I've heard of babies developing a flat spot on there heads, the MCHN has told me Tara's head is a bit out of shape on one side (not flat, but her head shape is not round) and told me to get her to lay on the opposite side. Yeah, like that's going to happen she turns her head whichever way she wants to and I can't stop her from turning her head.
I was very excited last night as Tara has now learnt how to turn onto her side from laying on her back, she hasn't mastered the tummy to back roll (as she just hates tummy time) so it looks like she may learn the back to front roll first. DH spent ages with her on the floor last night helping her to roll from back to front to back again so she gets the jist of what to do.
Neptune - Your MHN will be able to tell you if it is any flatter than what they would normally expect. I think all babies get it slightly as with SIDS guidelines they always sleep on their backs now days. Jasmine did have a slight one, but it rectified itself as soon as she was able to spend more time on her tummy and particularly once she started sitting. If it helps at all, my nephew who was born at 24+4 weeks had an extremely flat spot - obviously due to the extra weeks spent out in the world on his back when he should have still been in his mum. He is now 19 months old (actual) and it is almost totally gone - and they didn't have to do anything special to help correct it. In fact the only reason you can notice it at all on him is because he is still quite bald the little love if he had hair you wouldn't even know it was there. It is so hard to get them to turn their heads to the other side. I know with Jasmine that the MHN showed me some gentle stretches to do with her as it appeared that the reason she was favouring one side was because she was a little tight in her neck muscles on one side - apparently this is quite common. Everything you are doing sounds right, so get it checked out and don't worry too much as I am sure that it will correct itself once he is a little more mobile.
Kelly - how exciting! Well done little Tara. Watch out before you know it she will be rolling all over the place!
Hi to Marcellus, Murph, Kahlan, Bella, BG, Acaica, Tania, BW, Lenny and anyone else I have missed.
AFU - getting very excited as it is now only 6 sleeps until we go to LA and then onto Hawaii - can't wait for our first family holiday together. Jasmine now has 6 teeth (4 top and 2 bottom) and seems to have got through the worst of this bout of teething. We are still having problems with night waking, but it is mainly due to her sitting up or crawling in her sleep - she then wakes up as she can't lie back down again whilst still sleeping. So off to buy a summer weight sleeping bag today to see if that helps to restrict her movements at all. She is just such a delight that the night wakings really don't worry me too much - I know she will grow out of it in her own time. However, I say that as someone who can survive on very little sleep - my DH on the other hand does find them quite diffifult!
Thanks KellyD and Janie, that is very helpful. I'll be interested to hear what the nurse says next week.
Janie - Jasmine sounds so cute! I do think a sleeping bag will help, especially if she us half asleep whilst trying to get up - the restriction should hopefully just discourage her from struggling too much and she can fall back asleep. Best of luck with it. Have a FANTASTIC trip!
Tara is a clever little thing KellyD. How exciting that she can do that now. Adam not quite there yet.
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Thanks Janie, Marcellus and Murph. I do have some sleeping bag but only put it on Lyla after her dream feed. Maybe I will put it on her when she goes to bed. Will let you know how it goes tonight. Marcellus, thanks for the tips about including her in my everyday work. We have recently put her in the highchair during dinner and since then I have had the opportunity to eat dinner at a decent hour! ie not after DH has finished his to take turn in keeping Lyla company.
Janie, how very exciting... your first holiday as a family. Hope you have some relaxing time. I can't believe Jasmine is 9 months now.
Murph - sometimes I wish Lyla was more advance in speech than physical skills.... she is almost 1/4 of my weight (2 more kgs and she would be) so it is getting harder for me to handle her. i do feel very blessed that she is fit and strong though.. Lyla's two bottom teeth has just erupted at the same time.. oh she is losing that toothless smile.
Neptune, with Lyla I avoided flat spots by putting her on her side during day sleep because I will be awake to monitor her snd made sure nothing obstruct her breathing. This enables me to alternate her head a little. It is very hard to turn their head when they are flat on their back because they could revert back but particularly so when they are mobile. Though when they are mobile the generally move the head enough to keep the rotation going.
To everyone else. Have a great day. I got to run now.
if he had hair you wouldn't even know it was there. It is so hard to get them to turn their heads to the other side. I know with Jasmine that the MHN showed me some gentle stretches to do with her as it appeared that the reason she was favouring one side was because she was a little tight in her neck muscles on one side - apparently this is quite common. Everything you are doing sounds right, so get it checked out and don't worry too much as I am sure that it will correct itself once he is a little more mobile.
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