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19 month old fontanelle (soft spot) still open

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daisydaisydaisydo · 10/05/2026 14:33

My daughter is 19 months old and my partner noticed the other week that he could feel a slight dip in her head, when I felt I could feel it was the fontanelle. It’s about the size of a 50p coin I would say.
She is a slow teether but I was told that could be genetics and I was as a child too. She started walking at 9 months, her speech is amazing and she continues to develop and hit all the milestones that she should..

Should I be concerned? I have major anxiety about it now I’ve googled it…

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Friend1010 · 10/05/2026 23:05

Mine DD was slow to close too and I overthought it. It closes eventually and I just got a medical professional to keep checking when we were in for other things!

daisydaisydaisydo · Yesterday 16:57

Friend1010 · 10/05/2026 23:05

Mine DD was slow to close too and I overthought it. It closes eventually and I just got a medical professional to keep checking when we were in for other things!

Ahh I’ve been worrying like crazy! What age did theirs close over?

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Friend1010 · Yesterday 19:34

I think she was 16 months! I'd get it checked anyway to put your mind at ease, but they didn't seen phased about her!

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