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steelermama86steelermama86 member
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DS has a flat spot on the back of his head where he always lays.  I try to turn his head to the other side but, he either gets mad or just moves it back.  Should I be worried?  Or is there anything I can do? I feel silly for asking this but, it makes me nervous.  Oh, we do tummy time but, he prefers to lay on his back.
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  • AndrewsgalAndrewsgal member
    Call your ped and schedule an appoint,ent. It is probably torticollis and if caught early is easily corrected with PT. the longer you wait the harder and more expensive it is to correct.
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  • kerischraderkerischrader
    Get it checked just to be sure.... some flatness is normal. DS had/has it and when it started I began to switch sides of crib where his head lays...they tend to face out into the room. I also got the noggin nest and used it in stroller and when he was laying on his back playing... (he HATED tummy time as well, we did it in short spurts throughout the day) I got rid of the bouncer and put together his jumparoo (had to stuff blankets around him because he still was kinda small, but he loved it) so he was off his head. Now that he is sitting and off his head, and sleeps more on his side it is going away.
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  • steelermama86steelermama86 member
    I called and made an appointment with his pedi.  Well, he can't be seen until Wednesday but, that is a whole different problem.  IDK, it really makes me nervous.  I understand it is pretty common but, I would like to be safe.  Thanks for all the responses.
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  • DemedollDemedoll member

    Flat spots are common now because of the docs and whatnot scaring everyone with SIDS concerns and telling mothers to have the children on their backs. DD developed  a mild plagiocephaly issue and needed a plagio helmet to round her head back out. It was $3,000 but part of it ended up getting covered by our insurance. If it gets bad and goes untreated the child can end up with its face being altered from the malformation of the skull so I am glad you are making an appointment.

    Especially for boys since they tend to wear their hair short or shave their ends at some point in their life, you dont want him to have teasing issues because he has a flat head. That is why we ended up going for the helmet for DD, anything we can do to avoid the vicious kids nowadays we try to do.

     

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  • 00jennifer0000jennifer00 member
    Hold him a lot during the day too if you can.  Babies left in swings and stuff a lot seem to have more pronounced flattening.
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