Flat head on one side

My little one is 14 weeks old and the left side of her head is flat where she sleeps on that side. She has always preferred to lay that way. She has been to the gp and nurse for 8 week jabs and since then at 10 weeks we were in hospital as she had RSV and a uti. She has problems with her right kidney and we’ve been in and out of hospital for the whole of December. When we saw a consultant last week he mentioned about the left side of her head being flat, he did say that it should be ok and should start to rectify itself as she starts to hold her head and move around more now. I’m just so paranoid now that I am a bad mum and I haven’t done enough with her to prevent her head from going flat on one side. We do as much tummy time and playing on her play mat as we can. I feel like it’s been a struggle for the past month where we’ve had numerous hospital admissions and all she has wanted to do is sleep and recover. I am positioning myself on the right side so that she turns her head that way and sitting her up on the sofa/ on me so that her head is up, now she can support her head more. I use the black and white flash cards and get her to turn her head back and forth. When she is asleep now I try and turn her head the other way, sometimes she stays that way but other times she reverts back to laying on the side that’s flat!
Am I just taking this to heart and being super paranoid? Can I do anything else to help this?

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My girl had a head preference and flat head, went to physio from 9 weeks and trust me , the minute they are engaged in what's around them it will rectify ... by 1 her head will be nice and round xxx

thank you it is very hard to move her head especially when she is sleeping, she either turns back the other way or wakes up!
My partner keeps saying to me that I’m not a bad mum and we’ve been through a lot this past month so to be kinder to myself. Think I just over think it.

this sounds reassuring thank you! She is very much aware of people and lights etc so is moving her head a lot more! Xx

My baby boy had this too (12 weeks) and the HV suggested we do all the things you are doing and it seems to have done the trick as his head is now rounding out nicely. I worried about this as well and still do, but my mum pointed out that you never notice adults walking around with a flat head on one side, so it will eventually resolve itself. It’s hard to stopping worrying though x

Hi- I was in the exact same position with my now 16 week old. If you would like to message me, please feel free. I lost endless nights sleep because of it! X

My baby is 22 weeks, but I should have been born in September. She hates tummy time and struggles with reflux. She has a flat head on one side two and I'm getting more worried. She loves lying on her back and grabbing at things above or in front of her. We've built her high chair today and she had a bumbo and jumparoo for Christmas, so we are going to try encouraging her that way as well as all the other things you have mentioned which we already do to. It's just so hard to get them to move isn't it! X

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