Bump on Babies Forhead Still There After Almost 1 Month

My son has a bump on his head that's been there since he was about 6 or 7 weeks old (he's now 5 months). He didn't bump his head to my knowledge, but the doctor thought it could have been from trauma and said that sometimes blood can collect and calcify after a while and make a hard bump but it should eventually go away. Well, my son's bump turned out to be a cyst, but I think what your son has sounds like calcified blood from the bruising. If you are very concerned I would take him to the dr to have it looked at again, it could be possible that the bump to his head altered the way his bones are developing or that a tiny fracture may have occurred? Anyway, they can do an xray for your piece of mind. Be well!

sounds like a calcium deposit, but I would ask at his next Dr. visit.

I had a child fall at the sink on the stool the state insisted I have for the kids to wash hands. He had the biggest bump I have ever seen and it took 5 mos to go sort of away. I looked and it was bruised and I told the dad looks like it is getting worse. He said no he fell again at home on the same spot. He has two bumps on his forhead on both sides. Every time he fell he seemed to hit there. He will be 4 next month. G. W

I would call the medical advise line at your pediatricians office and ask the nurse's opinion. My gut tells me not to worry too much about it, but a quick phone call wouldn't hurt!! Glad he's feeling better!!

My 4 year old daughter fell in our backyard and hit her forehead on a rock. She instantly got a knot on her head and became very swollen right away. Two months later she still had a red lump there so we took her in for an x-ray to make sure everything was okay. She was fine. The doctor said that the forehead just doesn't have many fat cells beneath it so there's nothing else to absorb the swelling underneath the skin, therefore, it sticks out easily. He said that the lump is probably just calcium built up underneath the wound and would eventually go away. Now, 8 months later, it's just about all gone. Good luck!

If is IS a calcium deposit, then that means he is having calcium depositing in tissues. NOT good. That happens because of overdoses of calcium, vit D, and phosphorus.... any of those three. Stop all vit D , Iron, or Calcium supplements. Only supplement magnesium- which will decalcify him and return his Ca levels to normal. Magnesium is safe - very safe

For more info on Vit D/Calcium/Phosporus and it's role in disease states:
http://www.mgwater.com/seelig

My son had a big bump on his brow bone from a heavy door that hit him as it was closing. This happened when he was around 2 years old. The visible bump eventually went away, but the doctor told me that he may always have that little "knot" under the skin... feels like a "pea". I just checked and sure enough, it feels smaller, but is still there. Maybe it feels smaller because he has grown and is now almost 15 years old! I guess it's calcification because the bump was on the bone, but it's never been an issue for him. I kinda forgot about it till I saw your post and it made me curious to see if it was still there.....
I would definitely monitor it and have the doctor continue to check when you go for check-ups. Enjoy your little guy! And happy (almost) birthday to him!!