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back to sleep=flat spot

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DD has been STTN since about 6 weeks, she's 19 weeks now and for a long time now sleeps 8-10 hrs. She used to always sleep on the right side of her head and I kept turning it to the left and it seemed okay. Well the last few weeks I think I'm noticing the back of her head starting to look somewhat flat. The pedi never mentioned it at her appt the other day but I don't really know if he "checked" for flat spots.

I mentioned it to DH and he told me he doesn't see it. Whenever I lay her down I try to turn her head to the side but she usually wakes up or turns it right back to the back of her head. I've tried laying her at one end of the crib one night and the other the next but nothing seems to be helping!

I don't want DD to have to wear a helmet if I can start figuring something out now. I keep thinking about this all the time, I'm actually keeping myself up at night the last fews nights because I'm so worried about it. I'm thinking of making an appt sooner than her 6 month bc its worrying me so bad now.

I hold her as much as possible (naps too) tons of tummy time (which she loves), time in her jumperoo. Etc. Any advice? TIA
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  • JordynLeighx3JordynLeighx3 member
    edited August 2013
    Our pedi never looked until I asked for a referral.

    But really, worse case scenario she may need a helmet...what's so bad about that?

    Try a tortle hat.
    www.tortle.com
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    JordynLeighx3 said:

    Our pedi never looked until I asked for a referral.

    But really, worse case scenario she may need a helmet...what's so bad about that?

    Try a tortle hat.
    www.tortle.com

    Nothing is bad about it. Sorry if it came off that way. I've just read that they costs thousands and some insurances don't pay for them so thata kinda scary to me. Lol
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  • Erin10408Erin10408 member
    My girl has the same thing. Pedi said to just try to keep her off that side, do lots of tummy time, etc, and it should resolve itself by 6 months or so. Hers is also very minor. I do what I can to keep her from laying on one side, but not much you can do at night. Our pedi said it's pretty common with the back sleeping, and what they really look for is if the symmetry of the face/ears starts to be affected. I wouldn't stress about it too much:) If it makes you feel better, take her in and get it checked out...if it's hardly noticeable, I bet everything is just fine. Does she have trouble looking to the other side, or is it just a preference?
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    Erin10408 said:

    My girl has the same thing. Pedi said to just try to keep her off that side, do lots of tummy time, etc, and it should resolve itself by 6 months or so. Hers is also very minor. I do what I can to keep her from laying on one side, but not much you can do at night. Our pedi said it's pretty common with the back sleeping, and what they really look for is if the symmetry of the face/ears starts to be affected. I wouldn't stress about it too much:) If it makes you feel better, take her in and get it checked out...if it's hardly noticeable, I bet everything is just fine. Does she have trouble looking to the other side, or is it just a preference?

    Oh no. She doesn't have a problem looking at either side. When she was a newborn she was always on the side of her head and never the back. Now I'm having the opposite problem. Lol
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  • Erin10408Erin10408 member
    Thats good. My girl prefers one side, always has. Our pedi ruled out torticollis though, because she doesn't have limited movement...she just likes the other side! I have noticed that she does look to her "bad" side much more now, and often in the morning she is sleeping on that side as well.  I'm confident it will correct itself.
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    Also, I've started wearing DD on errands instead of keeping her in her infant car seat. Keeps her off her head, and I don't have to lug around a carseat. Win/win.
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  • Jillibean68Jillibean68 member
    I asked our pedi about it at his appt yesterday. He said that as long as the flat spot isn't causing any bulges or making the face look different (sorry he explained it better) he doesn't recommend a helmet. He suggested lots of tummy time and only on his back for naps and bedtime. He said that once he starts rolling over more and becomes more mobile the flat spot should correct itself.
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  • minerswife17minerswife17 member
    Thanks ladies! The fact that I'm literally losing sleep over this is a little cray cray. I feel better after reading yours responses.
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  • bionic4mebionic4me member

    My LO has a noticeable flat spot, so our pedi has recommended physical therapy and hasn't even mentioned a helmet. We are also working on getting her to use the other side of her head by the way we position her and her toys. Our daycare provider mentioned how it seems that Drs are looking at other alternatives before jumping into prescribing a helmet as they used to do. So, there is hope to try other methods before even needing to talk about a helmet.

    JordynLeighx3 - thanks for suggesting the Tortle. We will definitely look into that :)

     

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