My baby likes to sleep with his neck crooked and his head is tilted when sleeping. What should I do? After eating the left side, the right side was tilted, and the right side was eating the left side. As a result, the two sides of the head fell flat and the back of the head became larger. It was really sad! The baby likes to sleep on his back, but the back of his head is so flat that when he sleeps on his side, he falls asleep straight again after a while. It’s really frustrating!

It is not easy to give birth to a baby, and it is even harder to raise a baby. After going through ten months of pregnancy, childbirth, confinement, etc., all mothers thought that they would be liberated from all kinds of anxieties. , I didn’t expect that the baby’s “head shape” would bring all mothers back to anxiety.

The traditional flat head doesn’t look good, so does the big back of the head look good?

What is a "sleeping head"? "Sleeping with a flat head" doesn't look good, so how can you sleep good-looking?

Should newborns sleep on their sides, stomachs, or backs?

Today, the editor will take you new mothers to learn some little knowledge about "newborn sleep"...

01 The reason for the baby's flat head is not just from sleeping.

The traditional "sleeping head" refers to the use of human intervention to give the baby a flat head after birth. The custom of "sleeping with a flat head" is still widespread. It is popular among the people, especially in some areas in the north. Even today, some elders still use dictionaries, thick books, hard pillows and other objects to help babies sleep with their heads flat.

Scientific parenting's "sleeping head" believes that the traditional "sleeping head" is a developmental malformation and calls it "Flat head syndrome" , the "sleeping head shape" of scientific parenting is to prevent the occurrence of "flat head syndrome".

Survey data shows that about one-fifth of newborns have "flat head syndrome", and this proportion is still gradually rising, that is, 100 20 of the babies have flat heads. So why is the proportion of babies with flat heads so high?

There are probably three reasons:

Deliberately done:

The first is because the "national character face" was popular among the previous generation, so they I think a flat head looks good, and I believe that a family with a flat head will be lucky if it is prosperous, so I have deliberately made my baby sleep with a flat head since he was born.

?Prevent ''Sudden Infant Death Syndrome''?

In order to prevent babies from suffocating and dying suddenly due to sleeping on their stomach or side, parents can let their newborn babies '' Sleeping on your back'' causes a flat head.

? Caused during pregnancy

If the fetus remains in the same position in the uterus during pregnancy, with its head leaning against the uterine wall, this is why some mothers say that their babies are born It's the reason for the flat head.

02How to prevent and correct "flat head syndrome"?

If your baby also has a flat head, mothers do not need to worry too much, because "flat head syndrome" not only does not affect the baby's brain development, but also does not cause any physiological harm to the baby. , (Moms, don’t believe the rumors that some unscrupulous merchants say that “flat head syndrome” will affect the brain development of children. Their purpose is to sell their own products). In addition, “flat head syndrome” is also It will gradually improve as the baby grows older.

Although "flat head syndrome" will gradually improve with age, in this era where appearance is important, mothers still hope that their babies can have a good-looking head. type, so preventing "flat head syndrome" has become an issue that many mothers are anxious about.

What should I do if my baby sleeps with a flat head? Can it still be corrected?

My baby has not yet developed a flat head while sleeping. How can I prevent it from developing a flat head?

If the baby is over 18 months old, parents should not worry too much, because the baby’s skull has developed and formed, so be it, except for a little impact on appearance, there is nothing else.

If the baby is still under 18 months old, mothers, don’t panic, because there are still opportunities for correction.

Mothers can correct themselves by guiding their babies to "play on their tummy". Most babies can be corrected by "playing on their tummy", but if the baby's flat head is severe and not yet full If the baby is 4 months old, the mother should not speculate at home. She can take the baby to the hospital for a skull scan and cooperate with treatment according to the doctor's advice.

Of course, the correction of flat head syndrome is worse than prevention. According to foreign research and surveys, the core of preventing flat head syndrome is also "Tummy Time", especially in the first 3 years after the baby is born. Months later, more "tummy play" is required.

03Which is the best sleeping position for newborns?

For babies before one year old, sleep occupies almost half or even two-thirds of their life, so how to sleep properly It has become a headache for mothers. Sleeping on your back is prone to flattening your head, while sleeping on your stomach may cause your baby to suffocate. So which sleeping position is best for newborns?

In fact, regarding this issue, a researcher at Bright A master of education from the University of Pennsylvania at Horizon (one of the largest early education institutions in the United States) once conducted training on Infant Safe Sleep. The main content of the class was "What is the safest sleeping position for babies?" ''

↑The "safest" sleeping positions provided by the American Academy of Pediatrics

In this course on "Infant Sleep Safety Training", it was clearly stated The sleeping position shown by the child in the picture above is the "safest" sleeping position provided by the American Academy of Pediatrics. If you have the opportunity to visit child care institutions in the United States, you will find that this picture is very popular.

I saw many mothers here saying that wouldn’t this sleeping position cause a flat head? The answer is of course yes, so the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that babies 0-3 months old should have at least one hour of "Tummy Time" every day.

In fact, what the American Academy of Pediatrics calls "tummy time" is the "tummy time" I mentioned above. Mothers should encourage newborns aged 0-3 months. Children should use their stomachs to "play on their tummy" more often. There should be at least one hour of "tummy time" every day. Playing on their stomachs can not only reduce the flat head caused by sleeping on the back, but also benefit the baby's neck and back. and hand muscle development.