We have recently noticed that Portia always sleeps with her head turned to the right. We have both been very careful to ensure that she does get enough tummy time so that her head does not become miss-shapen. In spite of all of this we have noticed that she has developed a flat spot on her head. We are now very careful to make sure that after she has fallen asleep we turn her head the other way.
Will se how this works to prevent the condition progressing, as it can degrade to a severely miss-shapen head and muscular issues — a condition known as Torticollis, that would require physical therapy and possibly a helmet or band to correct the miss-shapen head. Our doctor suggested that we should be able to reverse the condition at this early stage by simply being aware how we position her, for example, we position her crib so that all the visually interesting objects are located so she has to turn her head in the opposite direction. Hopefully being aware of this, will help us to reverse the process…