Red mark hasn’t gone away

My baby was born with two red marks one of his back and on stomach never went away , birth mark? Never seen a red birth mark before

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My son has one on his knee and the doctor said it’s a hemangioma and should go away over time but could take up to 10 years!

My daughter was born with one on her back. As they grow it starts to disappear.

They’re called strawberry marks! My sister was born with one right in the middle of her forehead. It dissolved within 3 years while slowly fading.

My sister had one until she was about 7

My son has one in his head doctor said it will eventually go away

I had a red birth mark like that on the side of my face in the shape of an M. I got it removed with plastic surgery when I was 16 because it started to raise up off my skin and they found precancerous cells (like pre pre cancerous not high risk don’t freak out!! 💓 but was recommended to remove it).

My baby has one it’s a hemangioma.. I was told it would go away on its own with time.. no surgery unless it grew and was obstructing something. My baby is now 18 months.. it grew but it has now almost faded completely this is how it started pic for reference.. I can take a pic of how it is now later in the day 😊

My son has 2 of these, I have many of them. They are adorable and I love them

My husband was born with one in that exact spot! They fade over time, his has never completely gone away tho obviously.

I had one on my shoulder (looked identical to a pansy flower). It slowly faded but it didn't fully disappear until about gr 8 off memory. Then for a few years after that it would show when I had a fever or sunburn

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Anyone else up feeding their Bebe?

As above. Trying so hard to keep my eyes open

Is this normal??

I’m 29 weeks pregnant and having really aching legs and they’re all lumpy and swollen. Above the knee and behind the knee . Should I be worried ? My legs have never looked like this up until a few days ago. ??

Induction experience

I just wanted to share my experience with being induced as I wasn’t sure what to expect and thought it may help others.

I opted for the foley balloon which was inserted at 8am Saturday morning, I had to stay in hospital due to hypertension and protein urine however usually you can just go home once this has been done. The insertion of the balloon was not painful, was slightly uncomfortable as there was slight pressure. I actually found having the cervix checked prior to be worse (again not painful at this point just uncomfortable) The balloon had little effect and after having it removed I was still only 1cm. Removal also was pain free and hardly even noticeable.

I then had my first dose of the gel and definitely noticed a difference, I started experiencing period like cramps almost immediately however they were light and manageable. After 6 hours I had another cervix check and although my cervix was soft it was still only 1cm and was only open at the front. I had another dose of the gel and felt an increase in pressure and more intense cramping where I now required pain relief (codeine). After another 6 hours I had another cervix check and I had now dilated to 2-3cm however was still quite difficult to get all the way through so a third gel was recommended which I agreed to.

Almost immediately I noticed the difference and was in considerable pain, I had paracetamol and codeine however the contractions had now become intense and a lot closer together (around 3 minutes apart). After a couple of hours I had my last cervix check and was 4cm and taken down to the Labour ward to have my waters broken and an epidural.

I had been in my room for approx 20minutes when my waters broke by themselves and I was now 10cm and actively pushing…. There was no time for the epidural and my beautiful girl arrived into the world within 2 minutes of pushing.

All in all I would say the cramps/contractions were manageable up until the third gel where it became pretty unbearable however it was for a very short time a gas and air helped take the edge off. The worst part about any of it was actually the later cervix checks where after stimulating the cervix my contractions were at their most painful.

If I had to be induced again I would skip the balloon and opt for the gels immediately as thy had a quicker effect and I would have been out a lot sooner if I had done this to begin with.

One more thing, I’ve never believed when people say “you forget the pain once they’re here” but I can honestly say this is true. It’s been 4 days and I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

Anyone else experiencing this?

Gave birth (vagina) 5 days ago and yesterday morning and this morning getting lot of pain in my right bottom side and lower back

It’s my birthday tomorrow.

Ok so I am going to be 35 years young. I can’t believe how much this life has thrown at me but it’s okay I’m a survivor. I am truly blessed to be alive. 🥳🧁🎂 The only downside is I won’t be celebrating my birthday because my man can’t take me out. So many emotions right now.

Exercise 6 weeks after c section

What movement did people start to introduce? I won’t do anything too vigorous until I’ve seen the pelvic physio as I don’t want to compromise anything that may have been extremely weakened through pregnancy! But just wondering what types of classes/movement people started off with?