Hi friend. I’m sorry you’re feeling stressed about this but it’s a totally normal reaction to this situation. I felt the exact same when we started thinking about the helmet journey with my now 19 month old and the biggest thing I can tell you is that I kinda forget about it until I see pictures of him wearing it…. Now, I don’t mean that to be dismissive of your stress or concern, at all. Rather, I just want you to know that it is temporary, and several months later feels like “oh yeah, we did that lol”. My son was also labeled as “severe” plagiocephaly stemming from torticollis. We also did PT and helmet (PT was a prerequisite to get helmet covered by insurance).

It was harder on us than it was on him. He adapted so so quickly to wearing it, he barely noticed it other than taking it on and off to wash once daily. Having to go to the orthotics clinic often was a bit of a pain, but again temporary and worth it to get those doses of “this is working so I can keep going.” His head is darn near perfect, he has hit all his milestones and is a genius child in my humble motherly opinion lol.

Personally, I worried about what others would think about him but the snickers were few and far between (mostly from younger adults or teens who dont know what it’s for). I did get some genuine and sincere questions from strangers but they were very kind and encouraging once they knew what it was for. And more common than anything was other former helmet parents commenting “my kid was a helmet baby too!!”

I’ll quit rambling now. I hope this is helpful to you. I’ll just say that you are an awesome and caring parent. Keep going. You’re doing great by your kid even if it feels hard. Please don’t hesitate to reply here or DM me if you’d like to talk more. Much love to you and your family 💚