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The soft spot on a baby's head may close as early as nine months of age or as late as two years. The average is between 12 to 14 months. ... When I took my daughter in for her 12-month check-up, my doctor discovered that her soft spot had completely closed, which he said shouldn ... Some bones meet and fuse before the baby is born.
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parenting.ivillage.com/baby/bhealth/0,,3q4n,00.html
parenting.ivillage.com/baby/bhealth/0,,3q4n,00.html
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The anterior fontanel, or soft spot on a baby's skull, is a cause of concern for many parents. Elsewhere, the baby's brain is protected by a wall of bone; here only soft, squishy tissue separates the brain from the traumas of the outside world. ... The value of the soft spot isn't gone when you first hold your baby in your arms.
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www.drgreene.com/21_359.html
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Dr Greene talks about fontanels, commonly known as soft spots. ... The value of the soft spot isn’t gone when you first hold your baby in your arms. Far from making the baby more vulnerable, the soft spot protects a baby from injury. Although the spot is soft, it actually consists of a surprisingly tough fibrous membrane.
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www.drgreene.com/21_855.html
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A baby soft spot is very important to the baby's wellbeing. First, the gap in the skull makes the baby's journey down the birth canal easier because it allows the head to change shape. For example, you may have seen a baby born with a cone shaped head.
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ezinearticles.com/?Understanding-the-Baby-Soft-Spot&id=...
ezinearticles.com/?Understanding-the-Baby-Soft-Spot&id=1035280
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Fontanelles - sunken, Sunken fontanelles describe a noticeable "curving in" of the "soft spot" in an infant. ... In an infant, the space where two sutures intersect form a membrane-covered "soft spot" called a fontanelle (fontanel). The fontanelles allow for growth of the skull during an infant's first year.
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www.umm.edu/ency/article/003309.htm
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Many parents worry about injuring their baby's soft spot. But below the fontanelles, there's a tough membrane that protects the baby's brain. Normal handling of your baby won't injure the fontanelles or the brain.
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www.drpaul.com/newborn/head.html
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You can feel a baby's soft spots (fontanels) where the skull bones meet. ... A baby's skull consists of several bones, and there are soft spots, or fontanels, where they meet. A baby's soft spots are covered by a thick fibrous layer. The soft spots are safe to touch and typically close within 12 to 18 months,
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www.mayoclinic.com/health/babys-soft-spots/MM00082
www.mayoclinic.com/health/babys-soft-spots/MM00082
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symptoms of dehydration (crying without tears, sunken eyes, a depression in the soft spot on baby's head, no wet diapers in 6 to 8 hours) ... a soft spot that bulges when your baby's quiet and upright...
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kidshealth.org/parent/pregnancy_newborn/home/bringing_b...
kidshealth.org/parent/pregnancy_newborn/home/bringing_baby_home.html
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If there's one part of a newborn baby's body that makes first-time parents nervous, it's probably that soft spot on his head. How can those maternity-ward nurses handle him with such nonchalance, when you feel as though your baby's soft spot makes him all the more vulnerable to injury?
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family.go.com/parentpedia/baby/wellness/baby-soft-spot/
family.go.com/parentpedia/baby/wellness/baby-soft-spot/
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