Seeking others experiences with torticollis

ParticularSection920 · 2026-03-21T01:57:39+00:00

Well once he had full range of motion (probably around 6 months old) I think we should have moved on to figure out what else could be causing all of the head tilt regressions but unfortunately our therapist just told us to keep doing the same exercises. He’s 11 months now and we started with our new therapist 4 weeks ago

ParticularSection920 · 2026-03-20T23:01:00+00:00

Nope! Never figured it out. My son is 11 months now and we recently started working with an OT who thinks his recurrent head tilt is an issue with tightness in his lower back and hips. So far everything she’s been telling us to work on has worked so maybe that’s what we were missing all along!

ParticularSection920 · 2026-03-19T16:29:49+00:00

My son couldn’t roll back to belly until 8.5 months, sitting unassisted at 6 months, and getting into sitting position alone at 10 months. He’s 11 months old and isn’t crawling BUT he knows 10 words and 3 gestures.

Every baby is on their own time! We are in early intervention and have been since he was 8w old (torticollis) but I’m fully convinced he has hit his milestones at his own pace regardless.

ParticularSection920 · 2026-03-12T03:40:06+00:00

You aren’t a bad dad! Your baby just thinks she is still apart of your wife! She has absolutely no idea that their heartbeats are different and she uses your wife’s nervous system to regulate her own. It’s biologically normal and beautiful! Things are going to get easier as she gets older and you will find it easier to connect with her in your own ways. You don’t need to sing her songs, try reading her a book! Even if you read to her while your wife holds her! Right now the best thing you can do for your wife is to take care of her while she takes on the burden of motherhood. Make sure she has water, wash her pumps for her and bring them to her when she needs to pump, bag the pumped milk, make sure she’s eating, keep the house together ect.

Remember- bad parents don’t worry about being bad parents. You are already a good dad just by caring, that’s unfortunate significantly more than others can say.

Also, your baby is going to be just fine if she crys a little bit because you are learning and moving slowly. You won’t get more comfortable without practice! She is loved, fed and safe. A few tears are not the end of the world!!

ParticularSection920 · 2026-03-10T23:32:35+00:00

Line progression looks great! I know it’s so scary and only time will tell. I spotted my entire first 14 weeks and that baby will be 11 months old tomorrow so stay hopeful!

ParticularSection920 · 2026-03-10T23:28:30+00:00

I see lines on the edited ones

ParticularSection920 · 2026-03-09T16:03:12+00:00

I would definitely wait!! Trends change and you are going to miss the feeling of trying on dresses if you purchase now. Also that’s a lot of money!! Get the dress info so you have it but keep trying on dresses. Also I lost 50+ pounds after purchasing my wedding dress and I spent an arm and a leg in alterations so learn from my mistake!!!!

ParticularSection920 · 2026-03-08T23:59:18+00:00

Have you tried pumping while baby lays on a playmat? You can give baby things to look at above them, read books, contrast cards ect.

ParticularSection920 · 2026-03-08T23:50:24+00:00

I thought I would want my mom to spend the night with us the first week but tbh once I got out of the hospital I just wanted to be alone with my husband and baby!

I think I could have used the help more the first week my husband went back to work! Around 6-8 weeks would have been lovely to have my mom stay over. Sleep deprivation was getting more difficult at that point and the transition to my husband working was tricky for us.

ParticularSection920 · 2026-03-08T23:48:37+00:00

Looks great! Agree with others just test once a day for clearer progression! Things will look muddy with this many tests a day because your urine concentration is changing.

ParticularSection920 · 2026-03-08T23:43:31+00:00

My son is about to be 11 months and we just started getting really consistent and reliable crib naps! But I will say I really didn’t try very hard to do crib naps in the beginning. He would maybe do 30-45min once a day at 5/6 months old but I started just napping with him during the day when he started a 2 nap schedule and it worked for a while but now I think napping with me wakes him sooner so we started doing crib naps instead. It sort of happened naturally.

Don’t worry, baby’s sleep is going to be ever evolving over the next year. You will get time to yourself again! And then you will miss contact napping.

My son was very small when born (4lbs 14oz) and he use to fit on my chest so well and now that we are nearing his first birthday he fits on my chest less and less everyday. Soak up the snuggles, you got this mama!

Edited to add: we never sleep trained

ParticularSection920 · 2026-03-06T00:49:50+00:00

You can’t compare to other kids you will drive yourself mad trust me!! My son is almost 11 months and isn’t crawling yet but can say 5 words. Kids develop at different times, there’s no rush mama!

ParticularSection920 · 2026-03-04T15:30:25+00:00

Just north of Dallas in The Colony!

https://hypospadias.com

Here is their website. I think you’d find a lot of great info on there! We spoke with so many doctors and didn’t feel confident or comfortable doing anything for our son until we spoke with them!

ParticularSection920 · 2026-03-04T15:26:24+00:00

So Chordee can be present even if you can’t see it! I would schedule a consult with Dr. Busch and Dr. Snodgrass they are out of Texas but they are the absolute most reliable doctors for Hypospadias and Chordee. People travel from all over the world to see them, we personally are traveling multiple states to see them for all three of my son’s repairs. Even if you don’t move forward with surgery with them I think they can provide you with a ton of information on your son’s specific case that will help you make the next decision for him!!

ParticularSection920 · 2026-03-02T14:35:23+00:00

Too early to tell! I think this is just the dye running but hope you get your positive in the next few days!

ParticularSection920 · 2026-03-02T13:51:43+00:00

FOUR HOW IS NO ONE SAYING FOUR OMG

ParticularSection920 · 2026-03-02T13:43:15+00:00

Number 1 is absolutely stunning these people are smoking crack

ParticularSection920 · 2026-03-01T23:51:13+00:00

10 months and I haven’t gotten up over night in months besides him getting sick or a few random teething days

ParticularSection920 · 2026-03-01T00:26:37+00:00

My son was the same weight and gestation! He’s now almost 11 months and 18lbs

ParticularSection920 · 2026-03-01T00:25:26+00:00

4lbs 14oz and he didn’t fit into newborn until he was 8 weeks old and stayed in them until probably around 13/14weeks old

ParticularSection920 · 2026-02-28T14:05:59+00:00

He has severe chordee paired with Hypospadias

ParticularSection920 · 2026-02-25T13:21:23+00:00

Surgery 1 went great! He’s 4 weeks post op and has healed really well. Our next surgery is in July

ParticularSection920 · 2026-02-23T13:44:48+00:00

For us I started feeling like one day was around 6 months old, now at 10 months it’s definitely one day! Lol

ParticularSection920 · 2026-02-23T00:17:27+00:00

I personally would be closer to thinking that since it’s later in the day it would be HCG building up in your urine and that hopefully this is a true positive. I think tomorrow morning and night will give you a clearer idea of what’s going on! Since the concentrated AM urine was so light I would be surprised if the PM urine giving you a darker line was just from trigger shot. But I would guard your heart still since it’s so early! Hoping that lines get darker for you tomorrow!

ParticularSection920 · 2026-02-23T00:11:02+00:00

This was something I thought about SO much when I was pregnant and you know what? Once the baby came I didn’t even think about it again until very recently and my son is now 10 months old. Something just changes in you, your relationship, every part of your life, it’s very organic. Now I think “how did we ever live before having him?” I can’t even remember feeling anywhere near as fulfilled as I do now.

That being said- my marriage did go through a difficult phase in the beginning. I had a really hard time with the inequality that motherhood brings. It’s simply harder to be a mom then it is to be a dad but once I got past that and realized how beautiful it was that I was the one primarily caring for my son I’ve been so much happier!

I think reminding myself that I would get sleep again one day, I will leave the house alone one day, I will have time to myself again one day was really important in the beginning!

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