Repositioning Question

[Guest guest]

My daughter, 4 mo, has plagiocephaly (almost brachiocephaly) from torticollis.

We've been doing PT and she's doing great with it. We've also been very

aggressive with repositioning. The PT today thought the plagio was almost gone,

but the head height keeps raising and she will definitely need a helmet. The

back of her head seems to be coming to a point. Reading all the repositioning

guides, I think I have found the issue, but I wanted to see if you all could

confirm?

It seems that head height is caused by upward pressure from an angled surface

(car seat, bouncy chair, etc). We haven't been placing her in anything with an

angle to it that could cause it. But, our daughter has reflux and our doctor

had us put her mattress on an angle in her bed to prevent the reflux. It is

only slight (left side is 3-4 " higher than right side), but she sleeps on it

every night.

We've had her side sleeping and rotating her, but could the angle of the bed be

causing the head height to go up? Is there anything else that would cause the

head to raise?

Also, her forehead seems to be pushing forward more. What causes that or are

they related?

Thanks for the help!

[Guest guest]

Head height is typically a sign of brachy, I believe. I'm not sure that it occurs with plagio.

I was also told by the medical field to put my daughter at an angle due to her reflux and she slept that way for several months. Yes, this can contribute to brachy in particular.

How bad is the reflux? If the baby needs to stay at that angle, the only change you are going to get is from a helmet.

My daughter's reflux was cured when she saw a chiro. Unfortunately, we didn't take that route until she was 24 months. With the tort and the reflux, there may be spinal misalignment issues going on. If I were you, I'd look for a pediatric chiro to get her checked and start looking into the possibility of a helmet. At least do your research so that you don't waste too much time. You still have time, but if you wait too long, I think you'll regret it.

, mom to , 29 months

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Chiro and CST

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Repositioning Question

My daughter, 4 mo, has plagiocephaly (almost brachiocephaly) from torticollis. We've been doing PT and she's doing great with it. We've also been very aggressive with repositioning. The PT today thought the plagio was almost gone, but the head height keeps raising and she will definitely need a helmet. The back of her head seems to be coming to a point. Reading all the repositioning guides, I think I have found the issue, but I wanted to see if you all could confirm?It seems that head height is caused by upward pressure from an angled surface (car seat, bouncy chair, etc). We haven't been placing her in anything with an angle to it that could cause it. But, our daughter has reflux and our doctor had us put her mattress on an angle in her bed to prevent the reflux. It is only slight (left side is 3-4" higher than right side), but she sleeps on it every night.We've had her side sleeping and rotating her, but could the angle of the bed be causing the head height to go up? Is there anything else that would cause the head to raise?Also, her forehead seems to be pushing forward more. What causes that or are they related?Thanks for the help!