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[youngmom]

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•Flat Head Syndrome
•Soft Spot on My Baby's Head
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mommies,my baby's head is becoming flat daw at the back..i already discussed it with his pediatrician while he as only 2 months old.before kc my tita said wag ko daw bigyan ng unan para di maging flat.his pedia advised me to carry him more often(para daw pag less time siya nakahiga,di maxado mafflat yung head niya)and to provide him with  a pillow na donut. yung bilog na may butas sa gitna.lahat ng advise niya sinunod ko naman.sabi pa nga niya,habang lumalaki si baby magiging round din daw yun.my baby is turning 6 months this march 10 pero habang lumalaki siya nagiging flat lalo yung head niya! i don't know what to do,pangit naman kung flat yung head niya sa likod lalo pa lalaki siya. :-[advise naman mommies.thanks. 
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[mitch]

hi gurl ,,alam mo ang sabi naman sakin about jan lagi ko daw ililipat ang possition nang ulo nang baby ko para daw hindi lang sa isang side yung bigat itatagilid ko sya minsan,,tapos minsan din hinihilot ko yung ulo niya pero dahan dahan lang kakatakot eh awa nang dyos ok naman yung ulo nang mga junakis ko,

[gailey]

patulugin mo ng pagilid na palitan, or padapa and himas himas mo yung ulo

[cheiz]

Try using the memory foam for kids. I just saw something like it sa Baby & co. in Powerplant. Then once yuor baby is sleeping try to move his/her head side to side atleast every hour.

[youngmom]

someone also advised me na imassage yung head ni baby.nakakatakot kc himasin ulo niya,it's very soft pa. pero i'll try it.preferably in the morning ba,or bago matulog at night? i also tried switching him from one position  to the other.dati,left side niya yung flat,then i changed his sleeping position,then napansin ko nalang yung right na yung flat. ang gulo! bat ganun? at four months diba sarado na yung fontanelles nila at the back of their head,eh pano kung medyo flat or di pantay,yung di siya round,my baby is turning 6 months tomorrow,maagapan pa ba yun?

Try using the memory foam for kids. I just saw something like it sa Baby & co. in Powerplant. Then once yuor baby is sleeping try to move his/her head side to side atleast every hour.

mommy cheiz,ano description nung memory foam?yun ba yung parang donut,may butas sa gitna?yun kc pillow ni baby ngaun.kung every hour ko ililipat position niya,either magising siya or hindi ako magising to do that hehe.yun pa naman kc konting galaw lang gisisng agad,that's why i always have a hard time cutting his nails.

[cheiz]

Yung memory foam na pillow its foam din pero pag press mo lumulubog yung head/hand parang na reretain niya yung shape pero it springs back to shape din. or if your baby is not allergic use down and feather pillow supper soft and comfortable sya. 

[youngmom]

where can you buy that?how much?

[mommyjhoyce]

hi po... share ko lang, yung baby ko ang haba nung ulo niya nung nilabas ko sya kasi hinila lang sya (hindi ko inere) i forgot the name of that procedure.... anyway, bago namin sya iuwi inadvise ako ng pedia na imassage ko nga yung head niya every morning. nakakatakot kasi sobrang soft pa pero that's the right time daw kasi para maibalik pa sa dati yung hugis ng ulo niya. the softer the better daw kasi mas madaling imold parang ganun. pag medyo matigas na raw kasi mahihirapan ng imold yung ulo niya. kaya dapat as early as now hinihilot nyo napo yung ulo ni baby basta ingat lang and dahan dahan carry naman....

[mommy may]

hello youngmom
 ako kay Ram nooong baby pa sya my pillow ng malambot sa head niya (para safe din pag dumedede sya kc di ba kailangan mataas yung ulo niya pag nagmi-milk) o kaya tinatagilid ko saka laging my bonnet pag natutulog para daw mabilog yung ulo. Sk ok lang s kanya nk bonnet kpag na22log kc nk aircon kami sa bedroom, eh that time n baby pa sya ayaw niya sa malamig umiiyak, diba mainit yung bonnet ky nakakatulog n ng mahimbing.  

[cheiz]

memory foam pillows is widely available in big department stores try sa baby products or linen products. Baby & co in rockwell has it. mga 300 plus ata.

[mbplopez]

hi,

ako massage din ang head ng baby ko at di sya nag pillow until one year old. so far, so good naman ang result. ganda ng hugis ng head ng baby boy ko. turning to other position din while sleeping helps a lot.

good luck!

[kizzia]

youngmom there is still time para bumilog yung ulo ng baby mo kc po the fontanels usually close by the time your baby hits 18 months, but as early as 9 to 12 months is perfectly normal. You'll notice that the fontanels(bunbunan) close right before your baby starts learning to walk, sa sabi nyo po eh turning 6 months po sya today so there are more time to mold your baby's head. I'm a nurse po and what we do in the hospital we do turn the babies head every 2 hours: 2 hrs on the left, 2 hrs on the right then 2 hrs din on his back. But NEVER on a stomach. 

       we don't advice parents to put their baby's na naka dapa lalo n po kapag new born kasi it causes suffocation din po they could just turn their head slightly so once na nacover yung nose nila they could not change their position to breath, so makikita nalang po patay n yung baby which we call in the medical term SIDS(sudden infant death syndrome) it is most likely to occur between 2 and 4 months of age, and 90% occur by 6 months of age. this happens mostly to babies who sleep on their stomachs. tama po si mommy mbplopez you can massage your babies head naman po, yung bunbunan po ng bata it consists of fibrous tissue so hindi po kayo dapat matakot.

            besides nakayanan nga ng mga babies na lumabas thru vaginal birth how much more pa yung head massage that you can control the pressure of your hand when massaging his head. vaginal birth has a heavy pressure kapag umiri po ang isang mother who is giving birth there are a lot of pressure in the baby's head so they could be expelled from the womb.tingnan nyo po kng gano ka kipot ang vaginal canal ntin just imagine he survived passing there. 

           about naman kay mommy jhoyce na hindi umiri when she was giving birth ang tawag po namin doon ay forcep method po hehe hinihila po yung baby kc si mother either exhausted na kakairi or tinulugan ang nag papa anak  . yung shape ng head we call it on the medical term caput head in lay mans term alien head po. but it could be reshaped thru massaging.
 
             so mga mommies dont be scared kng ima massage nyo yung head ni baby kc kaya nyo naman po i control yung pressure sa kamay nyo, better do it now habang bata pa kc mas maganda yung soft p yung ulo kesa yung matigas na po yung knilang head mas mahirap na po i reshape ang ulo pag tumigas na. better do it now than sorry kc lifetime na po maging ganyan ang shape ng ulo ni baby in which we dont want that to happen kc pangit naman kng maging tampulan sila ng tukso, and there's no one to blame but ourselves kc we did not do the right thing.

          and about sa pillows kng matutulog si baby wag po masyadong damihan wag din po masyadong madaming stuff toys kc baka bagsakan si baby sa muka eh hindi naman po tayo every second naka bantay sa knila so baka hindi mapansin natakluban n pala baka m deds ang babies natin. cute lang po tingnan kng madaming decorations and magandang pillows pero hindi naman maganda para kay baby pag natabunan sya .  hindi po ba. yung about sa pillow din po na parang donut kng gusto nyo po mag buy ok lang din naman bsta yung medyo flat din sya kng baga halos k level niya lang din yung bed na hinihigaan ni baby kc kng masyadong mataas naman po yung pillow thats another problem naman po. pwede syang makuba. pahabol p po pala you can massage your baby's head habang na dede sya wala naman pong required kng how frequent i massage, kng karga nyo p sya puwede po i massage din. pero make sure hindi po palaging naka higa si baby kargahin din po sya more often.yan lang po ma share ko i hope it could be a great help to all of our mommies here.

       my baby's head i could say is perfect mold naman i applied what i have mentioned above.
         

[cheiz]

Very informative reply po. I agree with mommy kizzia, I did the above following techniques din with my son, althought he's head is the perfect shape but atleast we're getting there. 

[youngmom]

thanks to all mommies who gave their own tips ad tricks. i'll do it and i'll keep that in mind.

thanks especially to mommy kizzia, for that very informative and very factual explanation. medical na medical term, .. i can relate,same field tayo. CS ako pro mahaba din head ng baby ko nung pagkapanganak,naipit daw ulo kakaire,emergency CS kc ako. my head is round pero forceps baby ako,wonder how my mom did it? she only told me na di daw kami nag unan nung mga bata pa kami..?does it really work pag ganun?

[jayeshael]

hi youngmom..flat din kc ulo ng baby ko sken naman girl.. kc kung matulog un eh bulagtang bulagta kaya laging nakatihaya kaya naflat na yung head niya..massage lang din & don't worry bumabalik yan.. 8mos na c baby ko okei na yung ulo niya round na ulit.. kaya may panahon ka pa mommy  my bestfriend naman forcep din as in cone head ang dating nung sa baby boy niya nilalagyan nga niya ng cap prati pra lang hindi mahalata e dhil sumobrang haba talaga..but just the same it returns back to normal naman before he turns 1 yr