[Kat-L]

Originally Posted by Fran27

It's something that's been worrying me sick.

My two were 2 weeks at the hospital, and all that time they put Lisa on the right side of her head. So I guess she made a habit of it as now at 10 weeks she has a flat spot on her right side And the right side of her face seems to be forward too, although not by much.

I have one nephew who has the same thing (but it didn't affect his face at all-it was closer to the right side of the crown of his head). My mother kept telling my brother to do something about it but his wife complained that the baby would only sleep on that one side. He's now 8 and although that side of his head is still a little flat-it's covered with hair and not noticible at all.

Now my other nephew is 2. His mother & grandmother ALWAYS kept him on his back and the back of his head became flat. Whether he was sleeping or playing, he was flat on his back until he learned to roll over and crawl. Again, my mother would say to my brother (different brother & nephew) that the baby needs to be put on his side to sleep but they didn't listen. And their doctor never said anything to them, either. This baby's head is still completely flat in the back. My mother said it looks like someone took an axe and just lopped off the back and that's really how it looks. He has lots of hair but it's still VERY noticible. However, my brother & his wife don't mind it a bit.

I would definately continue feeding her on the side she doesn't "favor" and putting her on the other side to sleep. And although she doesn't like tummy time, I'd keep that up, too. And check with the doctor. Right now, she's very young and her skull is soft. With just changing her sleeping position & playing position, it should round out on it's own. But if it continues to be a problem, get the doctor involved because I know for a fact it doesn't go away if you just ignore it.