High risk factors of flat head syndrome:
- Twins or from the multiple births
- Born with a lower gestational age (at round 36 weeks
- Male
- With positional preference
- With torticollis
- With head tilt
Click here to learn more about these risk factors in detail.
I actually have a nephew who had a pretty bad case of Torticollis and had to wear a helmet to fix the problem---which it did beautifully and quickly. However, if we had known of a way to prevent it then we may have saved him from having to wear the helmet and my brother and sister in law quite a bit of money. In addition to my nephew, I've noticed it on so many babies nowadays.
So how can you avoid your baby getting flat head?
You may have a NICU preemie. These babies (like ours were) are constantly monitored by nurses. For the first 3 weeks of life they turned our girls' from side to side and back to belly at least every 3 hours. Eden and Pryscilla came home with perfectly shaped heads and slept a variety of positions. Ours turned from side to side on their own and we just kept an eye on it from then on.
You can set your alarm clock to turn your baby's head to the other side or do so if you are nursing throughout the night. However if you are not nursing and you have a "good sleeper" do you really want to interrupt your precious sleep? I'm thinking NOT.
You can order the Mimos Pillow. It is made in Australia and from the research I've done works like a dream. If I could go back I would have had these little pillows ready to go in my girls' cribs when they came home. Again, I'm all about minimizing my "mom intervention"! As if we don't already have enough to do. Flat head can happen really quick and without you even realizing it especially when you are sleep deprived, your likely to not even notice.
Hopefully this post helps keep a lot of babies heads round!
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