baby forehead swollen one side

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I'd appreciate your thoughts on my daughters forehead! It seems swollen on one side. I have asked gp, who measured it and seems to think we should keep an eye on it but nothing much more.aibu to be a bit concerned? Ventouse birth four months ago. Pics below

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It looks swollen on one side to me

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[Dharani]

Hi even I have the same problem with my baby girl one side of her forehead was swollen. It was not seen during her birth since she is preterm baby she was kept in NICU for 7 days. There is something happend in NICU. she is 3 months old now but still the swell remained the same so pls let me know.. what should be done

[FartnissEverbeans]

My son was ventouse and I asked the dr about his squinty head! The dr said he was fine and that if he shaved my hair off we'd probably find that my head was a funny shape too

Looking back at old photos his head is definitely kind of squinty but he's 14mo now and his head is perfect, if I say so myself...

I think your baby's head looks normal. She's a cutie too. Congratulations!

[FartnissEverbeans]

I asked the dr about his head when he was a few months old btw - I was too traumatised to notice straight away!

[mayhew]

I look at a lot of babies heads and your baby does not look unusual.
None of us has a symmetrical head and our skulls are made up of separate bones (that later fuse together) some of which can be more prominent and can look "odd".

Add on babies lack of hair and constant changing through growth with normal parental concern and you can persuade yourself there is a problem.

I think your GP is right to just watch and wait and review if there seems to be an increasing problem.

[Spanz10]

@lastlaugh hello. I know this is a very old post, I have just had a little girl and at 3 months old her head is exactly the same. Now that her skull has fused has her head shape improved. I have a son the same age as your daughter and he had a flat spot when he was a baby, but that went when he started to sit up. My little girl's upsets me as it is her forehead not the back of her head. GP said it was caused by a flat spot, but I can't see one. Overall GP was not concerned.
Thanks