his head is starting to look bigger on one side than the other.. i keep laying him on his other side, but he just turns back.. now its starting to look lumpy. i try to sit him up but he just leans forward.
2006-09-26 15:00:44 · 25 answers · asked by scarlet 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Take him to his pediatrician.....I hope its nothing.
2006-09-26 15:02:07 · answer #1 · answered by Diamond in the Rough 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I had the same problem with my daughter. She had a neck problem called Torticallus which is a shortened muscle in the neck. It caused her to only turn her head one way. This forced her to always stay on the same spot. Make sure it's not a muscular thing in your babys neck preventing him from turning his head. If it is a muscular thing, you may need physio to correct it. Other than that, just keep up what you're doing. I was constantly repositioning my babys head. I would use receiving blankets to prop it on the sided that I wanted her on. Pretty soon your baby will be sitting up and rolling in his sleep so you won't have to worry as much. In extreme cases there are special helmets that the babys wear to reshape their heads.
2006-09-26 19:14:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So many people are causing you alarm for no reason. My son is 6 months old and has the same problem. His head at three months, was flat on the backside, causing his forehead to be more prominent on one side and his ear sits out a little farther than the other one. I was told by my doctor that it's because he favors the one side of his head, as does yours. What we have been doing is at feedings we turn his head to the other side. He fought us on it in the beginning but now he lets us turn it. When he sleeps at night we do the same thing.
The doctor said that the head should shape itself normally by 6 months, and if it doesn't, they simply put a little helmet on their head that shapes it for them.
It is more common than what you think, just keep doing what you are despite his protests.
You are doing everything right and that's what matters.
On his next checkup, just run it past his pediatrician, and he should let you know what he thinks about it.
2006-09-26 15:13:30 · answer #3 · answered by ~SSIRREN~ 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I asked the Dr. that once and he told me to kinda mold or shape the head by constantly rubbing the head. The head is still relatively soft and will mold so to speak, which is why a child may have egg shaped heads or become flatter in the back.
Helping your baby to round out his head can be difficult because once he has developed a comfortable flat place to rest his head, you will need to do some maneuvering to get him to sleep or to just hold his head in a different position. If repositioning and placing toys and mirrors have not helped, and if the head flattening has become severe, then a helmet may be used. This is unusual.
Helmets help to round out the head. They are firm, so they place gentle pressure on the parts of the skull that are more rounded and no pressure on the areas that are flat. Over time (usually months), the flattened parts of the head become round.
Helmets are almost never used until a baby is four to six months old -- the head will usually round itself out well before then. Helmets are rarely used after a child is 10 to 12 months old, because the bones of the skull are far less moldable by this point.
2006-09-26 15:06:55 · answer #4 · answered by lady_J96 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It sounds like torticollis. (When he was in utero, he preferred leaning his head to one side. Eventually he became used to it and stayed that way, and now the muscles on the other side of his neck are unused and very weak.) You need to contact his pediatrician and get some neck strenghtening exercises to do with him. As for his oddly shaped head--I forget what that's called, but it usually goes hand in hand with torticollis. If it hasn't improved by 6 months, you might want to ask your pediatrician about getting a helmet for him, to reshape his head. Having a crooked head won't hurt him--the helmet is strictly for aesthetic reasons.
2006-09-27 05:23:15 · answer #5 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my 7 month old has the very same thing and when i went to my pediatrition and he told me that i was going to have to go to the childrens hospital in st. louis. see i live in mo. well anyway all they are going to do is give you a helmet for the baby to wear if it is bad enough. also do a search on yahoo. and type flattened head and you should come up with a really long p name like placilogical something like that it describes it just use a pillow to keep his head at an angle or turn his head when he is deep asleep. dont worry it will only get better and try not to leave him on his back that long it hurts it .
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2016-10-01 09:59:33 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was told to lay the baby at opposite ends of the crib each night, as he will turn his head towards the door where sound comes from...that way he won't get that "odd" shape happening. Good luck! :)
2006-09-26 15:40:50 · answer #8 · answered by Baby #2 On The Way! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are products that can help keep him positioned properly to help his head form a healthy, round shape. is he rolling? if at all possible, try proping him on his side with either a wedge or rolled blankets. i'd defly talk to the doc about options and concerns, as this could lead to a serious, life-long problem.
2006-09-26 16:20:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lumpy? That doesn't sound good. Everybody is different and having a slightly odd shaped head is normal but I don't think "lumpy" sounds good. Go the doctors sweetheart. Good luck! :)
2006-09-26 15:09:15 · answer #10 · answered by Lily 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Some babys wear a helmet that helps the skull form properly when they are young ushually because its mishaped growth. Conctact your doctor and let him know of your concern. If this is the case with him, a specialist will be able to check it out and maybe fit him in one.
2006-09-26 15:19:09 · answer #11 · answered by erinjl123456 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋