Friends baby has a flat head - plagio whatis?

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Cant remember the name to research for her, seen it on here but dont know full name of it.

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My dd has this 7 months now) and it is getting worse. Have been told if it is due to sleeping position not too much of problem but if as suspected it is due to bones fusing too quickly (soft spot completly gone) then could be more serious as can cause pressure as brain grows. I am waiting to see paeditrician to find out cause, then will decide on course of action. Trying not too worry to much though, she is fine otherwise. Think it is important to find out what causing it incase it is more serious (apparently can also be result of to some serious syndromes although this is rare but can't remember names)

Ds2 had this. We were referred to the paediatrician at 3 months, who said he was snowed under with 'funny heads' since the edict came out not to put babies to sleep on their stomachs, as ds1 had been. I should say ds2 is now 13yrs.
It was so marked that when we went to visit ds1's new nursery one of the children commented on it, much to the nursery staff's alarm!
I don't think helmets were available then. Anyway, we were just advised to change his position as much as poss and not let him settle into the comfy flat (and very squint) bit. Easier said than done.
I can't remember when it became totally unnoticeable, by school certainly. ds2 has always had 'a number two, blended in' haircut and now you would never know he had had plagiocephaly. Actually, we had never heard that term until recently.
I do wonder just how many strangely shaped heads are going about - probably most of the population are not symmetrical as adults. I agree it is wrong to medicalise a condition which will resolve on its own, if left alone.
Sorry, this was supposed to reassure, not be a rant.

Ds had scaphiocephaly due to being breech for a very long time. It's a different type of misshappen head but basically you do positional therapy first, then consider the helmet if that doesn't work. We had to really work aggressively with the therapy and, for the most part it is fine now. He still has one flat area on the side, but dh says I'm the only one who notices it. The thing is, if you are going to do a helmet, time is not on your side as they need to be quite young for it to work. I would say, do lots and lots of research and stay on top of it for the first 18 months to prevent later regret.