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2 month old turns head to left only
My 2 months old turns her head only to left..
Upon distraction, she turns to right for just a sec and turns back to left. While breastfeed she turns to right. She is diagnosed with ptosis in right eye...is that the reason?
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An urgent evaluation by Paediatrician is needed.
All of the problems as above can happen. Torticollis/ contacture also needs to be looked into to rule out Sternomastoid tumor.
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Need to see pediatrician first urgently.
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Get in touch with a pediatric ophthalmologist.urgently.
Ptosis by birth needs to be evaluated .
Babies sometimes use only one eye preferentially and start losing vision in the other eye .
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get in touch with a pediatric ophthalmologist
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do not take this lightly
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Some children develop a propensity to turn to one side only. Due to this they lose hair on that side too.
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Use a c shaped pillow to centralise the head
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Dr. Indrajeet L Bahekar
Pediatrician
6 yrs exp
Nashik
Baby's neck holding will come arround 3 months of age , that will get corrected with time, also if any ptosis is there it will correct gradually as child grows, as Baby's vision develops
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