Birthmarks

DH has one on his hip, and Jackson has one EXACTLY the same, in the exact same place. Surely it must be a hereditary thing?

I didnt even notice them on either of the girls So I wouldnt worry about them. From what I have heard they do fade over time.

I think at this age and through primary school you should try and teach them to be confident about their birthmarks. If they are worried about it once they are in highschool or it starts effecting their self-esteem and/or social development then you could consider teaching them how to cover it naturally with a bit of concealer. They will want to be experimenting with make-up by then anyway. I've always thought having a birthmark makes you special.

Ayja has one on her foot - it seems to have just turned up when she was about 1 as before then it definately wasn't there! it's about 50c size and in the shape of australia, she even thinks that it looks like that and likes the fact as that's where her uncle lives of whom she's very fond.

Paris had realllly dark red birthmarks on her eyes when she was born. They have definately faded over time but are still there and make her look like she has eyeshadow on sometimes, with a purplish line just above her eyelashes and quite prominent capillaries over her eyelids. For her though when she's much older if they bother her then she really can just cover with light eye make up - though the way they are they really would negate the need for that! lol.

I think teaching them to be ok with themselves and and to also be accepting of differences in others does help in all aspects.   Unfortunately at school some kids are mean, but for Keira it does look as though it may face over time maybe, it's not really overly prominent (have never ever noticed it in any other pics of her ever you know - and didn't even in the sig pic till you pointed it out) and doesn't cover the main part of her face so hopefully won't endure much teasing.

Teach her to be a confident child, accept others for who they are, and expect that in return, and as she gets older only time will tell as to what she wants to do. If when she's a teen she want's to cover it tastefully with make-up, then how bad would it be?

I certainly wouldn't stop paris in that situation from wanting to cover it once she's much older. the only way i'd consider it before high school was if she was having alot of problems with teasing.

No advice sorry but Jack has 2 - a 'reverse birthmark' as Aliasmum puts it, on his back, about the size of and old 5c piece. Then one on his left ankle (didn't show up for a week or two - was trying to rub the 'poo' off when I realised lol) which has grown with him. My bestie has one in exactly the same place so that's quite cool.

I think some marks are hereditary. My sister & I have the exact same freckle above our navels, although mine is all stretched now. Isobelle has a strawberry birthmark the entire width of her neck just below her hairline at the back, it looks like a pink barcode, and my mum has one just like it in the same place.
I have three marks on my face that have always been there. They look like freckles but are acutally vascula, two are permantly there and one comes and goes. So you never know your girls ones might fade or go with time.

My daughter has a large dark purple birthmark that covers all of her hand and most of her lower arm. Apparently its a port wine stain mark - the kind that dont fade. When she was first born they got the specialist over from Middlemore to look at it, then they just waited till she was 3 and as it hadnt faded at all by then they said it wont now.

We dont have any in our family anywhere so no idea where it came from ?

My daughter is 5 now and she is totally fine with it (it is very prominent and people often think it is a burn) and if people ask "whats wrong with your arm" she always says "nothing wrong with it - its my special arm"