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Bone sticking out at bottom of baby's sternum?

post #1 of 6
3/13/10 at 11:46pm
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My baby has a hard lump, like a bone sticking out a little, at the bottom of his sternum. Is that a normal thing for a baby? My phone isn't working to call his ped, and I just need to know if I need to take him in, or borrow a neighbor's phone to call his ped.
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post #2 of 6
3/13/10 at 11:46pm
Its most likely the xiphoid process. Some people have them and some don't. (I don't)
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post #3 of 6
3/14/10 at 12:06am
Mine sticks out quite a bit, and so does DD2's. It's not even noticeable on DH, DS or DD1.
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post #4 of 6
3/14/10 at 12:08am
my 13 yo son's sticks out quite a bit and his 11 yo brother's doesn't
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post #5 of 6
3/14/10 at 12:18am
My son has an outward xiphoid process. The pediatrician noticed it after my son was born and said that it's just a variation of normal.
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post #6 of 6
3/14/10 at 12:34am
Yep, xiphoid process...my son's really protruded too. It doesn't now though, he's 21 months.
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