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Fontanelle not fused in a two-year-old

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hunkermunkfish · 25/04/2006 23:16

Yes, I've googled, and yes, I know it can be v scary.

But in an otherwise normal toddler? Anyone had any experience? He's bright as a button, sharp as a tack and all the other "as a" things I can think of. But he has a dent in his head a finger's breadth wide that is his fontanelle.

HV knows about it, will possibly refer for neuro stuff if it doesn't fuse, but not overly concerned - but he's 2 and he still has a denty head - anyone else's child taken aaaages to finish their skull?!

(He had a MASSIVE fontanelle when he was born - DS2's is similar - maybe I just grow babies with big squashy bits on their heads?!)

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hub2dee · 25/04/2006 23:18

If it was massive, and now only a finger wide, I think he's done rather well. Doubtless it will close very soon. Otherwise pritt stick ?

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hunkermunkfish · 25/04/2006 23:20

ROFL! Yes...might come to that...!

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fastasleep · 25/04/2006 23:23

Mine still has a weeny squishy bit at 2.2 never mentioned it to anyone it's about the size of hmm... a broad bean?

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hunkermunkfish · 25/04/2006 23:26

DS1's is about the size of my middle finger. I only knew that they were "meant" to have closed because I read it somewhere. Ah, I know...stop reading!

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fastasleep · 25/04/2006 23:29

I read it too, but sort of never bothered to llisten, like most things I read in parenting mags/books!

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Clary · 26/04/2006 00:02

hunker, my ds1's was still very much in evidence at about 13 mo IIRC. Bigger than yr ds1's as well.
It's certainly gone now (he's just 3), not sure when tho.
Is that any help??
(not really, eh)
What I'm trying to say is it will probably go altogether, just a bit slower than some.
(DD's was small at birth and vanished altogether after a few weeks!)