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baby always looking left
Moo boy is 5 months old and most often sleeps on his back with his
head facing the left. In his sling, he prefers facing left and now we have started to look for it, he is mostly looking left. He's got a flat bit on the back of his head too. We took him to a cranial osteopath today who said that if not fixed it can lead to problems reading etc as the neck stiffens. I thought that he would sort it out himself when he starts to crawl, and I am not fussed aesthetically about him having a flat bit to the back of his skull. The ostopath said to wedge a rolled up flannel under his head when he is asleep to try to get him onto the other side. What do you lot think? Is the osteopath trying to rip us off by recommending more sessions or should we be worried? teapot |
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baby always looking left
Moo boy is 5 months old and most often sleeps on his back with his head facing the left. In his sling, he prefers facing left and now we have started to look for it, he is mostly looking left. He's got a flat bit on the back of his head too. We took him to a cranial osteopath today who said that if not fixed it can lead to problems reading etc as the neck stiffens. I thought that he would sort it out himself when he starts to crawl, and I am not fussed aesthetically about him having a flat bit to the back of his skull. The ostopath said to wedge a rolled up flannel under his head when he is asleep to try to get him onto the other side. What do you lot think? Is the osteopath trying to rip us off by recommending more sessions or should we be worried? Hard to say... My girl used to turn right all the time.. We moved her cot and changed the way we put it in her to get her to face left... That seemed to work for us... (shes now almost 4yo and no problems that we see) When my son started to favour the left side...we moved the cot so it made him turn to the right and once again it worked. My son no longer favours one side or the other. I suspect with both it was a cot location with in the house that was the problem. I carn't offer much more then that as I haven't really had your problem. teapot |
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baby always looking left
teapot wrote:
Moo boy is 5 months old and most often sleeps on his back with his head facing the left. In his sling, he prefers facing left and now we have started to look for it, he is mostly looking left. He's got a flat bit on the back of his head too. [...] Pillbug always looked to his right. So, when he was younger, I'd turn his head to the left after he fell sound asleep. I put all his toys on his left side and I carry him on my left so he has to turn to _his_ left to look forward. For tummy time, he always turns his head right and it takes forever to get him to turn his head left. I think he's sleeping more evenly now. I don't know if your osteopath is ripping you off, but it probably doesn't hurt to tempt Moo boy to look to his right. -- Anita -- -- SUCCESS FOUR FLIGHTS THURSDAY MORNING ALL AGAINST TWENTY ONE MILE WIND STARTED FROM LEVEL WITH ENGINE POWER ALONE AVERAGE SPEED THROUGH AIR THIRTY ONE MILES LONGEST 57 SECONDS INFORM PRESS HOME CHRISTMAS. |
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baby always looking left
Hi - Yes, it's worth taking steps to have him look in either direction. However, you may want to discuss this with your ped. as well. I know a couple of babies who preferred looking just to one side because it was actually uncomfortable to look the other way. It turns out that they had things like muscle pulls and fractures due to the birth process! (They call it "birth trauma", and it's not unusual.) Odds are that just moving him so that the interesting stuff is in the other direction, or gently helping him to turn his head the other way, will be all you need. But it's worth checking out. --Beth Kevles http://web.mit.edu/kevles/www/nomilk.html -- a page for the milk-allergic Disclaimer: Nothing in this message should be construed as medical advice. Please consult with your own medical practicioner. NOTE: No email is read at my MIT address. Use the AOL one if you would like me to reply. |
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baby always looking left
teapot wrote:
Moo boy is 5 months old and most often sleeps on his back with his head facing the left. In his sling, he prefers facing left and now we have started to look for it, he is mostly looking left. He's got a flat bit on the back of his head too. Caterpillar has no flat head, but strongly preferred one side at 4 months. Only rolled in one direction, only looked in one direction, had to be held on one shoulder. It looked to us like she couldn't comfortably turn in the other direction, and maybe couldn't turn very far, period. We took him to a cranial osteopath today who said that if not fixed it can lead to problems reading etc as the neck stiffens. Her ped does cranial-sacral osteopathic manipulation, so is maybe the same kind of doctor. We wanted to get her neck fixed so she'd have full range of motion. And I hate having a stiff neck, so it can't be much fun for her. What do you lot think? Is the osteopath trying to rip us off by recommending more sessions or should we be worried? If it's just flat head, I wouldn't worry. If he can't be coaxed to turn his head to the right, I'd worry. FWIW, we pay $40 for Caterpillar's treatments, and have seen good improvement after 2. Not sure how long we'll continue. Phoebe -- yahoo address is unread - substitute mailbolt |
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(teapot) wrote in message . com...
Moo boy is 5 months old and most often sleeps on his back with his head facing the left. In his sling, he prefers facing left and now we have started to look for it, he is mostly looking left. He's got a flat bit on the back of his head too. We took him to a cranial osteopath today who said that if not fixed it can lead to problems reading etc as the neck stiffens. I thought that he would sort it out himself when he starts to crawl, and I am not fussed aesthetically about him having a flat bit to the back of his skull. The ostopath said to wedge a rolled up flannel under his head when he is asleep to try to get him onto the other side. What do you lot think? Is the osteopath trying to rip us off by recommending more sessions or should we be worried? You might be interested in this: http://askdrsears.com/html/8/t086300.asp Cathy Weeks Mommy to Kivi Alexis 12/01 |
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