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Head shape
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I have 2.5 months old daughter, She was Born at 34 weeks. She sleeps mostly on her right side but her right side is lil bit flattened on the side of forehead.Is there anything to worry about? Attaching pictures
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Flat head in Babies is very common mostly on one side initially when the baby is not flipping on the sides in the first few months . so because of the continuous pressure over the soft skull bones such flattening can be there . This will become normal by itself gradually when the skull grow in size and shape with age .
No musturd seed pillow or any such kind of intervention like massage is required for the corrrction .
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Dr. Aishwarya D
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Chennai
Looks normal . Usually gets to shape as baby grows . Have a check on head circumference during every visit
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Dr. Varunkumar Gurjar
Pediatrician
5 yrs exp
Pune
Nothing to worry about. Looks Perfectly normal.
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you can use soft pillow to keep her head left few times a day
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check head circumference whenever next doctor's visit
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