
Hayleigh - posted on 01/19/2009 ( 24 moms have responded )
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My daughter is 6.5mths and has an umbilical hernia. As she is a girl and was born premature there was a greater chance that she'd have one. My doctor is happy to leave it until she is 12mths old before referring us but they may leave her until she is 2yrs old before doing anything. It doesn't cause her any discomfort and it did start to shrink but then seems to have stopped again. Can anyone put my mind at rest that this will go and she won't be having to go through surgery at 1-2yrs old?!
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Lisa - posted on 01/27/2009
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my son, Conly, had this same thing - poor fellow, it stuck out like a long balloon and when he cried or strained it would get bigger. Doctors told me the same thing, wait until 12 months, it will likely correct itself but I was not convinced because it was so big. But sure enough, it's totally normal now without any intervention - he kind of "grew into it" around 1 year old - it started looking normal and still does -- he's 4 now. And it's an innie!
Hayleigh - posted on 08/03/2013
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My daughter just turned 5 in July and she still has the hernia, the pea sized one above it and the diaphragmatic thingy. The hernia is so big that it shows through her loose fitting clothes, t-shirts and dresses and when she's in a swimsuit it's very visible. She has a younger sister now who has a slightly outey tummy button but no hernia and she very often says I wish I had a tummy button like my sister but I reassure her that hers is a special one! We are not going down the surgery route because it would be purely cosmetic. Should she decide to when she's older that would be her choice but it just goes to show that some will rectify themselves, some need a helping hand with surgery and some are just meant to be :) x
Jennifer - posted on 06/15/2010
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My daughter was born 6 days "late" with one. Her doc has been monitoring it and says they don't really do surgery for most of them now. She will turn 3 in a few weeks and still has a small one. It doesn't cause her any troubles and is slowly getting smaller.
Dorothea - posted on 01/20/2009
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My son had a HUGE one,and it went away on it's own. It took a while, and was a bit unnerving for the people who changed his diapers, but it did go away. Don't worry. Enjoy your daughter, and all her little quirks.
Gina - posted on 01/19/2009
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DO NOT do the quarter thing without first consulting your physicain!! My Nurse Practioner told me to that and then called me a 1/2 hour after I left the office and the Dr advised her to tell me NOT to do that. They used to do it back in the day but now have found more harm then good from it!! Just FYI!!