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Torticollis
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As the title reads my baby girl was diagnosed with Torticollis. She has her second physical therapy appointment today. There was a few weeks break in between her first due to the holidays. The exercises seem to help alittle so far since we caught it fairly early. LO is 3 months old now.
However, I feel terrible doing the exercises. She screams bloody murder the whole time. A pain cry, not just a fussy cry. Tears streaming down. I hate it. I absolutely can't stand it. I feel like I'm hurting her. I keep telling myself that it has to be done to help her, but my heart breaks. I feel like a terrible mother. I will talk to physical therapist more about it today. Tummy time is also a struggle. Crying whole time. I've tried toys, lights, laying her on my chest which makes her happy for a few seconds until the neck starts bothering her.
Any advice? Anyone struggling with this too?
My Husband and I feel the torticolis is from her delivery. No one caught her. She fell onto the delivery bed with no doctors or nurses in the room. 8in to 12 in drop. May be contacting a lawyer on this one.
As the title reads my baby girl was diagnosed with Torticollis. She has her second physical therapy appointment today. There was a few weeks break in between her first due to the holidays. The exercises seem to help alittle so far since we caught it fairly early. LO is 3 months old now.
However, I feel terrible doing the exercises. She screams bloody murder the whole time. A pain cry, not just a fussy cry. Tears streaming down. I hate it. I absolutely can't stand it. I feel like I'm hurting her. I keep telling myself that it has to be done to help her, but my heart breaks. I feel like a terrible mother. I will talk to physical therapist more about it today. Tummy time is also a struggle. Crying whole time. I've tried toys, lights, laying her on my chest which makes her happy for a few seconds until the neck starts bothering her.
Any advice? Anyone struggling with this too?
My Husband and I feel the torticolis is from her delivery. No one caught her. She fell onto the delivery bed with no doctors or nurses in the room. 8in to 12 in drop. May be contacting a lawyer on this one.
Re: Torticollis
First off I'm not an expert but I doubt the torticollis is from the delivery. Torticollis is usually from how the baby was positioned in the womb. I'd file a complaint with the hospital but I don't think the torticollis was from that.
Both of my kids had torticollis but only my second child needed intervention. DD started PT when she was 4 weeks old and it lasted through 4 months old. She also screamed bloody murder when I did her stretches. It's not comfortable for them but I doubt it's as painful as her cries make it seem. You are stretching out that tight neck muscle and putting them in a position they don't like so of course your baby is going to be pissed.
Despite the PT, my daughter still needed a helmet for 3 months due to her misshapen head but keep up with the PT because that alone works wonders. Good luck!
Our Angel: EDD: 05/11/17. MC at 6 weeks
Baby #2- EDD: 07/18/17
Since baby discovered the toys above, directed by pt, tummy time isn't as popular!
Ours has congenital torticollis. From being squished in the womb by a mom not drinking enough water & drugging the baby so that it was too out of it to move. Several of her babies have been born with torticollis. I don't think it was the drop!