Hello, my son has been banging his head since he was 2 month old. I noticed it when I seen him in his crib lifting his head up and down on the mattress and scooting,I thought he was looking for his pacifier but when I gave it to him he kept doing the same thing on the edge of the bassinet you know the hard part. I started monitoring him and it continued and I took him to the doctor, the doctor told me that it was fine and he will grow out of it when he turns around 2 to 3 years old if I'm concerned just wrap something around his head. Well I took him back to the doctor at 4 years old and they said there's nothing wrong maybe just his nerves. Well he is now 6 years old and still bangs his head I ask him why he bangs his head he told me he don't know it just feels good to him, I ask him to please stop because I don't want him to hurt himself he told me don't worry I will be fine but I can't stop. His teacher is concerned also because he do the same thing in class. I took him to the new babysitter and forgot to mention the "problem" and she called me 911 at work terrified.Please help how do I get him to stop. He bangs his head very loud he busted his head twice and it seems like first he used his pillow, then his hands, then his feet, now its the wall, the edge of the bunkbed and the floor. The Items are getting harder and harder, he wakes up out of his sleep and start right back at it. Please, Please Help.

I am a 46 year old male that started head banging as an infant until I was about 18 (before there was a fancy name for it). My mom told me that I would move the crib across the room from my head banging. I also rocked myself to sleep. It was one or the other. I couldn't even spend the night at a friends house as I was younger, because I couldn't go to sleep without one of the two actions. I also remember finding it hard to sleep without the covers or sheets over my head.
Here is what I can tell you and hopefully it will make you feel better.
First...I did stop.
Second, at the age of around 10, I was tested and found to be above level IQ (what they used to call "gifted")
I am extremely creative and have made a very good living off of my creativity.
Could the two be connected? I don't know. I'm no doctor, but I do remember having an extremely active imagination as a kid.
Good luck.

My parents said I banged my head as a baby and I'm now 16 and I still bang my head. I bang my head not only when I'm trying to sleep, but while I'm asleep, and sometimes I'll bang my head while sitting in the car or reading. If I don't bang my head, I find that I'm up for all hours of the night and when I do bang my head and eventually get to sleep, I'll irritate others because I mumble, hum, and apparently I sometimes sing. I don't wake up with a headache or neck pains from banging my head, I just find it weird that I pretty much have to bang my head to fall asleep. It's calming and relaxing to me but weird and annoying to others.

Hi, My name is Melissa & I am now 19 years old. I started banging my head into the pillow ever since I was an infant, always for 1-2 or even 3 hours. My eyes have seemingly gotten worse & Im worried. I know that whatever it is, is beyond what "doctors" have to say. I just want to know what it is & why I have it, my brother who is 18 also does this along with my sister who had it as well. I hope someone checks this out ); becus I see its been a year since anyone has commented on this, I hope I can connect with someone..

Hey, I have the same issue..im 19. My name is Melissa..well get back to me if possible as you can tell im a bit worried D: