stork marks?
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Topic: stork marks?
Posted By: Bombshell
Subject: stork marks?
Date Posted: 15 March 2007 at 10:16pm
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does anyone know what these are?
Gabriella has one between eyes above bridge of nose - hers is about 4-5 small red dots in a fishing hook type pattern...I didnt know what it was called until a lady at my old workplace yest looked at her and said she had a stork mark like her daughter had. how long do they take to fade? anyone know what causes them? I had thought it might be a birth mark to start with. |
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 15 March 2007 at 10:18pm
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they are "pressure" type marks, I think, charly has them ,they do fade, my mw said. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 15 March 2007 at 10:33pm
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Erin had a big one on the back of her head, and it has faded, can't remember how long it took though ! ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater 
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 15 March 2007 at 10:48pm
Ashlee has a couple on her forehead and one on the nape of her neck. The forehead ones were really obvious when firstborn, but now they only tend to be obvious when she cries. Like others have said, they do fade and are extremely common 
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 16 March 2007 at 7:34am
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All my kids had them... the old wives tale is that the marks are where the stork's beak gripped the baby's head as the bird delivered them to the parents! ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 16 March 2007 at 7:35am
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yep both my girls had them. Because Alyssa is quite fair hers were more pronounced and the ones at the back of her head on her hairline didnt go away till she was well over a year old. ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: ellabellame
Date Posted: 16 March 2007 at 7:57am
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mikey had one near his eye, at first it was really noticable and then it started to fade and only show up when he got angry or when he cried but i think it was completely gone by the time he was about 9 months old. ------------- |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 16 March 2007 at 8:28am
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Ella had one on her eyelid and its gone now but she has one on the nape of her neck but i think thats a birthmark now.
Heres a pic of Ellas face with the stork bite. Its on her right eyelid 
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 16 March 2007 at 9:02am
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LOL Jess, My Ella had the same one but on her left eyelid! ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 16 March 2007 at 9:21am
my boys both had theirs on the back of their heads in the same place...and toby had a mark on teh bridge of his nose, i dont even remember when it went... ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 16 March 2007 at 9:24am
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ok so more common that i realised....i guessed it would fade and seems it goes between about 6 - 9 months so that is ok...you cant really notice it in photos...and it kinda has character really.
she also has a strawberry birthmark on back on neck just inside her hairline...but that is a family thing on my side as mum, her mum and my gt grandma all had the same mark..and she actually looks a lot like them to be honest. i like the stork story - cute really! |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 16 March 2007 at 9:27am
that stork musta really had a grip om my Charly, she's got one on her eye like Ella, one on her forehead and one on the back of her neck. Meany old stork  ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 16 March 2007 at 9:44am
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Sienna's got a couple on her left eyelid, they've faded a lot but when they were first born they were the only way I could tell the gremlins apart! -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 16 March 2007 at 10:55am
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Andrew had one but then we later found out his was a strawberry. It took just onder 2 years to flatten and fade. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: KH25
Date Posted: 16 March 2007 at 12:24pm
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Ashleigh has one on her forehead too. Like everyone says very common and hers isn't noticable at all now except when red with crying/pooing etc and when tired! ------------- Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: SMoody
Date Posted: 16 March 2007 at 12:45pm
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Well dont know if it is the same but McKayla had some red marks on her back part of her neck and it has faded but still there. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 16 March 2007 at 2:51pm
| Ellas sometimes flares up when she gets mad haha |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 16 March 2007 at 10:16pm
| Jack has a strawberry one on his arm too and its just started to flatten and fade. |
Posted By: ooEvaoo
Date Posted: 17 March 2007 at 3:57pm
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Kahtrell has stork marks. He has a little one on the tip of his nose, and a big one on the back of his neck...they're quite faded now though, barely noticable ------------- 
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