How to correct a child's head tilt

Children are treasures in the eyes of their parents. Many children will have some problems due to lack of attention during infancy. When they grow up, the problems will be infinitely magnified. For example, many cases of children's head tilt are caused during infancy. Since there is such a problem, the solution becomes more important at this time. But what specific methods should be chosen to correct the child's head tilt?

After a baby is born, under normal circumstances, the left and right sides of his head should be symmetrical, and there will be no such thing as "head tilt". However, the baby's head is relatively soft at this time, the bones develop very quickly, and the neck muscles are not fully developed, so it is more easily deformed by external forces.

Nowadays, many women become mothers for the first time and don’t know how to deal with many things, like the problem of shaping their child’s head when sleeping. Due to lack of experience, the child’s head may easily become tilted when sleeping.

1. The main reasons for the baby's head tilt when sleeping are as follows:

1. The mother used external force during delivery. For some mothers, doctors may be forced to use vacuum extraction, forceps and other methods during childbirth, which makes hematoma more likely to form. After the baby is born, he is unwilling to sleep on the side of the hematoma, which can easily lead to head tilt.

2. It’s my mother’s habit. If the left and right sides of the baby's head are symmetrical after birth, and the mother is accustomed to putting the baby to sleep in the same position, the baby is prone to developing a tilted head.

3. Reasons such as nutrition and genetic diseases. This is mainly due to the mother's malnutrition during pregnancy causing skull deformity or other family genetic factors that cause the baby to have a tilted head.

2. If the baby tilts his head, how should we correct it?

Once the baby's head tilts when sleeping, the mother should find ways to correct it as soon as possible, because the younger the baby is, the more his skull has not yet fully formed, and the head shape is easier to correct.

1. Massage the baby's neck moderately. According to the direction of the baby's head tilt, you can massage the baby's neck moderately frequently to relieve the pressure on his neck. Over time, it will have very good effects. For example, if the baby's head tends to tilt to the right, you can massage the right side of his neck.

2. Change positions when talking to the baby. When the baby is awake, the mother or 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.

3. Use a rice bag to fix the baby's sleeping position. If the baby is already accustomed to a certain sleeping position and cannot maintain the corrected sleeping position for a long time, or often turns back to the original sleeping position, it will be more difficult to deal with. Mothers can make a rice bag and place it on the back of the baby's head to stabilize his or her head. If the baby has a left-leaning head, let him sleep on the right side; otherwise, let him sleep on the left side.

Tip: The rice bag should be made of soft pure cotton cloth and slightly larger. Put an appropriate amount of rice in it (the rice should be fried in a pan), tie the bag tightly, and then wrap the rice bag with two layers of cotton cloth to prevent leakage.

Tips:

1. Pay attention to the baby’s sleeping position within two months. The baby’s sleeping position is most important within the first two months, because as the baby grows older, the hardness of his skull also increases, the bone joints close together, and the head shape is unlikely to change.

It’s still time to make adjustments within 2 or 3 months, as the baby’s head shape is basically fixed after 3 months, so the sleeping position can be more flexible. 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.

3. It is very 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.

The baby's head shape is important, but its quality sleep is more worthy of attention. Mothers must ensure that the baby can sleep comfortably and steadily before adjusting the head shape. Don't lose the big picture for the small one!