Can a baby's head tilt heal on its own?

The head of a newborn baby is actually very soft. This is because the baby's head bones have not yet fully calcified, which causes the baby's head shape to not be fixed. Therefore, if you encounter a baby with a tilted head, you will be very worried. So, can a baby's crooked head heal on its own? Let us introduce it to you below, hoping that every baby will have a beautiful head shape.

The main reason why the baby sleeps on his side is that he always sleeps on one side. The baby is still young and his skull has not yet fully calcified. During the development process, the development of the inward side is restricted, while the development of the protruding side is not restricted.

Before the baby's skull is completely calcified, this can be corrected by sleeping on the other side. At first, the baby will not be used to it, but he will gradually get used to it after repeated corrections. In this way, you can correct the crooked head shape of the baby due to sleeping by paying attention. However, it needs to be corrected and it will not automatically become round again.

Many newborn babies have slightly asymmetrical heads. An asymmetrical head shape may be caused by uneven squeezing as the baby passes through the birth canal, or by the baby sleeping in the same position for most of the time after birth. Although the baby's head shape will return to a flatter shape over time, changing the baby's posture can help.

Babies between 1 and 3 months old are in the golden period for head shaping, because the skull bones of babies at this stage are relatively soft and have a certain degree of plasticity. Therefore, if you find that your baby's head is a little tilted when sleeping within 3 months, it is not too late to correct it as soon as possible.

It is more difficult to correct it after the baby is one and a half years old. Generally speaking, the fontanelle will close when the baby is between one and one and a half years old, which means that the baby's head shape is fixed and it is difficult to change it. In other words, if the mother only remembers to correct the baby's head shape after the baby is one and a half years old, it will be more difficult.

1. Breastfeeding direction

When a newborn is born, its bones are fragile and its skull has not yet fully hardened, making it easily affected by external factors. Therefore, using pillows does not help much in shaping the head of newborns, and the so-called shaping pillows are unnecessary. So what kind of pillow should a newborn baby use? It's very simple, just find a soft towel and use it as a pillow!

But how to have a good head shape? The answer is the direction of breastfeeding! When feeding while lying down, don’t always feed on one side. This time it’s the left side, next time it’s the right side. Some mothers not only feed while lying down, but also while sitting. At this time, you must remember not to always feed on one side. Although one side of the lying feeding posture is more comfortable and the other side is awkward, once you get used to it, you will find that both sides are convenient.

2. Sleeping posture

As the saying goes, a good head shape comes from sleeping. This shows that the baby's sleeping posture and head shape are closely related.

When a baby is less than a month old, his head is soft. If you don’t pay attention to his sleeping position, it will be troublesome to change it later, so you should pay attention to the sleeping position of the baby’s head from the beginning. Don't always sleep on one side or always sleep flat. Sleep on your left side this time, sleep on your right side next time, and occasionally sleep on your flat side. The pillow should not be too high, and you don’t need to buy a baby-shaped pillow specifically. You can just find a soft sheet and fold it thin for your baby to sleep. As for the baby's ears, don't just focus on sleeping and ignore the ears. Remember to gently pull the ears outwards every time you wake up, and pay attention to it when sleeping.

If a baby's head sleeps tilted, it is relatively easy to correct it, but if it is not corrected, it will be difficult for it to return to a round shape. If you want your baby to have a good head shape, you can correct it according to the methods introduced in this article. If you persist in the correction, your baby will definitely have a satisfactory head shape.