What to do if your six-month-old baby has a tilted head

When babies are young, they may be restless when sleeping. Even if parents have arranged the baby in the right position, the baby may still twist while sleeping, which may cause the baby to develop poorly. After the baby is born, the bones are still very soft. If you don't pay attention to the baby's growth, it may cause the baby's head to tilt. What should I do if the baby is six months old and has a tilted head?

1. What to do if the baby's head is tilted when sleeping

If the baby's head shape is not good due to sleep, it can be corrected slowly. Babies have relatively soft bones, and it is easy for them to sleep with their heads tilted if they stay in the same sleeping position for a long time. It is recommended that mothers change the baby's position frequently. You can also let your baby sleep with a rice pillow, buckwheat pillow or a shaped pillow, and let him fall asleep and eat in the opposite direction when feeding. This will form a habit and he will sleep in the opposite direction of his sleeping position. Let him sleep in one direction for half a month. Do not let him sleep in one direction for a long time, and get up frequently at night to adjust his sleeping position. If the baby likes to lean to the left side, the mother can use a pillow under the left side of the baby's head and try to let the baby sleep on the right side. At the same time, the mother should try to sleep on the baby's right side at night, because babies like to face their mothers when sleeping, and they will be able to adjust slowly. If the baby prefers the right side, the mother can just let the baby sleep on the left side.

In general, as the baby grows, the head shape will automatically correct itself, so parents don't need to worry too much. The shape of the baby's skull will gradually mature as the brain develops, and its shape will slowly be corrected. However, due to the softness of the baby's skull, it is difficult to correct it before the age of 1 to 2 years old, and there is no effective method for early treatment. Even if your baby's head shape is still ugly when he is two or three years old, don't worry too much. Pay attention to supplementing your baby's nutrition. After puberty, your baby's head shape will basically form a fixed shape.

However, if the baby has a serious habit of looking in only one direction, it may affect the development of the head shape. When the baby is 7 to 8 months old, the time spent playing becomes longer and longer. During this period, you should be careful not to let the baby look in one direction, but let the baby move his head more.

Why do babies sleep with their heads tilted?

Some parents always let their babies sleep in a fixed position or even a fixed posture, which can easily cause the baby's head to sleep tilted, resulting in an irregular head shape.

Babies' bones are very soft and easily deformed when subjected to external forces. If you sleep in the same direction for a long time, the weight of your head will inevitably create lasting pressure on the part of the skull that is in contact with the surface, causing that part of the skull to gradually sink and eventually form a flat head.