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Baby Hits Head Softly On His Crib To Go To Sleep

by Veronica
(Yukon, Oklahoma, USA)

Why does my baby hit his head on his pillow to be able to go to sleep?

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Baby Hits Head Softly On His Crib To Go To Sleep

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May 16, 2008

Who Knows Why...?
by: Baby Help Line

Hi Veronica!

For one reason or another, your baby probably finds it comforting to do his little routine. Some babies schratch their mom's or their own cheek, twist their hair (if they have any, mostly older kids, though) or do something else.

Unfortunately, when he is old enough to tell you why, he probably stoped doing it a long time ago!

/Paula

Jun 05, 2008

no!!
by: Anonymous

try to find a way for baby to stop. my cuz used to do that when she was tiny and now she's 11 with a huge black scar on her forehead....

Aug 25, 2008

Advice
by: NannyNurse

Babies all have certain routine motions they go through when falling asleep. As long as these are not damaging (the area on his head is not red or bruised which I am assuming it is not) it is fine to let them continue.

Generally though it is also quite easy to change that motion to something else. Try covering the side with a pillow or blanket. He may fall for it at first and then with time you can ease the pillow or blanket down into the crib until he is used to laying down while he falls asleep. You may find that he changes the hitting into rubbing his head back and forth on the pillow (I know a child who this trick worked on)

Alternatively if you are able to you can always give him something new in the crib that is distracting (such as a new mobile) and try laying him down only slightly reclined so that he can feel like he is still sitting up.

Good Luck and hope all work out for you, in the end as long as he is not causing any damage, there is not really any harm. He will out grow it eventually.

Nov 01, 2008

I did when I was little
by: Anonymous

I used to hit my head on my pillow as a child;

The reason wass simply because it somehow felt good and made sleep easier; I eventually grew out of it however.

You dont need to worry unless its really hard or it continues on after a certain age.

Feb 25, 2009

Help Me Please.
by: Anonymous

Hi, View's
I had this problem when i was a baby i started to twist my head back and forth and i got use to it and i keep on still doing it im getting sick of it but for some reason it feels good when i fall asleep i dont want this routine anymore can u give me some advice.

Mar 19, 2009

dont worry!
by: JamieLynn

My Younger brother used to do the exact same thing and continued to do so until he was a teenager. There was absolutely nothing wrong with him-it was just something he did to help him go to sleep. Sometimes he would even bang his head so hard he would wake me up in the middle of the night! I would just leave it be because in some way it is probably comforting to your baby. Good luck!

Apr 14, 2009

sleep problem
by: Anonymous

My 11 year old son has been banging his head on his pillow since he was a baby. His doctor says it was harmless just so longs as he is not banging his head on the wall. He was diagnose
at 7 years old has having ADHD and is on medication. My concern is this head banging will continue into his adult life and affect things such as sleeping with a spouse. Does anyone have any advice?

Nov 20, 2009

im 21 years old
by: V

While i try and sleep, i will lay on my stomoch with my hands under my pillow and i will bang my head into my pillow. For as long as i have been alive I have been told i do this, i have 2 Brothers and a sister and my oldest brother said he put a book under my pillow to get me to stop. but i was like 3 and didnt... every week or so i will have either a recurring dream, or just a bad night of sleep. and my girlfriend will tell me i was doing it... this is mainly subconscious, im scared it wont stop. i also have back problems wich i fear could be from sleeping on my stomoch for so many years.. i try swiching positions but i always end up they way i want i guess..

Apr 19, 2010

Ive been banging my head for 33 years.
by: Anonymous

I am 33 years old and have been banging my head for as long as i can remember, my whole life. This the only way i could sleep, until i got married and was still banging my head but i eventually stopped. I guess she was my comfort and i found myself falling asleep without banging my head. we have 4 kids now and the little guy has taking over my bed so i sleep in the other room i found myself banging my head again.

Jul 09, 2010

Relief!!!
by: Anonymous

My youngest is five and she does it too! she's been doing it for as long as I can remember and the doctor said its nothing but I couldnt help but worry especially when people see her doing it and act like its the strangest thing they have ever seen :-)! thank you so very much. what a relief!

Aug 16, 2010

I do it too
by: Philly

Hi, I'm 16 and I still to that even since I was a baby. My mother says she used to rub and pat my back to I'd stop as a baby. She also says my brother used to do it and my cousin. It makes me feel better that there are other people who do it. Because I always feel like a freak. I'm hoping I can stop soon but I think it's some kind of therapuetic, vicarious life.
As if, all my troubles ease away. Here's how I feel: Comfortable, because the feeling makes me 'feel' (sounds weird, I no). Safe, it's as if by occupying my body I'm protecting myself. And I feel sleepy, somehow banging my head makes me feel sleepier faster.
I also listen to music right up until I feel the sleepiest. I guess I'm a busy body... I HAVE to do something all the time. Wierd thing is.. I don't do it when I'm not in the room by myself. Like at sleepovers. Maybe I feel protected or self concious... or maybe I just don't like being alone.

It would be nice if anyone with this problem who is older than 10 could e-mail me: I_achieve2011@hotmail . com
I still feel like a freak... and does anyone wake up sweaty and feel faint and drained a lot? And my back has just started to hurt yesterday.

Aug 24, 2010

WOW
by: isaac

yo this is soo cool that other people do this. i thought i was weird. yea it does the same for me as the person above said, it's kind of therapeutic. i can make myself not do it but in the middle of the night i will find myself doing it without knowing. i also dont get a lot of sleep b/c of this. as i am bumping my head im usually thinking about a lot of stuff and time slips away.

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