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redshoegirl
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talk to me about flat heads
redshoegirl
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Will is developing a flat spot on the right side of the back of his head (mild plagiocephaly like this). During the day I lie him on his left side to sleep, sit him upright, etc., but the flat spot isn't going away - in fact, it's getting worse. I'm guessing it's because he's sleeping longer at night now, which means he's spending 5-6 hours at a stretch lying on his back with his head turned so he's on the flat spot on his head.
I've tried rotating him in the crib so he's facing a different way - I thought maybe he liked looking at something in particular in the room and I could encourage him to look to the left instead of the right to see it, but no dice. He just likes lying with his head to the right when he sleeps (he CAN turn his head fully both ways so I don;t think it's a muscle problem, just preference). I asked the doctor about it at their last checkup and she said, "Oh, just try dangling toys to the other side of his head to get him to look at them." Helpful if he's awake, but I need a solution that will work for while he's in his crib at night!
Soooo...does anyone have any experience with something like the Boppy Noggin Nest?
(I also found this, but it's not very well reviewed.)
I know that sleep positioners in the crib aren't recommended because of the SIDS/suffocation risk, but
neither is getting a permanent flat area on your baby's head. So both are bad, but which risk is worse? 
Thoughts? I'm starting to get really worried about his flat spot - it's getting worse by the week and I don't know what to do about it. 
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Re: talk to me about flat heads
OK...I've tracked down this positioner, which is the only one approved by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration and can help correct the flat spot (or at least prevent it worsening) if the baby is under 4 months old:
Will doesn't move much in his sleep so I'm not worried about him rolling over and smooshing his face against it, and it doesn't have the big squishy sides that the Boppy one has so I'd feel waaaaay more comfortable about using it (no soft pillowy bits for suffocation risks)...would you give it a shot? Or still too risky?
I feel so insanely guilty that he's getting this flat spot...I know they're really common because of the SIDS recommendation to sleep your children on their backs, but man I still feel like crap about it...
DS was starting to develop a flat spot on his head - I think it was his 2 month appt they told us that? However, our issue wasn't during sleep (as he was still sleeping ON me at the time, while I was sleeping in a recliner or on the couch), but during the day. We mostly had him on the floor or in the swing or even on the playmat, his head would just naturally go to that side. So we didn't use a positioner for sleeping. We ended up holding him more, and shortly thereafter he was able to hold his head up enough to sit in the bumbo for short periods of time. So, I'm not going to be able to help with those items, but the one in your second post looks good!
Jaime & Brent
Oahu, Hawaii | Sept. 9, 2005
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When will it start to improve? We've been doing at least 20 min of tummy time a day for several weeks (remember how I posted that they hated it? like literally the next day, they got WAY better lol) and it's still getting worse.