Baby is 4 months old, has full head of hair EXCEPT in a small circular patch in back near the top of her head. The patch is only about 1-2 cm across and has no hair growing from it.
I had an internal fetal monitor during my labor, and the spot is about as big around as the wire coil they used for the monitor.
Anyone else have IFM and baby has a bald spot? Anyone have IFM and baby does NOT have a bald spot?
2007-03-28 14:49:30 · 15 answers · asked by dreemac 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
The spot is separate from where she has rubbed her head against bedding. There is actual hair growing where she rubs it off with movement, but the spot in question is small, perfectly round and has no growing hair.
2007-03-28 15:09:06 · update #1
my son has that as well and he is now 2 years old. His IFM acualy caused a scar. When he came out there was a tinny cut where the IFM was wich is what caused the baldspot/scar. don't worry about it though all it is is a little scar that is in the hairline when she gets older no one will notice.
2007-03-28 15:02:44 · answer #1 · answered by Gypsy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-22 22:43:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Internal monitoring usually only leaves behind a small pin-sized scab on the baby's head. The needle used for it is so small, I doubt it made a 1-2 cm bald spot.
My son had internal monitoring and I never noticed anything but a tiny scab. However, both my kids had pretty erratic hair growth. In a lot of babies, hair grows (or doesn't grow) in strange patterns. Usually sometime before they're 12 months, most of their hair will fall out. It will grow back (sometimes in a different color) with a more even growth pattern. This is why you see a lot of pics of completely bald 6 month olds. My son was born with a "mohawk" and my daughter looked like she had male pattern baldness (hair on sides and back, none on top).
Try not to worry too much about it. I'm sure its fine.
2007-03-28 16:42:22 · answer #3 · answered by Jes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was it there from birth? If so, then it could have been--although I've never heard of that. I had an IFM during my labor, but my daughter was born with lots of hair and no bald spots (of course she was totally bald within a couple months, but that's beside the point). I'm sure hair will start growing there soon. When you lay her down in her crib, make sure she is toward the middle so that her head will not be near the end of the bed where it could rub and make it worse. Good luck, I'm sure she'll have tons of hair in no time.
2007-03-28 16:19:38 · answer #4 · answered by Lindsay M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All these questions are from 8 years ago my son is 12 now and still has his bald spot. He was born with his bald spot. I've taking him to doctors they said there is nothing they could do they can't remove it or cover it due to nerves surrounding the area. From what I understand this same doctor had other infant patients that were born with the same defect. Could it have been fetal monitoring? Is this method still used?
2015-03-31 07:35:12 · answer #5 · answered by Marla Tovar 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter had the IFM and she did NOT have the bald spot. It could have been caused while your baby was in the nursery and he/she rubbed the hair off moving his/her head. It may still grow back. Keep watching it though. My niece had a spot that never grew hair that the doctors biopsied to be sure it wasn't harmful to her, but it was on the top of her head. They waited until she was 4 or 5 before doing anything. Good Luck! =)
2007-03-28 15:04:26 · answer #6 · answered by DB 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello,
There are many factors that can attribute to hair recession or massive hair fall and you need to find out which one exactly is responsible for the problem you are having now. Of course male pattern baldness is still the most common cause, but, for instance, if you are a woman things are deinitely different! This is the reason why you will need to really dig down and see the source of your problem.
Other causes of hair loss may include (both in men and women): severe mental or emotional stress, excessive use of coloring or bleaching agents, traction alopecia or excessive strain on the scalp due to braiding or corn rowing, hormonal changes, alopecia areata or hair loss due to autoimmune diseases, and many more. Each of these conditions will require a different approach in order to achieve success regardless of whether you're going to be using conventional or natural methods.
In my opinion it's much better to use natural methods as opposed to conventional ones, they're cheaper, have less to no side effects, and often more effective.
A good way of regaining your full head of healthy natural hair is well described on this guide: http://hairagain.toptips.org
Hope it helps.
2014-09-22 06:59:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Infant Bald Spot
2016-12-12 09:41:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most babies get bald spots.
Most lose the baby hair as new hair grows out. But they have a spell of baldness in places on their head that rub against the seat. They can turn their head but can't lift it off the seat causing the hair to rub off in the area..
2007-03-28 14:56:07 · answer #9 · answered by momwithabat 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
most babies lose a bit of hair on the back of their head. Don't worry mom, it's going to grow back just fine.
And no - the fetal monitor did not cause your baby to lose her hair.
:)
2007-03-28 14:54:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋