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My poor baby & her flathead!!

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LariyahSpen · 25/08/2015 18:43

I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with their own babies & if so if you can give any advice or reassurance - both appreciated!

My daughter has just turned six months & has always had a flat head at the back. When she was 0-3 months I guess it was something a lot of babies had so we weren't worried & no one ever really said anything about it. She has lots of dark hair too which has disguised the flatness!

Anyway she still has a really flat head and I'm just wondering at her age now is this normal? We have tried turning her on her side to sleep but to be honest she's not a great sleeper so the thought of disturbing her once she's sleeping to move her fills me with dread. The rest of her head is such a normal shape but literally at the back its dead straight. People have started mentioning it now as well so it must be bad! Obviously we don't care as long as she's healthy.
Will she just have a flat head? Should I push my HV to get a scan of her skull?

It's just not getting better or popping out. Other than that she's a very happy 6 month old!

Help!!

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trying29 · 13/10/2015 16:02

My son had a noticeable flat patch on the back of his head from birth to around 5 months. He just slept flat on his back all the time so it developed that way. I was paranoid I had done something wrong so started putting hjm on his side to sleep and gradually as he's got more and more mobile it's disappeared. I think that's the case for most babies once they start moving

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