We weren't aware that "flat head" is not just a baby having a flat bit at the back of the head. there is more too it.
Plagiocephaly. the word is enough to scare any new parent.
New parents need to know to make sure that their baby doesn't favour one side when sleeping. as if you havent got enough to think about??!!
duke has obviously favoured the right side in the womb and for 8 weeks sleep facing right. at our 8 week check up our nurse pointed out his "Flat Head" . We were both floored when we look closely.
One his side of his head was round and the other was flat. One ear is forward than the other when you look from above and this could have been avoided if we had only been vigilant in those first 8 weeks turning him and not letting favour this side.
We couldn't stop noticing it and we were both were rattled about it.
of course we Got on the net- Helmets can fix this but only early on. Uh oh.
Special pillows can prevent this. unreal.
The nurse told us to not to let him sleep on that right side so off i went and got a "heart shaped pillow" for flat head sold at the baby shops designed by a paeditrican.
used this for a while and worked but SIDs was in the back of my mind as you are not suppose to put anything of the sort in the cot. Thanks community nurse.
Pillow was gone. The next visit the nurse said it will improve as he growns into his head but still too keep turning him. agreed. we will all be doing this.
So game plan. we check every hour before we go to bed and he constantly gets turned and never wakes up, he is such a sound sleeper and grunts as he gets tunred over like a snagger on the bbq
the GP has told us he will have this and we just have too make sure it dosen't get worse.
Key points to avoid flat head syndrome;
place baby on their side when awake
lots of tummy time
turn cot around every few days- babies will turn their head away from the wall
Plagiocephaly. the word is enough to scare any new parent.
New parents need to know to make sure that their baby doesn't favour one side when sleeping. as if you havent got enough to think about??!!
duke has obviously favoured the right side in the womb and for 8 weeks sleep facing right. at our 8 week check up our nurse pointed out his "Flat Head" . We were both floored when we look closely.
One his side of his head was round and the other was flat. One ear is forward than the other when you look from above and this could have been avoided if we had only been vigilant in those first 8 weeks turning him and not letting favour this side.
We couldn't stop noticing it and we were both were rattled about it.
of course we Got on the net- Helmets can fix this but only early on. Uh oh.
Special pillows can prevent this. unreal.
The nurse told us to not to let him sleep on that right side so off i went and got a "heart shaped pillow" for flat head sold at the baby shops designed by a paeditrican.
used this for a while and worked but SIDs was in the back of my mind as you are not suppose to put anything of the sort in the cot. Thanks community nurse.
Pillow was gone. The next visit the nurse said it will improve as he growns into his head but still too keep turning him. agreed. we will all be doing this.
So game plan. we check every hour before we go to bed and he constantly gets turned and never wakes up, he is such a sound sleeper and grunts as he gets tunred over like a snagger on the bbq
the GP has told us he will have this and we just have too make sure it dosen't get worse.
Key points to avoid flat head syndrome;
place baby on their side when awake
lots of tummy time
turn cot around every few days- babies will turn their head away from the wall
Duke has put on some good weight now he started the rice cereal 2 x day and the bottle and you wouldn't notice only if I pointed out too you. I can really notice his flat head when you look at him in the mirror. I know of several other new parents who again weren't aware of this so I really hope this helps anyone who reads this.
Love soph + duke
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