Torticollis
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3 Month Old Has a Flat Spot on the Back of Her Head
Asked by N.E. from Daytona Beach
on September 24, 2009
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Has anyone experienced their child having a flat head. Is this something to be concerned about? If anyone has gone through this, please share. Thank you.
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- Hi! Your child has plagiocephaly and may have torticollis! It sounds like a lot but don't be alarmed. I noticed a flat spot on my daughter's head at 3 months also. I ...
- How many hours a day does your baby spend lying on his back. sit him up (get a Bumbo) and get him off the back of his head. If he isnt spending time on his back, see a...
- Hi N., A flat head can be a result of how he was positioned in the birth canal and your delivery.(you should consult your doctor) However, more times than not it is f...
Seeking Moms of Children with Torticolis, (Crick in the Neck)
Asked by A.W. from Dallas
on October 8, 2007
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My daughter is starting physical therapy for her neck, she leans it to one side, and I'm worried about the shape of her head, she is 2 months old, and her pedi said we...
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- My son had it as well and we did PT from about 6m to 1yr. He is three now the flat spot he had is for the most part gone, as a mom when I have his hair wet and feel ...
- If you have chiropractic benefits through your insurance, I would check into that, along with the PT you are doing for your daughter. Chiro's are specially trained to ...
- My son had been diagnosed with torticolis when he was about six months old. We noticed a problem around two to three months but waited before doing anything as we tr...
A Couple Breastfeeding Questions
Asked by J.S. from Minneapolis
on March 30, 2007
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My son is nearly 4 months old. He has a new habit of refusing my left breast about 50 percent of the time. He is fine at night, or if he is really hungry (first thin...
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- I had similiar problems with both of my kids. I would thin maybe his ear hurts on that side or maybe it hurts his back. I took both of my kids the the chiropractor and...
- Try tucking him under your left arm (football hold) to nurse on the left side...this way, he'll be laying in the same position that he would be if he was nursing on th...
- Hi J.: He could be uncomfortable lying on his right side to nurse, maybe teething or a possible earache......you could try pumping your Left breast to ease some dis...
Seeking Advice with Helmet?
Asked by J.S. from Detroit
on May 15, 2008
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Hi Everyone, My four month old just had her check up and she is going to have to wear a helmet for her head shape. When she was born her head was very coned and she al...
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- Hi J., Sounds like a very similar situation we went through with my son who had torticollis when he was born. Which meant he favored laying his head on one side ve...
- my nefew had one at about the same age, he wore it all summer, it was kinda cute! My sis-n-law cleaned it with rubbing alchol once a day. The only prob they had was h...
- YES!! My son had to wear a medical helmet for almost 7 months. His reason was because he had corrective cranial surgery and as his bones healed the helmet kept things...
3 Month Old Doesn't Want to Nurse
Asked by H.M. from Los Angeles
on January 4, 2012
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My son is 3 months old. He is exclusively breastfed. For the last few weeks when I try to nurse him he will latch on for a few minutes then will stop and at times arch...
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- Could you be prego?? Mine at 5 months didn't like the taste... she knew I was prego before I did :) If not I say you need to see a lactation person ASAP! Most hospit...
- Hi H., I know exactly what you are going through. I had the same problem with my son, too. He couldn't turn his head because he had something called torticollis...basi...
- Stuffy nose making it difficult to nurse? Perhaps there is a slight position change he is having that you're not noticing, but it may be giving him discomfort or makin...
Any Suggestions of Sleep Positioning a 7 Week Old to Avoid a Flat Spot?
Asked by D.K. from San Francisco
on December 8, 2008
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My 7 week old son has a flat spot on the right side of his head. He tends to turn his head to the right when he sleeps. I have tried to turn his head to the left but h...
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- I was did a nice tight swaddle. Then I'd fold 1/3 of a cloth diaper and roll it up. I'd place the baby on her side and wedge the diaper lengthwise down her back. Wh...
- "positional deformities" are temporary. I have found though that crib matresses are hard. I soften mine by putting a cushy blanket or comforter under the sheet. This m...
- You need to make sure his neck muscles are not tight my son had torticollis or wry neck. He tended to sleep facing right. Our pediatrician noticed it and we did neck...
Flat Head?
Asked by C.M. from Chicago
on June 26, 2008
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Hi, I just took my 2 month old son to the pediatrician on Saturday and she told me that his head is starting to flatten out from being put to sleep on his back. She s...
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- I didn't have those foam form things so I don't know about them. I would put one of those night time musical/with a fish in it and lights on the side of the crib that...
- we got a pillow with a hole in center so she laid straight when slepping and we used to put it alternate day. It got better with no other aid. V.
- My now 6 yr. old wore a cranial molding helmet when she was 1. Her flat spot, which was diagnosed as plagiocephaly, caused her forhead to boss on one side, her ears we...
I Need Help for Tilted Neck for My 4 Mth Old Son.
Asked by A.M. from New York
on June 21, 2008
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Hello All,
Recently I discovered that my 4 month old son is keeping his head tilted on the left side and has too much pain to look on right. I ask for help if you kno...
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- My son was born forceps-assisted, which created problems for his neck. Fortunately, I had a doula for his birth, and she recommended chiropractic, which I would not ha...
- i would definately look into chiropractic...it is one of the best things you cna do for a child!!
- Hi, I'm sorry you are going through this. It doesn't sound like your ped is taking it seriously enough. If I were you I'd get a second opinion. What is your baby s...
Need Some Advice
Asked by A.O. from Philadelphia
on January 27, 2012
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i have a 3month old son that has head problems like his right side of his head is flat and the left is bumpy and it makes his head telted to the side i was woundering ...
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- Talk to your ped. My son had a flat side to his head. Was due to favoring & laying on one side each & every time. They wanted me to put him in a helmet purely for e...
- A., Have you talked to the pediatrician about this? It might be nothing. There might be something they can do now to help it. It might change and get better. Talk...
- You really need to consult a doctor. Sometimes babies favor one side which results in their head being flat on that side but this sounds like something more than that....
Help with Flat Spot
Asked by J.B. from Boston
on September 26, 2007
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I have recently noticed that my 4 month old daughter's head is quite flat on her left side. I was very careful to keep checking the back of her head and somehow didn'...
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- Hi J., A good friend of mine went through something similar to this with her first son. In his case it was Plagio, and he was fitted with a helmet that he wore for ...
- Hello J., My guess is your pedi will want to see your child and maybe have you see early intervention. At 2 months my daughter was diagnosed with torticolis. Basica...
- One thing the dr had us do with our son was hold him on the other arm. I was used to just holding him on one side and that was the side that had a flat spot.
