preference for lying on one side of her head

[sparky]

dont want it to go flat...DH thinks it is starting to, what can i do to encourage it over to the other side??

Shes in a crib next to our bed and have tried swapping her from one end to the other, so she'll be facing me but still wont sleep on that side?

 

[charlie84]

Calleigh used to favour the one side to lie on. And she didnt seem as though she could turn top the other side as good.
It did start to effect the shape of her head and we started with repostioning in which i would turn her head the other way in her sleep. That didnt work so well as she would turn it back within minutes at times.
Place toys to the side she doesnt lie on to encourage her to turn that way.
Plenty of tummy time is advised also. Calleigh didnt like tummy time and still isnt a great fan

There is a condition called Torticollis which is to do with the muscles in the neck.
Gem&Leland on the forum will probably be able to advise you better, she knows alot about it due to Leland having it. She gave me some great advice when i was worried about Calleigh. I am sure she wont mind if you ask her Also she has a thread about Lelands Plagio treatment you might find helpful to read.

Then one day Calleigh just suddenly started to use her other side which shocked us as it had gone from not using at all to using it as much as the other side. Her head looks alot better now also. So the repositioning did pay off in the end even though i didnt feel as though it was making any difference.

 

[Sylvie]

Louis has been exactly the same from the start. We tried not to worry too much about his head getting flat but after having tried about everything (swapping sides as you did, moving the Moses basket, repositioning his head) and seeing no improvement we decided to buy one Goi Goi pillow. He's been sleeping on it for more than ten days now and we already notice some changes... and the pillow helps him to move his head more freely when he is asleep

 

[Sherlock]

Babies seem to favour one side or the other in the early weeks. Maybe its to do with the position they were in in our wombs. Galen certainly did. By about 6 weeks I was then making sure I always fed him so the side he favoured was the side facing up. Same with cuddles, always faced upwards. Made sure he used his neck muscles the other way then.

Used to lay him to sleep on his side also during the day. Alwasys on the non favoured side.

By the time he was about 8 weeks old he was turning his head better both ways and started turning it at night also so not spending hours on one side only.

 

[Redshoes]

Isaac favoured a side, as most babies do, its perfectly normal
With Isaac we used his Huggies nappy pack and some Jacob's crackers to draw his attention the other way, find what she likes looking at and use it Try things with stark contrast, black and white images, Ophelia currently likes Isaac's bone babylegs, they're black and white in time she'll not have a favoured side anymore, but its good to be aware of other possible issues as mentioned by charlie84 above Very best wishes, can't believe how old she is already!! hehe