Flat Head Baby 4 Months
A custom fitted helmet relieves pressure on the flattened side of your babys head.
Flat head baby 4 months. Baby head shape is purely about appearance. I am passionate about teaching parents about the prevention and early detection of flat head syndrome. The advice was to do lots of tummy time and make sure he keeps his head turned to the non flat side as much as possible when sleeping in car seat or lying on floor. So i cant wait to share with you the 4 biggest myths about flat head syndrome.
If unevenness doesnt improve with the help of repositioning by age 6 months or your baby is older than 8 months and has a severe deformity your babys doctor might prescribe a molded helmet to help shape your babys head. What is flat head syndrome. This causes a flat spot either on one side or the back of the head. In severe cases it can affect the.
It may take several months for signs of flat head syndrome to appear. 4 month old with a flat head. Updated on september 01 2006. Flat head syndrome usually happens when a baby sleeps with the head turned to the same side during first months of life.
Babies at this age can pick out more subtle color contrasts such as a red button on a red shirt. Now at four months babys vision has sharpened to about 2040. Sometimes the flat spots are caused by a tightening of neck muscles that forces the baby to position their head in a specific way meaning that the same spot is always pressing down on the matress. I was much more concerned than the doctor.
Im a total child development nerd and this is one area that gets me all geeky and giddy. In severe cases it can affect the alignment of the ears eyes and jaw. Flat head syndrome presents as a flattened area on the back or side of a babys head. This treatment generally lasts two to six months depending on how early you start and how severe the problem is.
My ds had a mild flat head on one side which was most obvious at 23 months. If this is the case then physical therapy can address the neck muscle issues and.