Stork bite?

[KBecks]

Has anyone ever heard of this term? One of the nurses said Mark has a stork bite after he was born. The mark is a reddened area between his eyes, over the bridge of his nose in a V shape. It's not very dark but it is a noticeable redness.

Some people we know at church have a daughter who is about 9 months who has nearly the same mark in the same area. Her dad noticed our kids have similar marks and referred to it as a birthmark.

I'm curious if this is at all common, a V mark / redness on the bridge of the nose, and if it is a permanent redness or something temporary that fades? Mark is 2 months old and it has not changed.

And is anyone familiar with the term stork bite? I guess I'm off to Google it.

Thanks!

[Cam&Clay]

DS2 had one between his eyebrows and one on the back of his neck. He will be one in a few weeks and they are barely noticable now. Don't worry. They are just birthmarks that fade.

I have always thought the term "stork bites" was pretty clever!

Susan
DS1 age 10 years
DS2 age 11 months

[mommylamb]

I've heard of it. Baby411.com (same site as these message boards) has a bonus materials section with pictures of all sorts of different marks/moles/etc. I bet there's a storkbite picture. I think they're supposed to fade.

[WatchingThemGrow]

DD had one, as did my teaching assistant's DD who is a year older. One of my K students had one also, so I was picturing it being there 5 years later.

It totally faded, and I didn't even remember it until you asked. I believe it faded on TA's DD also. IIRC, it is from spending time "a little lodged" in the birth canal. Could be totally wrong. The thing I noticed on both babies is that they had marks between the eyes and also a reddened area at the nape of the neck as well.

[JTsMom]

DS has one on the back of his neck, under his hair. The last time I looked, it ws still there, but definitely faded. I think they are pretty common, but I hadn't heard of them anywhere besides the neck.

[infomama]

DH and DD#1 have them at the base of the neck at the hairline. You cant really see them unless they are in the heat. It's a birthmark.

[egoldber]

Wiki has a good overview:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthmark

Amy has a strawberry on her belly.

[infocrazy]

These are actually really common on the nape of the neck. They got the nickname storkbite because that is where the stork would "hold" the baby... Both my boys had one on their nape. I actually just noticed last night that DS2 still has his under his hair.

[mecawa]

DD #1 has what the ped referred to as a stork bite (some call it a strawberry) Hers has faded drastically since she was born and only is noticable now (at 4 yrs.) when she becomes upset (crying). Hers is on her lower forehead right above the bridge of her nose (kind of between her eyebrows). Yeah, it's basically a birthmark, that's what we were told.

Edited to say that our ped told us they should fade if not totally disappear by age 2.

[clc053103]

DS had a few on his face- but the dr said, when on the face, they are called "angel kisses"! LOL!

They have faded drastically- some within the first month- but they do sometimes show if DS cries or gets red in the face for some reason.