does anyone else's LO have one or more than one?

Dani has one on her tummy she got a few days after birth, then a few days later she got one on her chest, then one on her thigh, now there is one on her back, one on her foot and one on her knee.. How many more will she get ='[ I hate them so much, they are popping up ruining her perfect little skin

The doctor said they will get bigger and bigger until she is 2 or 3 and then go down again until they are tiny red freckles so that's good, but I google image searched (stupid me) on strict filtering and the pictures are so so aweful (don't search it!)

Her biggest one is less than 1cm but I'm terrified how big it will get and what if she gets one on her face and people stare or kids make fun of the one on her knee

DD1 had 5. 3 tiny ones on her wrist,ankle and scalp which have disappeared age 2.5. She has one on her shoulder 3mm across and one on her cheek the size of a 5p. When i look at her I dont 'see' the one on her face as we are so used to it.
We too were told they would be fading by 3 years ish but on more research it is likely to be longer. The bullying is my big concern so if it hasnt started to go by age 7-8 we will persue treatment.
I make sure I use a high factor sunscreen on the exposed ones. My newborn hasnt escaped but she is lucky that her one and only birthmark is in her hair.Dont be too downhearted,they are part and parcel of individuality,they should fade and are treatable if needed

My lo has a raised red one on her jawline. It appeared at 2 weeks and the doctor said it should start reducing by the time she is 3. Its about the size of a penny xxx

Treatable? How? Obviously I wouldn't make her get laser surgery or something if it's like that

My youngest Daughter (now 5) had one, from a few days old, on her chest. It got bigger with time to about the size of a 20p piece but completely disappeared by the time she was 3. Not a mark on her now so don't give up hope

By the time bullying starts they will be gone! My baby has a storkmark on her forehead and eyes, her head, and the back of her neck. Apparently it will be gone by 18 months. I dont see it either, as im so used to it

You can always make up a cute story for her to tell her friends about how they got there Maybe they ll think its cool!

Yes they can treat them with laser and I *think* they can also treat with drugs. The decision to treat my daughters wouldnt be taken lightly and not in a hurry for cosmetic reasons but if it shows no sign of going by itself I will take advice and consider having it treated to avoid bullying.

My LG too has a big V shape on her forehead, nose, eye, top lip, either side of her crown on her head n back of her neck. A few people have commented sayin it looks like a nasty scratch but its jus a birth mark or stork bite (they wasnt sure) but sed it shud fade

Ive seen a few babies with this marks, but never seen a child with them, so its possible it will fade in time

My dd has one of these on her eye lid. Appeared at 2 weeks old as a light red line and has grew rapidly. Myself and OH have fought for her to have treatment for it from the age of 2 months due to the position of it on her eyelid. We have been made to feel fussy and have been given the cold shoulder by our GP but demanded to be referred to a consultant paediatrician. We seen her today 6months after we first asked and she was brilliant.

She was annoyed that we hadn't been listend to and said that dd should have been referred to the hospital immediatelynduentonit being on her eye and that it should have never been allowed to grow to its current size (prob about size of 20p but on her eyelid).

She's been rushed through and starts treatment tomorrow! She will be given a dose of propranolol (oral medicine) at hospital and monitored. If she is agreeable to the medicine we will be discharged with a prescription to give her twice a day for 6 months with regular check ups. We have a review appt next week and she hopes to see an improvement by then! So it's as simple as that...so why have we had such a fight on our hands and why has our dd had to endure this birthmark for 6 months!

I really think GPs no nothing about these and love the classic line of 'just leave it, it will grow out by itself' when actually this is not guaranteed and even if it does, can leave loose skin. They are so simple to treat Sony don't understand the reluctance to even refer us to the hospital to see a specialist in the first place.

If this were to happen again in future, (and assuming it was in an area thatvwas likely to cause difficulty) I would not be taking no for an answer and would be demanding an immediate referral to the hospital!

Just to add, that I have read that children with more than 3 of these birthmarks should be reviewed to see if they have any internal ones which could be more serious.