How many months does it take for a baby's head to take shape?

Some adults may find that their head shape is biased or even crooked. Some people may just want to correct their head shape. In fact, the head shape is determined since childhood. Generally speaking, for a child, the head shape is almost determined when they are three months old, but if it is to be completely fixed, it may be between one to one and a half years old. After that time, it is basically difficult to adjust.

A baby's head shape is usually determined in the first three months, but it will be completely improved by the time his skull closes, usually around one and a half to two years old. Generally, the baby's head shape will be completely determined between 12 and 18 months. It is best to maintain a good head shape within three months after the baby is born. It is generally easier to adjust within three months, but it will be more difficult to adjust after more than three months. The head shape can be adjusted by changing the baby's sleeping position.

1. How long does it take for a newborn's head to take shape?

Generally speaking, the baby's anterior fontanelle will close when the baby is between one and one and a half years old. After the baby's anterior fontanelle closes, the shape of the head is fixed and it is difficult to change.

1. As the baby grows older, the hardness of the skull increases, the bone sutures close together, and the shape of the head is unlikely to change. At this time, the baby is about 2 months old.

2. If you find that your baby's head shape is asymmetrical after 2 months, it is still time to adjust it within 3 months, so parents don't need to be too anxious. The head shape of babies over 3 months old is basically fixed, so their sleeping positions can be more flexible.

2. How to help your baby sleep with a good head shape

I wonder why parents want to use a shaping pillow for their babies? If you use a shaping pillow because you want your baby to have a nice head shape when sleeping, you might as well try the following methods:

1. Let your baby sleep on his back and play on his stomach.

2. Help babies who sleep on their backs to change their head position occasionally.

3. Change the direction your child likes to look at when lying down by changing the toys and objects in the room and around the bed.

4. Usually babies like to face their mothers when they sleep. Occasionally change the left and right sleeping positions of you and your baby.

3. Experience in Correcting Head Tilt

1. Change positions when talking to the baby. When the baby is awake, family members should sit on both sides and talk to the baby, instead of just talking to the baby on one side. Especially the side where the baby's head tilts when sleeping, so as to make it easier to correct it.

2. Massage the baby's neck moderately. Depending on the direction of the baby's head tilt, you can often massage the baby's neck moderately to relieve the pressure on his neck. Over time, it will have a very good effect. For example, if the baby's head tends to tilt to the right, you can massage the right side of his neck.