lindsayms05
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Hi ladies, I'm not sure where exactly to post this. My lo is 10 months old. When she was born, her doctor mentioned that she had a sacral dimple and that they were common and we would just "keep an eye on it." She also was born with a hairy back, although she had hairy ears as well, hehe. I wouldn't say she had a tuft of hair, more like her whole lower back was hairy. The hair has since disappeared and at her latest appointment (9 months) her new pediatrician didn't see a sacral dimple either. However, my lo did develop a small hemangioma above her buttcrack and also has one on her stomach (small).
I know sacral dimple, hair, and birthmarks on the spine are all markers for possible spina bifida and tethered cord. I asked her new pediatrician if we should be concerned and she said that if she had seen my lo as a newborn, she would have sent her off for an ultrasound just to check but since that wasn't done and she seems to be developing okay, that she wouldn't worry about it. She did then tell me if I'm still super concerned that she would put a referral into the nearest Children's Hospital (2 hours away). With her being 10 months, she would have to be put to sleep and have an MRI.
I'm torn on whether to put her through that or not. The hair on her back is gone, her dimple is gone, her hemangioma is tiny. BUT, she's just now starting to crawl and isn't pulling up to stand yet. She can stand with support and bears weight on her legs, but can't stand on her own while holding onto something for any length of time, if that makes sense.
What would you do? Wait and see or have the MRI?
I know sacral dimple, hair, and birthmarks on the spine are all markers for possible spina bifida and tethered cord. I asked her new pediatrician if we should be concerned and she said that if she had seen my lo as a newborn, she would have sent her off for an ultrasound just to check but since that wasn't done and she seems to be developing okay, that she wouldn't worry about it. She did then tell me if I'm still super concerned that she would put a referral into the nearest Children's Hospital (2 hours away). With her being 10 months, she would have to be put to sleep and have an MRI.
I'm torn on whether to put her through that or not. The hair on her back is gone, her dimple is gone, her hemangioma is tiny. BUT, she's just now starting to crawl and isn't pulling up to stand yet. She can stand with support and bears weight on her legs, but can't stand on her own while holding onto something for any length of time, if that makes sense.
What would you do? Wait and see or have the MRI?