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Will Sleeping On His Back Cause A Flat Spot On My Baby S Head?
My infant 2 mo. has a dent in the back of his head from sleeping on his back and looking left. I have tried to turn his head, thus waking him. I have also tried rolling a blanket on his right side so he looks left. This seems to work until he scoots up when he wakes. My question is will this dent go away? And is it too late now that he is two months of age to reverse the dent?
Mon, 1 Aug 2016
Hi Thanks for writing to Healthcare magic.
This is seen in many babies with flattening of one side if scalp. Its due to continuously sleeping on that side.
Try out to keep his head in one position. Its difficult I know. Anyways, even if he has a dent do not worry, it will be only cosmetic , and can be camouflage with hair style later.
And once dent is formed it cannot be revered
This is seen in many babies with flattening of one side if scalp. Its due to continuously sleeping on that side.
Try out to keep his head in one position. Its difficult I know. Anyways, even if he has a dent do not worry, it will be only cosmetic , and can be camouflage with hair style later.
And once dent is formed it cannot be revered
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