Getting A Head

At Liam's 2 week visit to the doctor, I pointed out that while he does sleep on his back (a SID prevention must), he always turns his head to the left. The doctor suggested that we put a wedge under the left side of his head so that he doesn't get a mis-shaped head. Not wanting to be a mother that admitted to not knowing what a "wedge" was, I nodded my head in agreement and smiled.

I told this wedge story to Steve's mom, who promptly found a hat with a pillow on the side for Liam at a nearby baby store. The hat is pictured and can be placed anywhere on Liam's head to prevent him from moving one direction or another. Betty and I both agreed that this might solve the misshapened head problem, but might somehow be a danger for him in the crib. So far, his head (while a little large for his body) looks just fine to us, and we will worry about the lopsided look problem later.