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6 Month Old with Flat Head
Asked by S.L. from Dallas
on November 8, 2008
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My son has a slightly flat head (back right). When looking at him from the front, you can't see any misshappen head at all. It was mentioned to us that me might want t...
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- My daughter has the same problem on the back right side. We had her fitted for a helmet after repositioning her and everything else. The problem is wearing sunglasses ...
- My son had the Doc Band helmet and it does not hurt them at all. In fact it is very light and he hardly noticed it. This is more than just a cosmetic issue, it can a...
- I am an Occupational Therapist that works with young kids. It sounds like your son has a tight neck, which may be Torticollis. Torticollis is like a muscle spasm in ...
10 Wk Old Develping a Flat Spot?
Asked by S.S. from Kansas City
on December 30, 2007
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A few days ago my 10 wk old went to the doctor for his first immunizations. The pediatrician noticed that he only like to turn his head to the right. I have also not...
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- Ask your pediatrician to check for Torticollus - a condition where the neck muscles don't develop as well on one side as they do on the other. My son had it and went ...
- Hi, My oldest wanted to keep her head to one side she never developed a flat spot however I took her to a chiopractor who helped her with her problem. Seems that s...
- S.: My nephew did the exact same thing but her pediatrician made her do some sort of stretching exercises with him. Talk to your pediatrician about what kind of st...
Have Any of Your Children Had Torticollis And/or Flat Head?
Asked by C. from Chicago
on April 26, 2007
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I had posted a few months ago about having breastfeeding troubles. Well, that led me to a speech pathologist/lactation consultant, who suggested a physical therapy co...
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- Yes, my little guy Henry had torticollis and plagiocephaly (misshaped head). Not a big deal...we had therapy for his neck and did get the helmet. He looks great now....
- My son had torticollis and we had breastfeeding issues as well. It was my chiropractor that first pointed it out to me. We did PT, but then had my chiropractor adjus...
- GO SEE A GOOD CHIROPRACTOR!!! My daughter was diagnosed with torticollis when she was 3 months old by her pediatrician. I immediately took her to my personal chiropr...
Highchairs - Which Make/model Is Easy to Clean and Folds Flat
Asked by M.M. from New York
on February 1, 2012
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I'm looking for a new high chair. The graco one I have folds flat which I LOVE, but is filled with nooks and crannies that are impossible to clean without a toothbrus...
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- I never felt the need to put straps in the washer. I use a tea towel and wipe them down if needed. Ours is Chicco and we are happy with it. Not the smallest footprint ...
- I use the Evenflo model that is sold at Target. It folds fairly flat so that I can put them away at the end of the week, I do daycare so I have 5 of them!!
- We love our wooden highchair! Love the look of it, and I love that its easy to clean! You can buy it online: http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productI...
Plagiocephaly / Flat Head, Has Anyone Opted NOT to Fix It??
Asked by J.P. from Phoenix
on April 16, 2011
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My daughter is 5 months old and has plagiocephaly. The back of her head is flat but also it's flatter on one side due to Torticolis in the neck. Hers is considered mod...
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- My daughter had this, while I was thinking about whether or not to proceed, my mother in law started massaging her head, I did it daily for a while and it rounded out ...
- All I know is that when my cousin was an infant, he had an extremely flat head on one side due to lying on the same spot all the time. It did correct itself when he g...
- It does not round up. You should get a helmet for your girl. My son has a mild flat spot on his head and it did not got better. Just because she is a girl you should d...
Babies with Flat Head That Did Not Get the Helmet
Asked by A.J. from Dallas
on September 8, 2011
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Good Morning Moms,
I posted about 5 months ago about my baby's head being flat...I used a lot of your advice and his head has gotten better. At every doctor visit ...
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- my neice has the biggest head I've ever seen! It didn't effect her brain development and now that her hair is longer its not AS noticeable but its still huge and cosme...
- I SORT OF wish my son did the helmet (the pediatrician didn't push it, neither did I)... he's 20 months old now, and let's just say he'll never want to shave his head ...
- Well, we did do the helmet and in fact, we were told it would be a good idea to do a second helment just to finish the job, so to speak. Our insurance wouldn't cover ...
Reasonable Consequence for Leaving Flat Iron On?
Asked by J.B. from Boston
on January 20, 2012
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Hi - just a quick opinion check. My SD, age 14, lives with us. Like most girls her age, she is a hair-flattening freak and uses a flat iron every day. Hers broke a whi...
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- I would think that losing the iron for a week would remind her to turn it off when she leaves the house. If she is a flat ironing freak, then it's an appropriate and r...
- You do need to make her realize what can happen if she does this. You would rather be safe than sorry. See if there are videos on Youtube about straighteners catchin...
- That seems like a fair consequence. Although I would maybe up it to 2 weeks. As a teen I was once banned from candles after my mom discovered I left one burning ...
Suggestions on Fixing a Flat Spot on Baby's Head
Asked by C.G. from Seattle
on January 3, 2007
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My daughter is 4 months old now, and she is creating a flat spot on her head! When she sleeps she faces toward the left. We have tried to put things on her crib for ...
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- If you are not doing it already, can you do all supervised naps on the tummy? So that she is just sleeping on her back in the night. And one other suggestion, if i...
- we have the same thing with our daughter. i took the head pillow out of her carseat and put it in her crib so she faces upward. its safer than placing a pillow or othe...
- My grandson had the same problem. My dil was actually told to use a helmet for him. She refused, because our peds doc said it would be fine as he got older. He is now ...
Plagiocephaly - Flat Head - Need Advice
Asked by J.B. from Minneapolis
on December 7, 2008
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I suspect that my nephew has plagiocephaly but I don't know how to approach my brother on the subject. Looking for ideas/suggestions. My son who is now 2 1/2 had b...
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- My son had a flat head as well around 6 months and his pediatrician said it would correct itself once he started to sit up and roll around while sleeping. It did and ...
- Hi J., It is hard when you are concerned about someone else's kid, but first realize that you have very little control over this situation.... Either you or anot...
- I am a day care provider and one of my day care kids has a flat spot. I hadn't been sure what to do, whether to mention it or not, but finally they mentioned to me th...
Back Pain
Asked by D.D. from Youngstown
on December 30, 2012
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I am currently in the armed forces and before i had my daughter 7 months ago i was a beast on sit ups I could do more than 50 under a minute. After I had my daughter a...
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- Hi! I had a similar feeling after my second baby. I couldn't sit on the floor in a pretzel position, to play with the kids... or do anything else. It was very uncomfor...
- Your tailbone may be in a different "place" after the pregnancy and giving birth. I pushed mine into a 90 degree angle when I was in 7th grade by falling on it. The ...
- I'll PM you at a better time I have a website that I need to buy a foam roller from I have used this w/ my out pt rehab it works wonders to get that flat on the ground...
