Poor old DS was born with 3 birthmarks, one on his forehead, one on his knee that covered his kneecap and one on his chest, half covering his nipple.
Interestingly, the one on the knee was the one they said would become a strawberry mark and it didn't, and the one on his chest never got a mention and it became quite a striking, raised strawberry mark about the size of a 10 cent piece.
The one on the knee is fading, contrary to predictions and I think it will vanish altogether. When he was born it was almost purple and is now a very pale pink. The one on his forehead has also faded from purple to pale pink, but his hair covers most of it so not really an issue.
The strawberry one on his nipple is the one I keep my eye on because I don't want it to be a cosmetic issue for him when he grows up. It has become a lighter red colour now, dark pink rather than purplish, and not as raised as it used to be.
The GP said that 90% of strawberry marks are gone by the age of 10 so at the moment time is the best thing - just to wait and see. Then I would look into laser treatment for him if it was still prominent and it was bothering him.
They don't know what causes them - technically it is "an abnormal cluster of blood vessels" and the body usually reabsorbs them as the child grows. However, the birthmark does grow along with the child - so the mark on DS' knee still covers the entirety of his knee now that he is 3 years old - it has grown with him.
I've been careful to not make it a big deal - it's just a pink mark on his skin, like a freckle. Does annoy me when people comment on it though.
Hi My DD has one behind one of her ears, near the lobe. It started off a lght pink and hardly noticeable when she was born but is now raised and veiney. Its about the size of a 2 cent piece. I think at least it isnt in a bad spot, I met a littlr girl the other day and she had one in the middle of her forhead... bummer.
DD had a couple of small ones, on her leg and back, but they have nearly dissappeared now. Her Paed said that by the time she got to school they would be gone
My now 14 yr old daughter had one on her arm... it first started when she was a couple of months old, it looked just like a small blood blister and it then just got bigger and more raised over the next few months and ended up the size of a 20 c peice and was always very warm to touch.
I got the stares and comments too. One lady even asked me what "I "did to my daughter so I would always put her in sleeved tops to cover it cause it just made me so angry.
I comtemplated having it lasered off but thankfully it disapeared by the time she started school.
My dd has what looked I was told was newborn rash at the nape of her neck but it hasn't disappeared. MCHN said it was her birthmark which is sorta strawberry birthmark like. People always ask if it's heat rash but it doesn't change. looks odd but it hasn't grown.
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