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  • By: Emily Summerson
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  • Sep 20

Lola’s Hemangioma (Strawberry mark)

My daughter Lola is three-years-old. In the few days after she was born, we started to notice some redness around her ear and chin, and under her neck. At first, during midwife visits and routine check-ups, we were told not to worry – she’d just been born and a lot of babies have little marks

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  • By: Emily Summerson
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  • Sep 5

Noah’s PWS Birthmark Journey

Noah is a twin and was born via c-section in 2020. His birthmark wasn’t noticed by us immediately, but was very apparent when the paediatrician came over to carry out the standard newborn baby checks a few hours later. Noah’s birthmark covers the majority of his left leg and foot (front and back). Noah’s twin

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  • By: Emily Summerson
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  • Jul 21

Lucie’s birthmark journey – mixed Hemangioma.

Lucie has a mixed hemangioma on her forehead which developed in the first couple of months after birth. Lucie was born with no birthmarks that we could see initially. It was around 6 weeks old I noticed a small scratch like dot on her forehead, I immediately had a gut feeling that it wasn’t just

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