The folklore behind birthmarks and where they're located
by Sara McGinnis posted in Parenting
Odds are your baby was born with a birthmark, believe it or not. Statistically speaking, over 80 percent of babies have one type or another! Some of them will last for life, while others will fade away, which is one reason the prevalence of birthmarks might not be common knowledge.
My first encounter with a baby birthmark was the one on my firstborn son. It took quite a long time for me to see it, but as he grew I slowly realized there was a faint "dirty" patch on his left upper bicep that didn't wash off. I can't recall noticing it when he was a newborn, but eventually it became apparent it was what's known as a café au lait spot. (Note: If your baby develops more than six cafe-au-lait spots by the time he's 5, contact your pediatrician. It may be a sign of a rare genetic disorder called neurofibromatosis, or NF1.) https://www.babycentre.co.uk/l25019109/birthmarks-photos#ixzz4tiL1lwyP
Now that he's 13 it's not overly noticeable, and I'm happy to report my typically-shy son didn't even mind me snapping a photo of the two-part spot.
The second time I encountered a baby with a birthmark I was babysitting for a friend and wiping her son's bum after changing a dirty diaper. No matter how many times I swiped I hadn't gotten it all! I literally laughed out loud when I realized the brown spot on his bum wasn't stubborn poo, but was in fact a mole he'd been born with.
Based on those two experiences it's obvious I don't have a deep...
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