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Taking care of a baby involves many details and I often heard: beware of the baby’s soft spot! Open bump means this, closed that and later on this and that, but after all what is the baby’s bump and how to take care of the baby until the bump is completely closed? And those little balls that appear on the baby’s face? Is it normal and how to care?
Well, all babies are born with an open soft spot. The soft spot is a crack in the bones of the skull. These slits exist to facilitate the baby’s passage through the vaginal canal if the baby is born naturally through the vagina. When passing through the pelvis, the softener acts as a spring and thus makes a safe compression in the skull to pass through the bones of the hip and vagina protecting the brain. The soft spot enters one part of the other to decrease the size of the baby’s head and shortly after birth it can provide a pointed shape on the baby’s head that can soon return to normal. There are two molars at birth, on the back near the back of the neck and also on top of the head.
Normally until the end of the first year of life, the baby’s softener closes completely, but until the gap is completely closed, some precautions must be taken with this region on the baby’s head. These precautions must be taken because after all it is a place where only the skin on the head protects the brain. What is the care for the baby’s soft spot then?
Do not let the baby’s soft spot strike anywhere. Young children may accidentally hit the baby’s soft spot so the older sibling or cousin should be watched. Paying attention if the softener closes too early is also advisable, usually the first softener closes from 5 to 9 months and the second opens up to 1 year. If it closes too early, you will need to speak to the pediatrician.
Legend has it that babies with very open soft teeth are children who take longer to speak than babies who have a smaller, narrower opening. Soon after the softener closes, the baby begins to speak. Another legend is the position of the soft spot, if it is closer to the forehead the next baby will be a boy, if it is higher up on the head it will be a girl. Of course are beliefs of the time of great great grandmothersbut that is still heard today. Another important detail to talk about is that the baby’s soft tissue can pulse, this happens in time to the heartbeat and is perfectly normal. Another curiosity of the baby’s soft spot is that it can indicate whether the baby is dehydrated, if the soft spot is too deep, it can be the first symptom and the most important to show dehydration in the baby. Remember the important thing is to take care of the softener protecting it so that there are no impacts.
Polka Dots on Baby’s Face – What Can It Be?
Almost all babies have little balls on their faces right after birth and these little balls have a different name – Toxic Erythema . They are very small and reddish water balls and are very common and tend to disappear on their own, but there may be some cases in which it can last and then you need to talk to the pediatrician. Usually these balls are caused by some skin irritation. The old ones say they are kiss balls, because they can appear with the contact of the skin or beard of the father, or of the saliva since the baby’s skin is very sensitive. How to take care of the newborn baby to not have these balls?
Avoid kissing the baby and exposing yourself to indoors and with sick people. Always wash your hands before bathing the baby and most importantly, do not pass any medication without guidance and also do not poke the balls. Another problem that can happen to the baby’s skin is neonatal acne. They appear due to the excess in the oiliness of the baby’s skin and many babies are already born or start to present these little white balls on the nose and face after the third week of life. No treatment is needed for this problem, with time the acne will go away, this time can be up to six months.
See also: Basic manual on how to take care of a baby – Crumpled ears and head and burping
My name is Dr. Alexis Hart I am 38 years old, I am the mother of 3 beautiful children! Different ages, different phases 16 years, 12 years and 7 years. In love with motherhood since always, I found it difficult to make my dreams come true, and also some more after I was already a mother.
Since I imagined myself as a mother, in my thoughts everything seemed to be much easier and simpler than it really was, I expected to get pregnant as soon as I wished, but it wasn’t that simple. The first pregnancy was smooth, but my daughter’s birth was very troubled. Joana was born in 2002 with a weight of 2930kg and 45cm, from a very peaceful cesarean delivery but she had already been born with congenital pneumonia due to a broken bag not treated with antibiotics even before delivery.
