Is it safe to (re: head positioning) ?

sleepingbeauty825 · May 2010

My ped talked to us today about positioning Simon's head to one side or the other. If I just roll his head to a side, he rolls it back within a minute. His flat spot is right on the back of his head, so facing either way is okay. Anyway, I jammed a few baby washcloths behind his head to keep it from rolling back. Does that sound like a terrible idea?

Alyssajoy87 · May 2010

Totally honestly, that doesn't sound very safe to me. If he was able to turn his head around, he could get his face pressed up against the washcloths.

Our pedi told us to position N so his head would develop evenly. We use a rolled-up towel under his shoulder and hip- that works great and we don't have to worry about it being near his face.

sleepingbeauty825 · May 2010

Alyssajoy87:
Totally honestly, that doesn't sound very safe to me. If he was able to turn his head around, he could get his face pressed up against the washcloths.
Our pedi told us to position N so his head would develop evenly. We use a rolled-up towel under his shoulder and hip- that works great and we don't have to worry about it being near his face.

Yeah, I knew it didn't sound right. I wish my ped had told me HOW to position him! I took the washcloths out, maybe I will try the towel thing. Thanks!

KateLouise · May 2010

you can buy head wedges for this kind of thing.

12bailey18 · May 2010

We have the same problem. DS has developed a flat spot on one side because he favors that side. Our Pedi told us just to rotate his head in the middle of the night but A: He'll just move it back and B: he'll wake up crying because we woke him. I'm going to talk to my pedi about what specifically we can do.

PinkMnM26 · May 2010

Look into the nest noggin, I think it helps with flat spots on the back.

I do the rolled up receiving blanket under one shoulder and hip

did he tell you to limit use of baby gear? you basically want him off his back while he is awake. bumbo is good and exersaucer if he is old enough and of course a ton of belly time.

pandagirl15 · May 2010

I usually force DD's head to the side I want when I first put her down for the night. She keeps it there for about 1/2 the night before rolling it to her preferred side. At least she's doing both ways a night that way. It's seemed to help her flat spit on the one side. 1ht

sapphire angel · May 2010

I created a half pipe shape using rolled up blankets and then covered the rolled blankets with one huge blanket to make a smooth surface. I made the side I wanted LO to face lower than the other side so gravity would do some of the work on turning her head the right direction to get the weight off the flat spot. When I lay her in the crib, her back is laying on the angled side but she's not quite on her side.

mom2binKC · May 2010

Maybe try an interesting, lighted/musical toy (like the Fisher Price aquarium) mounted to the side of the crib, to entice LO to want to keep head turned to the side. Then you can flip LO every other night, so that he turns to each side equally.

But really, flat heads develop from a lot of waking time in equiment like swings, bouncers, and carseats. Almost all babies sleep on their backs, but few develop flat heads, so it's not really the sleep time that is the problem.

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