Graysen had his two month well visit today with the pediatrician. He is doing great! He weighs 11.5 pounds and is in the 35% percentile. The pediatrician thought that his foot looked fine and did not need any more work. Her only concern was his neck. He favors one side and is developing a flat spot on one side of his head. We went through this with Caleb. It is very common since babies sleep on their back. She said that he needed to do more tummy time. Caleb hated tummy time. We bought Tummy Time Whale (pictured above) for Caleb hoping that it would help. It did not. He screamed every time that we put him on his tummy. Graysen is more cooperative and will be receiving tummy time at least three times a day. His next appointment is with the pediatric cardiologist on Thursday to check on his heart.
Graysen had his two month well visit today with the pediatrician. He is doing great! He weighs 11.5 pounds and is in the 35% percentile. The pediatrician thought that his foot looked fine and did not need any more work. Her only concern was his neck. He favors one side and is developing a flat spot on one side of his head. We went through this with Caleb. It is very common since babies sleep on their back. She said that he needed to do more tummy time. Caleb hated tummy time. We bought Tummy Time Whale (pictured above) for Caleb hoping that it would help. It did not. He screamed every time that we put him on his tummy. Graysen is more cooperative and will be receiving tummy time at least three times a day. His next appointment is with the pediatric cardiologist on Thursday to check on his heart.
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I would also advise gently rotating his head side to side (the full 180 degrees) while he is laying on his back, just to keep a full range of motion in his neck. Hold the stretch for about 10 seconds on each side. Watch that he doesn't lift his shoulder while you rotate his head (you can hold his shoulder down). Another good idea is to gently bring his ear to his shoulder on each side (again while he is laying down). Again, hold for 10 seconds. You can do this when you change his diaper. It only takes an extra minute, and should help diffuse the favoritism and flat spot, along with the tummy time. You can email me if you have more questions. I have a new cell phone number, so my old one won't work.
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