Often a mom will report that her infant has difficulty latching onto one of her breasts over the other. It would be difficult to latch onto the right breast if the infant's head was tilted left ear to left shoulder and vica versa. In history taking this is one of the ways that I can determine if the torticollis might have been present at birth. One of the solutions for this is to hold the baby football style with the infant's body lying to the mother's right side as he/she feeds on the right breast (and vica versa). This at least allows for adequate breast feeding while the torticollis receives treatment.
I work in an urban center and find less breast feeding moms than bottle feeding ones but have had this reported to me on occasion. Certainly not always the case, but can be a reported finding.
Renee
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