OHbaby! Forums : Strawberry birth marks anyone? https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:15:04 +0000 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:25:12 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=36159 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Strawberry birth marks anyone? : My niece was born with one on...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36159&PID=1174273&title=strawberry-birth-marks-anyone#1174273 Author: my4beauties
Subject: 36159
Posted: 11 October 2010 at 10:25am

My niece was born with one on her nose, on the middle bit of her nostril.  She's 4 now and you can barely even see it now, so definitely will be gone by the time she's at school.

 

My daughter has one on the middle of her back down her spine, but already it seems to be fading and she's only 8 months.

]]> Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:25:12 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36159&PID=1174273&title=strawberry-birth-marks-anyone#1174273 <![CDATA[Strawberry birth marks anyone? : Thanks for all your replies and...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36159&PID=1174236&title=strawberry-birth-marks-anyone#1174236 Author: Carnelian
Subject: 36159
Posted: 11 October 2010 at 9:49am

Thanks for all your replies and photos.

I also wondered if you noticed how much the marks grew in the first year?
The one on my sons nose came up when he was about 1 month old and he's now almost three months old and it has changed alot in size and how bumpy it is.
Also, do you have to be more careful of them in the sun?

I think there must be kind of different ones too because my older son has one on his neck that looks kind of more like a big skintag but it's red. That one has definitely shrunk but is still there and he's over 2 now. He also had one of the ones that look more like a blueish raised bruise and that was on his back but that left probably around the age he turned one.]]> Mon, 11 Oct 2010 09:49:54 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36159&PID=1174236&title=strawberry-birth-marks-anyone#1174236 <![CDATA[Strawberry birth marks anyone? : My daughter has one on the top...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36159&PID=1174025&title=strawberry-birth-marks-anyone#1174025 Author: gannet
Subject: 36159
Posted: 10 October 2010 at 8:59pm

My daughter has one on the top of her left cheekbone, it's not too big but is quite raised and is very obvious.

She's only 12 weeks old so is still growing, but I'm worried that although it will fade that it won't go down and she will end up with a noticeable bump on her face.

I just hope that it is gone by the time she gets to school.]]> Sun, 10 Oct 2010 20:59:04 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36159&PID=1174025&title=strawberry-birth-marks-anyone#1174025 <![CDATA[Strawberry birth marks anyone? : My son has one on his neck hes...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36159&PID=1173944&title=strawberry-birth-marks-anyone#1173944 Author: jacobsmummy
Subject: 36159
Posted: 10 October 2010 at 7:15pm

My son has one on his neck hes 5yrs 3mths now and its still there but is smaller and faded abit.
Pead said it should dispear by age 5 but it hasnt.

]]> Sun, 10 Oct 2010 19:15:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36159&PID=1173944&title=strawberry-birth-marks-anyone#1173944 <![CDATA[Strawberry birth marks anyone? : DD has got small tiny one on her...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36159&PID=1173752&title=strawberry-birth-marks-anyone#1173752 Author: kiwigal
Subject: 36159
Posted: 10 October 2010 at 2:33pm

DD has got small tiny one on her lower back wasn't picked up until she was a few days old.

]]> Sun, 10 Oct 2010 14:33:51 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36159&PID=1173752&title=strawberry-birth-marks-anyone#1173752 <![CDATA[Strawberry birth marks anyone? : One of my twin DD&#039;s has 2...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36159&PID=1173691&title=strawberry-birth-marks-anyone#1173691 Author: Danda08
Subject: 36159
Posted: 10 October 2010 at 12:25pm

One of my twin DD's has 2 on her head. The one on top was there from birth but has gotten bigger & more raised, the other started as a tiny mark - like a bit of red pen when she was a couple of weeks old and it grew rapidly over the next few weeks.

The paediatrician said they will fade by the time she is about 3 years old. A little girl I used to babysit also had one on her back which faded away completely by the time she started school.

I am also constantly being asked what is wrong with her head. Luckily her hair seems to be growing out of them so they should get covered.]]> Sun, 10 Oct 2010 12:25:21 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36159&PID=1173691&title=strawberry-birth-marks-anyone#1173691 <![CDATA[Strawberry birth marks anyone? : I had one on my girlie bits of...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36159&PID=1173543&title=strawberry-birth-marks-anyone#1173543 Author: lil_lease
Subject: 36159
Posted: 10 October 2010 at 12:27am

I had one on my girlie bits of all places and vanished at some point between 5 and 10 years of age. I never really paid it much attention because it was really quite small so I cant remember exactly when it went.]]> Sun, 10 Oct 2010 00:27:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36159&PID=1173543&title=strawberry-birth-marks-anyone#1173543 <![CDATA[Strawberry birth marks anyone? : My oldest had one on his forehead....]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36159&PID=1173522&title=strawberry-birth-marks-anyone#1173522 Author: mummy_becks
Subject: 36159
Posted: 09 October 2010 at 10:34pm

My oldest had one on his forehead. It went when he was between 2-3 years old.

]]> Sat, 09 Oct 2010 22:34:58 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36159&PID=1173522&title=strawberry-birth-marks-anyone#1173522 <![CDATA[Strawberry birth marks anyone? : Lol i forgot i could upload straight...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36159&PID=1173515&title=strawberry-birth-marks-anyone#1173515 Author: Nothing
Subject: 36159
Posted: 09 October 2010 at 10:30pm

Lol i forgot i could upload straight onto here, her is a photo of my DD's



Edited by Aethalia]]> Sat, 09 Oct 2010 22:30:23 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36159&PID=1173515&title=strawberry-birth-marks-anyone#1173515 <![CDATA[Strawberry birth marks anyone? : Lily has a small one on her eye...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36159&PID=1173504&title=strawberry-birth-marks-anyone#1173504 Author: High9
Subject: 36159
Posted: 09 October 2010 at 10:19pm

Lily has a small one on her eye which is honestly barely noticeable but no sigh of clearing. She also has one on the back of her head at the bottom of her hair line which gets darker and lighter depending on the day (??) no sign of that fading either! Most people think the one on the back of her head is a rash.

She has a brown spot on her leg and people are forever telling me I've missed some poo! ]]> Sat, 09 Oct 2010 22:19:51 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36159&PID=1173504&title=strawberry-birth-marks-anyone#1173504 <![CDATA[Strawberry birth marks anyone? : My DD has one on her finger of...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36159&PID=1173498&title=strawberry-birth-marks-anyone#1173498 Author: Shezamumof3
Subject: 36159
Posted: 09 October 2010 at 10:14pm

My DD has one on her finger of all places and I gey asked ALL the time "whats wrong with her finger" as its like a huge blood blister thing. It started off as a few speckles when she was 2 weeks old and it just got bigger and bigger, I asked my Dr and he had a look and said its a strawberry Haematoma.

Heres a photo of DD's



The dr said it should be gone by the time she starts school.



Edited by Sheza]]> Sat, 09 Oct 2010 22:14:05 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36159&PID=1173498&title=strawberry-birth-marks-anyone#1173498 <![CDATA[Strawberry birth marks anyone? : Hiya, my DD has two of these....]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36159&PID=1173487&title=strawberry-birth-marks-anyone#1173487 Author: Nothing
Subject: 36159
Posted: 09 October 2010 at 10:02pm

Hiya, my DD has two of these. One is on her right cheek and the other is under her chin across her throat. Once you get over 100 posts look in the april 2010 thread in the photo section and there is a photo there of her on page 7.

Her ones are quite large and are also under the skin making her check swell outwards from her ear down to the one under her neck. The appeared 2 weeks after her birth but the swelling didnt come up until 7 weeks. It has caused big problems with her feeding with her only being able to feed with that side down and so we have to feed lying down *sigh

We have finally got in through the public system to see Prof Swee Tan at Hutt Hospital. He is a plastic surgeon who has found a new way of treating them. They used to use high dose steroids but only 70% of them responded. They have found that a drug called Propanalol which is a high blood pressure medication can shrink the birthmarks and also tumours. They are running a drug trial for another drug called Captopril and we will be taking part in this. My DD will be the second child treated in the trial!

They usually grow for the first year of life then can take up to 10 years to go away, although some do not fade completely.

Below is a link to the listener website. The article is about Prof Swee Tan and his discovery of treating strawberry birthmarks.

http://www.listener.co.nz/issue/3661/features/15753/introducing_cells_to_suicide.html

Lol a rather large post, im learning lots about these, if anyone has any questions then ask away or PM me ]]> Sat, 09 Oct 2010 22:02:58 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36159&PID=1173487&title=strawberry-birth-marks-anyone#1173487 <![CDATA[Strawberry birth marks anyone? : My older daughter has one on her...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36159&PID=1173462&title=strawberry-birth-marks-anyone#1173462 Author: jaycee
Subject: 36159
Posted: 09 October 2010 at 9:33pm

My older daughter has one on her neck, it is about 4cm across. We had a paed referral when she was tiny and they said that it would start to fade and maybe break up a bit and that it would probably be gone by the time she wet to school.

Well she is now 4y 4m and it is now the same colour as the rest of her skin and just a bit raised. I am sure that as she grows it will even out. HTH ]]> Sat, 09 Oct 2010 21:33:31 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36159&PID=1173462&title=strawberry-birth-marks-anyone#1173462 <![CDATA[Strawberry birth marks anyone? : Hiya My son has three strawberry...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36159&PID=1173456&title=strawberry-birth-marks-anyone#1173456 Author: Carnelian
Subject: 36159
Posted: 09 October 2010 at 9:23pm

Hiya

My son has three strawberry birthmarks. One round small one on his buttock, one very small one on his nose that looks a bit like a scratch or spot and a large one on his knee.

I am not too worried about them but kind of get sick of everyone asking what happened to his nose!! Someone even thought I hadn't washed his face after a bbq and thought I dropped a bit of tomato sauce on his nose!!

I was just wondering what your experiences are?
I have been told that the small ones can go when bub is approx 3 months but the larger ones take up to 3 years or so.

thanks]]> Sat, 09 Oct 2010 21:23:48 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=36159&PID=1173456&title=strawberry-birth-marks-anyone#1173456