To the parents out there

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

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.

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.

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!