Aiden has had issues since birth. He has had jaundice, Group B Strep, thrush, a staph infection, and a yeast infection. I have noticed that since birth he has only been turning his head to the left. I was a little worried about this but figured it would resolve on it's own when he started to gain more control of his necks muscles. Well he is now 3 months old and is still the same. He only looks to the left, never to the right. So I was beginning to become a little more worried and decided to get some opinions.
So I posted the question on a birth board, I am a part of and someone brought up torticollis. So I googled it and come to find out that Aiden most likely has something called Congenital Muscular Torticollis. It basically is that the neck muscle on one side is short and tight. Most of time a couple months of physical therapy will correct this condition but occasionally it will persist and will require use of a TOT brace or surgery. I can only hope that if Aiden has torticollis, that it will be easy to treat.
I called the doc today and they can't get Aiden in until next Monday. Alex had a well child check up today so I brought it up to the doc and she was concerned also but told me it was a good sign that his head can be moved to the right. She didn't want to give a definate decision as to what is going on and wants to wait until his appointment on Mon. so she can check him out completely before telling me for sure if it is torticollis or something else. All I can say is that I only hope it is only torticollis and not something more serious. The new doc is so awesome. I am so glad that I found her.
That's all I need is to have another child who will have issues his entire life. I am already worried that he will eventually be diagnosed as being on the fetal alcohol syndrome spectrum and don't want to have to worry about him having other issues. I feel so bad for him already, he has been through so much in his short little life and now to have this would be horrible.
I feel like I am quickly becoming an expert at alot of different issues that arise in children and I don't want to be. It would be great to have the option of learning about them, not having to because they are happening to my children.
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