So Connor is almost 5 months old and he has a flat spot on his head, he sleeps on his back but I put him a one of those…

No problem, I'm sure it'll sort out soon!!! You got this mama 😉

No you didn't sound bossy at all, no worries! But his doctor has addressed his head and told me more tummy time and sitting up right and what not, so I guess we just gotta do that! Thanks for your input :) @hellosweetie

Sorry if I sounded a bit on the bossy side lol I'm no expert, but everything I've read says that to reduce flat heat, just rotate his head side to side and give lots of tummy and/or upright time! If his doctor hasn't showed concern for it yet, I'm sure it will be fine and round out, and you are doing a great job!!! My girl didn't get flat head cuz she's always been very active, but she had a horrible bald spot lol it's filling in nice now, but the key was just letting her sit up, tummy time, wrapping her on me when on the go, etc....and my other friend's baby had real bad flat head recently and the doctor was gonna suggest a helmet if it got worse, but more tummy time did the trick and so far so good, hasn't needed a corrective helmet! You're a great mom, follow your instincts! If it makes you nervous or gives you second thoughts, chances are you are right!

@hellosweetie, I'm kinda glad you put wrote that, I was thinking twice about putting him on his stomach. Plus he's not a huge fan of being on his stomach, he only sleeps on his back and that's how he's comfortable. I just don't want his flat spit to be any worse than what it already is 😕

The key to getting rid of flat head is to keep him out of any kind of "bucket seat" during the day, and give him tummy time several times a day for as long as he'll tolerate it. It isn't a good idea to set him on his tummy to sleep, it's always best to follow SIDS safety guidelines, I have a friend who's baby died of SIDS so it's close to home for me, please follow the guidelines of back to sleep! However, you can turn his head to the left or right, do not put ANYTHING in the bed with him, if he rolls by himself in his sleep that's okay, that is natural development and if he can do it, he will do it safely, just keep an eye on him as usual of course. This is just the best advice I have, I may sound like a worry wort but like I said, SIDS is too close to home for me and I would never even risk it. My daughter is 6 months old, can roll, crawl, sit and pull herself to a stand but I still follow "back to sleep" and no extras in her bed....

I used to turn kylers head because her doctor said she start rates getting a flat spot. Every so often I would change which way her head was facing when she slept or just laid down

What helped me a lot was letting sleeping on tummy during nap time

@tatiananoelani, okay cool good to know! @laylamommy I feel like I'll be nervous at first because of it but he's really good at rolling onto his back if he needs to!

My in laws say to turn the baby every now and then from his tummy to his back just make sure there's not a blanket up by his face or any sort of loose cloth that can potentially cover his face while sleeping

My daughter was sleeping on her stomach by 5 months bc she was able to roll. I still would check on her through out the night until I felt a little more comfortable with her being on her tummy.

My babies are two months and sleep on their tummy the whole night, I think it'll be okay