Birth marks (have you thought about it?)

LostAndAlone · Apr 6th, 2012, 09:00 AM

I never even thought about my kids having birth marks when i was pregnant until i had my 2nd daughter and she has quite a large red one on her bum cheek!! This made me glad in a way it wasnt on her face but still sad in a way that she will have to live with it. I know no one will ever see it til she has a boyfriend (when she is 95) lol but still !! Is there any way to prevent them? Are they genetic? My oh has a large brown circle on the back of his foot almost like a large freckle but i have none. Im just hoping this baby doesnt have one too

leahsbabybump · Apr 6th, 2012, 09:03 AM

i have abrown one on my side and totally forget about it till someone mentions birth marks lol
my son has one on his head shoulder and back his are the red strawberry ones he never even thinks about them tbh i really dont think its anything to worry about its just who they are personally my baby been born with a birth mark would be the least of my worries of what a baby could be born with :-/
i dont think there is anyway you can prevent it its just nature

hopeforamirac · Apr 6th, 2012, 09:28 AM

its life unfortunetly, all my children have strawberry marks on the base of there skull under hair. my son woke up at 2 weeks old with a bright red birthmark by his eye, i was shocked and worried but got told it would fade and its totally gone now, it never bothered me and it was kinda cute

ClaudiasMummy · Apr 6th, 2012, 09:56 AM

There is no genetics about it. It just happens. Also, I never really thought about it..

baby287 · Apr 6th, 2012, 10:01 AM

Would u be able to see them on 3D ultrasound? I don't have any.. I just hope he doesn't get a big one on his little face! Lol iv seem him in the 3D and he looks just fine! But would I see it?

oh_socold · Apr 6th, 2012, 10:01 AM

I thought the strawberries went away as children got older unlike moles. I could be wrong, but my little sister had two of them and they were gone by the time she was 10 years old, maybe 11. One was big and on her shoulder and it just got smaller and smaller. I have beauty marks, little brown spots and brown freckles that never go away. I actually have two freckles since birth on my lips on my face. I used to hate them as a kid, but now I kind of like them. No one else notices unless you get really close, and well I dont get so close to people LOL

I wouldnt worry about your daughters little red mark either, as it may actually go away...but I think beauty marks and freckles and other birth marks such as moles give you character. I was born with a dent thats very small at the top of my rear end, my mother always used to joke that if she had to identify me she could without having to see my face. I am biased though because I have them

Amarna · Apr 6th, 2012, 10:05 AM

My daughter had a red one on her forehead when she was born. The doctor said it would fade with time and it has. It's life and lots of babies/young children have them.

leoniebabey · Apr 6th, 2012, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by ClaudiasMummy

There is no genetics about it. It just happens. Also, I never really thought about it..

i think it can be genetic both me and my cousin have ones practically identical mine is above my right boob and her's is on her side. Mine was very bright red and although it has faded now you can feel it's different. LO just had the red mark on his neck which is covered by hair anyway.

vintagecat · Apr 6th, 2012, 10:28 AM

I have a birth mark on my left arm. It was very bright growing up, but now it's pretty light. I personally like mine as it's just a part of who I am. I also have freckles and moles here and there. It makes us unique.

Also, kind of a bit of folklore, but supposedly a birth mark is supposed to signify how you died in a previous life. Kind of drives the imagination wild.

gamblesrh · Apr 6th, 2012, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by hopeforamirac

its life unfortunetly, all my children have strawberry marks on the base of there skull under hair. my son woke up at 2 weeks old with a bright red birthmark by his eye, i was shocked and worried but got told it would fade and its totally gone now, it never bothered me and it was kinda cute

all of my children have the same red mark on the back of their heads under the hair

Apr 6th, 2012, 09:00 AM	#1
LostAndAlone Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 1,733	Birth marks (have you thought about it?) I never even thought about my kids having birth marks when i was pregnant until i had my 2nd daughter and she has quite a large red one on her bum cheek!! This made me glad in a way it wasnt on her face but still sad in a way that she will have to live with it. I know no one will ever see it til she has a boyfriend (when she is 95) lol but still !! Is there any way to prevent them? Are they genetic? My oh has a large brown circle on the back of his foot almost like a large freckle but i have none. Im just hoping this baby doesnt have one too

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Apr 6th, 2012, 09:03 AM	#2
leahsbabybump Other BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: South Yorkshire - UK Posts: 9,760	i have abrown one on my side and totally forget about it till someone mentions birth marks lol my son has one on his head shoulder and back his are the red strawberry ones he never even thinks about them tbh i really dont think its anything to worry about its just who they are personally my baby been born with a birth mark would be the least of my worries of what a baby could be born with :-/ i dont think there is anyway you can prevent it its just nature

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hopeforamirac Trying to conceive (TTC) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: uk Posts: 6,184	its life unfortunetly, all my children have strawberry marks on the base of there skull under hair. my son woke up at 2 weeks old with a bright red birthmark by his eye, i was shocked and worried but got told it would fade and its totally gone now, it never bothered me and it was kinda cute

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ClaudiasMummy Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 1,067	There is no genetics about it. It just happens. Also, I never really thought about it..

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baby287 Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: US Posts: 1,123	Would u be able to see them on 3D ultrasound? I don't have any.. I just hope he doesn't get a big one on his little face! Lol iv seem him in the 3D and he looks just fine! But would I see it?

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oh_socold Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 612	I thought the strawberries went away as children got older unlike moles. I could be wrong, but my little sister had two of them and they were gone by the time she was 10 years old, maybe 11. One was big and on her shoulder and it just got smaller and smaller. I have beauty marks, little brown spots and brown freckles that never go away. I actually have two freckles since birth on my lips on my face. I used to hate them as a kid, but now I kind of like them. No one else notices unless you get really close, and well I dont get so close to people LOL I wouldnt worry about your daughters little red mark either, as it may actually go away...but I think beauty marks and freckles and other birth marks such as moles give you character. I was born with a dent thats very small at the top of my rear end, my mother always used to joke that if she had to identify me she could without having to see my face. I am biased though because I have them

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Amarna Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New York State Posts: 1,628	My daughter had a red one on her forehead when she was born. The doctor said it would fade with time and it has. It's life and lots of babies/young children have them.

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Apr 6th, 2012, 10:28 AM	#9
vintagecat Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Japan (from U.S.) Posts: 2,042	I have a birth mark on my left arm. It was very bright growing up, but now it's pretty light. I personally like mine as it's just a part of who I am. I also have freckles and moles here and there. It makes us unique. Also, kind of a bit of folklore, but supposedly a birth mark is supposed to signify how you died in a previous life. Kind of drives the imagination wild.

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