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Strange lump in baby's mouth

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BabyTed · 25/08/2006 21:53

I have noticed a large red lump in the roof of my 20 week old. I have not noticed this before and it looks red and puffy.
I phoned a friend and she said her son doesn't have a similar lump. Bank holiday weekend so unable to get it checked out til Tuesday.
Does anyone know what it is, or even if it is normal?
It is right in the middle of the roof of his mouth and is about the size of a 5p, but it is dome shaped and not flat. Doesn't seem to be causing him any trouble but it looks a bit inflamed.

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Beauregard · 25/08/2006 21:54

I would call nhs direct .

jasper · 25/08/2006 22:48

please can you give more info?
I might be able to help

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BabyTed · 26/08/2006 09:33

I only found it yesterday but from the size of it it must have been there for a while. It is bright red and if you put your finger in his mouth it feels like a hard lump.
It is right in the middle of the roof of his mouth.
He has started waking during the night and I was wondering if this might be what is causing the problem. He has a dummy, which usually settles him but he has started to cry whilst it is in and spit it out. Other than that it doesn't seem to be causing him any problems. He is still taking his bottles, although he sometimes leaves some, which is a bit unusual for him.
Apart from that he is a bright and happy 20 week old boy.

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BabyTed · 26/08/2006 21:18

Contacted NHS Direct today who arranged for me to see the out of ours doctor. She thinks this is some kind of cyst, absess or some other kind of infection and has given me some anti-biotics. If it hasn't gone down by Tuesday I have to see my own doctor with a view to seeing a specialist to have it removed.
Hopefully it will go down. Dont like the idea of surgery.
If anyone else has similar problems with their baby I would advise you get it looked at ASAP. It has now started to effect feeding now, which is a concern.

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dinny · 27/08/2006 07:22

BabyTed, when ds was 6 months he had a perianal abscess (up his bum), obviously not what your little man has BUT my GP made me go to A&E where the surgeons would have removed it within 24 hours if it hadn't burst on its own before then and discharged well. He got another at 12 months and had surgery straight away. I have found that apart from surgeons, other medical bods didn't know much about these abscesses AT ALL, so just wanted to say if you are still worried, maybe go to paediatric A&E and get him seen by a surgeon. Hope it's resolved so, ds was so much better once his had burst xxxx

jasper · 28/08/2006 00:02

BabyTed, I am a dentist but NOT an expert in paediatric dentistry - I mostly see kids once they get teeth!
Without seeing the lump I can't be sure , but really don't see how it could be an abscess. From your description it sounds more like a haemangioma.

These are red, flat or raised lesions of the mucosa or skin, which are composed of blood vessels. They develop before or shortly after birth.
They are commonly found on the lips, tongue, buccal mucosa and palate. Bone involvement may be present.
Haemangiomas are a common birthmark whose cause is unknown.
They are benign and the colour is due to the proliferation of blood vessels in that region.

A capillary haemangioma may occur anywhere on the body. They usually grow rapidly, remain a fixed size, and then usually (95% of cases) subside by the age of 9.
Cavernous haemangiomas are similar but more deeply situated. They appear red-blue. Some will disappear.
They don't usually require treatment unless they grow to a size that interferes with speech or swallowing.

Best of luck in getting the correct diagnosis, and treatment if necessary.

PS Ted is a fantastic name

jasper · 29/08/2006 08:14

BabyTed has the lump changed at all?

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BabyTed · 29/08/2006 19:18

Lump not changed at all. Just been to see family doctor who thinks it is a sore spot caused by his dummy rubbing. Advised me to ditch the anti-biotics as they are making Ted unwell and have not done anything to help.
Doctor thinks the only thing which will get rid of the lump is ditching the dummy. The problem with this is that he is very attached to it and is reliant on it to get to sleep. Still, at least it will (hopefully) help with the other problem we have of him waking in the night and crying for his dummy.
If it doesn't go down at all after the dummy has gone I am going back to the doctor to insist on a referral to a specialist.

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jasper · 29/08/2006 22:41

I have never heard of a rore spot caused by a dummy rubbing - aren't they very soft?
Hope you get this resolved soon

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