OHbaby! Forums : Birthmarks? https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:32:04 +0000 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:20:59 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.10 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=9941 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Birthmarks? : My Chloe has a strawberry mark. Its...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9941&PID=198706&title=birthmarks#198706 Author: numberonemum
Subject: 9941
Posted: 17 August 2007 at 8:20pm

My Chloe has a strawberry mark.

Its right in the centre of her back...

It wasnt there wen she was born, just developed over time.

 But it is raised and the doctors tell me that it can get to the size of a 50 cent piece ( the old ones). It usally completly disappears byt the age of 5.

Its slowly fadding now and is only the size of large pea thank goodness.

But the horrid thing is when shes wearing her bikini in the summer and people see it we us her parenst get the strangest looks.

]]> Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:20:59 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9941&PID=198706&title=birthmarks#198706 <![CDATA[Birthmarks? : Oh my gosh Jack is CUTE! Glad...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9941&PID=198318&title=birthmarks#198318 Author: Andie
Subject: 9941
Posted: 17 August 2007 at 9:49am

Oh my gosh Jack is CUTE! 

Glad the mystery might be solved, Mikaela.  Little monkey!!

]]> Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:49:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9941&PID=198318&title=birthmarks#198318 <![CDATA[Birthmarks? : Maya wrote:Not sure if it is...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9941&PID=198308&title=birthmarks#198308 Author: Bombshell
Subject: 9941
Posted: 17 August 2007 at 9:39am

Originally posted by Maya Maya wrote:

Not sure if it is a scar from where she scratched herself or a birthmark but if it's a scar it's weird that it's still there coz it wouldn't have been a deep scratch and babies skin doesn't scar easily.


yeah they normally heal quite quickly but DH cratched the back of Ellas leg with his watch strap (by accident) a few weeks ago and scratch is still there and was noticeable for weeks....like 4 weeks now! that is the only one that has lingered...

If he is sucking it there then he as probably Hickied himself....a story for his 21st huh? ]]> Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:39:11 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9941&PID=198308&title=birthmarks#198308 <![CDATA[Birthmarks? : Andie wrote:Has Alex been sucking...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9941&PID=198273&title=birthmarks#198273 Author: Mikaela
Subject: 9941
Posted: 17 August 2007 at 8:45am

Originally posted by Andie Andie wrote:

Has Alex been sucking on his arm at all? Ella sucked a big, raised blister onto her finger before she was born, and I know of a child who gave themselves little 'hickey' marks from doing just that.


I think that's exactly what he's been doing! I watched him during his tummy time last night, and he kept chomping on his arm. The mark is right where he'd be able to suck on it, and it's the same size as his mouth! Little monster, scaring me like that ]]> Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:45:07 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9941&PID=198273&title=birthmarks#198273 <![CDATA[Birthmarks? : you can see it on his arm here...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9941&PID=197974&title=birthmarks#197974 Author: Rachael21
Subject: 9941
Posted: 16 August 2007 at 4:47pm


you can see it on his arm here]]> Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:47:18 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9941&PID=197974&title=birthmarks#197974 <![CDATA[Birthmarks? : Jack had one on his arm too. It...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9941&PID=197972&title=birthmarks#197972 Author: Rachael21
Subject: 9941
Posted: 16 August 2007 at 4:43pm

Jack had one on his arm too. It came a few weeks after he was born and started like a little scratch and grew into the size of a new 20 cent piece and was bright red at 6 weeks and eventually raised up. Now at 19 months its almost gone so if it is a strawberry one I wouldn't worry. i'll see if I can dig up a picture of his for you.]]> Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:43:59 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9941&PID=197972&title=birthmarks#197972 <![CDATA[Birthmarks? : It does sound very strange for...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9941&PID=197910&title=birthmarks#197910 Author: Andie
Subject: 9941
Posted: 16 August 2007 at 3:25pm

It does sound very strange for a birthmark to appear later on, but then if a midwife says it happens, well, they should know!  It does look like a bruise though, doesn't it.  If they can grow in size after birth, I suppose they can appear after then as well.  Has Alex been sucking on his arm at all?  Ella sucked a big, raised blister onto her finger before she was born, and I know of a child who gave themselves little 'hickey' marks from doing just that. 

....and if it's a bruise, he'll be OK - it's not bothering him which is a good sign. 

]]> Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:25:29 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9941&PID=197910&title=birthmarks#197910 <![CDATA[Birthmarks? : Hannah got a strawberry mark after...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9941&PID=197868&title=birthmarks#197868 Author: busymum
Subject: 9941
Posted: 16 August 2007 at 2:45pm

Hannah got a strawberry mark after a week or so. I didn't notice it until after she started smiling actually. But that one is purple so it looks like a bruise. Time will tell! ]]> Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:45:54 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9941&PID=197868&title=birthmarks#197868 <![CDATA[Birthmarks? : Sienna had stork marks on her...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9941&PID=197828&title=birthmarks#197828 Author: Maya
Subject: 9941
Posted: 16 August 2007 at 1:37pm

Sienna had stork marks on her eyelids, it was the only way I could tell them apart to start with, and she was born with them. They've faded now. All three of them have mongolian blue spots on their backs which look like bruises, Dad freaked out when he saw Maya's the first time and said she was bruised, but they're just a funny thing peculiar to olive/dark skinned babies.
Maya also has a small indent on her cheek that wasn't there at birth but appeared about 5-6 weeks. Not sure if it is a scar from where she scratched herself or a birthmark but if it's a scar it's weird that it's still there coz it wouldn't have been a deep scratch and babies skin doesn't scar easily.]]> Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:37:01 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9941&PID=197828&title=birthmarks#197828 <![CDATA[Birthmarks? : It looks like a small bruise to...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9941&PID=197781&title=birthmarks#197781 Author: mummy_becks
Subject: 9941
Posted: 16 August 2007 at 12:45pm

It looks like a small bruise to me as well. I wouldn't woory too much. Andrew had a strawberry mark on his forehead and it was there from birth.



Edited by mummy_becks]]> Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:45:17 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9941&PID=197781&title=birthmarks#197781 <![CDATA[Birthmarks? : that looks like a bruise! and...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9941&PID=197739&title=birthmarks#197739 Author: Bombshell
Subject: 9941
Posted: 16 August 2007 at 11:04am

that looks like a bruise! and it can happen easily...I scratched Ella with my ring on her tummy the other day and was shocked when i saw it hours later...i hadnt realised i had done it but knew it must have been from that....

Ella was born with birthmarks - a stork mark between eyes, one in middle of back of head (nearly gone) and one across bottom of hairline at back of neck....some of that one has spread as she has grown and looks like it has "appeared" but was always there and noticeable.

]]> Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:04:28 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9941&PID=197739&title=birthmarks#197739 <![CDATA[Birthmarks? : Alex has a weird mark on his arm....]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9941&PID=197734&title=birthmarks#197734 Author: Mikaela
Subject: 9941
Posted: 16 August 2007 at 11:00am

Alex has a weird mark on his arm. It definitely wasn't there at lunchtime yesterday, but at bedtime last night it looked like this:




At first I thought it was a bruise and I was horrified! I rang the midwife and she didn't seem overly concerned, as it's not raised and he doesn't react when we touch it - she said it might just be a birthmark. But I had always thought that birthmarks were something you were, well, born with

Has anyone seen anything like this before? Any idea what it could be, and why it's turned up after three weeks?

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