reposition, but not as aggressively. At eight months the correction had slowed down and she suggested that we see a specialist to have his head measured because it was possible that he may need a helmet and that if this was the case, that he needed to start wearing soon. At nine months we went through Children's Memorial and saw a cranial specialist, had his head scanned with the StarScan (available at the Westchester and Glenview offices' only) and an examination by a PT. Thankfully, his measurements were low enough that they did not recommend us getting a helmet (although we could have if we still wanted to), and the PT diagnosed him with a very mild case of Tort. We chose not to do the helmet and he has been going to physical therapy for the past month and they have noted a huge improvement already. My suggestion… have your pediatrician refer you to a cranial specialist and get your son's head scanned ($300 - not covered by insurance) so you know what measurement's you are dealing with and then make your decision. Try to do it as soon as possible. If a corrective helmet is recommended you want to start as soon as you can and getting in to see the specialist can take several weeks. We saw Dr. Vicari in his Glenview office and I could not come up with a negative thing to say about him or his entire staff if I had to. They are wonderful. My son still has a bit of flat spot and it is possible that it may never completely go away, but we are okay with this. This is the question you have to ask yourself and then make your final decisions.
Good luck to you!!!