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nymaymom
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Shape of C-section babies heads
After telling a friend that I may need to have a c-section she right away exclaimed "Oh C-section babies have the best shaped heads!" I mean it makes sense that the baby does not need to exit the birth canal so it may play some role but I was just wondering if there is any truth in that. I mean I see the most perfectly shaped heads on any vaginal birth baby I've seen. Just wanted to know if this theory held any water whatesoever.
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Re: Shape of C-section babies heads
i've heard this as well and do think there is some truth to it since the baby doesn'tgo through the birth canal. i of course think it's possible to have a vaginal birth and have a round head, but odds are probably better with a c/s.
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Re: Shape of C-section babies heads
I think that there is a lot of truth to this statement. I mean the baby's head is soft so it can fit through the birth canal and if you have a long labor or the child is stuck in a certain position for a while, the head will go into that shape. I have heard many stories of children who have head or neck problems b/c of being stuck so I think there is some truth to the c/s baby having a nice head shape when the mom did not labor a long time and the baby was not stuck in the birth canal.
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Re: Shape of C-section babies heads
absolute truth to it...the trip down the birth canal CAN lead to a cone shaped head
c-section babies have round heads 
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Re: Shape of C-section babies heads
totally true, although my canal must have been a wide one b/c all my kids had perfectly round heads.
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Re: Shape of C-section babies heads
My neice was born by c section last year, her little head was perfect.
here her picture she was less then 10 minutes 10
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dm24angel
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Re: Shape of C-section babies heads
Depends on when the C/S was done. Mine was an emergency C/S and my son was already ion the birth canal. He had a very coned shaped head, every one assumed he was a vaginal delivery b/c of that.
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Re: Shape of C-section babies heads
There is some truth to that but it also depends on the size of your baby and how wide yor canal is. My DD was small so she came out with a perfectly shaped head.
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Re: Shape of C-section babies heads
Definately true - my mom was in labor with my brother for 30+ hours (eventually ending in a C-section - but still...) and I always make fun of his first picture b/c his head was so misshapen he looked like an alien whereas mine, as a planned C-section was perfect.
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| Posted 5/15/09 3:39 PM |
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Re: Shape of C-section babies heads
Posted by Mikismom
absolute truth to it...the trip down the birth canal CAN lead to a cone shaped head
c-section babies have round heads
Agreed!
I am the only one in DHs family to ahve a c/s and everyone kept commenting now how perfect DS looked just minutes after his birth. His head was perfectly round and no bruising or redness etc (not all v-babies have this but some do)
Also due to this andthat DS was nearly 10lbs at birth everyone kept saying he looked like a 2 month old.
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Joeswife1106
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Re: Shape of C-section babies heads
My DS had a slight 'crown' as they called it from being so low down but was a c/s baby so he does actually have a really nice shaped head  The 'crown' was gone by the next morning.
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Nicole622
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Re: Shape of C-section babies heads
it is very true.. a baby's head has to mold to fit through the birth canal..c-section babies have the best rounded head..
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Re: Shape of C-section babies heads
Both kids were c-section and were born with PERFECT heads..no marks on the face either
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Re: Shape of C-section babies heads
c-section babies tend to be "prettier" at first that vaginally born babies. There is a lot of trauma coming down that birth canal! Cone heads and bruising may be present.
I think 95% of the c-section babies I have seen look "perfect" when they come out.
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Re: Shape of C-section babies heads
this is what DS looked like after 25 hours in labor and a trip down the birth canal.
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totally true, although my canal must have been a wide one b/c all my kids had perfectly round heads.
You and your wide canal! 
I find that some canal babies have nice heads right away. The cone head babies do not stay that way, obviously. My baby had a nice C-section head but he was so tiny that he might not have had a tight squeeze.
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Re: Shape of C-section babies heads
Pfft. My DS had a perfect head and I had a vaginal delivery.....people actually complimented us on it in the hospital. LOL
He also tore the crap out of me, so I suffered through that deal
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Re: Shape of C-section babies heads
From the babies I've seen, if you don't go into labor & have a csection, there is no cone shaped head. If you labor for hours & wind up with an emergency c, you have the cone shaped head.
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Re: Shape of C-section babies heads
I was in labor for 39 hours, pushed for 4 hours and then had a c-section. My DD had a perfectly round head from the minute she was born.
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Dani922
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Re: Shape of C-section babies heads
It is true. My DD was a section & her head was pretty round from birth. DS was vaginal & he had a cone head & a squished face. His head rounded out & his face popped within 24 hours though.
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| Posted 5/15/09 9:06 PM |
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Goldi0218
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Re: Shape of C-section babies heads
Abby had a little round head. Still does.
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| Posted 5/15/09 9:38 PM |
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Re: Shape of C-section babies heads
It's true! My Brother was CS, but only after hours & hours of labor, which made him a little cone shaped. I on the other hand was just a CS with a perfectly round head.
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Re: Shape of C-section babies heads
Posted by nymaymom
I mean I see the most perfectly shaped heads on any vaginal birth baby I've seen.
my vaginal birth baby had the HUGEST cone head you've ever seen. after about 2 days it looked normal, but when he was first born it was practically pointy.
i guess that's what happens when you push for 5 hours.
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Re: Shape of C-section babies heads
Both of my kids had beautiful round heads and they were both vaginal 
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Re: Shape of C-section babies heads
I agree with this statement. One of first comments I heard about DS was how nice his head was!
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