babies spots
when do babies lose their soft spots?
I just hate my little ones soft spot because you just got to be sooooo careful haven’t you. Just wondering when my babies head will form properly?
Hi The “soft spot” is the area on top of the head where the bones of the skull have not quite joined. During pregnancy, the skull develops sort of like a jigsaw puzzle; it’s not all one bone, but rather many bones that eventually meet and fuse. Some bones meet and fuse before the baby is born. Others fuse after birth to allow room for the brain’s tremendous growth over the first year. More than 50 percent of the total growth of the head occurs in this first year of life. If all the bones fused early, there would be no room for the brain as it grows.
There are often several “soft spots” present at birth, but most are so small and last for so little time, that parents are unaware of them. But by two months, only two of these spots should be present:
The smaller is the posterior fontanel, on the back part of the top of the head. It’s usually difficult to find at two months of age and should be completely gone (because the bones have fused) by four months.
The anterior fontanel is the one most parents recognize as the soft spot. It’s on top of the head toward the front. Four bones come together at this spot, but, because of their rounded corners, they don’t quite meet. This soft spot may close as early as nine months of age or as late as two years. The average is between 12 to 14 months.
So, what does it mean when the soft spot seems to have closed up early? Most of the time, it means that it is still present but is difficult to feel because a tough, fibrous cartilage membrane develops over the soft spot as it is closing. This membrane can make it difficult to determine if the soft spot is still open.
Don’t be scared of it i was terrified with my first! lol
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