In a message dated 95-10-06 17:30:28 EDT, you write:

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>Date:    Thu, 5 Oct 1995 20:36:38 -0700
>From:    Arly Helm <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: poor opening--head shape?
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>Had a baby the other night who is 3 weeks old, still has a very pronounced
>cone head off to one side, will nuzzle the breast, cuddle, lick, and take
>the nipple between his lips, but cries angrily the whole time his mouth is
>open wide enough to latch on, even with the SNS pouring breastmilk in.  He
>was born at another hospital out of the valley, and his mother doesn't know
>anything about what procedures he might have been subjected to during
>delivery or pp.  I wonder if the shape of his head is a clue.
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>Could he be experiencing jaw pain or other discomfort in this position, I
>wonder?
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>Arly Helm
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>[log in to unmask] (Arly Helm, LC

Hi Arly -

Sounds like a great big cephalhematoma (when it's off to one side) which will
take awhile for breakdown and reabsorption of the blood.  I have really
noticed recently that these babies seem sensitive to positioning, and have
tried not to touch that area.

Is this baby also jaundiced because of the cephalhematoma?

See ya!
Janet