I read all the pre-cautions about sids, to put baby to sleep on his back. But now my babies head seems a little lopsided. And yes I put him on his belly but he knows how to roll over and lasts for about 1 minute during tummy time. He cannot sit up on his own yet , but I don't want to keep laying him on his back. any suggestions.
2006-07-09 11:53:59 · 23 answers · asked by zassy 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
You must be a new mother. He is fine. His head will round out as he gets older. It won't last into his early child hood, so long as he's not ALWAYS laying flat on it. Only let him lay completely flat when he's sleeping. Prop him up a little when he's awake--- That also give you an excuse to carry him more! :P
2006-07-09 12:15:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
Most babies wind up with a goofy-looking head from the positions they lay in or from the position they were in before they were born. The good news is that their skulls haven't closed completely (this is what those "soft spots" are about) so what happens is, when the baby is sitting on their own and not laying on their head all the time, the head sort of rounds out. They they get hair and it covers any leftover goofy-looking areas anyway.
Don't worry. His head won't always be funny-looking or lopsided, but one thought would be not to keep him in an infant seat if you're doing that. Put him in a cloth sling/bouncy seat instead because the cloth will support his head without molding it the way the hard plastic of the infant seat will.
2006-07-09 19:00:32 · answer #2 · answered by thegirlwholovedbrains 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A baby's head is "soft" when they are young. When my kids were babies, it was NOT good to lay them on their backs and now it is mandatory to lay them on their backs or they could die of SIDS. I don't know what to believe - except my kids (and others' kids) turned out just fine. I wouldn't worry about the head shape - it will get to a normal shape. YOU DID NOT SAY HOW OLD THIS CHILD IS though and that would be important. Can you edit your question so you get really good answers from medical people (who are on here too)??? I am answering just from my own experience and having a granddaughter (who starts out sleeping on her back cuz that's the way it's supposed to be now). I don't know that her head is shaped different but she did lose all the hair in the back from laying on her back (maybe someone may think that is giving the illusion that the baby's head shaped differently).
2006-07-09 19:01:35 · answer #3 · answered by butterfliesRfree 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to do the right thing by placing on back, but remember not to long ago they said place them on stomach. I believe babies will sleep the way & they want. They do not know what causes SIDS, many SIDS cases have been found on back. The lopsided head tells me your baby is young, it will fix itself like thousands of other babies. Try not to worry so much, enjoy your little one.
2006-07-09 18:59:22 · answer #4 · answered by Wolfpacker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The latest I heard to protect babies from sids is a pacifier. Appartently the sucking motion helps them remember to breathe. So now doctors are telling moms to give babies a pacifier.
He'll find his own comfortable sleeping position now that he's rolling over, so he won't always be on his back.
2006-07-09 19:00:05 · answer #5 · answered by zil28ennov 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to rotate the baby every night. This will help with the lopsided head. As lying on belly, try to put a wedge so that he/she can not roll on belly.
2006-07-09 19:00:02 · answer #6 · answered by Tweendasheetz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was a product developed a few years back that helps them prop onto their sides and they can fall flat on their face or onto their back. It's like a cushion with a valley in the middle that the baby lays in. I don't know if this is still used or recommended but I used it with my kids. In hospitals (recently), they would roll up small blankets into "rolls" to put the babies on their sides. Good luck!
2006-07-09 18:57:06 · answer #7 · answered by LISA W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you spoken with his pediatrician. If his head is truly lopsided due to head positioning (positional plagiocephaly), there are a variety of strategies and interventions available such as frequently changing positions to helmets, however, many babies' heads look lopsided and are really fine. A doctor can help you assess if there is really a problem or not. If you want more information, try the website below:
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/PR/00043.html
Good luck and I am sure he is fine!
2006-07-09 22:18:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have too.. i don't understand about your babies lopsided head.. what do you mean? do you have a sleep positioner.. we have a 3 month old and we co-sleep... it helps reduce the chance of SIDS because they are encouraged to breath on your breathing pattern.. they get more sleep.. if you are breast feeding you can feed right there.. it is better for monitoring there sleeping activity.. i know they say there are a lot of risk.. but you do it so that your arm is a cradle and you don't get great sleep.. you have to stay in the same position all night.. but it is better for the baby so we deal with it.. you got to be a light sleeper so that you don't harm your baby while you sleep.. you only need to be aware.. if you mean that your babies head leans to one side.. a sleep positioner may help.. or a head positioner like the ones for you head on a trip.. cradle your baby in that.. i don't know.. but the one thing for sure is they really need to sleep on their back.
2006-07-09 19:19:21 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Next time you go out, look around, there are lots of babies with funny shaped heads. Some are coneheads from a difficult birth, others have flat spots on the backs or are flat on the sides. They round out as the child gets older and their hair covers it anyway.
2006-07-09 18:59:50 · answer #10 · answered by vacca33 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋