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Modeling question...

katieguthkatieguth
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I was wondering if any of your preemie LO's had skin modeling.  The doctor in the NICU said it would go away.  Just wondering how long it took for it to go away on your LO's.

Just curious.  Thanks.

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  • damabo80damabo80 member
    Boy I feel dumb.....but what is skin modeling? Google isn't proving to be very helpful in this case.


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  • katie4253katie4253 member

    imagedamabo80:
    Boy I feel dumb.....but what is skin modeling? Google isn't proving to be very helpful in this case.

    Glad you asked, because I had no idea either.  LOL!  (I too googled).

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    imagesing4mysavior:

    damabo--i believe it's skin "mottling"

    it looks like discoloration in irregular patches (usually in an extra pink/red color)---kind of looks like an alligator's or turtle's skin (not in texture, but in pattern). 

    It's super common in preemies, and even in term newborns, especially if they are cold--it results from changes to the blood vessels (in preemies, it's usually b/c of temp instabilities). 

    It tends to level out once they have some good "pudge" on them and are really good are stabilizing their own temp (which can take up to several months adjusted age).  

    Ah. Thank you.

    Yep. Corinne has this. I figured it was because there wasn't much fat between her blood vessels and her skin....glad to know I wasn't too far off. The nurses haven't mentioned it, and at least on the monitors, she seems to be warm enough.


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  • bhilyerbhilyer member
    JS, my bigger guy, has it. The dr said it's perfectly normal in babies. Even though he is reaching 7 pounds and has some fat on him, you can still see the pattern. He was outside for a while yesterday in 90 degree weather and it was less noticeable.
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  • sdtchica13sdtchica13 member
    Corri is nearly 15 months old, and still gets mottled on occasion. It's normal, and our pedi isn't concerned; he said it even happens to adults on occasion. If she starts to look mottled, we just put a sweatshirt or socks on her, lol!
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  • katieguthkatieguth
    Mottled...sorry!  Thanks for the info.  The doctors in the NICU said that it would go away.  So I was just wondering at what point it went away...  Thanks for the info ladies!
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