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Head position
My 15 days old baby is always sleeping on one side which may lead to a flat head to avoid this ..Should I use a pillow or head support to keep her head straight while sleeping.
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Can use a mustard seed pillow
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Better to avoid soft objects like pillows as head may sink into them or if face turned into them, can make breathing difficult
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Repositioning the head and supervised tummy time will help release pressure from preferred side
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Need to check if there's difficulty for baby to stretch the neck as that will need exercises
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Not necessarily to b kept head straight.. but u can use pillow if required
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
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4 yrs exp
Rajkot
Use pillow
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Dr. Shebin C E
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Greetings use u shaped pillow
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