What to know about the soft spots on your baby's head
WEBApr 8, 2024 · Soft spots, or fontanelles, are spaces between the bones in your baby's skull that haven't yet fused together. Here's what you need to know about keeping them…
Baby’s Soft Spot: Everything You Need to Know - WebMD
WEBApr 14, 2023 · A baby’s soft spot is an underdeveloped space on the skull that appears after birth. Learn about what causes it, what to expect, and more.
Fontanelle: Caring for Your Baby’s Soft Spot
WEBMay 17, 2024 · The fontanelles are the diamond-shaped soft spots in between baby’s skull plates that haven’t yet joined together. These soft spots are covered in skin and protected by a layer of tough membranes.
Baby's head shape: Cause for concern? - Mayo Clinic
WEBMar 10, 2022 · Babies are born with soft areas on their heads called fontanels. The skull bones in the soft spots haven't yet grown together. The soft spots allow a baby's relatively large head to move through the narrow birth canal. They also accommodate a baby's rapidly growing brain during infancy.
Craniosynostosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
WEBCraniosynostosis (kray-nee-o-sin-os-TOE-sis) is a disorder present at birth in which one or more of the fibrous joints between the bones of your baby's skull (cranial sutures) close prematurely (fuse), before your baby's brain is fully formed.
Baby Soft Spot: Anatomy, Function, Conditions - Verywell Health
WEBJan 2, 2024 · Soft spots on a baby’s head are areas where the platelike bones of the skull have not fully fused together. The spaces between the bones are made of a strong fibrous material—known as connective tissue—which is somewhat soft to the touch, therefore giving them the name “soft spot.”
What To Know About the Soft Spots on Your Baby's Head - Parents
WEBApr 18, 2024 · A fontanelle, or a soft spot, is an opening in a baby’s skull where the bones have not yet grown together. Although they may seem like undeveloped areas of your baby's head, fontanelles are...
All About Baby's Soft Spot - Nationwide Children's Hospital
WEBSep 28, 2021 · The soft spots are the spaces located between the different bones in the skull. They allow your baby’s head to be flexible enough for childbirth. They also allow the head and brain to grow as the baby gets older. Your baby’s fontanelles can also provide helpful clinical information.
Video: Baby's soft spots (fontanels) - Mayo Clinic
WEBDec 6, 2023 · An infant is born with two major soft spots on the top of the head called fontanels. These soft spots are spaces between the bones of the skull where bone formation isn't complete. This allows the skull to be molded during birth. The smaller spot at the back usually closes by age 2 to 3 months.
Your Baby's Head - HealthyChildren.org
WEBThese soft spots, referred to as fontanelles (anterior for the larger one in the front, posterior for the smaller and typically less noticeable one in the back), are normal gaps in a newborn’s skull that will allow your baby’s brain to grow rapidly throughout the next year.