Torticollis

This is a picture of daddy doing one of Bishop's stretches!

I just realized I haven't posted anything about Bishop's torticollis. Bishop was diagnosed with Torticollis and has been going to physical therapy every week for the past 6 weeks. Torticollis is a shortening of the muscle in his neck. It's nothing serious if we work on it and have we been working on it!! We've been doing exercises (much to Bishop's dislike) and working with him to look to his left and tilt his head so his right ear bends to his right shoulder.

His head has always been cocked to the side and his pediatrician mentioned something about it when Bishop was 3-4 months old, but he didn't think he had torticollis.....come to find out, he does. Being he was a little older when it was diagnosed means it might take a little longer to resolve, but it is mild and he's doing really well with the therapy. Because his neck hasn't been that strong, he wasn't rolling over as much as other babies....we worked with him and now he rolls all over the place. He usually rolls to his tummy in his sleep and we always find him in a new position in the morning!

Hopefully the therapy will continue to help and it'll be resolved soon!