My son has had a flat head since 2 months old. Everytime he goes to the doctor I ask about it and she always says ‘do tummy time, prop him up, sit him up more’. He is now 8 months old and since 4 months has been always propped up. Should i get a second opinion because to me, his head is pretty darn flat
My baby boy had a flat head & he’s going to be 1 next month. You can still tell it was flat but it’s rounding out with time. Yeah They suggested we do a CTScan & MRI to be on the safe side.. everything was/is normal. He’ll grow out of it.
My son has had flat head syndrome since he was 2 months old. Hes now 15 months old. He was in physical therapy from 4-10 months old. I got a second opinion on it, but they said it wasn't severe so he wouldn't need a helmet. He's very active and doesn't even sleep on his back anymore, he'll roll over. He never needed the helmet even though I thought he did. You can get a second opinion, and even physical therapy if you think he'll need it. In my case, I just had to wait it out for it to reshapen itself since he's too active for me to worry about it lol
@pierced_momma, yeah my son likes to sleep on his back always has but now he at least moves his head side to side. He is lacking behind in his motor skills. He can sit up but not as well as he should. He hates tummy time and refuses to try and crawl. He doesn’t move around as much unless he is in his jumper. But at least he isn’t laying on his back lol because when he was a newborn he always was because he was always asleep. I know now I should have moved his positions
My son had a flat head too like this and we got referred to a specialist to get a helmet, but it also did correct itself overtime without it.
If you genuinely worry about his motor skills and flat head, I would recommend the physical therapy. You can talk to his doctor about it (or a different doctor) so they can give a recommendation form to a pt center near you to help him out!
I would get another opinion immediately. The longer you wait for a helmet, the less likely it’ll work well.
They’ll have to refer you to a specialist. Then wait for insurance approval (my sons helmet was $4k) Then you’ll have the appt where they put a panty hose looking thing on his head and do scans, to get the exact measurements. Then wait for the helmet to come in.
It’s a “long” process. And like I said, the longer you wait to start, the less likely it’ll work for him.
It’s not just about a flat head. It can cause facial deformation and hearing problems, depending on how bad his actually is. I’d definitely get another opinion.
Definitely go to an Orthotist and a Physical Therapist for a consultation. A lot of regular family doctors have no idea what they're talking about and it's extremely sad. My son had to have a helmet and do physical therapy because he had congenital torticollis. The sooner you intervene, the better the outcome. Do not ignore it! It can cause a lot of issues down the road. Here is my blog about our journey. There's also a really good Facebook support group. I'm always here if you have questions! Best of luck!
Definitely get another opinion there are different things they can do to reshape it
Ask your doctor for a referral to neurosurgery. They will be able to give you suggestions to try before suggesting a next step.
Mine said the same, but my mommy radar kept going off. I went to three different doctors before finally getting scans and seeing that he did in fact need a helmet to round it out. You are around him the most so you know your baby. Good luck momma
I would definitely get a 2nd opinion! Eliana’s doctor just referred her for a helmet yesterday..
Absolutely get a second opinion ASAP. The longer you wait, you run the risk of the skull bones fusing and it needing to be corrected surgically or not all leading to hearing/vision loss and facial deformation, as @redheadedmonster, said earlier.
I wish my doctor wasn’t so lazy. I mean if she didn’t think he needed a helmet maybe he could have been doing physical therapy
Your baby’s head is very flat. He should have been in a helmet months ago. The skull bones start fusing around 6 months. The longer you wait, the longer he will have to wear the helmet. You don’t need a referral to a neuro doc. They can’t do anything for you. This is the place I took my first son, not sure it’s it’s near you. If it’s not, they may be able to refer you to someone closer. I didn’t need a referral from the ped.
http://www.cranialtech.com/locations/chicago-lombard-clinic/
Please click the menu icon and read all about the condition, how it’s diagnosed and treatment. I’m very surprised the ped ignored this for so long.
@buntaine really? Well shucks guess I won't be ordering it either thanks for letting me know
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I would get a second opinion.
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I would get another opinion immediately. The longer you wait for a helmet, the less likely it’ll work well.
They’ll have to refer you to a specialist. Then wait for insurance approval (my sons helmet was $4k) Then you’ll have the appt where they put a panty hose looking thing on his head and do scans, to get the exact measurements. Then wait for the helmet to come in.
It’s a “long” process. And like I said, the longer you wait to start, the less likely it’ll work for him.
It’s not just about a flat head. It can cause facial deformation and hearing problems, depending on how bad his actually is. I’d definitely get another opinion.