To the parents out there

sculley

has anyone's child ever had a hemangioma of infancy? My 3 month old might have it

TinaS88

I am sorry to hear that. Just know they are typically benign and depending on where it is, it causes no problems.

ladybug1620

My nephew had/has one on his arm. It was about the size of a half dollar and raised probably 3/4 of an inch. He's 4 now and it's considerably lighter and smaller. It's not a big deal

JezebelGL

I have no personal experience with them, but from what I understand they usually resolve on their own sometime in early childhood like 90% of the time. Have you talked to your pediatrician?

SueInAz

My youngest sister had one on the left side of her head when she was an infant. It was about 1.5 inches in diameter and was a dark purple. It gradually faded away. While I believe the skin is still a little bumpy in that spot, it faded to normal skin color while she was still in childhood. It's definitely not something to worry about and it's something that will make her just a little more unique.

o0IrishEyes0o

I had to do a quick google to double check this... but I was born with one on my head. They called it a "strawberry mark" (which is why I had to google it).

It was quite large and red on the top of my skull. It was completely superficial (and you really couldn't see it b/c of my hair). As far as I know.. it is now completely gone.

And despite any smart-a$$ed opinions to the contrary, I turned out completely normal

JuniperT

My daughter has it. Her's showed up when she was about 3-4 months and it came out of no where. All of a sudden, she woke up this morning with a little blueish dot by her rib cage. I wasn't overly concerned until the next day when the blueish dot was the size of a dime and puffy. I had taken her to my family doctor and he felt it and told me what he thought it was, but I wasn't satisfied. It continued to grow and that really freaked me out. It didn't hurt her to touch but still, I was very worried. We took her to the pediatrician and he confirmed what the family doctor said but took it one step further. Because they can be on the skin or under the skin (which my daughter's is) he wanted an ultrasound done. Since her's is under her skin and in a vein, it can make blood flow hard and effect the kidney and he wanted to make sure that was not the case, and also to see if there were any in places we didn't know about. We did the ultrasound, and the technician actually told me it was one of the smaller one's he has seen which made me thankful cause I thought it was pretty big :laugh: and all was well. The pediatrician told me not to worry, once she hit the year mark it would start to get bigger and that was a sign that it was clotting itself and would go away. My best advice to you is relax (easier said than done, I know) talk to your pediatrician, if it makes you more comfortable, ask for an ultrasound depending on where it is. And enjoy her, as long as it's not painful, she is completely unaware of it I'm sure.

photorific

My son had one on his arm (left bicep). It got to be about dime sized and about 1/4" raised at it's biggest. By 5 - it was pretty much gone, by 10 - it looked like he had an old-school polio shot, and now at 17 - you really don't notice it at all.

sculley

He has one on his nose that might effect his breathing that's why i am alittle worried. They are looking into the options

Tarilynn

My son was born with one on his chest and the doctor said it would be gone in about 1 year. He is now almost 3 years old and it's still there and now about the size of a nickle. But no worries - my cousins had very large ones on their head and the back of their necks. Their's did eventualy just shrivle and fall off (like a scab) by the time they were about 12 years. My girlfriends daughter, on the other hand, was born with a very large one ( about the size of a date) that was just under her eyebrow and in the crook of the higher corner of her eyelid. The doctors here in Windsor would not refer her to a specialist because they said IT WASN'T THREATENING. She figured it would eventually affect her daughters eyesight and found a doctor in Toronto (4hours away) who was willing to see her. Again, she was told IT WASN"T THREATENING to her daughter's health but the doctor did remove it for her because of he felt that with its size there was a chance, if left alone and it continued to grow, it may (but not necessarily) cause a drooping in her eyelid. I probably gave you more information than you wanted, sorry for that. I guess I just wanted you and your family to know that they seem to be more of a visual concern for us as parents rather than a serious medical concern. Breath easy, and I hope all is well for you and your child. :flowerforyou:

daisyelaine

My daughter ( almost 2) has one on her nose, which showed up at about 3 weeks, grew for about 10 mos, and now is starting to fade. It's at the bridge of her nose, and I sometimes assume it is affecting her breathing, but she doesn't seem to have any problems with it unless she has a cold. While she had a soother, she used to snore like an old man too, but once the soother was gone, that stopped. We've been seeing a dermatologist about every 3-6 mos, and have a pediatric ophthalmologist as well... and everyone is fine with just keeping an eye on it. We do put an eye drop on there twice a day that works as a beta-blocker ( to restrict bloodflow) {it's a gel eyedrop, so it's really easy... not runny like you first imagine) just to help it go down. The dermatologist has said that she might want surgery when she's older, because as it fades, there will be loose skin there, and it's an area that's pretty tight. But, that's a decision for later.
Hmmm.. I'm trying to add a picture of hers.. but apparently that's too tricky for my brain this morning!

I added pics to my gallery of hers, if you want to check them out.

Oh, and while I remember, every once in a while Emma would scratch hers ( cuz baby fingernails are sharp!) and then the scab might come off when she did something as simple as rubbing her eyes. It would bleed like CRAZY, but was completely harmless. Just enough to freak a parent out!