2007-02-16 12:21:41 · 12 answers · asked by manao 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
There are two places on the baby's head where the bones are yet to be fully formed. These 'soft spots' (which are in fact covered by a very tough membrane), are the fontanelles - the smaller one at the back is tiangular and closes up in six to eight weeks, but the diamond shaped fontanelle at the front can take up to 18 months to close. Sometimes a soft swelling (capult) can be felt on the crown of the head. It disappears within a few days.
2007-02-16 12:39:44 · answer #1 · answered by Jade 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
while a a infant is youthful, they naturaly have a mushy spot because of the fact the flexibility remains no longer compltly formed. So while the child is ither drowsing or in only widely used each ady interest you would be able to observe that the mushy spot is pulsing. whice is precisely what it;'s doing. It;'s mearly the blood being handed for the time of the veins and arterys under the mushy section. that is common and truthfully i straightforward difficulty amung father and mom. My sisters infant did an identical ingredient.
2016-11-23 14:02:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the baby is born they will have 2 soft spots one towards the front of the head and one towards the back. The one in the back will harden when they are younger about 3 months old. The one in the front won't harden until thay are about 2 years old.
2007-02-16 14:42:09 · answer #3 · answered by pooh_let 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The soft spot (fontanelle) closes at different rates for different babies. It's typically closed by 12 months. My first son's wasn't closed at 18 months so they sent him to a specialist. He ended up being fine, just a rare case of large fontanelle that closed slowly. My second son's was closed by about 7 months.
2007-02-16 13:31:17 · answer #4 · answered by Lisa B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The one in the back should close at a pretty young age. The one on top is usually around 18 mths-2 years.
2007-02-16 14:37:38 · answer #5 · answered by Kim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
9 to 12 months these are to give their little brain room to grow the babys brain grows very quickly at first but around nine months it slows and the bones have a chance to catch up
2007-02-16 12:28:00 · answer #6 · answered by little bit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
soft spots can last a long time. my neice had a soft spot until she was about 3. its really undetermined.
2007-02-16 12:25:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it doesn't "disappear" they're head just gets stronger. So I wouldn't try to find out. Babies heads are so delicate and the slightest thing could end up in brain damage.
2007-02-16 12:28:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
it could take up to 2 years but it will be much smaller by then
2007-02-16 12:31:06 · answer #9 · answered by daveandbriit05 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it takes 12-24 months. it's different for every child.
2007-02-16 14:41:47 · answer #10 · answered by sweetness10301978 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋