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LO has a flat head?

jewels91jewels91 member
edited February 2016 in Babies: 0 - 3 Months
My son is 2 and a half months old and the back of his head is really flat... does anyone else's LO have this? I know it's because he's such a good sleeper and always lays the same way when sleeping. I try to put him on his tummy as much as possible!
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  • SmrBrd2012SmrBrd2012 member
    He might have plagiocephaly or brachycephaly. It's fairly common because of babies sleeping on their backs now. There are posts in the 3-6 month board about it. Your baby is still pretty young but you may want to have him checked by a ped sooner than later in case it will need to be corrected with a helmet when he gets older. Also def keep trying to keep him off the flat spot as much as possible during the day. My son ended up needing a helmet bc of his flat spot so if you have any questions feel free to ask!
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  • BigboobsmcgeeBigboobsmcgee member
    SmrBrd2012 said:
    He might have plagiocephaly or brachycephaly. It's fairly common because of babies sleeping on their backs now. There are posts in the 3-6 month board about it. Your baby is still pretty young but you may want to have him checked by a ped sooner than later in case it will need to be corrected with a helmet when he gets older. Also def keep trying to keep him off the flat spot as much as possible during the day. My son ended up needing a helmet bc of his flat spot so if you have any questions feel free to ask!

    This. My daughter had a helmet too but she had plagiocephaly. Just have your LO checked out.
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  • NurseRiegerNurseRieger member
    It's pretty common because the back of the head is soft and the recommendation is that babies sleep on their backs. Do plenty of tummy time during the day and keep an eye on it. The pedi should be checking it at every appointment so you can ask how bad is it really. My LO had a flat spot by his 2 month check up but as he started rolling, playing in bouncer, sleeping on his side it's rounded out. Some babies do end up needing helmets but from what moms say on other posts it's not a major ordeal. It's still more important to put them to sleep on their backs until they can roll on their own and correct the flat spot if needed imo. 
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  • RissKayRissKay member
    Lots of babies get this. Usually they "fix themselves" once they're doing more moving around, but some need a helmet. My pediatric chiropractor does cranial work: worth looking in to if you're really worried! 
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  • smileybabyboysmileybabyboy member
    You can also move his head to the other side when he's sleeping so he's not always on the flat part. 
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  • ashleyormashleyorm member
    My son had this and the doctor referred us to physio.  She basically just gave us exercises to help with rolling and different activities to do such as playing and sitting and playing in your lap.  She was monitoring his neck muscles.  A flat had can have an impact on that.  It ended up rounded out on his own.  Next appointment ask the doctor about it to see if it is something you should look into more.
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