Birth Marks

My DD had a birth mark appear recently on her back/shoulder which just popped up, one day it wasn't there and the next it was!

SO weird huh!

DD was born with a huge strawberry on her leg which the Dr said will just disappear. My MW said to get it checked if it becomes raised which it did, but the Dr was happy with it.

She then all of a sudden got another one on her shoulder which just appeared one day. If they are strawberry birthmarks they should just disappear over time, but always good to have them checked.

"More research is needed to determine the real cause of strawberry birthmarks. However, it is believed that no known food, medication, or activity during pregnancy can cause a hemangioma. So, parents shouln't feel guilty. It is natural to feel upset or worried, but birthmarks are not linked to anything the mother did during pregnancy.
Also, strawberry birthmarks tend to fade spontaneously. They are neither painful or harmful, although about one in a hundred will require medical treatment. So, it is still recommended to consult a doctor who will also evaluate and possible recommend some x-rays to see the extent of an infant strawberry birthmark"

I have one on my shoulder blade. Mum has always called it a strawberry one but it is still there 30 yrs later so I don't know. Anyway she said that they can just appear at anytime.

Hehe Brennans is right in the middle of his bum cheek. Its about 1cm round and is a little bumpyish now.

hehe cute!
Yeah if its getting bigger and going like...blood blister-ish then id say its a strawberry haemangioma.

They look quite...scary lol, people always say "omg whats wrong with her finger!!" and I have to explain what it is, as they all think she has hurt her self.

Edited by Sheza

Amy has got a strawberry birthmark on her neck. It came up when she was a few days old and it was very red, quite raised and about 3cm across.

We had a pead referral to get it checked out when she was about 8weeks and he said that it would start to fade and break up as she grew and then the skin should even out until it was gone. He predicted that is would be gone by the time she started school.

Amy is 3y9m and the colour has totally gone. The skin is still a little bumpy but getting less so. The pead was pretty much right on the money so far

Edited by jaycee

It seems it depends on the type of birth mark.

Carys has a strawberry hemangioma on her back since birth which grew and has in the last 6mths started to 'break-up' a bit and is starting to become less raised. She grew another tiny one higher on her back which wasn't noticed until 6mths old or so and that one seems to have already disappeared.

I seem to grow tiny ones of the same thing on/around my boobs, especially during pregnancy and they come and go randomly.

babyg - the ones around your boobs could be a fungal infection, sounds gross but basically it's just from heat etc. My sis and I get them all the time and struggle to get rid of them.