Why are babies prone to these two head types? The human skull consists of several bones. During the baby's development, the bones will gradually grow and finally merge together. Because the baby's skull is soft, the head shape will change under constant external pressure. In addition, once the skull is squeezed and flattened, the head will habitually lie flat and sleep. Therefore, it will be found that no matter whether the baby is asleep or awake, it will always lean to the flat side.
But in fact, if you pay attention, you will find that many babies around you are lopsided or flat-headed. In addition, through a study in Canada, it is found that nearly half of the babies will have certain oblique head deformity when they are 2-3 months old. So in the face of this situation, parents don't have to worry.
Because as the baby grows up, the time spent lying down is getting shorter and shorter. When he learns to turn his head, the situation that his head is squeezed will be significantly reduced; And the skull will gradually develop well. In other words, when the baby grows up, problems such as head deviation or flat head will gradually disappear, and the baby's head shape will gradually become regular.
The head shape itself tends to be regular, mostly when the baby is 6- 12 months old. At this stage, the head deviation and head flatness caused by sleeping posture will gradually improve. However, after the age of two, because the development of skull tends to be perfect, the improvement of head shape is very limited, so at this time, the baby still has a partial head and a flat head, so parents need to pay special attention.
How to prevent the baby from tilting his head and cutting his head flat? How to correct it? Prevention. Because sleeping posture is the main cause of baby's head deviation or flat head, then you can prescribe the right medicine: avoid the continuous pressure on the baby's head fixed position when lying flat; You can guide your baby to turn his head by attracting attention when he is awake. It should be noted that babies under the age of/kloc-0 should never be allowed to sleep on their stomach or side-this will increase the risk of sudden infant death!
Treatment. If the baby's head is tilted or flat, parents should not be impatient and search online. At this time, the best way is to ask the doctor for help when the child has a physical examination. The doctor will give treatment suggestions and methods according to the causes of head deviation or flat head, as well as the age of the baby and the degree of the problem.
In addition, after starting treatment, the helmet should be worn for at least 23 hours every day, and it needs to be worn for 3-6 months or even longer. And it is necessary to follow up regularly and adjust the helmet according to the situation to adapt to the development of the baby's head. Orthopedic helmet treatment can also have side effects: the squeezed part of the head will be very painful, and skin damage may also occur.
In the process of baby's growth, parents will inevitably encounter various problems and need to pay a lot of attention and love to their children; But what needs to be clear is that when encountering problems, it is best to find professional people for professional problems.