soft spot question...im scared.

Brideofranken

at the pedi today, she noticed that Wyatt's soft spot in the front is really small...(anterior fontanelle, if you want to use the big words...)

she said we'd need to keep an eye on it, and that if it closed too early, surgery may be needed....( closure of the skull too early could prevent brain growth and cause serious problems...)

uh. oh my god.?!?

So I have been reading on the subject, and it seems like the average time for it to close is 18 months, but it CAN happen at 9 months...his is really little...like the diameter of maybe a little bigger than a pencil eraser?   Juniper's was WAY bigger than that for way longer.

she told me not to freak out or worry-but how can I not?!?

any experience with this?

EMT

I have no idea but DS doesn't really have a soft spot, I've noticed.  DD's was HUGE and it is so weird to rub his head and not feel a ginormous soft spot.  I wonder if that is a problem to?  I would guess, right?

I'm sure both of our sons will be just fine.  I think worrying is our lot in life.

summerbrideDC

I have no experience to share, but I wanted to give you a ((((((((((hug)))))))))).

I'm sure it will be fine, but it's so not what you want to have to deal with. ?I'm sorry.

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femmegem

I have no words of wisdom, but I'll offer a hug. (((hug)))

Brideofranken

hmmm. I thrive on anxiety...that is true.

She said he still had some overlap on the sides ( he looks like he has a pretty defined ridge around the front of his skull-not freakish, but you can see it...- and because of that she said she wasn't too worried...but too worried and worried at all..you know?

it took me all day to touch it at all, and it is really really small...Juney's was huge comparatively- i had a hard time even finding his..

marrymemylove

I "knew" a couple of kids in the baby ward when I was little who had this. They were fine. I'm sure it won't happen and it will just stay small for a long time yet, but even if he needs surgery it will be ok, really. I had neurosurgery as a baby a lot, and I turned out ok. Well, unless you ask some of the biotches on here of course.

Brideofranken

you guys rule- I don't know what I would do without you- Im crying now, damnit.

 

breezee_bean

Kate's was small, too.  Our doctor even commented on how small it was, but didn't say anything about brain development. 

I am sure it's nothing, BOF=)

Brideofranken

how small? like really small? I hate this part of parenting!!

Marce921

I see tons of babies with varying sized soft spots. Personally, I think there is a HUGE variation of sizes. I know it's hard to NOT be concerned, but try not to be. I'm sure everything will be fine. GL!

marrymemylove

Damnit woman don't cry. If you cry I will get all softy and not be able to throw karma back at youknowho. Hugs.

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Like my condition this is not something they wake up with one morning suddenly with big problems. You get warning, you get to prepare and you can fix it. Don't worry. And it won't happen, its REALLY rare. Now stop crying girl and help me with my geraniums.

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breezee_bean

Brideofranken:

how small? like really small? I hate this part of parenting!!

like the size of a quarter.

CubbyMama

Don't cry, BOF!  Remember that you're still at the mercy of crazy PP hormones that are making you stress more than you probably need to--these would be the same hormones that caused me to call the after-hours pedi in a panic when DD was 2 days old because she...drum roll, please...was snorting when she cried.  Not that I'm mocking you at ALL, and I would totally go Worst Case Scenario on my own a$$ in your situation, too, but know that he's probably just fine. 

Now show us some pics of those kids, dammit!

ithadtobeyou

We went through something very similar with DS..with our first pedi, who by the way did NOT last. He insisted we get an x ray of DS's skull at TWO months, because he was concerned it was not going to fuse together correctly.

I literally cried for an entire wknd because I thought my baby was going to have to have neurosurgery. I looked stuff up about it online every free second and had prayer chains going and everything.

It turned out that he was perfectly fine, and that this pedi tends to do this, because (acc to some sources anyway) he gets a kickback from the hospital based on how many x-rays he sends over to them.

Put me and DH through hell though. Anyway, please do not worry about this. Trust your own instincts over your pedi's. If you start to suspect something is wrong, that is one thing. But I think you really have nothing to worry about at this point!!!

(((Hugs))) Hang in there mama. i bet that baby's got a perfect little head.

Brideofranken

ithadtobeyou:

We went through something very similar with DS..with our first pedi, who by the way did NOT last. He insisted we get an x ray of DS's skull at TWO months, because he was concerned it was not going to fuse together correctly.

I literally cried for an entire wknd because I thought my baby was going to have to have neurosurgery. I looked stuff up about it online every free second and had prayer chains going and everything.

It turned out that he was perfectly fine, and that this pedi tends to do this, because (acc to some sources anyway) he gets a kickback from the hospital based on how many x-rays he sends over to them.

Put me and DH through hell though. Anyway, please do not worry about this. Trust your own instincts over your pedi's. If you start to suspect something is wrong, that is one thing. But I think you really have nothing to worry about at this point!!!

(((Hugs))) Hang in there mama. i bet that baby's got a perfect little head.

this helps- thank you so much- I am so so happy to hear your son is fine- and sorry for your panic- it sucks!!!

LanaM

Sorry, have no idea, but I just wanted to say that Ethan's closed rather early too, before he was 1 I think... and J's is really small too and he's 11 months old... so it's probably going to be closed soon.