Infant Torticollis: Early Detection Changes Everything
<p>Parents don’t usually notice torticollis all at once.</p> <p>It shows up sideways. Literally.</p> <p>A baby who always turns their head to the same side. A feeding that feels awkward on one arm but smooth on the other. A photograph in which the head tilt appears intentional. Almost cute. Until one day it doesn’t. One day, […]
A Parent’s Guide To Getting Through the Holidays with a Helmet
(Click above to listen to a condensed version) For many families, the holidays bring the usual mix of joy, chaos, and photo ops. But when your baby is wearing a cranial remolding helmet, it can feel like you’ve joined a very different kind of holiday club. You’re fielding questions from relatives, dodging comments from strangers, […]
When Time Matters-Baby Flat Head Syndrome Treatment and the Window You Can’t Get Back
(Click above to listen to a condensed version) Last night, Amanda traced her fingers across her son’s head while he slept. The flat spot had gotten worse. Her chest tightened. Four different doctors had told her to wait. But something wasn’t adding up. The back of seven-month-old Ethan’s head kept flattening despite repositioning. Despite tummy […]
From Sleepless Nights to Sweet Dreams – Our Cranial Helmet Story
This is a story from one of the parents about their infant sleeping in a cranial helmet. Getting your baby to sleep is often one of the most challenging aspects of parenting. When my baby was prescribed a cranial helmet to correct plagiocephaly, a condition where a baby’s head develops a flat spot or is […]