Wry Neck (Torticollus)

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.

@Sarah 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

@Sarah 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