Diagnosis: Torticollis

For the past few weeks, we have been worried that our little man might have to have surgery, as his skull is just not rounding out and is actually becoming prominent on the left side. The pediatrician referred us to a surgeon at primary children's hospital so that we could find out for sure. Thankfully, no surgery will be necessary! We're breathing big sighs of relief all around here. What he does have is torticollis - a tight neck muscle that caused him to favor laying on one side. So the flat spot is positional plagyocephaly, nothing more. It will require a helmet to reshape the head into the correct position so that future problems in speech, hearing, or mobility don't arise. He will have to wear this helmet 24/7 (almost) for 3 to 4 months. While that's not necessarily ideal, we just look at it like he'll have crash protection for his head when he learns to crawl. We'll take the helmet over surgery any day!