2 Month Old

The wanting to stand thing is normal. Both of my kids prefered to be that way. The head thing is because he needs more tummy time. I worked at a daycare and one of the kids had the same thing. It gets better as he gets older and gets more tummy time. Hope this helps.

You need to get him checked by your pediatrician for torticollis. If he does have it y'all need to be doing stretching exercises to help improve this and to keep it from getting worse - this is something you don't want to ignore if it is torticollis because it will get worse if you don't treat it. Hopefully its nothing but good job on picking up on it early if it is something.

I understand what you are trying to say. It is possible that he just doesn't have enough head control to hold his head upright yet. Or, he could have some torticollis. Torticollis can be present from birth, or happen after birth due to positioning and/or reflux. Usually you will see a baby hold their head to only 1 side in all positions, not just upright, and tilt their head to the opposite side. If they turn their head to the left, for example, they will also tilt their head to the right at the same time. I often notice it in babies who are positioned to one side all the time in their seat (carseat, bouncy seat, swing, etc). I will also see it in family photos if you notice the baby always turned to one side in all photos. Mild cases often resolve on their own with good positioning as the baby gets stronger. However, if the baby does have torticollis, a pediatric physical therapist can often give you some help with "tricks" for positioning and in more severe cases stretching. It is important to catch it early to prevent flattening of the head and asymmetrical face growth and to help him develop his motor skills (sitting, crawling, etc) without problem. If you think this might be what is happening to your grandson, please have your pediatrician check for tightness. It may be nothing, or it may be the beginnings of something that you fix easily if caught early. Hope this helps!

Your 2-month-old grandson is trying to stand?

No, this may not be normal. Please have him seen by his pediatrician. He probably needs some physical therapy to help tortacallis. It is VERY treatable!

You may want to ask his Dr., but it sounds like he favors that side which can lead to torticollis. Be sure and alternate the direction he lays in his crib, alternate sides to feed him, and alternate sides he is changed on. Those things will help him to look both ways.

I'm not sure I am reading this correctly or if you have mis typed something. Your grandson is 2 months but you said trying to stand up? Do you mean when he is being held in a kind of standing posistion? 2 months is still young and they don't yet have complete control over there heads , monitor it and if it get's worse or more frequent then I def advise asking the pediatrician.

I agree just monitor his head hanging by the time he is about one years old. My son used to hang is head to one side also until he was about 7 months -- when he started crawling. He's 17 months now and all is well.

I believe this is to early to even be holding him in a standing position without an adult personally supporting his neck. He may actually suffer pain from trying to hold his head up. About all he should be doing at this age is raising his head off your shoulder when you are holding him and that is for just little seconds. Support his head/neck all the time for a little longer.