Question about "soft spot" on my sons head, please help?
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03 15th, 2010 in
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Hi everyone :)
I have a 6 month old son and when he was born he had a soft spot on top of his head, and eventually it went away. Earlier today my husband was playing with my son and he felt another soft spot on the side of his head, its above his left ear. Im really concerned about it, is this normal??
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Thanks everyone!!This is completely normal. Those soft spots are called fontanels and they allow for brain growth. The spot you're feeling behind your son's ear is the mastoid fontanelle and it shouldn't close until just before 1 year of age. The soft spot at the top of his head is the anterior fontanelle and it can take up to 2 years to close. The spot on the back of the head is closed at 1 to 2 months. So, don't worry! Your son is just fine.my son also had 2 soft spots....one on the top of his head and one pretty close to the back of his left ear....nothing to be worried about...it will go away just like the other one did!!!"Soft spots" are parts of the childs skull not completely developed. It is totally normal you should know that your child still going through many changes.i have never heard of having a soft spot behind the ear either maybe it might be worth getting checked out by a nurse or something. if he doesn't seem to be in any pain then it may just be nothing but i would get it looked at just in case you should never muck around with little ones because something small can turn into something big in a matter of hours!i've never heard of one next to the ear. i think you should take him to the doctor to make sure it is fine. the one on top of his head should still be open by the way. good luck and i hope everything goes well.#If you have any other info about this subject , Please add it free.# |
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