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With a beautiful head shape, once you find that your baby's head is sleeping on the wrong side, you will be particularly anxious.
In fact, "head sleeping" usually only appears for babies. When the baby grows up, the mother almost never worry about this. Why is
?
Next, I will give you answers to several common questions about the shape of your baby's sleeping head:
"What should I do if my baby's head is sleeping?"
"Can a shaped pillow help my baby correct his head?"
" Does falling asleep affect the baby's brain development?"
1. If the baby's head sleeps incorrectly, does it matter, will it affect the brain development?
The baby's head is sleeping, which is called "flat head syndrome" in medicine. It is mainly due to the skull deformity caused by mechanical factors (such as birth canal extrusion and sleeping position) that act on the head during the baby's head development.
Sleeping on the side of the head only affects the appearance, and does not adversely affect the baby's brain development or intellectual development.
Flat head syndrome is actually a very common phenomenon. A clinical research report by the American Academy of Pediatrics pointed out that the incidence of skull deformities in healthy children under one year old is as high as 48%.
means that when a baby is 0 to 1 year old, there is almost a half probability that the baby will sleep with his head.
Of course, the vast majority of flat head syndrome is a benign skull deformity, which will continue to improve as the baby grows.
has only a small part of the skull deformity, which is caused by congenital craniosynostosis. The incidence of this disease is extremely rare, about one in 100,000.
Note that a very small part of what is said here is congenital, not the day after tomorrow.
2, how much improvement is it? The occurrence of
flat head syndrome usually peaks at 4 months. At about 6 months, after the baby will sit and turn over, it will not get worse, but will gradually start to get better on its own.
Some babies may continue to have mild head deformities. After entering puberty, there is no difference in appearance from ordinary people.
3. Can a styling pillow help my baby improve head deviation?
Frankly speaking, , the stereotyped pillow that fixes the baby's head, has little effect on correcting the head shape.
In addition, the baby's head sleeping mainly occurs under 4 months, and the mainstream advice of scientific parenting is: it is not recommended for babies under 1 year old to use pillows, because this will increase the chance of sudden infant death syndrome.
4. How to help baby improve head deviation?
As mentioned earlier, at about 6 months, with the development of the head, the head deviation will improve on its own.
Therefore, if the pathological reasons are ruled out, the baby's head is sleeping. The most reliable way for is to wait patiently for .
Of course, in addition to waiting, we can also help the baby adjust by the following three points:
1, alternately lying on the head at night when sleeping, that is, facing the left or right side.
2. When awake, the baby should stay on his stomach for at least 30 to 60 minutes a day (such as lying on the mattress, mother's lap or belly)
3. Reduce the baby's supine time in the car seat or other seats.
5. What if the baby's head shape has not been improved?
Generally, after 6 months, most babies will turn around on their own, and no longer maintain a sleeping position like before. As the skull grows slowly and continuously, it will slowly round back.
However, if the flat head is still more obvious after the baby is 6 months old, or the baby has asymmetrical eyes and ears, he needs to seek medical advice.
In the research report of the American Academy of Pediatrics, for babies with severely flat heads, a corrective helmet can be used to help quickly restore the head shape. You need to consult a doctor for specific conditions.
In addition, if the baby has a severe head deviation, it is also necessary to screen for premature craniosynostosis.
In short, if the baby's head is sleeping, it is not recommended to use a stereotyped pillow. As long as it is not particularly serious, let the baby play on his stomach and occasionally help the baby adjust the sleeping position while sleeping.Just be patient.
