Yesterday I got a call from Amelia's doctor. Let's just say when the doctor calls you himself it gets the heart going. He was calling about the strawberry on her back. After her 4 month appointment he was worried about the size and how much it had grown (developed a couple weeks after she was born) so he researched it and called some dermatologist.
He was calling to tell me what he has learned. It turns out that these splotches are placenta tissue that attach to the skin. They actively grow until the age of 2 and then start to shrink and go away by age 7-8. At this point we have nothing to worry about because the tissue is healthy. We just need to watch if it starts to "die" or grows "islands" around it. If these things happen we just laser it.
I appreciated that the doctor took the time to look into the strawberry and give me a call. All in all, it is just something she is going to have for a little while. Like Wade said....her mom has funky fingers, she can have something funky on her back. If this is all we have to worry about health wise in her life, THANK YOU
GOD!!!!
*Picture taken at 1 month by Erin. Don't you just love that hat goes with the splotch!! Strawberry has doubled in size.
3 comments:
This photo is still one of my absolute favorites. She is so precious and tiny in this photo. Glad to hear that everything with the "strawberry" is ok.
Glad to hear that everything is fine. Never fun when the Doc himself calls, but at least you know you have a doctor that's on top of his stuff!!
Such a sweet picture! I am so glad to hear that everything is okay and that your Dr took time out of his day to reassure you. She is a beautiful babe!
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