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Headshape of baby
My baby who is 3 month old has an elongated skull at the top. Is it unusual?
Will it look bad when she grows up?
Is any treatment recommended for it?
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
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Dr. Apurva Pareek
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6 yrs exp
Udaipur
Give tummy time to baby when he/she is awake. Gradually increase from 5-10 initially mins to 30 mins. You can use toys for distration if baby doesn't want to lie on tummy. This will shape the soft skull of baby and prevent flat head.
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tummy time should always be in awake state and supervised. if baby is sleepy or sleeping don't give tummy time
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Not to be worried... Skull sutures remain open as brain growth. Untill anterior and posterior fonatanelle fuses... Head shape doesn't mean much, except flat occiput in down syndrome and some syndromic head shape like scaphocephaly and trigonocephaly, turricephaly etc. so better to consult near by doctor as image is not clear.
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