My name is Sarah, mother of two sons: Jack 3 and Finley.
Finley was born on 24th January 2006. His head shape was fine when he was born but by three months he had developed a flat spot on the back of his head where he slept. Finley is a good sleeper, we used to lay him in his cot and then in the morning there he was in exactly the same position. He began to roll really late (about 8 months) but still continued to sleep on his back. Health visitors, GPs and paediatricians that we have seen about it since we noticed it have all said it will grow out in time and not to worry about it. I had heard of helmet therapy but was really reluctant to go down this route so we stuck our heads in the sand, crossed our fingers, listened to the professionals and sat back and watched nothing change in his head shape – if anything it was getting worse.
As Finley approached his 1st birthday we became more concerned that it was not going to grow out on its own.
Finley was born on 24th January 2006. His head shape was fine when he was born but by three months he had developed a flat spot on the back of his head where he slept. Finley is a good sleeper, we used to lay him in his cot and then in the morning there he was in exactly the same position. He began to roll really late (about 8 months) but still continued to sleep on his back. Health visitors, GPs and paediatricians that we have seen about it since we noticed it have all said it will grow out in time and not to worry about it. I had heard of helmet therapy but was really reluctant to go down this route so we stuck our heads in the sand, crossed our fingers, listened to the professionals and sat back and watched nothing change in his head shape – if anything it was getting worse.
As Finley approached his 1st birthday we became more concerned that it was not going to grow out on its own.
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