9 month old with deep dimples everywhere.

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Let me preface this with the fact hes not my first so I'm not in that scary twitchy new mum phase.

I have an autoimmune disease that triggers an immune response to foetal DNA and placental tissue. It has caused issues in some of my older children inlcuding but not limited to epilepsy and Arnold chiari malformation type 1.

This child has a veey deep and long sacral dimple, he also has deep and wide dimplea on elbows, knees and shoulder blades. On one elbow it appears he has two.

I had an enormously and deeply traumatic time trying to get to the answers and diagnoses for the older children and quite simply I'm not sure I have it in me to do it all again.

Before anyone says the obvious, no he wasn't planned, I had s coil in that czme out during bis birth and was listed for a hysterectomy. It is my own personal hell to be facing down thw barrel of another beloved child damaged permanently by my body's attempts to kill them inside me.

If anyone else has experience of a heavily dimpled child and the presence or lack of a wider meaning would I be unreasonable to ask you to talk me through What may be coming so I can try to find some dregs of inner strlength to once again enter into tbe fray that is battling with disinterested doctors who cannot concede that sometimes mums do know their children best.

So sorry for typos. Trying to bf in the dark and quietly write this out wasn't easy

I don't have any wise words about what it all could mean (sorry).

But I have a sacral dimple, and dimples on my shoulder blades. I also have shorter than average arms, and short thumbs. I did read that all of these can be symptoms of various other things. Then I started getting confused.
So I'm placemarking out of interest in case someone wiser than me comes along.

I should add that while I have heard they can all point to a wider "issue" for want of a better word, they haven't ever caused any problems in my life, other than sleeves always been too long and being unable to do that thing where you reach one arm over your shoulder and the the other upwards to touch fingers.

Thank you for your reply. His thighs and upper arms do seem shorter than his siblings were.

I don't know if it's related but he has one foot that seems more turned in than the other and he cannot crawl the conventional way. He commando crawls using the arm with only one dimple and pushing with his toes. Which he has caused pretty severe in Growing toe nails on the big toes by doing so.

Given what you know about your own health and that of your children, sounds like this dimple issue needs investigation sooner rather than later. I don't have any answers. The toe nail and leg too need addressing.

I wish i could help prepare you but i am clueless and mind boggled, just trust your gut and instincts as a mum ..... push because you know this up hill battle has already started.

Found one of two general posts that seem to think elbow and knee dimples are common ish but still worth getting checked out, the shoulder ones are in other kids too but again google likes to scare. Do talk to doctor and join more baby groups/mum groups seeking out similar conditions that you both have to gain more insight too.

I know you're right but sadly we're in a skall northern town and our local paediatrics didnt even know what Arnold chiari malformation was when the MRI report came in after i had spent 2 years pushing for an MRI they insisted my son didn't need.

That child had some neurological symptoms and had began having vacant episodes, had already been found to a visual impairment.

This child is fit and well and developing normally. They wouldn't even accept the referral I think.

My gynae Dr is absolutely certain my condition has caused my older children's issues but the paediatric doctors want to put it down to coincidence that I've suffered 10 misscarriages, one at 16 weeks, all teats and postmortems showed my condition to be the the cause and I have surviving children with Neuro conditions.

I'm so tired. And sad. And scared.

Oh sorry I started this post on my laptop and didnt realise it wasn't linked to this account x

My dd has a big sacral dimple and crawled exactly as you describe. She's now 6 and she's absolutely fine. A bit shorter than average, but then so is my family in general so that's not unexpected. I don't have an autoimmune condition though, so I fully understand your concerns.

Thank you for replying - does she gave dimples in other places? He has them on all joints and his shoulders.

Noticed this morning he has them on his hands too

Thank you for replying - does she gave dimples in other places? He has them on all joints and his shoulders.

Noticed this morning he has them on his hands too

Thank you for replying - does she gave dimples in other places? He has them on all joints and his shoulders.

Noticed this morning he has them on his hands too

Thank you for replying - does she gave dimples in other places? He has them on all joints and his shoulders.

Noticed this morning he has them on his hands too

She has quite deep dimples on her elbows and also above her buttocks (as in each side, additional to the sacral). No others that I've particularly noticed. I did worry about the sacral and buttock ones when she was tiny, but was always told not to worry, which appears to have been the right advice. Hope your ds turns out the same!

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Sorry I can’t be of more help. But is it possible that the Drs involved in your other childrens care or diagnosis could be a help?

Oh god me and this app dont get along... It kept telling me my reply had failed :/

We're just moving this over to Children's Health.

I have a child who had no lateral dimples:

Sacrum
Shoulder blades
Elbows (one on either side of the joint on each elbow)

It’s rare, apparently, and can sometimes mean something, but not always.

If your child seems to be developing normally I wouldn’t worry too much.

Thank you LaLaLand.. You're quite right. I might just mention it to his health visitor and see what she thinks.