Torticollis

At Silas' two-month appointment, I asked the pediatrician about the flat spot on the left side of his head. I didn't think it was really anything, and I asked about it at the very end of the appointment. I almost didn't want to bother the doctor, but I am glad I did!

That day we discovered that Silas has torticollis, which seems pretty common in babies. He favors looking to the right. Due to favoring the right side, Silas developed a flat spot on that side of his head. We've been doing physical therapy to help him increase his range of motion. We have seen so much improvement in the last couple weeks that he now favors looking to the left and not the right. Now we are fixing his mishapen head.

When Silas has four months, we brought him to Rebound to get fitted for a helmet. After getting measurements done on his head, we discovered that his head was not severe enough to cause medical issues (very thankful for that) but it was severe enough for insurance to cover getting a cranial cap.

Here are some different angles of his head before getting the cranial cap.