Keeping Your Baby’s Head the Perfect Shape- Avoiding Plagiocephaly

The condition is also referred to as positional plagiocephaly or deformational plagiocephaly. It refers to an asymmetric head shape. The term comes from the Greek oblique head.

Babies don’t get plagiocephaly from being put on their backs to sleep but from spending extended time lying on their backs, especially if they often lie looking to one side. Consider the following steps if you want to keep your baby’s shape symmetrical through a Cranial remolding helmet in New York.



·       When your baby is awake, and you may watch them, give them supervised “tummy time.”

·       Don’t let your baby spend too long on their back if they aren’t sleeping.

·       Don’t let your baby spend too long in car seats if they aren’t traveling.

·       When you put your to sleep on its back, alternate the side their head lies on. Some mothers put a picture on the side of the crib (cot) and change this from side to side at each sleep time.

·       When your baby is on their back, ensure you alternate all the interesting things to look at.

·       If your baby was born with a flat spot, make sure they don’t always rest on it. A smaller bolster under the flat spot so the pressure is taken by the other side of the head can be used.

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