Talk to me about cleft chins on babies

[susannah14]

Butt chin, dimpled chin, cleft chin, whatever you want to call it... my son has one, but neither my husband nor I do.

I was wondering if babies tend to have them and outgrow them? (Similar to how some babies have flat feet but it goes away). Or if a baby has a cleft chin, they're always going to have it? Have any of your babies had this and outgrew it?

I also thought that it was impossible for a child to have it if neither of the parents do, but seems like it's a myth (before y'all start asking me if I cheated )

Here's a picture, not sure if you can see it real well. It's not real drastic, but my mom won't stop talking about it. She likes it.


ETA: I found a different picture that shows the chin much better


DISCLAIMER: I do not find cleft chins undesirable. Please do not be insulted if you, your offspring, spouse, relatives, bankers, neighbors or cats have a cleft chin. Thank you.

 

[Welsh mtb]

No answers, but stalking as my daughter (11 months) also has one and neither me or OH have it- I also wondered if she may grow out of it? interesting x

 

[Keyval]

You LO is adorable and it is very cute . No answer sorry

 

[Daisy_Delayne]

I don't have an answer, but my daughter has one too! Neither her dad nor I have one at all.

 

[chetnaz]

My little girl has one (its quite subtle and I. Ashamed to say that I didn't even notice it until my sister pointed it out to me) and like you, me and DH haven't got one either! I'm assuming that they don't outgrow it. It's like having dimples in your cheeks - you don't outgrow them.

 

[jessicaR4bbit]

No advice here, but just wanted to say OMG HE'S SO CUTE I WANT TO SQUISH HIS CHEEKS. That's all, lol.

 

[Blizzard]

Fin has one, just like his dad! I think they are forever . X

 

[mrsthomas623]

Nope they are permanent. And typically one parent MUST have one, does anyone in your family or dhs family have a cleft chin?

 

[mrsthomas623]

Or maybe its if both parents have one, then their children will have one? I don't really remember genetics from high school science anymore.

 

[Blizzard]

https://genetics.thetech.org/ask/ask101 lovely explanation here . X

 

[Stelly]

It may be a recessive gene- aka you and you husband both carry the gene- but do not have the physical presentation.

 

[Larkspur]

Both my OH and I have one, so does our son. To this very moment I did not realise some people consider them a defect.

 

[libbylou]

Both my OH and I have one, so does our son. To this very moment I did not realise some people consider them a defect.

I don't have one but DH and LO do. I don't consider it a defect, it's just part of physical appearance? Its like having a dimple or a certain eye colour!
It's not going to go away, embrace the cuteness!

Concur with the recessive gene comment - neither DH or I have a cheek dimple, but LO does. Dimples run in DH's family on his mom's side

Here's my LO's cute little "bum chin"

 

[seaweed eater]

I have one. So do my son, my mother, and my grandfather. I like it! I like that it has gone through our family the way it has. It's the clearest trait LO has from me. Also, I think it's cute!

 

[Reidfidleir]

Thorrin has one!! I love it! It's so cute and one of the first thing I noticed and got excited about. Neither hubby nor I technically have one but if I press hard on my chin I can feel a slight indentation but you can't see it. My aunt (moms sister) definitely has one though. He also inherited my cheek dimples. I am not ashamed to say I think my son is so cute!

 

[Stelly]

I dont think its a defect at all, I think its stinkin adorable!! My son has one and I love his little chin

 

[wookie3]

My girl has one and so do I

I've never saw it as a defect? I like it actually. X

 

[KittyVentura]

Finlay had a "bum chin" as a baby... Quite noticably. I hadn't even thought on it for aes so assumed it and gone but its still there haha xx

 

[susannah14]

Hey thanks ladies!! I agree, I don't think it' a defect any more than dimples are. I think my son's chin is cute. I'd be perfectly happy if it's permanent. He also has cheek dimples in the same exact spot that I do on my cheek- I wonder if cheek dimples and cleft chins are somehow related.

 

[susannah14]

Nope they are permanent. And typically one parent MUST have one, does anyone in your family or dhs family have a cleft chin?

Nope, nobody!