How to correct a child's tilted head when sleeping

When novices are taking care of their babies, they often use incorrect methods, which causes the child to have a tilted head. In this case, the mother needs to pay special attention. A child's head tilted for a long time will affect the normal development of the bones, and may even affect the spine and cervical vertebrae. Therefore, parents should pay attention to timely improvements and choose a suitable pillow.

prevention

Prevention is the key to everything. If the mother pays attention to the baby's sleeping posture as soon as the baby is born, she can avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble and give the baby a perfect head shape.

1. Change your sleeping position frequently

The first three months of a baby's life is a critical period for shaping its head. From the first day the baby is born, the mother should get used to changing the baby's sleeping position frequently to keep the force on both sides of the baby's head evenly distributed. Avoid keeping your baby in the same sleeping position often, especially during the day.

Tip: Sleeping on the baby's stomach can make the baby's head rounder and prevent the baby from choking on spilled milk. However, when sleeping on the baby's stomach, the toys, pillows, and bedding around the crib may block the baby's nose and cause suffocation. If you let your baby sleep on his stomach, do not use a pillow for him, the bed should not be too soft, and do not put stuffed toys on the bed.

2. Put some suitable items under your head

Newborn babies do not need pillows or shaping pillows before 3 months old, as this can easily cause the baby's neck to bend and cause breathing difficulties. At this time, the mother can put some soft cotton wool or a pure cotton towel (folded into a rectangular block) under the baby's head to relieve the pressure on the head.

3. Choose a baby mattress

A baby mattress is a mattress used by children under one year old. Because babies grow and develop particularly rapidly at this stage, which is the most vigorous stage of growth and development in a person's life, and babies' bodies are relatively soft, so if you are not careful, it can easily lead to developmental problems. Therefore, the mattresses used by babies should have higher standards and be different from those used by adults. In developed countries such as Europe and the United States, the concept of baby mattresses is already widely known. Its biggest function is to greatly reduce the skull deformation of babies with tilted or flat heads before 6 months old.

Tip: Mom can also make a small pillow by herself, the height only needs to be 3-4cm. The pillow should not be too soft, it should be sweat-absorbent and breathable. The outside should be made of pure cotton soft cloth, and the inside can be filled with buckwheat husks, tea leaves, reed catkins, kapok, etc.