Well bubby is now 4 months old today and I can finally say honesty that I am beginning to get the hang of this Mummy bit... sort of LOL.. Oh my is it challenging and well sometimes just plain hard work and I know it’s only going to get worse as she gets older ... well so my friends with teens tell me!
Now the main reason for this post was to write about my experience with flat head syndrome... or otherwise known as Plagicephaly is the technical term, now as a first time mum I had not heard about this at all until I was having bubby weighed and measured by midwife who noted that bubby had a slight flat spot on the side of her head... now I had noticed it but was unsure, she suggested a few things like change the end of the cot to make her lie on the other side to see the world and to just keep turning her head back to the other side... So we started to make these changes, BUT Olivia like her Mummy was stubborn little bub and liked to face the other way a favourite side was forming....
I ended up buying a proper head support pillow to help her head round out it’s taken a few months but it’s not as flat anymore the pillow was wonderful! I'm so glad for Dr and midwives who helped me with info and assurance that it was ok and would get better in time, I was terrified that she might need some massive corrective treatments like a helmet but praise God she won’t most likely now! Now if you want more information this site http://flatheadsyndrome.com.au/index.php/learn-about-plagio.html was great and there is heaps more out there!
Mummy's and Daddy's information is the best weapon in all of this!!!!! Be informed and be aware of this! Help tell others about this condition! I honestly believe if I had of known more about this before bub's arrival I could of prevented it from happening and me and daddy a whole lot of worry and stress!
I must say in the last 4 months my learning curve has been steep in a lot of ways. I still wish my baby came with and instruction manual and a full and empty light so I know when she is hungry! LOL....
Now the main reason for this post was to write about my experience with flat head syndrome... or otherwise known as Plagicephaly is the technical term, now as a first time mum I had not heard about this at all until I was having bubby weighed and measured by midwife who noted that bubby had a slight flat spot on the side of her head... now I had noticed it but was unsure, she suggested a few things like change the end of the cot to make her lie on the other side to see the world and to just keep turning her head back to the other side... So we started to make these changes, BUT Olivia like her Mummy was stubborn little bub and liked to face the other way a favourite side was forming....
* note Olivia was a vacuum extraction birth and I think she had a sore spot on her head from that birth and so favoured the other side for the first few days and that help set this pattern in motion....
Soo I was up at the hospital having my physio appointment for myself when my physio who also does children commented on my daughter head she was quite concerned and wanted me to get into see her... SO I began that process of going to see my GP and then getting a referral to physio etc, we got in to see physio eventually it did take around a month to get all those wheels in motion!
In and around all this happening I began to do some googling ... I love google it almost always has the answers! LOL just choose your sites wisely make sure they are actually factual and not just like this one just an option! OK I'm not a nurse or a Dr so please just remember that this is only my experience!
I must also say in this as my faith is a massive part of who I am I was praying and having Bubby prayed for her head at our church healing service and I say with all honesty that I attribute the huge improvement in her head shape to 3 things , PRAYER, Positional treatments and the pillow!
I found heaps of info on this flat head syndrome which is now quite common and is often due to the medical recommendation that we sleep bubby’s on their backs now days... which like a good mummy I did! I would recommend to any mum or mummy to be is do your research on this condition which is so common and learns how to treat and prevent it!
Mummy's and Daddy's information is the best weapon in all of this!!!!! Be informed and be aware of this! Help tell others about this condition! I honestly believe if I had of known more about this before bub's arrival I could of prevented it from happening and me and daddy a whole lot of worry and stress!
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