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Latest post on 04 December 2011 - 11:15

Hi ladies,

I'm a little worried about 3 month old DD who has quite a flat head - she sleeps and spends a lot of her time on her back and as a result the back of her head is pretty flat.

I am going to see her Pediatrician next week, but in the meantime I was wondering whether anyone has any experience / advice that may help?

Does anyone know if the pillows that claim to help do? I'm not sure if they just prevent it in the forst place or whether they can help to correct it? I guess they may help to prevent it getting worse...

She fusses as soon as I put her on her tummy but I am trying to encourage this for just a couple of mins at a time to start with and will build it up as soon as she gets more used to it. I'm also encouraging her to have her head to the side (alternating) during play time.

I hate the idea of her having to wear a helmet to correct it, but then think that if it were me and my parents didn't do something about it when they could have I would be annoyed.

TIA for your help

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Latest post on 21 December 2011 - 15:11

Check that she doesn't have a tight muscle in her neck (torticollis). My middle daughter did and so naturally favoured one side rather than the other. She had some physio to fix it. We got her a Bumbo (I know that not everybody likes them) and her head started to fix itself. To be honest it's still wonky if I look at her from above when her hair is wet but it was very severe as a baby. You must concentrate on turning her even though it's a PITA and it's also worth persevering with tummy time, she may grow to enjoy it.

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Latest post on 21 December 2011 - 13:38

I also used Heidi as recommended below. She is great and now my DS's son is pretty much normal.

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Latest post on 05 December 2011 - 12:58

I have used the head pillows for my boys and I think it helped in preventing the flat head. Also if you find the baby preferring one side then encourage him/her to use the other side when awake by showing something bright/musical or even carrying on your other arm. One of our close friends is a Paedriatician and he noticed that my then two month old was using more of his left side (we were at a common friends' party) so these are the tips he gave us and we followed them. Hope that helps!

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Latest post on 05 December 2011 - 12:41

My DD had a flat head problem as she spent 2 months in the NICU. She also hated tummy time. What really helped was Heidi at the Osteopathic Clinic. We had around 5 sessions with her and it did wonders...

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Latest post on 04 December 2011 - 22:08

I have had this problem with both my DS's, ds 1 was pretty bad and I got the goi goi pillow online and this has helped alot, he is now 3.5 and you cant notice it unless he his hair wet lol, my ds 2 spent some time in NICU when he was born and so had the flatness before he came home, I have used the goi goi pillow again for him and they're has been a major improvement in his head shape since he started sitting up, he is eight months now. Have you thought about one of those bumbo chairs to encourage lo to sit up, I couldnt use it for mine cos they're legs were to fat lol. In the grand scheme of things it really is only something small, I wouldnt have the heart to put a helmet on them, it will diminish with time although i suspect not entirely, but believe me my little guy has been through the mill and if all he suffers from at the end of the day is a little flatness on his head, then im not the least bit worried about it, lets hope my two don't go bald eh.

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Latest post on 04 December 2011 - 12:51

DD's head was pretty flat at the back too and it does correct itself more or less as they grow and start sitting up and/or moving. I guess if I were to shave DD's head, then it'd be noticeable, but the blessing with girls in particular is that their hair will cover up all kinds of things! That's what I was thinking - when her hair grows maybe you won't be able to see it as much. I really hope it does correct itself - I don't want to leave it too late for anything to be done. Thanks ladies for your replies x

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Latest post on 04 December 2011 - 12:47

DD's head was pretty flat at the back too and it does correct itself more or less as they grow and start sitting up and/or moving. I guess if I were to shave DD's head, then it'd be noticeable, but the blessing with girls in particular is that their hair will cover up all kinds of things! DD also hated, and I mean hated tummy time, but could sit up at 4.5 months (did everything her way!), so it wasn't really an issue.

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Latest post on 04 December 2011 - 12:02

The lack of tummy time and excess of time flat on a back when awake is a problem, basically try to avoid it whenever not sleeping. I doubt at 3 months your LO will lie still enough for the special pillows to work at night. I used to do tummy time in front of the TV ( I know bad parenting alert ;) ) to encourage DS to lift his head up. Because DS was born with a flat spot on one side (position in the womb) and then favoured turning his head one way I was pretty paranoid about it from day one. When he wasn't on his tummy (and tbh he spent at least half his waking time on his tummy, by 3 months probably he was on his tummy for at least 3/4 of it) he was in his mama's and papa's "nest" rocker not flat on his back, he was only ever really flat on his back when sleeping and once he was old enough to roll he switched to tummy sleeping and was never on his back, sadly, not even for nappy changes. By 6 months it had gotten much better, but now at 15 months its stil not quite symmetrical, but not that noticable unless you look directly from above.

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Latest post on 04 December 2011 - 11:39

Hi Angie, My son has the same problem, but it is getting better. We noticed when he was about 3 months old as well. He is now 4.5 months and it has improved. In my sons case, he favored his left side, so he was always lying with his face to the left. so his flat spot was on the left side of his face. It was not from lying down too much, but, having them sit up and holding them as much as possible helps. as well as having them sleep on their sides, during naps only. Tummy time helps also. Do all this, but also get her checked out by Dr. Gary at the well being clinic on Al Wasl rd. he is great and his speciality is dealing with this. He will check her neck out and show you some excercises as well. It urned out my son had a kink his neck, from a difficult birth and so he always favored one side. Which of course made the other side weaker, and in turn he would favor the left more...its a circle. Hope this helps, and remember, most likely, it work itself out, but better to see Dr Gary so he can make sure its nothing more serious. This is very common, so don't stress.

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