Head Preferences adjustment exercises?
Hi friends, my 5 week old has a bit of a preference for his left side when lying down. At 2 weeks the pediatrician noticed it (at the time, he practically refused to move his head to his right) and suggested massaging his neck after bath time to loosen the tight muscles.
Just had an appt today and while he’s gotten better, he still prefers his left side. His head isn’t misshapen or anything, honestly I’m probably worrying for nothing, but pediatrician said to “keep up with the exercises” to strengthen and loosen his muscles.
I am still sleep deprived and can barely string two thoughts together, but what “exercises”? All she said was to massage him for the issue. We do morning stretches and the black and white cards with him and other various things, but is there anything specific to keep up with for this specific issue other than massages?
Additionally, what are your morning/evening stretch routines with LO’s? Always looking to add to his “curriculum”.
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My baby has a left sided preference which I only recognised as an issue when he started developing a flat spot on the back left of his head. He starts physiotherapy next week and I'm sure they will teach me appropriate exercises to use for him. In the meantime I have just been encouraging him to use his right side as much as possible. I would look into physiotherapy if you're concerned because there is a risk of developing a flat spot if the side preference persists
The professional support would come from a reputable chiropractor who practices “Webster technique” … we are also working through this and she told us to work on “guppy” stretch + rotation, maybe there’s a demo online?
We took ours to the osteopath for a few sessions with 3 weeks in between each one and now he’s more balanced! At home we were recommended just to put everything “interesting” in the opposite direction to the one they normally look towards
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