I think its called positional plagyocephalia, and you can help re-position their heads for them but if they like putting their heads straight then they will just move it back to where its comfortable and end up with a flat head which can take a few years to correct itself.

I wouldn't be too keen on a helmet myself- there is a foam pillow that I have seen in a few baby shops, I think its called the Lovenest. Its red and shaped like a heart, with a hole in the middle for your baby's head, so that it cradles their head and prevents it from getting flat. That might be a solution since your baby is still very young.

 My daughter absolutely hated tummy time.  We bought her a bumbo chair so she could have some time where the back of her head wasn't constantly compressed.  They can use a bumbo from the time they have head control. 

Hi melons,

My son has this and as Mrssanders says if you are worried get it checked and the earlier the better. The best time for helmet therapy is between 4 and 8mths of age but it also works up until 12mths ish...My son is 10 months and still has his helmet on...IT is working and we have seen some remarkable change in his head shape...His head was extremely flat straight down the back as he would not move and slept a good 10 hours at night...Of course I did not go in and change his head position because A) I did not know how bad a flat spot could get and B) who in their right mind disturbs a sleeping baby???? (after 1 that did not sleep to well I was not going to upset the one that did...) but the flat area got worse and more extreme, it looked like some one had sliced the back of his head off, you could place it flat against a wall... Some other probs can occur as well with hips and ankles and back due to pressure.

I have also written some advice on this...But do not know how to put in my advice link.....but if you go to my minti page it should be there...

I hope this has helped and as I said if you have a concern get it checked out sooner rather than later...

Cheers Spinnychic

Hi Melons

My daughter was the other way the back of her head was very prominent so we went and seen a nureosurgeon and did alot of scans. They told us it is more dangerous if a babys head is flat as the bones might stop the brain from growing its normal way. I would recommend you take your baby to see the doctor and try rotating her head while she is asleep or go and buy a baby roller which they lay inbetween and holds them in place if on their side. Its a very good design and very safe and you can buy them from any major department stores.

Good luck with your little princess.

It is completely normal. My boy had a big flat spot.  I would always turn his head and he would turn it back.  If you are worried get it looked at by your doctor, who will assess if the flatness is in the normal range.  My boy's head is now beautifully round.  

All 3 of my children went through the same thing. One of them only liked to lay on his side, and so got a flat spot on the side of hid head.

Happily, they all have "normal" shaped heads now... their skull is so "dynamic" when they are babies..it is constantly changing shape and size as they grow. Also the skull bones are somewhat "soft" when really young, thats how the "flat spots" happen and also why they go away.

Hi there, a flattening of the head caused by baby laying on their backs is termed Plagiocephaly and is very commom these days. However it will not correct itself and Parents should take action early on to help correct through Repositioning Therapy.

Both Izzy and I have gone through this and Izzy wrote an article on Repositioning Therapy that you may find really interesting to read. My Daughter ended up having to have Band Therapy as her conditions were complex.

www.minti.com/parenting-advice/8164/Repositioning-Therapy-to-Correct-Flat-Head-or-Plagiocephaly/

www.minti.com/parenting-advice/7045/Flat-head-syndrome-also-known-as-Pageocephaly-and-Brachiocephaly/

www.minti.com/parenting-advice/8535/Helmet-Therapy-Catrionas-Story/

Many best wishes and at 3 months you have caught it at the right time to correct the flattening. I would advise you reading up on Plagio though to assure yourself of the causes and having Bubs checked to ensure it is not related to a tightness in one of  the neck muscles.

Luv Winnie.xxxx

i would suggest you take your bub to the doc to get checked just to be on the safe side but i know lots of ppl use those bumbo chairs for babies now so they can sit up when they are like 12 weeks old?

most babies will get a small amount of flat head that will get better as they get older but in some case it stays. if you are worried see your gp about it.

I remember from my BIL as my nephew has a very badly shaped head they had to massage the head as a baby. I am unsure of if they did it cause he still has a very bad flat back of his head.