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Should I Be Concerned About The Injury To The Soft Spot Of A Baby?

My son was carrying my baby and when he tried to grab his pacifier that fell on the ground, he bent down and my baby s head hit the table. I noticed his soft spot more sunken in. I made an appointment with his pediatrician, but they have me down until Monday, the soonest. Should I be more concerned and try and take him in before?
Fri, 25 Jul 2014
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Thanks for the query.
Anterior fontenela (soft spot mentioned by you) is an area of skull where bones are not covering the head and these are soft tissues (skin,fat/muscles) what we feel while palpating
It seems your baby has a small hematoma on top of the usual softness of the fontenela.
An injury like this seems to be of not much significance unless the baby has significant symptoms (vomiting/excessive crying/lethargy/refusal to take feeds).
If none of the above mentioned symptoms are present ,it is not worrisome at all.

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dr kanwar deep
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Should I Be Concerned About The Injury To The Soft Spot Of A Baby?

Thanks for the query. Anterior fontenela (soft spot mentioned by you) is an area of skull where bones are not covering the head and these are soft tissues (skin,fat/muscles) what we feel while palpating It seems your baby has a small hematoma on top of the usual softness of the fontenela. An injury like this seems to be of not much significance unless the baby has significant symptoms (vomiting/excessive crying/lethargy/refusal to take feeds). If none of the above mentioned symptoms are present ,it is not worrisome at all. regards dr kanwar deep