Skull/head Shape

It sounds like torticollis. My son had it and luckily my pediatrician noticed it at his two month check up. We started therapy right away and the results were pretty immediate being that he was so young. He's about to turn four and is just fine--- no lasting effects. Insist to see your Dr right away and if it's torticollis you can start a lot of the exercises yourself before your first appointment with a physical therapist. Soon this will be a thing of the past and congratulations on your little one!!!

Sounds just like my son did about 7.5 mths ago. He was dxd w/ Torticollis, I think I have posted about it before if you want to get some more feedback. But the therapy worked wonders & you can't even tell today @ 11 mths. My gf's boy had torticollis as the previous mom mentioned b/c of eye problems. Had eye surgery @ 2 and is doing great.

I would take your concerns to your ped ASAP. My only suggestion is tell the ped you don't want to do the wait and see approach you really would like to do at least and eval now. Our therapist told us the earlier they begin PT, the easier the trmt. It's still treatable just a longer road. And that was so true...later in my son's therapy there was a lot of resistance so we had to find other ways to get the job done....Good luck feel free to msg me if you have any questions!!

Best Wishes
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It just may be the way he layed in the womb also. Mention it to your pediatrician at your next visit but I'm sure it wont raise much concern.

My 26 year old sisters ear, nose and mouth all go in the same direction as if she was laying, its not noticeable unless she looks up...weird how it stays.

Peachy,

Are you breast feeding? Do you tend to nurse on one breast? A friend of mine's daughter head was tilted in the manner you discribed because her daughter preferred one breast over the other. She grew out of it. Hope this helps.

I would mention it to your Dr. I had to have surgery on my eye when I was 9 months old b/c of a muscle in my eye. I had to tilt my head to one side to focus. I was completely fine after the surgery. It could be a lot of different things or just nothing but you definitely want to mention it to your Dr.

hi -
sounds like emerging torticollis. I would recommend talking to the doctor for a referral to physical therapy. the therapist will give you specific stretches to complete at home. if you catch it early it's NOT a big a deal, but if you wait and it continues untreated/becomes worse it can lead to facial asymmetries and other issues.

Also as an FYI where i work they have a specific protocol they use based on evidence/research. one thing they typically recommend is an eye exam since torticollis can be caused by visual issues.

In the mean time rotate him in the crib so if he wants to look out of the crib he needs to turn his head to the non preferred side and place toys on his non preferred side.

here is some additional info: http://www.torticolliskids.org/

hope that helps! if you have any other questions feel free to send me a message.

PS yes reflux can be a cause too so it sould be ruled out. KUDDOS to A. for telling you to meantion to the doctor (if he/she suggests it) not to "wait and see" she is correct - the earlier you get him in the better :)

r doctor Check with your doctor about Torticollis. My DD is currently in physical therapy to correct this,

I agree with the chiropractic answer. If it is tortacollis, this is really the only thing that will help it. Depending on the type of birth that he had, there may be some birth trauma to the head, neck, and spine which can exacerbate the problem- it just might be really tender for him to turn his head the other way due to the muscles being pulled by the mis-aligned bones in his neck. Just do some research and find a good chiropractor that has lots of experience with infants. If you aren't used to chiropractors or haven't been- it can be scary the first time, especially with little ones. I have to say though, my 2 1/2 year old has never had an ear infection and never been on antibiotics and has been going since he was 2 weeks old!! Good luck mama!!

My daughter had a rough birth (suction assist) and around 3 mos, stopped turning her head to the right. My ped even threatened the "helmet"!

I took her to my chiropractor, and one push with his forefinger to the base of her skull was all it took. She "took off" from that moment in her development, and since then we visit every 3 mos for alignment -- she can even tell unfailingly, at 7, where her trouble spots are.

Not everyone agrees with chiropractic, but that moment cinched it for me.

I would talk to the doctor about it. I have heard of babies with reflux, or a shortening of muscles in one side of the neck (they aren't sure which comes first) that causes them to keep their head one direction. The can become a problem if they start to get a flat head and some even have to wear helmets to reshape them. Don't panic (it isn't that kind of thing), but definitely talk to the doctor sooner rather than later to deter any issues.

Our daughter had Torticollis and this sounds a lot like it. She was a big baby born at almost 10 lbs so the doctor said she was probably a bit tight in the womb. They told me to excersice her neck muscle to restore balance and strength. Tummy time and manually titling her head for a few seconds at a time. She really didn't like it so I was reluctant to force it as a first time mom. Well, she ended up in a helmet for flat head on one side from always laying on the one side. Sounds like you are already doing the right things so just stick with it and like every one else has said talk to his doctor about it at the next visit.