Is the back of your skull flat?

Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 6:57 pm

Sorry to posting this maybe some of you find this post boring but i been searching on the internet ...Is it wrong to have the back of your skull flat?

Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 7:01 pm

No, Well it wasn't before the Ex-Wife thumped me with the old cast iron skillet. Shocked

Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 7:06 pm

hmmm... I really don't know here, the only reference I could find to it, is a condition called plagiocephaly ...which is apparently limited only to infants... at least that's the idea I got I didn't do much reading on the topic, I'm a little spent today...

Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 7:56 pm

already dead lol .

Crooked_Ferret wrote:

hmmm... I really don't know here, the only reference I could find to it, is a condition called plagiocephaly ...which is apparently limited only to infants... at least that's the idea I got I didn't do much reading on the topic, I'm a little spent today...

Yes thats correct
Plagiocephaly sometimes referred to as "flat-head syndrome," is a deformation of the skull, often caused by babies lying on their backs (crib, car seat, swings, bouncy seat, etc.) in the same position for long periods of time. Because of a newborn's rapid rate of head growth and since his/her skull is still relatively soft, that constant pressure in the same spot can cause the bones of the skull and face to shift, resulting in head deformity and facial asymmetry. i found that too but i dont know if it can affect in the future u know...

Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 8:03 pm

GOD...the fact that the back of my skull is flat is the least of my problems...

Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 8:19 pm

It's apparently cause for concern among medical professionals, because it may indicate neglect, barring other circumstances. You really have to leave an infant on their backs for a long time without picking them up much for their skulls to be flat, and then permanently stay that way. My son was born 2 months premature, he was 3lbs when he was born and had to be in an incubator for like a month and half in the NICU. Because of this, one side of his head was flat, the side he was usually propped against. After he came home it slowly went back to normal, but it took a few months. He was like 6 mos old when it was finally normal again. But, it can cause really strange deformities because the brain begins to push forward against the front of the skull, causing a protrudence and facial asymmetry. I don't think there are any developmental or neurological problems associated with it though, I may be wrong, this is all off the top of my head, (no pun intended) But if it is caused by neglect, then it may be safe to assume that they have been neglected in other ways too, and so difficult to determine exactly the cause of any other anomalies.

Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 8:39 pm

Damn...feel bad for making light of it. They used vaccum forceps on my son and his head looked like my above post for a few weeks.

Back on topic...it is the panic that was caused by several research articles re: SIDS, that led us to place infants on their backs. As a result , many new parents are so afraid to place babies in any other position (in fact, stomach down was the way most of our mother's placed us..if you're over 30). What many hospitals neglect to tell many new parents is that you need to put your newborn on alternating sides from time to time...not just on their backs. Also, if a baby happens to roll over on their stomachs, it is not an instant death sentence (as I stated...that was the norm for years). Everything in moderation people. Yes, placing an infant on their back is the best way to go...but not 1000% of the time.

http://www..(info)/faqs/what_is_plagiocephaly.htm

Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 5:11 am

I dunno if it causes any mental problems but physical... yes
it's caused by the "SIDS" (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) crowd preying on new mothers by stating that your baby should ONLY sleep on their backs. Not bellies, side ect...
I call shenannigans. Our parents thought it was ok to let us play, and sleep on our bellies and we arn't dead because of it.

My wife was almost a victim of such fearmongering with our firstborn, thankfully my mother corrected her on it because i've seen some really deformed skulls because of it.

an infant is more likely to drown on it's own vomit while sleeping on it's back Rolling Eyes

IMO SIDS is bullshit

Edit:
Jojoplin I didn't read your second post and just basically repeated it Crying or Very sad

sry bro.

Also thanks for putting a name to it and a link Very Happy

Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 6:36 am

forgive me if this seems blunt but, why does it matter if your head is flat, round or trapezoid?

and S.I.D.S is just an A.I.D.S typo, did you know giving birth to your child increases its risk of cancer?

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:44 pm

Normal skull should be round, flattered skull, i don't know xD

My skull is abit round but also have small gaps.. (yes i fall down knocked my head several times when i was a child)

Ofcourse we're not monkey head which is very round.

Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:05 pm

My skull is round at the back and our newest edition to the family sleeps what ever way she wants and she always has and it has never caused any problems for her. I believe that you should let a baby sleep what ever they are comfortable my mum done it with us and i have done it with my children and no one has been hurt.

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 5:50 pm

my brother-in-law is from the greek island of samos and apparently he can tell the albanian visitors because the back of their heads are flat...

i have a bump on the back of my head and when i was younger i once had a face shaved into my hair useing the bump as a nose..
i saw i documentry a few years back saying how similar we are to the Neanderthals and one way to tell us apert is the bump on the back of a neanderthals head......
ladies and gentelmen, i AM the missing link

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:48 am

Yeh i do

All my friends take the piss

I call it my 'flat of love'

Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:13 pm

my skull is not flat, although its fucked up looking when my head is shaved (only once). But my sons is a little flat, NOT DUE TO NEGLECT(@cdayzd)! if anything, we don't let him be long enough before picking him up. It's sure better than his little cone-head when he was born (at 36wks, 4lbs12Ozs).

Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:44 pm

fakehater wrote:

But my sons is a little flat, NOT DUE TO NEGLECT(@cdayzd)!

As I said in my previous post, the back of my son's head was flat because he was in an incubator for nearly the first 2 months of his life. The only reason it's normal now is because I never put him on his back to sleep again, he was on an apnea monitor until he was 7mos old so I knew when he stopped breathing. I lived with the very real fear that he would die, and I had to get him breathing again several times a week in the beginning. It didn't matter which side he slept on, he stopped breathing in every position.

A little flatness on the back of the head, and a flat straight line from the base of the neck to the top of the skull are two different things. The latter is undoubtedly caused because infants that are never (literally never) picked up, and therefore presumed to be neglected barring other circumstances. When I responded to this thread 5 months ago now, I thought we were talking about severe disfiguring flatness. No one was accusing you of being neglectful. A slight flatness is more common now because we're not supposed to put infants on their stomachs to sleep because of the risk of SIDS. There's also most likely a genetic component.