More specifically, what is under it? What is squishing under that space in her skull? (I hope I'm not directly poking at her brain!!)
2007-03-24 15:15:06 · 9 answers · asked by K N 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
The soft spots (also called "fontanelles") are not just skin over the brain.
"Parents may worry that their infant may be more prone to injury at the fontanelles. In fact, although they may colloquially be called "soft-spots", the membrane covering the fontanelles is extremely tough and difficult to penetrate."
2007-03-24 15:28:47 · answer #1 · answered by alex's mummyc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A soft spot is a place on the head where the bones have not fused together yet. In order to pass through the birth canal, a baby needs to have a flexible skull that fuses as the baby gets older.
2007-03-24 15:21:17 · answer #2 · answered by missspacecase 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't poke her head!!!
The squishy stuff you've described IS her skull! When a baby is born, the skull is made up of plates that are more like cartilage than bone so that it is easier for the baby to come out of the mother's womb. They don't completely fuse together into solid bone until at least a year, and you wouldn't want to do anything to disturb that!
2007-03-24 15:25:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
air is under it, for the time being. the brain is a little further in.
do not push it. this wont be too good for the baby now as it will bruise easily and may cause deformity on the top of the head.
2007-03-24 15:24:46 · answer #4 · answered by firephotodude 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Her brain is under it. It is pretty safe but you shouldn't poke at it.
2007-03-24 15:31:32 · answer #5 · answered by MyOpinionMatters 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you are, stop doing it, those soft spots are important to the baby so the skull can pass through the birth cannal.
2007-03-24 15:26:02 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its wear bone hasn't formed yet so the head could squeeze out of the vagina. there are a few soft spots actually. the major one is on top. don't push it
2007-03-24 15:20:48 · answer #7 · answered by Pilgrim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are poking directly at her brain. Don't poke it...
2007-03-24 15:23:42 · answer #8 · answered by silkeng 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it's her BRAIN. the spot is there so the Brain has room to grow.Soooooo don't poke it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-03-24 15:25:22 · answer #9 · answered by flossie mae 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋