Pregnancy, Hypothyroidism, Birthmarks?
I had my little boy back in Nov of 06. I was diagnosed with thyroid problems in June of 2005. I battled them throughout my pregnancy. I had no problems, other than the thyroid and gestational diabetes. He came out 9 lb and 3 oz. With apgar scores of 9 and 9. I was very relieved, after reading all that junk on the internet, about what can all go wrong. Well, he was born with strok bites on his face and back of his neck. No big deal, he is otherwise healthy. Besides, they fade with time. The only one you can see now, is the one on his neck. Well, when I got him out of the bath tonite, I noticed on his butt and the back of his leg, little spots. Only 2. I looked them up, and sure enough they are Cafe au lait birthmarks. Does anybody have any experience with these? Should I let his peditrician know? Could they possibly have been caused by my being hypothyroidism while being pregnant? PLease let me know.
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- I also had hypothyriodism when I was pregnant and my son doesn't have what your talking about
- http://www.childrenfirst.nhs.uk/teens/he...
- Hypothyroidism isn't the cause of cafe au lait birthmarks. I'm hypothyroid as well.
"Brown birthmarks are often called ‘café au lait’ birthmarks because they often look the colour of milky coffee.
Most of these birthmarks are harmless, but if you have lots of large ones, there is a chance you could have something called neurofibromatosis. This will have been checked when you were younger.
Café au lait birthmarks don’t usually need to be treated, but if it is in a place that shows, you could consider something called camouflage cream, which blends the birthmark in with the skin around it."
- I have a cafe au lait mark on my arm and nothing was wrong with my mom when I was born....its really nothing to be worried about unless it starts to become a bump or gets darker and lighter as this could be a sign of a cancerous type thing. But really there is nothing to worry about...I've never had any problems with mine and its really absolutely no big deal. If it still bugs you then just tell your pediatrician the next time your in to see him/her and he/she can answer any questions you may have. Congrats on the new little boy!!!