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Babies head shapes when to worry5/10/2023 When babies are born, the bones of their skull are thin and flexible, meaning the head is soft and may change shape easily. Flattening of your baby’s head can occur when constant pressure is applied to one part of a baby’s head. Although babies may have an uneven head shape at birth however this should remould to a normal more symmetrical shape within 6 weeks after birth. But we do the best we can.Following the birthing process, it is very common for a newborn’s head to be elongated or have an odd shape. Considering it takes less than a second for a toddler to, well, “Toddle” it’s hard. Unfortunately, the above graphic does miss out a couple of very important points.įirstly, the best way to prevent toddler head injuries is constant supervision. I must admit, these do all sound like pretty standard toddler behavior, but I guess the message is to watch out for any changes! Preventing Head Injuries – Never Use Baby Walkers! Well, things to look out for are your child becoming irritable, anxious, more demanding and frustrated, changed sleeping patterns and mood swings. Whilst I’m pleased with how the infographic turned out, it’s a bit brief! You may be wondering what “BehavorialChanges” could actually happen following a head injury. Please include attribution to with this graphic. So what I did was get an infographic made of the things you need to look out for if your baby bumps their head. I hope you like it, and if you find it useful please share it with other parents! I don’t want to read an essay when I have crying children and trying to find something online quickly! Compulsive googler that I am I found some further information but it wasn’t presented well. To be honest, it’s a few things to remember. He also gave me some things to watch out for. I mentioned it to the doctor, and he explained have common it was. On one visit to our pediatrician, our son had banged his head a day or so before. You can baby proof as much as humanly possible, and they’ll still find some inventive way to hurt themselves. I’ve just learned to accept (through experienced marked by many tears – both theirs and mine!) that accidents happen. That’s not to say I’ve become blase about my kids injuring themselves. Thankfully, I have found this impulse lessons with experience. My initial reaction is to gather my little one up in my arms and run barefoot and shrieking to the ER. This is the big question, isn’t it? It’s hard to control the natural mothering instinct. I found that 20 % of toddlers purposefully bang their heads, and boys are 2/3 times more likely than girls. Probably like you, I google to see if my kids are aberrations of nature. His head struck the floor several times during those fateful few months He would collapse to the floor in a fit if rage, wailing and flailing about, shouting short sentences that began and ended with “NO!”. Unfortunately, toddlers also hit their heads on purpose from time to time! My son had a couple of incidents when he was throwing a temper tantrum marathon around 6 months ago. She had a small fall and banged her head on the kitchen door :( Toddlers Deliberately Banging Their Heads Unfortunately, they don’t seem to be there when she needs them sometimes! She’s only been walking for the last 2 – 3 months and is literally finding her feet. She also managed to bump her head a couple of weeks ago, too. BAM! Like a scene right out of a Zombie movie, she butted the door! I was standing close to the door, as she likes to play hide and seek with the curtain. In an attempt to soothe my baby girl, I recently stood close to the French Doors and gave a running commentary of things outside. My mind goes back to a couple of recent incidents. Now, if your baby has bumped their head on your watch (and if you have kids I’m betting you have) the first thing you might think to do is to get some ice.Īs much as toddlers love ice-cream, they seem to hate ice pressed against their skin! This causes more crying and increases the danger of my other child adding to the furore with tears of his own.Īnyway, I digress but I’m sure all the moms out there have similar soundtracks to accompany their thoughts of “Just what the hell should I do next?!”
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