Wry Neck (Torticollus)

Hi girls , went to the doctors with my baby because his neck is so stiff on right hand side and has been this way since birth. We try everything to get him turning to his right but he really struggles. The doctor said it’s wry neck / torticollus from my delivery because forceps were used and has referred him for physio, just wondering if anyone else has had this issue as I’m quite anxious about it and worried it not going to get better 😣

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Hey babe

We had this but unfortunately didn’t notice until our little one was about 3 months old :(

We went to a private oesteopath and NHS physio and now it’s fixed ! She also had a flat spot on her head due to this so we bought the perfect noggin and it’s rounded out so I would defo buy that if you notice ANY flattening. We paid 4 private sessions and then one NHS session. Xxxx

I’m worried as he’s 4 months and I only just took him to the doctors about it as I didn’t think it was serious. How old is your little one now? He has a flat spot too because he is only sleeps on one side , I’ve seen the perfect noggin! Did she sleep okay in it ? Xxx

Our son had it as well and was treated for it by an osteopath. He is so much better now!

Amanda did he have any flatness because of it on back of head? I’ve just researched perfect noggin and he is nearly too big for it ! If so did it go away? I try to turn his head every night when he’s asleep but he goes straight back onto left side xx

Had the same thing due to baby being in breech. I am a neurotic mom, so we did exercises with the LO's neck + osteopath (wasn't quite helpful) + I would change the head position every night several times a night. The trick for us was to be consistent because even after the pain went away and she could turn head to both sides she still preferred one side for several months, but we kept repositioning her head at night. Now she's 14 months old and there is only a slight difference in the skull shape on one side.

Nothing dramatic but he is slightly less round on his right side. Nothing that they would prescribe a helmet for.

Here is a link for the exercises that we did (forward to 1:02). Sorry it is not in English, but the video is self explanatory. 5-10 times a day each. We only managed about 3 times a day at first. In about 2 -3 weeks time we stopped as she wasn't crying anymore and could easily move the head in all directions. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T0D5NpbUITI&pp=ygUs0KPQv9GA0LDQttC90LXQs9C40LUg0LTQu9GPINC60YDQuNCy0L7RiNC10Lg%3D

Osteopath can help and there’s stretches you can do! Even getting baby to look at you from the other side - often put them down the way they always look at us ☺️ it’s really common and get so much better (osteopath here!)

Do you mind sharing a picture so I can see for myself as well? I have a 6month old and wonder if he might also have it. He likes turning his head on the right side but he can also turn on the left side but I can tell his favorite side is the right. Not sure if I should worry!

We tried an osteopath and didn’t notice much improvement but since doing physiotherapy it has gotten better

I was the same. We went at 3 months they said oh it’s fine it will sort itself didn’t do anything and then at 4.5 months got the noggin. She slept absolutely fine on it and tbh I’d have just done it regardless because we wanted the head shape to change without helmeting so the mattress is great. Look on Vinted as sometimes u can get second hand but I’d 100% get it asap and just use for every nap xxx

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Hour night wakes and 5am get up

Can anyone shed some light as to why on earth my child doesn’t want to sleep??? My eyeballs are bleeding!!

Never been a good sleeper, but the problems always changing. He’s nearly 9 months old.

Beginning of the month he dropped to 2 naps. We could put him to bed at 7pm and he’d get up for the day at 6am, with multiple wake ups every 2/3 hours.

Now we put him down at 7pm, he can do a good 4/5 hour stretch, but come 1/2am he’s up every hour then getting up for the day at 5am. This then completely messes up the day because I can’t keep him awake long enough to even get to 7pm, let alone later.

He has 2 naps, roughly about 1hr10 each but it changed based on when he wakes and trying to get him to a reasonable bed time.

What could be the reason for this? 6am is fine, but 5am is not 😩😩

I think its fair

Me and my partner agreed to sleep in 1 day of the weekend.
He doesn't find it fair to look after both kids (my 4 year old isnt his) while i sleep so he looks after the baby while i sleep and my toddlers at his dads and ill look after both the next day.
Straightaway it was pretty unfair as i let him sleep in until he wakes up 10-12
He wakes me up when baby starts fussing because he wants milk (doesnt need it)
I cant pump as i dont supply enough.
So i get woken at 9/9:30 to feed baby then i get him sleep then theres no point sleeping in as my toddlers being dropped off.
I also find it unfair that i get both kids to sleep most night, i get my toddler to sleep everyday hes home (4/5days) and i get my baby to sleep most nights with the exception of maybe twice a month as his dad struggless then about 95% of his thru the day naps.
I have also been unwell for a few months (tumor scare) and am waiting 18 weeks to see a specialist so im obviously petrified for that, so unbelievably tired and alot of aches and pains, specifically these pounding headaches ive been having.
After i had been up til 11:30 getting both kids to sleep lastnight and my partner falling asleep at 10 then him ignoring the baby cries all morning until my toddler woke up im fed up slammed to door and rold him not to expect to sleep in unless he gets the baby to sleep the night b4.
I keep having issues with him not feeling the wet from baby being sick or weeing himself or being able to smell it do about 98% of the time hes given to me i have to clean him up n change him.
Including at night, we agreed my partner would change nappies (1 a night at 5am) while i feed (2,4,5,6:30) but every night when i get him hes pissed through and my partner gets annoyed when i wake him up n moan about it.
Then the morning after hes annoyed at how much washing there is (thats his job) and moans about how often i change myself (baby constantly shits thru and sicks on me) and baby
Honestly im just so tired all the time

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