DD suddenly cant turn head one way..HELP

**Olive** · February 14th, 2011, 03:49 PM

DD started crying about an hour a go whilst playing and pointing to her neck/throat area and saying ow, its now become apparent that she cant turn her head towards the side that she was saying was sore, like when you wake with a stiff neck, how worried should i be??

**BellyBelly** · February 14th, 2011, 03:51 PM

Take her to the doc hon.... dont stress yourself but just take her.

**Doing my best** · February 14th, 2011, 03:51 PM

I would be very worried..

Could be mumps, but I would get it checked.

**Bumperstump Cummerbund** · February 14th, 2011, 03:55 PM

She could've strained a muscle, but it's not worth the worry or the wait - take her straight in, I hope it's something small.

**Arimeh** · February 14th, 2011, 03:55 PM

Does her neck feel tight? Maybe she pulled a muscle?

Best go to a doc just to be on the safe side xxxx

**~clover~** · February 14th, 2011, 04:02 PM

I'd get it checked out too, but it sounds like a pulled muscle. DD2 pulled one in her neck at about 18 month old.
Hope thats all it is

**MistyFying** · February 14th, 2011, 05:06 PM

Hope she's ok now... sometimes when my kids get swollen glands at the back of their neck they react like that.

**Floweryfields** · February 14th, 2011, 05:58 PM

Apparantly I used to get a stiff neck all the time with tonsilitis as a child - I think because the glands in the neck swell up so much....but like others said, get it checked for peace of mind.

**Nai** · February 14th, 2011, 06:00 PM

She could have swollen glands - I would take her and get her looked at. I hope she is ok

**human bean** · February 14th, 2011, 06:03 PM

That was how my tonsilitis often started as a little one...... hope all is okay and keep us posted

**StrawberryMumma** · February 14th, 2011, 06:11 PM

Hey Olive

Sometimes kids can get torticollis, which can take a few days to go away. Wonder if that's what it might be. I'd take her along to the docs and she might need some anti inflam's..
Hope she gets better very soon xx

**~Stoked~** · February 14th, 2011, 06:23 PM

Yeah that ^^

I suffered acute torticollis about 6-7 times when I was a kid. It was agony.
I hope she is okay xxx

**christy** · February 14th, 2011, 06:26 PM

oh hun, I hope she is okay

get her checked jic. When DD1 had viral meningitis she didn't have a sore neck at all...

**Olive** · February 14th, 2011, 07:56 PM

thanks lovlies (and mick via FB) i took her, finally got seen to in the corridor as we were leaving due to the wait..think its either glands (hers a generally large) or strained muscle

**tan32** · February 14th, 2011, 08:25 PM

this happened to my DS2 on new years eve, the next day one of his glands just under his ear was up the size of a golf ball. In the end he was on antibiotics and it took 2 weeks to improve. Just was a virus that decided to settle in the gland.

Hope she feels better soon