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Concerned About My Son Tilting His Head When Held Upright

my baby was born on 23d of jan this year.his weight was 2.7kgs.my edd was on feb 8th.now he is 5 months old.my problem is when we put him on shoulder he slightly puts his head to left side, while we make him to sit on our lap,i can see him doing this.he moves his neck normally.he communicates wit me,puts his leg to mouth.turns around from stomach to back lifts his head.i took his 2 hands and lifted he gets up brings his head to me.iam just concernd about the bending of head to left side.please help me
Wed, 18 Nov 2015
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Hi, when you put your child on shoulder the child's head is tilted on neck side, this could be due to increase tension in neck muscles particularly sternocleidomastoid muscle of neck. This often gets corrected as child grows but if this problem persists after 2 year than surgery is required. I hope this will help you. Take care.
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Concerned About My Son Tilting His Head When Held Upright

Hi, when you put your child on shoulder the child s head is tilted on neck side, this could be due to increase tension in neck muscles particularly sternocleidomastoid muscle of neck. This often gets corrected as child grows but if this problem persists after 2 year than surgery is required. I hope this will help you. Take care.