Re: positioning when sleeping

[Guest guest]

My son wouldn't stay positioned and we eventually banded him at nearly

7 months. We found out after visiting with the specialist that he had

mild torticollis which is why no matter which way we positioned him,

he moved back to the same position.

As long as you're insurance covers it, it's worth having a specialist

look at any flattening if it makes you feel uncomfortable. Positioning

is fine, but my ped kept telling me to re-position and didn't refer me

until I had to just tell him I wanted a referral. Turned out he needed

a helmet. Don't bang your head against a wall repositioning if it

just doesn't seem to work. It DOES work for some but not for all..

Hope this helps.

>

> hi all.

> i am using a safety sleep, and a rolled up towel behind my sons back,

> and a wedge behind his head in an effort to get him to lie on his right

> side (off his flattest spot on his left side).

> despite this he will sleep with his head turned UPWARD to the left. or

> he will wriggle until he is back on his back with his head turned into

> the wedge facing the left.

> any suggestions????

>

[Guest guest]

Ugh, we repositioned for 3.5 months before getting a helmet when my son

was 4.5 months old. I have to say that the repositioning was way

tougher than the helmet -- all the constant checking and fixing during

the night! My son did exactly what yours is doing. It was so

frustrating! I found that rather than trying to get him to sleep 3/4

on his side, it was easier to try to get him to sleep 100% on his

side. I put a rolled towel behind him and in front of him to try to

create a narrow space so he could roll back. He would stay on his side

for a couple of hours and then wiggle onto his back anyway. But at

least I had those couple of hours, right?!

Did you also reposition the way you're feeding him? I always bottle

fed by son so he was laying on my right side to keep pressure off his

right-sided flatness.

>

> hi all.

> i am using a safety sleep, and a rolled up towel behind my sons back,

> and a wedge behind his head in an effort to get him to lie on his

right

> side (off his flattest spot on his left side).

> despite this he will sleep with his head turned UPWARD to the left.

or

> he will wriggle until he is back on his back with his head turned

into

> the wedge facing the left.

> any suggestions????

>