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What is a Tortle you ask? The Tortle beanie is an FDA-cleared patented Class 1 medical device that promotes proper head and neck movement which is essential for appropriate development. Tortle helps prevent and treat the early stages of flat head syndrome: plagiocephaly (the flattening of the baby’s skull) & torticollis (unbalanced neck muscles). Tortle works by gently deflecting a baby’s head from side to side when they are sitting or lying on the back of their head. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends regular head repositioning of babies younger than six months.
This is due to their lack of movement and the number of time infants spend on their back (the safest place for them to be). If left untreated, there can be long-standing problems. Treatment is frequently expensive and can be somewhat uncomfortable for a baby. Plagiocephaly and Torticollis are almost 100% preventable with repositioning and Tortle makes this safe and easy. It is recommended that all newborns wear a Tortle for the first 6 months of life to support healthy development.
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I learned that positional plagiocephaly is the medical term for flat head syndrome.
I love the Whimsical Blue Elephants. Wish they had it in pink since I’m having a girl!
i like the whimsical blue elephants the best
I am loving the Tortle in Sweet Pink Flowers. I have tried to prevent Flat Head Syndrome by changing the side my daughter sleeps on each night, and this would be great to use to help further prevent it. Thanks so much!
I really like the design with the blue elephants!
I love the Whimsical Blue Elephants. The Tortle will look adorable on my nephew.
The Whimsical Blue Elephant print is my favorite. I never knew a cap like this could help with moderate flat head syndrome.
I learned that flat head syndrome is a real thing and tortle was designed by professionals to prevent this, I love the sweet pink flower pattern!
I like that it encourages healthy skull growth. I like that it is gentle on the head and doesn’t hurt the baby.
I like the flower pattern
I like the elephant print the most!
I learned that it helps to treat mild to moderate flat head syndrome. The designs are also cute!! 🙂
I learned you can buy these at Target. I like the Sweet Pink Flowers print.
I never knew of this hat! what a great product! I would definitely recommend it to my mommy friends!
Helping the flat head is such a great thing.
I like the Blue Elephant design.
Thanks 🙂
I learned that it can be used to make the baby’s head turn the other way from the favourite position to help prevent flat spots on the back of the head. I like the blue whimsical elephant design most.
The elephant design is super cute
I learned that your baby must wear the Tortle for at least 6-8 hours a day.
I love the sweet pink flowers. I have never had a problem with my babies head shapes. I have been very lucky.
I would choose the Whimsical Blue Elephants Tortle repositioning beanie. It is cute and the back positioning support roll even resembles the look of an elephant trunk.
I learned that this comes in 3 stage sizes. I love the blue whimsical elephants
My Grandson needs this
I learned that babies can actually be born with flat head syndrome…depending if they have restricted motion in utero
I learned that after 6 months, the head is harder and less likely to have flat head syndrome. I remember with my lil ones being so afraid of this and constantly moving their lil heads around.
I would really love the elephant design
i like the whimsicle white elephants. Good for both genders, which I don’t know the gender for my baby expected this october!
The blue elephants is different and cute.
i love the whimsical blue elephant but i also learned that if you turn it the opposite way it can help push the flat head back
i would like the whimsical blue elephants pattern
I learned that Tortle Time can be used with Tummy Time to help prevent Flat Head Syndrome. Tortle is recommended for babies up to six months of age.
I like the elephant design.
I learned that you should alternate sides for diaper changes to prevent flat heads.
I learned that some babies may be born with Plagiocephaly because of restricted in utero positioning, during the birth process.
I learned that Tortle works by gently deflecting your baby’s head from side to side while they are lying on the back of their head.
The tortle can prevent and treat flat head.
I learned that Tortle is a medically approved device to help prevent flat head sydrome. They are cute and necessary for babies under 6 months old.
Whimsical Blue Elephants is my favorite Tortle design.
I like the Pink Flower design.
I learned that 1 in 2 Babies Will
Develop Flat Head Syndrome
I like the Whimsical Blue Elephant print for my grandson