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Our child has a huge head

I am starting a discussion, yet its more of a question, one that probably cannot be answered. So our...

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I am starting a discussion, yet its more of a question, one that probably cannot be answered.

So our son, when he was born, had a 17.5 inch circumference head. Huge! All of his sonograms showed he had a huge noggin. The doctor never made a big deal of it. He just went in for his 1 year appointment and his head has grown to 19.5 inches at the 100th percentile. Now our doctor is referring us to a neurologist to make sure everything is ok. She never gave us any indicator as to what may be occurring or what she is even worried about, she even claimed she "wasn't worried at all" but you have to understand my worry, if you're not worried then why are you sending us at all?

He crawls, he stands up, he sits, he babbles, he does everything a 12 month old "should" do. He has a vocabulary of about 4 right now and is otherwise a healthy child. He has met every milestone he has supposed to hit and he has not regressed in any skill that he has acquired. His fine motor skills seem to be improving as needed.

I'm worried, I'm scared for my son, and we didn't get any answers. Big heads don't run in either family. Just one family member has a huge head but he had a cyst in his brain, but before they found it the damage had been done. There was developmental issues that led them to find it. So far we have seen none. His soft spot still dips as it should and it doesn't protrude the way they would expect if he had a tumor or some other growth in his brain.

My wife cries since we have been referred, we have already lost one child due to a medical anomaly and its hard to stay positive with such a checkered past. Has anyone else dealt with this? And if so what was done and what was found? As I said I don't think this can be answered per se, only the neurologist will be able to do that but the thought of my son having to be sedated for a MRI seems too much to put him through when there doesn't appear to be any other conditions other than the fact that he has a gigantic melon.

Also, he is not inconsolable, overly tired, sick, or any thing else that would indicate that there could be a problem with his health. As I said, other than the huge noggin he is a healthy 12 month old.

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Reply: Ear tubes and drainage

my son got tubes at 9m, now 16m, every so often he will have drainage that will come n' go for a day, to weeks....

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Hello my name is Chantal and i am a mother of two a girl ( and my little boy (18m). My son now 18m had his...

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Hello my name is Chantal and i am a mother of two a girl (

and my little boy (18m). My son now 18m had his first spell a week before his first birthday. it all started the morning when he fell and hit the back of his head strange enough it was a short cry with no sound my mom wet his face and he was fine that was at about 10am he slept at 12 until 14:00 and then at about 15:00 I was busy tidying my daughters bedroom when my daughter tried to stop him from climbing on a cupboard when she shouted mamma there is something wrong with daniel so i ran when i got to him he was blue. I ran with him to my mom. My mother checked his airway it was clear but his eyes were open and went like a glossy color it was frightening i thought he was gone. I ran outside and stopped someone driving past and with that a man ran up to me took my baby from me and performed cpr he can by immediately. I rushed with him to the hospital and they did brain scans EEG's and all came back clear a nurse at the hospital told me that it seems to her like breath holding spells i must ask the doctor to check his iron. His iron was low but not much so without a family history my child was thought to have epilepsy. I cried bitterly it was very hard for my daughter her marks dropped at school and her hair started falling out terribly. I prayed and asked God for His Grace and mercy after his second episode march 2015 but this time his whole boddy went into a spasm. the doctors wanted to put him on seizure meds and i have heard of bad side effects so i was scared my mom told me my little one was not having an epileptic fit it was not necessary so i listened and carried on praying. Believe it or not God answered my prayer a week after his first episode he slipped and fell back and hit his head he cried but no sound came out i blocked his nose and gave one short blow in his mouth sort of like CPR and he gasped for air. It was scary and i felt helpless just watching him and not knowing what to do now i can help him to gasp for air so every time he cries without sound i block his nose and blow in his mouth and it really works. I really hope it works for you too. i was becoming over protective worring he was going to get hurt and stop breathing again now i can leave him let him play:-)View Thread

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Just checking in to see how your son is doing. Mine crawls, but doesn't walk or stand yet at 14 months....

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My son is having swelling and mild fever, and wanted to know if it is related to teething, please advice

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Our 1 year old wont eat!!

My name is Ashley my wife and I have a 1 and half year old and she will not eat solid food , or puree. My...

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I have a 15mo granddaughter who is pulling her hair out. What causes this behavior?

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Hi. Did your daughters belly go away? I have a 4 yr old girl and she has a pretty big tummy. Just like you...

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My one year old son came down with a fever all of a sudden yesterday. Tonight it 101.5. I know that is low...

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Hi everyone, My one year old has had trouble with constipation and hard stool for quiet some time now. Looks...

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I have a one year old and she is a busy little girl during the day and goes to sleep at night around 8-9pm she...

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Hi jeets, it happened with my kid too, i tried feeding up him with diff kinds of food like fruits, soups, veg...

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my 16 month old is the same way and shs a twin her sister walked at 12 months and she has not want to walk...

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Tonsilectomy/Adnoids removed for 15 month old

My daughter is almost 15 months and will be having her tonsils and adenoids removed next month. I am...

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My 1 Year old daughter is producing milk.

My 1 year old daughter is producing milk, and this hasn't happened before. I spoke to my pediatrician and...

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Well this post was submitted 4 months ago, so i hope everything is ok now! But our 1 year old is a walking...

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