Hi Caddie,

I'm sorry to hear Ruby's sutures have fused. We had advice early on that this with the case with Fergus, however once he was looked at by a Paed Neurosurgeon and had several head scans, the Paed Neurosurgeon said the sutures had not in fact closed. Would be great if this was the same for Ruby.

So as Fergus's sutures had not in fact closed I haven't actually had any personal experience with this. I read quite a bit about it when Fergus was first "diagnosed". I wish you guys all the best. I understand they have fantastic results with opening the suture. About a year ago I read some posts in other forums from parents who said the operation ended up being much less traumatic than they anticipated.

I personally find any operation with Fergus (he's had one so far and has another one to go - not related to plagiocephaly) quite hard to deal with in the anticipation phase. Then the recovery phase seems much less frightening than expected.

I wish you all the best with Ruby. Please keep us updated from time to time as to how she/you are going. xx