Need to Know If This Is Normal

We call that 'spaghettio syndrome'. It looks like a little spaghettio landed on him... We also use it often at family functions, saying that we now know for SURE that my husband is his Daddy. We are among girlfriends here, right??? :)

In seriousness, it sounds perfectly normal. I NEVER advise Moms against running everything by their doctor, however!! This board cannot replace medical needs for our kiddos! That being said, it was explained to me that as the baby gets "fatter", the groin gets especially fatty in some baby boys. So it's not really sucking in, per say, but just doesn't STICK OUT. Daddy calls it 'turtling'. Our pediatrician thinks we are nut cases. Hey; with three boys, I deserve to get a good laugh out of their "parts". I'm sure the same part will cause me much anxiety in the future, so I'm just laughing now while I can!!!!

Good luck!

My son's is not that way; but I babysit and have friends who's boys do that. I don't think it's anything to worry about.

Hi C.,

My nephew did this also. The Dr. told my sister that it was because he was a bit chubby just above where it attaches to the body. Said he would out grow it and he did.
D.

This is totally normal, especially in a chubby little baby! No need to worry! As your baby gets older and slims down a little bit it will no longer do that.

Both of my boys were the same way. My 10 year old doesn't seem to have the problem at all any more. My 8 year old only has the problem when he gets REALLY cold. He told me his body was eating his 'dink' after he got out of a heated pool into a cool room. :) Your little guy will be ok.

Welcome to motherhood! :)

Hello C. C i'm a first time father with a son I'm 34 When we had our son in 2001 it was the coolest, he was an awsome baby when we had him my girlfriend worked she said she wanted work and about the 7.5 to 8month period we went in for check up and dicovered he was breach so we had to do differant angles like put her feet on the back of the couch and head by the floor 1 hr a day and it worked he fliped back over any way after he was born at about 2 months he got a hurniated belly button the doctor told us to tape a quarter to it and it went away so i trust what doctors say!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! personally I nor my girlfriend (which has had 2 boys in a pryor relationship the boys now 17,15 have never heard of that when my son was an infant he would get a little stiffy ok,ok a medium stiffy (LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL) he's my boy what can i say lololololol but seriously I would say he should grow out of it but if you are really conserned about this i would contact your doctor or go to another doctor but personally i would give it 6 more months this will give it time to develope more right now it's kinda uncontrollable i hope this helps you thank for listening
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