What to do if your child's head is crooked? Pay attention to adjusting

Children's bones are relatively soft, so many parents sometimes find that their children's heads are a little crooked when they are sleeping. In this case, mothers are more worried about whether this will affect their children's future intelligence. How can they solve it as soon as possible? The following will introduce to you what to do if your child's head is crooked?

Because bones develop rapidly during early childhood, bone density is low and bone plasticity is strong. The development process is extremely susceptible to external conditions. Infants under 10 months old are breastfeeding and need to sleep for a long time, 15 to 18 hours a day. Moreover, the baby needs to breastfeed every 2 to 4 hours, and each time he breastfeeds, he needs to turn his head to the mother's side, which naturally forms a directional reflex for breastfeeding. Even when sleeping, young children tend to face their mothers. If the mother and her baby do not change their sleeping position, over time it will affect the development of the baby's skull, causing the occipital bone on the compressed side to become flat and asymmetrical. It has been observed that for children over 1.5 years old, it is very difficult for them to adjust their bone development and they are often unable to correct their head tilt on their own.

1. First of all, observe more and detect flat head syndrome early. Always observe the left and right sides, front and back sides of the baby's head. When it is less than 6 mm, it can be corrected normally as long as the sleeping position is changed frequently. When it is between 6 mm and 12 mm, it is moderate flat head syndrome and treatment is recommended. If it exceeds 12 mm, treatment should be carried out immediately. Generally speaking, when we observe with the naked eye that the baby's head is tilted when sleeping, the baby's flat head syndrome asymmetry has exceeded 6 mm, and we should consider artificial correction.

2. Secondly, early prevention can prevent your baby from suffering from flat head syndrome. You can use artificial methods, such as changing the baby's sleeping position frequently, not letting him stare at his favorite direction for a long time, and teasing him more when you have time. You can also use a more convenient and effective method, such as using an Anqu baby posture-correcting mattress, to establish the correct sleeping position for the baby as soon as he is born, so that the head is evenly pressurized and the occurrence of flat head syndrome is prevented.

3. Prevention and correction of baby's flat head syndrome should be started early, generally within 6 months. Otherwise, once the baby's skull is fully developed, it will not be able to recover on its own.