before you all say it "ask a doctor" well we have been to a doctor... 2 health visitors.... 2 nurses... a friend who is a nurse and an osteopath. Baby has a swelling like half an egg n her head but it is more wobbly like jelly and you can push it along. The doctor says it is from when she was born... basically that the original swelling solidified so it had apperared to go away... then it starts to break down to be reabsorbed into the body. Thing is none of the others have ever seen anything like it... she is now 9 weeks old, it has only just come back ( she was swollen babdly due to being stuck at delivery) acting normally... feeding well... all smiles... no discomfort or redness. anyone lived through this and how long will it take to reabsorb?
2007-06-14 21:03:11 · 8 answers · asked by sam c 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
go see a specialist...not a nurse, not a practitioner, not your friend...a specialist. Sometimes it takes going through 20 people to see what the first one missed.
2007-06-14 21:10:33 · answer #1 · answered by surat108 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are two kinds of swelling in the head of the baby due to being stuck at delivery. First is the caput succedaeum, where there is redness and swelling that did not cross suture line of the head. This will subside within 3 days to a week and nothing to worry about. The other kind is cephalhematoma,there is redness and swelling and it crosses suture line,some blood accumulating in the head that needs to be monitored and measured for increasing in size. Baby is also checked for vomiting.
2007-06-15 21:12:58 · answer #2 · answered by sheila l 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My baby had a lump on the side of his head where the delivery team tried to use the ventouse to deliver him. It went down a little, but seemed to stay for ages, so we got him referred to a paediatrician.
Apparently it is quite common, but most of the swellings disappear within 24-48 hours, and you don't notice them. He sent my little boy for an x-ray (not fun) and checked him over, and said that the lump had started to calcify (normal). He said it would be absorped into the skull over time, and be gone by the time he is 2 years old.
He's now nearly 9 months, and the lump has virtually gone already. If you've got any doubts, get referred to a specialist consultant - they know what they're doing better than a GP.
Best of luck,
Kitten
2007-06-15 05:50:48 · answer #3 · answered by Blue Kitten 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter had the same thing, she was born using vacuum extraction that failed several times and the was successful, she was also stuck. My daughter's stayed for about 2 months or so and then became solid and then disappeared completely. I was really concerned about it at the time as well but my Dr reassured me that it would be OK and eventually go away however he did mention that sometimes it could take as long as a year to go away, I guess it just all depends on the baby. My advise is that if your Dr isn't concerned and if she is thriving then don't worry about it, just keep an eye on it! I know it is o hard not to stress on everything with them, My daughter is 8 months old and I still worry about everything.LOL!!
Good luck to you!!
2007-06-15 05:51:38 · answer #4 · answered by M&M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if this is what wrong with your baby or not, but whan I was a baby, my soft spot was swelling and my mom took me to the ER and they said I had an ear infection. I wasn't crying or anything that would tip anyone off. The only symptom was the swollen soft spot.
2007-06-15 04:12:27 · answer #5 · answered by First Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
where about do you live? if you live in London try to see a specialist in Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.
2007-06-15 04:19:32 · answer #6 · answered by The 5th Elementh 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with the first answer a specialist I've never heard of that... Not saying they are wrong but it's weird//
2007-06-18 21:22:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must take your child to the hospital where her records are. It seems to me a biopsy is required.
2007-06-15 04:17:46 · answer #8 · answered by jingles 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋