Birthmarks

kmo630 · May 2011

So I was changing Weston and when I saw his birthmark, I couldn't think of what the nurse called it, so I looked it up. Apparently birthmarks are pretty common. I don't have one, but Floyd and Weston do.

Weston has a small bruise-like one above his little bottom. It is called a Mongolian Spot and is common in babies of color.

Do you or any of your babies have birthmarks?

If so, do they bother you or make you feel self conscious?

Mrs. Mo · May 2011

I have one on the upper corner of my forehead. I used to be self-conscience about it but not anymore. My paternal grandfather had one in the exact same spot but got it removed. I'm pretty sure mine will be getting removed as well. (the doc/dermatologist keep checking it out and have advised me to get it taken off "to be safe" due to it's size)

MBMcC421 · May 2011

No birthmarks for Samma. Chris and I don't have any either.

lilswimmer · May 2011

It's not really a birthmark, but I have a small bald spot on the top of my head where the doctors had to place some sort of needle into me the day I was born. No one really told my mom why (she was pissed!) but ever since then I can't grow hair in that spot and have to be careful when I am out in the sun.

I was teased so badly for it when I was a kid because it was very noticeable and hated getting my hair cut. Now it doesn't really bother me too much since I part my hair and it gets covered.

amelianguy · May 2011

Ellie has what's called a "cafe-au-lait" spot below her right shoulderblade, almost under her arm. It's been there since she was born but has gotten darker as she's gotten older.

You can see it's very faint here, but now it is much darker.

She also has a "stork mark", a red cluster of spots between her eyes, and hers spreads over onto her right eyelid. Unlike the other, this one was much darker when she was born and has faded as she's gotten older. Now it only shows up when she is crying a lot, gets hot, etc.

Neither of her birthmarks bother me at all. i think they're adorable and they make her even more unique than she already is.

dbucks · May 2011

Pretty much my entire left arm is covered with a birthmark. I didn't know different types had names, that's interesting.

I never noticed I had one until I started going to school and other kids and teachers would ask me what had happened. But I've never really been self conscious about it. Half the time I forget it's there.

You can kind of see it in the pic above. It wraps all the way down to my wrist.

amelianguy · May 2011

Also, I have the same stork mark that Ellie does, it's just barely visible now. I don't have any others.

My sister has an interesting one. On the back of her leg, she has a spot that is totally white. Like, it has no pigment at all.

Riss91 · May 2011

I have a bunch. One on my cheek, one on each of my legs, one on my hip. Plus lots of freckles. I don't mind them at all!

wamozart12 · May 2011

I just have a lot of freckles on my arms and back. On my shoulders they're from sun poisoning. I like my freckles, and I wish the ones on my face hadn't faded away. My favorites are my "twin freckles", sets where two the same size and color are right next to each other. Fortunately my derm tells me all of them look healthy!

Not really a birthmark, but I have a dimple in my left shoulder. I love my dimple. My dad and my cousin (dad's brother's daughter) have the same one.

billyandsara · May 2011

I have what is called a stork mark on the back of my neck and Teaghan has the same one, she also has them on both her eyelids. They get very red when she is crying or upset. Besides that I just have a lot of freckles.

steeser03 · May 2011

I have a small round one, about the size of a pencil eraser, on my wrist. I have another round one about the size of a quarter on my buttcheek. Those are just your typical dark brown birthmarks.

I have a strawberry patch between my eyes which gets red when I'm sick, angry, have a fever, am flushed, etc.

I also have a birthmark on my liver, which is kind of weird but not a big deal they say.

My birthmarks never really bothered me, for some reason my scars bother me A LOT more.

maryandkirk0909 · May 2011

I've got a tiny cafe au lait mark on the back of my right thigh. It is 3 almost perfectly round spots, and from R to L they get smaller, the smallest one is the diameter of a pencil erase and the biggest is the size of a dine. I forget it is there unless specifically asked.

Kristin1380 · May 2011

I have a spot on my lip, and a few spots on my chest and stomach. I have a dark line from my bellybutton down to...there, and when I get upset I get red spots on my nose.

mrs pH · May 2011

i have a dark brown mark on my left arm, I call it my "blueberry".

Evie has two cafe au laits. One on her inner thigh and another on the middle of her back.

sarges05girl · May 2011

I have a big cluster of freckles on my right thigh where my thigh connects to my groin area. You can only see it if I'm in underpants or a bathing suit. So, it's never really bothered me.

telatovich · May 2011

I have a couple "cafe au lait" spots that get really dark when I tan... one in the small of my back and one right above the back of my knee (i never remember which one). Mark calls them "dirt spots" - and he has one right below his right ear. I also have a ton of moles, alot on my back and about 3 on my face, but they're flat and I think they're cute. I'm sure out children will be very marked up.

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