If you’ve had a baby recently, it’s common to find yourself examining your baby and memorizing their precious little faces for as long as the to-do list will allow. In addition to that, you’ll likely be doing a wide variety of research, google searches, article reading, and social media gazing. While you will learn a lot about your baby during this time, you’ll almost always come across something that causes you to worry.
One of the things you might notice on your newborn is a birthmark. These come in various shapes, sizes, and even colors. While most of them will look like a simple discoloration of the skin, some -- like stork bites -- might look a little more harmful than others.
You’ll find yourself running to Google trying to figure out what this big red mark is on your baby. It’ll look like a rash to many, but this very well could just be a birthmark with no intent on harming your baby.
That’s when social media and blogs start to chime in, which is where the worry starts. You begin reading about the MTHFR gene mutation and how it could be linked to your baby’s stork bite. After a few articles and a large amount of information, you start to build this “worst-case scenario” in your head.
If this sounds like you, you’re not alone. Stork bites can be quite the birthmark to find on your child and they will often look worse than they really are. Don’t worry, we’re going to break down everything you need to know about stork bites, the MTHFR gene mutation, and whether you need to be worried at all.
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