It seems like one side of my baby's face is fatter than the other. Her older sister had really full cheeks when she was an infant but my 10 week old seems to have one really full cheek and one not so full. It is becoming more noticable every week. I put her to sleep on her back and she naturally favors putting her head to one side (the side with the fuller cheek) so I try to turn her head so that she doesn't develop any flat spots like the doctor said. I just wasn't sure if this was also causing her face to develop lopsided.My main concern is if there could be a problem with bone structure, such as a jaw problem, rather than just uneven tissue- since this could probably be dealt with when she's older anyway. Does anyone have experience with this?
2007-11-04 05:07:24 · 6 answers · asked by Sweet Tooth 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Carefully examine your baby's head looking at the top, that is, from a bird's eye view. Is it symmetrical? Facial asymmetry results from asymmetry of the skull, and that condition is more common in the past ten years or so because we recommend babies be but to sleep on their backs. Since many infants prefer to sleep with heads to one side, there is a tendency to develop a flatness on that side of the skull. Consequently, that side of the face is more prominent. To prevent this, alternate putting your infant to sleep towards the foot of the bed on alternate nights, and when awake, give her "tummy time."
But facial asymmetry can be secondary to other influences such as premature skull suture closure, intra-uterine positional deformities (such as a foot pressing against the jaw), and other congenital deformities.
While many positional deformities will improve with time, others need active intervention, and the sooner the better. I suggest you consult your daughter's pediatrician at an early opportunity. There may be other considerations.
2007-11-04 05:33:14 · answer #1 · answered by greydoc6 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You need to take her to the dr. And also examine the rest of her body for noticeable assymmetry. My 17 mo. old son has a condition called hemi-hypertrophy which makes one side of his lower body larger than the other. His left leg is longer and fatter than the righ and his left foot is also a shoe size larger. He wears different size shoes and also has to have a custom lift on the bottom of the shoe for his right leg. This helps even him out when walking. His face is also assymmetrical a little. Hemi-hypertrophy can be nothing more than a growth issue (as it is for my son), I don't want to scare you, but there can be some serious internal assymmetries that can cause other problems. There can also be genetic malformations. I'm not saying any of this is what your daughter has, but it's definitely worth getting checked out. My son sees a geneticist once a year, his pediatrician every 3 months, he has physical therapy for another condition and has to have ultrasounds of his organs every 3 months until he's 8 years old, to rule out any internal issues (because they can develop really quickly).
2007-11-04 05:56:20 · answer #2 · answered by lmvenning 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Facial Asymmetry In Babies
2016-11-07 09:52:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my 5 months old daughter s cheeks are also not even, the right size is bigger than the left size. Her pediatrician noticed it and sent her to the pediatric physical therapy. Her cheeks are not even because her neck is tilted to the left size. And that was due to the position in the womb.
2016-02-19 02:39:08 · answer #4 · answered by Shirlina 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would take her to the peditrician and ask maybe if that is something you should go see a specialist for.
2007-11-04 05:18:52 · answer #5 · answered by Kayla H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Consult her pedatrician about this, he would be the best one at giving you correct advice/tips.
2007-11-04 05:10:56 · answer #6 · answered by N and A's Momma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋