Birthmark - bleeding

[Carolyn]

Abigail has three four birth marks, 3 are classed as stork marks (on her eyelids and nape of neck) one is a flat birth mark on the side of her nose.

this morning it had a scab on it. not the whole birthmark, just some of it. this was not there at the fouro clock feed! (i don't think)

anyways, then i remember how niggly she'd been yesterday, rubbing her face in an agitated manner and really screaming before a feed, something that she doesn't normally do.

when i was washing her, i avoided the mark, but she wriggled and i wiped the 'scab'. it came off and underneath there was a small 'hole' where the blood had obviously come from.

she was mega niggly yesterday, woke up in a good mood but by mid morning was really niggly. now she's asleep but keeps grunting and groaning!!

rang hv, she's on holiday. rang another hv who said i should let dr look at it. no appoinments today, as it's 'half day' (WTF???), got to ring at 8am tomorrow to see someone. my question: (At long last) do i need to take it further today, or can it wait til tomorrow? (she's feeding fine)

(Sorry for the long post, i think i'm much more succinct and to the point when i have to type one handed rather than two handed like this, sorry!)

 

[poppy]

Hi!

She has probably just scratched it or something, but it is a good idea to get a doctor to look at it.

I would phone NHS 24 if you are still worried and need reassurance. When I first got Tristan home, he did not seem to poo for about 3 days and I was really worried. It was a Saturday and I could not get any midwives in, so I phoned NHS 24, they put me on to a midwife and she was great at reassuring me - and guess what, about an hour later Tristan did a massive poo!

xxx

 

[Carolyn]

she's very unsettled. keeps rubbing the area.

 

[KarenLV]

Go to emergency room if no one is available.Yout LO is obviously very uncomfortable and nees to be attended to.Perhaps the doc on duty can prescribe something to help.

 

[Carolyn]

she has just sneezed more than ten times and done two big pos in the last hour..seems to have settled now