Not exact matches
This is also a great position for
preventing and correcting flat spots on baby's skull - called
Positional or Deformational
Plagiocephaly.
Although often temporary, this condition, called
positional plagiocephaly can often be
prevented and treated by helping your child spend less time in the same position on her back and more time on her tummy when she is awake.
I'm a big advocate for using play and proactive positioning to help
prevent and treat
Positional Plagiocephaly (head flattening) and Torticollis (one - sided neck tightness).
A low hanging mobile also encourages baby to change his head position - important for
preventing flat head syndrome (
Positional Plagiocephaly).
She'll still get the back and neck strengthening benefits of Tummy Time, the sensory experience to her
positional / movement sense (vestibular sense) and her pressure & stretch sense (proprioceptive sense), as well as a break from pressure across the back of her head (which helps to prevent Flat Head Syndrome or Positional Plagi
positional / movement sense (vestibular sense) and her pressure & stretch sense (proprioceptive sense), as well as a break from pressure across the back of her head (which helps to
prevent Flat Head Syndrome or
Positional Plagi
Positional Plagiocephaly).
This helps
prevent Flat Head Syndrome or
Positional Plagiocephaly.