In honor of our”cranio baby’s” second birthday, I thought I would submit a story about her. She was my seventh pregnancy (five miscarriages and the most recent one being at 19 weeks we were terrified) and it was a high-risk pregnancy. I was on bed rest for 10 weeks with a toddler at home (thankful… read more
At one week past-due, I was induced just after 11:00 AM and Evan was born at 6:12 PM June 22, 2012. It was a normal vaginal delivery…natural and unassisted. Shortly after birth I thought his head looked a little oval, but having two other kids prior to this I thought that in the first few… read more
When Mason was 5 months old, his father and I took him in for a regular well-baby check at our pediatrician’s office. It was at this appointment that his doctor noticed that the front of Mason’s head was more narrow than usual and he also noticed a ridge going down the middle of his forehead.… read more
Around 4 months old, we realized something was not right with the shape of our sweet baby boy’s head. His forehead sort of popped out just a bit and by looking down on the top of his head it was more triangular in shape rather than circular. Our pediatrician at the time called for X-Rays,… read more
Our sweet little baby Alec was diagnosed with Metopic Craniosynostosis 24 hours after birth. My husband and I have already been through this nightmare once with our older son Maric who also underwent surgery for Metopic Craniosynostosis July 5, 2011 at 8 months old. His surgeon said “It is highly unlikely that you would have… read more
Caleb was born in June of 2012 and had to go to several doctors in his first couple of months because our pediatrician thought he made loud, “weird” noises when he ate. After seeing specialist, everything came back great, no problems. When Caleb was two months old his pediatrician noticed that his head was shaped… read more
Jacob was born on April 9, 2012 at Kaiser in San Diego via c-section and my family was complete with all of us. My husband and I thought Jacob was the best thing ever and couldn’t wait for him to meet his big sister (Katelyn). The morning we were being released from the hospital to… read more
Where do I start…Mason was born Jan 20th, 2012 via emergency C-Section, after a 21 hour labour, 9 centimeters dilated, but his head was sideways and he wouldn’t turn. I then had a fever and the doctors were worried about infection and the fever affecting Mason, so C-Section it was. He was born at 9lbs… read more
Jeremiah’s cranio journey began on Saturday, July 10, 2010 at the age of 3. I had taken Jeremiah to our local emergency room because he was having an allergic reaction to something. While Jeremiah was being treated for hives and angioedema, a nice nurse, who was not even on his case, approached me as a… read more
Hailey was diagnosed with Crouzon Syndrome at 3 months old. She underwent her first CVR at 4 months old on her sagittal suture. The surgery went flawless and improved her quality of life by a lot! We weren’t aware that she was having horrible headaches from the brain pressure. After the surgery she was a… read more
We were at our routine 4 month check up when our pediatrician suggested we see a specialist for Sawyer’s head shape. It was measuring in the 99th percentile. But it had been since before he was born, so I had always thought nothing of it. She said it was probably nothing to worry about since Daddy… read more
On November 12, 2012, Veteran’s Day Holiday, Quinn had her surgery. The surgery was a success. It lasted approximately 3 hours. Next to our daughter and husband making the decision to have the surgery, was seeing our grand daughter after the surgery. To be quite honest it was very hard to see Quinn after the… read more
