he was born at 27 weeks and he is now 3 1/2 months old i was just wondering if anyone else had had a preemie baby and if so did your baby have the same problem. and did it sort itself out ?
2007-06-23 01:51:54 · 20 answers · asked by mumof2 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
i have spoken to my doctor about it and he said because he was born so early and was in scbu for so long that this was the reason. all i wanted to know was if any one had been through the same thing
2007-06-23 02:00:20 · update #1
sometimes that happens from your baby laying in the cradle too long....i forget what its called, but you might wanna talk to ur doctor about it
2007-06-23 01:55:48 · answer #1 · answered by Autumn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a 28 wk preemie, and she came home from the NICU with one side of her head flat, it was from laying on that one side because that was the one that she favored. With a full term baby they may also favor one side, but with them you can usually find ways to get them to lay on the other side, so their head does not become flat, and they get tummy time.
But with a preemie you know, you do what ever keeps them happy and quite. So they don't get over stimulated. Which can mean letting them lay on that one side. When my daughter came home after 6 1/2 wks, I took her for first well baby, and her doctor said not to worry about it, that it would fix its self. And she is now 16 months old with a round head.
Just try now to get your baby to not lay only on that side, putting things like the ocean wonders aquarium in the crib helps, lay the baby so when they turn to look at it they are laying on the other side of their head. And as much tummy time as possible, and rubbing the baby's head. Once they start to roll, and end up on their belly at night like most baby's do, it will also get better.
If it doesn't get better on its own, they make a helmet that helps. My baby's doctor, when I asked about one, said he didn't think she would need it and wait and see how her head looked by 1. She was fine by then.
Talk to the doctor, I'm sure if the doctor thought there was a problem then they would have said something.
2007-06-23 03:19:24 · answer #2 · answered by cris 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Being flat on one side is nothing to do with being a preemie. It's from the head favoring one side when he sits or lies down. If it gets too flat, the opposite side will protrude and they sometimes have to wear a pressure band or helmet to correct it. My son's started to go flat and so we rolled up a towel when he was in his bouncer chair and wedged it so he was forced to rest on the other side of his head, same when he slept. Not on his side, but just enough to move his head over and then you need to do more tummy time. It will resolve quite quickly but if you don't take action now, it can become a serious problem which is harder to correct.
2007-06-23 01:58:29 · answer #3 · answered by lisa m 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
my baby wasn't preemie but she had a flat spot on one side of her head too and it went away , i would give her tummy time , i would try to position her where her head would lay on the other side when she was on her back it never worked she always rolled that little head right back over she just liked that side better and then she got alittle older and started moving around alot more and it even'd out and now she has a perfect little round head .
2007-06-23 15:49:01 · answer #4 · answered by crispy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay.. Couple of questions here.. Did this just develope, or was it like that from birth? What does the doc say? There is a thing called craniosynostosis where the sutures of the head are fused at birth, making their heads funny shaped.. My son had it, on his forehead..But, more than likely, it's positional. He is laying on one side more than the other.. Have him checked to see if his neck muscles are okay.. There is a term for it, but sometimes, the neck muscles need some help..The baby tends to tilt her head to one side consistantly.. Forget the name of it, but your doc would know.
2007-06-23 01:57:36 · answer #5 · answered by Momto8gr8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not a preemie problem all babies can have this. It is from having the head in the same position for long periods of time.
Try putting baby in crib the opposite direction as the baby tends to look to the center of the room.
I read this either on babycenter.com or ivillage.com
2007-06-23 02:01:44 · answer #6 · answered by babyrhee2007 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
my son was six weeks early and in special needs for a few days. when we got him home he was fine but i noticed after a few weeks his head appeared to have a sort of cone shape even though it was perfect when he was born. the doctor told me that because babies skulls are soft and still developing it can take up to a year sometimes longer to harden so to speak! anyway i did all the changing his position of sleep etc but he ws a baby who loved to sleep on his back so it was near on impossible to get him to do it.i worried all the time and was always pestering the health visitor(who assured me he was fine)i even got the doctor to get him reffered to a specialist just incase(i wasnt as paranoid with my first born!!!) think it was because he was ill when he was born that i worried so much.i eventually accepted that the doctors where right and now he's nine with a perfect head again!! i still believe i was right though as no-one knows your baby like you so going back to the doctors helped reassure me and i was lucky to have a great health visitor. it didnt matter to me if any of them thought i was a mad woman or neurotic. good luck, trust your own instincts. dont worry in silence you'll drive yourself loopy!! x
2007-06-26 11:41:05 · answer #7 · answered by kazzy3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has nothing to do with having a premmie baby. My baby was 9 days over due and the reason for the odd head is because your baby is staying on that one side too long. My baby had it at the back of his head because he was constantly on his back, its important you change sides your baby sleeps....this will help. It helped with me. Good luck
2007-06-23 02:02:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it might get to being better shaped in time . Let your GP Know though..
Keep the baby under observation and write down what you find.. Sometimes but rarely the Child may develop symptom's that will need special Care.
Be Prepared
2007-06-23 11:54:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If the head is flat on the backside, i think that means he has been laying on his back for long periods of time too often?
Ask a doctor
2007-06-23 01:56:30 · answer #10 · answered by Chazzer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sometimes that can be a sign of tortocollis (probably spelled wrong). Its a condition where the baby can't turn their head in both directions, so you usually see one side of their head get flattened somewhat due to his head always being in the same position. It can be corrected, my friend's son had this and she called Early intervention and they had a physical therapist come out and work with him until he turned one.
2007-06-23 02:12:12 · answer #11 · answered by Mom 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋