{"id":2000,"date":"2016-03-18T15:58:49","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T15:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.photograface.com\/index.php\/?p=2000"},"modified":"2025-09-19T17:14:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T16:14:48","slug":"5-tips-avoid-flat-head-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/photographybyvalentina.com\/5-tips-avoid-flat-head-babies\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Simple Tips to avoid Baby Flat Head Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I am part of a great networking group in south London called Pure Pregnancy.&nbsp; We are all women that work with pregnant mamas and parents in a different way but all with the same passion: from therapists, midwives, doulas and yoga teacher, to postnatal and baby-feeding experts. We meet regularly and talk about what we do and how we help people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the therapists I met there is Julia<a href=\"https:\/\/www.claphamfamilyosteopath.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <\/a>Finlay, a lovely osteopath who specialises in babies and pregnancy.&nbsp; She kindly talked to me about her job and shared some tips on how to avoid flat head in babies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/photographybyvalentina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/julia-finlay-paediatric-osteopath.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photographybyvalentina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/julia-finlay-paediatric-osteopath.jpg 586w, https:\/\/photographybyvalentina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/julia-finlay-paediatric-osteopath-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/photographybyvalentina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/julia-finlay-paediatric-osteopath-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photographybyvalentina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/julia-finlay-paediatric-osteopath-295x295.jpg 295w, https:\/\/photographybyvalentina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/julia-finlay-paediatric-osteopath-118x118.jpg 118w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;As a paediatric osteopath, I often get asked for advice about babies\u2019 head shape, specifically for baby flat head. This has become common since the \u201cBack to Sleep\u201d campaign in the early 1990s. While the advice is sound as far as SIDs is concerned, some babies seem to quickly settle into very fixed sleeping patterns that then tip them into distorted head shapes because the bones are so soft. In my experience, this may be more likely to occur with babies who are settled, good sleepers. Other predisposing factors can be tight necks which may relate to the labour or intra-uterine lie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parents may be slow to notice &#8211; we all look at faces before we worry about head shape, don\u2019t we? Often they suddenly realise when they see a photo or a relative saying something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While it may improve (or at least stop getting worse) once your baby begins to sit up, it\u2019s important to manage it actively early on. The longer it\u2019s left the harder it is to treat.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-here-are-a-few-tips-for-baby-flat-head\">Here are a few tips for baby flat head:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">1. Give your baby lots of <strong>tummy time<\/strong> (supervised of course) from birth. 2-3 times per day, short and sweet \u2013 a few minutes at a time. Some babies love it and some hate it but it\u2019s a good idea for everyone. If your baby is refluxy then try putting them over a cushion or rolled-up towel to help lift their shoulders and head. The added benefit of this is that it helps early motor skill development and head control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">2. If they have a preferred side to look at, put all the interesting things in life &#8211; including you! &#8211; on the other side to encourage them to <strong>turn the other way<\/strong>. This applies to toys, changing mats, looking out of their cots and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">3. In the pram and cot &#8211; get a <strong>hollow pillow<\/strong> to support their head straight or stop them from lying on the flat side by strategic use of a rolled-up muslin or towel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">4. The sooner you get going with <strong>careful positioning and management<\/strong>, the less of a problem you will have. The bones of the cranium ossify towards the end of the first year. Many parents find that once they start being careful the head shape quickly responds as it is growing so rapidly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">5. If they seem uncomfortable turning or feeding on one side then perhaps seek some manual therapy such as <strong>osteopathic treatment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/photographybyvalentina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/osteopath-clapham-family.jpg\" alt=\"osteopath treating baby for flat head\" class=\"wp-image-2076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/photographybyvalentina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/osteopath-clapham-family.jpg 900w, https:\/\/photographybyvalentina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/osteopath-clapham-family-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/photographybyvalentina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/osteopath-clapham-family-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/photographybyvalentina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/osteopath-clapham-family-443x307.jpg 443w, https:\/\/photographybyvalentina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/osteopath-clapham-family-155x107.jpg 155w, https:\/\/photographybyvalentina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/osteopath-clapham-family-297x206.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nbsp\">&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #474747;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Julia has an MSc in cranial and paediatric osteopathy from the Osteopathic Centre for Children and is registered with the General Osteopathic Council. 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