Flat head

Gold Member Joined: Jan 19 2005 Age: 31 Posts: 1855

Does anyone know how important re-positioning is for a baby with a flat head? My baby has a flat head due to positioning, and I am wondering if I should persist with re-positioning e.g. when he is sleeping move head to other side even though he might wake up?
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Gold Member Joined: Aug 18 2004 Posts: 1352

We are a B"H success story with this! Tev had a flat side and would only turn his head one way at 2 months. Our ped gave us ideas and we were viligent about repositioning and adding in tummy time. At 4 months it was looking better (which is usually the height of it). We kept up all the hard work (which was so much easier cause he liked tummy time more and he started rolling on his own and going on his tummy more while playing anyway. We just had his 6 month appointment and the ped said it looks 100% better! Its totally worth the repositioning.

sara

Gold Member Joined: Jan 19 2005 Age: 31 Posts: 1855

dovid has a flat head and would also only turn one head to one side - but it was b/c of torticolis (the neck muscle was tight) b'h it was diagnosed at 6 weeks, he started pt at 2 months. He now bh (5 months) is almost completly better and only needs pt once a month. but his head, while better is still flat.

what ideas did your ped give you?

Gold Member Joined: Aug 18 2004 Posts: 1352

Posted: Mon, Feb 07 2005, 5:11 pm Post subject:

I still have a flat head but with brains ...... I think Wink

Posted: Tue, Feb 08 2005, 12:12 pm Post subject:

my baby also had a flat head bh it rounded out since now she sleeps on her stomach. but my doc told me and I think it helped every other night switch where she sleeps ie: one night place her head at the head of the bed and the next at the foot of her bed.

Active Poster Joined: Sep 19 2004 Posts: 32

What is a flat head?
My baby had his head a little over to the right, and would only like to look and turn one way, is that a flat head? B'h he straightened out now, we also spoke to him and showed him things on the side he didnt turn to, and also put him on his stomach alot.

Gold Member Joined: Jan 18 2005 Posts: 1546

I know someone who took their baby to a chiroprachter n within a few sessions their head was much better

Gold Member Joined: Jan 19 2005 Age: 31 Posts: 1855

wonder, a flathead is when the shape of the head is assymetrical.

A separate thing, is when the baby only looks to one side and positions his head to one side to and does not have a full range of movement. This could indicate torticollis, which is a tight muscle in the neck. A lot of tummy time and physiotherapy usually can make the condition better, occasionally some kids need surgery to correct it.

Related to that, when a baby is always lyeing on one side it might cause the head to get flat.

Gold Member Joined: Jan 19 2005 Age: 31 Posts: 1855

Blumag are you talking about the shape of the head?

Gold Member Joined: Jan 18 2005 Posts: 1546

yes I am, I'm sorry if I misunderstood this post

Gold Member Joined: Jan 19 2005 Age: 31 Posts: 1855

no that's what I wanted to know! Laughing

Do you have any more information?

Gold Member Joined: Jan 18 2005 Posts: 1546

I have to find out exactly but I will post as soon as I find out

Gold Member Joined: Jan 19 2005 Age: 31 Posts: 1855

thank you!

Gold Member Joined: Jan 18 2005 Posts: 1546

I asked mym otherin law n I was wrong sorry
her daughter had an elongated head n she took her to some kind of bone/head manipulator and within a few monthsi t was fine, she wasnt born like that it got that way after a few wks, her skull bones were overlapping.

Gold Member Joined: Jan 19 2005 Age: 31 Posts: 1855

Tg there is an improvement in his head shape, it is rounding out and is less noticeable. So hopefully it will continue to get better.