Tilty head--be gone!

Last Thursday, Charlotte had her first physical therapy appointment. It was to evaluate the severity of her torticollis (From webMD: "Torticollis is a twisted neck in which the head is tipped to one side, while the chin is turned to the other.") We saw the doctor about it, because torticollis can lead to flat spots on the head, (which can lead to needing to wear a helmet to re-shape the head), facial features like cheeks & eyes developing asymmetrically, and probably some other stuff that I'm forgetting.

Her physical therapist, Natasha, did the Bayley development evaluation (or whatever it's called,) and she did pretty well. She was kinda ticked during parts of it; she wanted to be back on her tummy (go figure...the kid who hates tummy time) chewing on the sparkly purple ball they had. When Natasha made her sit up or was holding her she was fussy, but mostly because she wanted that ball. :) So, really the only things she didn't do that she should've been able to do we've seen her do, so we know she can. She just wouldn't. The therapist was trying to get her to roll, but it didn't happen because of her big cloth-diapered bum (though she hasn't rolled fully even naked.) She tried to get her to grab her feet too, which didn't happen until I took her jeans off, then bam! feet-to-hand-magnet immediately.

She's got good range of motion in the neck, it's just that her "default position" is with a bend on the right. It's not a true torticollis, she said, since Charlotte bends to the right but doesn't rotate/look to the left. She faces straight out, just with her head tilted.

So we got a list of exercises & stretches to do, and we go back Friday, but the therapist said she imagines Charlotte will only need 2-3 visits before she's discharged. So, yay!