My 1st child was pulled out with forceps and she still has the indentations high up on her cheekbones. One side is worse than the other. They are definitely from the forceps -one is like a huge dimple. She is 13 now. So it looks as though they are here to stay.
Jayne > Hi Sylvia, > > Something that most women don't know, is that many babies born by cesarean > section have forceps applied to their heads. I could be way off target > here, but I've seen lots of babies with marks that look a lot like the one's > you are describing, and they are the result of forceps from a cesarean > birth. It will be interesting to see if they fade in a bit of time. > > Tania > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sylvia Boutsalis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 12:31 PM > Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] RE: antenatal question > > > > Just updating you on the below situation. My sister in law had a baby > > girl by C-Section yesturday. (baby was breech; she didn't want to > > discuss birthing naturally). On initial checkup the baby looked fine. > > The baby has a dislocated hip which will require a brace. > > > > I do have a question though. There is a little indentation (like a deep > > dimple) just above the baby's ears on both sides of her head. They told > > my sister in law that they would look into that, but said it could be > > just how the baby was formed. > > > > Can anyone shed some light on that for me. > > > > Sylvia > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Denise Hynd > > Sent: Wednesday, 20 October 2004 7:37 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] RE: antenatal question > > > > > > Dear Sylvia > > There are many questions regarding the accuracy and implications of > > Ultra sounds and those who use. I suggest you go the the AIMS Site and > > you will find some of their articless ,booklets and journals and start > > to research the topic as well as the findings of this one U/s > > www.aims.org.uk > > > > DeniseHynd > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sylvia > > > Boutsalis > > > Sent: Wednesday, 20 October 2004 6:04 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [ozmidwifery] RE: antenatal question > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I'm needing a bit of information if you are able to help me. My > > > sister in law just came home from a 20 week scan. The Gyno told her > > > that there was some space in the baby's brain. He measured the > > > distance from the skull to the inner membrane(??) 5 times and only > > > once did the meaurement come up a percentage difference from the > > > normal. They were strongly advised to have an amnio but they turned it > > > > > down because they will not abort under any circumstance. They then > > > advised her to go again for another scan in 2 weeks. She turned that > > > down too, as she doesn't want to know (she's in denial as she thinks > > > everything is fine). I'm thinking the scan is a good way of > > > determining whether this 'space' is growing along with the baby. As a > > > childbirth Educator I couldn't answer any of their quesitons. Can > > > anyone shed some light onto this? Sorry this information is sketchy, > > > but they were too stressed to take in any decent information. > > > > > > Thanks in advance > > > Sylvia Boutsalis > > > Childbirth Educator > > > Infant Massage Instructor > > > Adelaide > > > > > > -- > > > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > > > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > > > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > > > > > -- > > > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > > > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > > > > > > > > -- > > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > > > > > -- > > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
