Re: Re: What do you think of Gavin's head shape??

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it s slighly flat which could be corrected with repositioning. Helmet is too harsch for your baby at this point, it s a very mild plagiochristineashok <christineashok@...> wrote: Hi Amber,I don't have a good internet connection at the moment, so I haven't checked the pics. I wondered if your doctor mentioned torticollis (tort) at all? Tort is when the muscles in one side of the neck are tighter than the other, so the baby is more comfy sleeping/looking in one direction. Sometimes they just like the flat spot they are used to

sleeping on, but if the muscles are involved you may need physical therapy to resolve this. you can often see tort yourself by looking at pictures and seeing if your child always tilts his head to the same side. Or put an object of interest on one side then the next and see if his neck has a full range of motion. Tort and plagio often go hand in hand, and if the tort isn't severe it can be hard to miss.Hopefully you'll some some replies about your pics too but i wanted to mention tort just in case you weren't familiar with it.take care. -christinesydney 2 yrs starband grad>> At my son's 2 month well check the dr. noticed his head was flat on one > side, she didn't seemed to concerned and just suggested laying him at > the opposite end of the bed

and holding him differently. He has > improved a little from doing that. He just had his 4 month check up> (with a different dr) he also wasn't to concerned (yet) but suggested a > sleep positioner. My son doesn't seem to stay in the same position in > it, he's to strong and just wiggles his way on to his back and turns > his head towards the already flat side. I am starting to worry that it > will get worse. I posted some pictures of his head labeled Gavin H. > Please tell me your opinions about it. Thank you!!>

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