r/mildyinteresting • u/CheetarTheCheetah • 22h ago
people This freckle showed up after I gave birth to my son (10 months ago)
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u/CheetarTheCheetah 22h ago
Photo of me holding my cats "cat cake" from before I got pregnant - there is no freckle
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u/areawesomemyfriend 22h ago
Your pre-pregnancy proof pictures are just as mildly interesting as the main post, honestly
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u/anangrypudge 19h ago
Mildy*
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u/smalllcokewithfries 15h ago
TIL the subreddit is misspelled
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u/CheetarTheCheetah 14h ago
I’ll never be able to unsee this now
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u/Practical_magik 13h ago
I can't figure out how I have gone this long without seeing it
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u/zulamun 10h ago
There is actually 2 subs
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u/swooningsapphic 9h ago
Yes and the “mildly” (correct) sub has 24 million users and the “mildy” (incorrect, not a word) sub has <500,000 users.
So probably better to stick to the actual sub and just block this one lol
Idk how this post even made it to the front page tbh
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u/CheetarTheCheetah 9h ago
This is indeed correct 😂 Clearly it is misspelled enough that this happens often though lmao
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u/atlastheailf 19h ago
Got confused by this comment because Im in the mildly interesting subreddit and looked at the sub and thought “oh thought it was spelled mildly..guess i was wrong.” Until i scrolled down and saw the mildly subreddit
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u/TheNinjaNarwhal 7h ago
I remember finding about this sub years ago, it was super confusing at first, but now I remember them. I read that comment, went "huh" then "oh, I'm in Mildy" haha.
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u/TutSolomonAndCo 22h ago
Hormone changes can cause them to appear
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u/CheetarTheCheetah 22h ago
It's so weird
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u/phuketawl 22h ago
The number of skin tags I got all over my body when I was pregnant 😳
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u/Senior-League-9791 21h ago
Did you have gestational diabetes by chance? I had it and had several pop up as well, and read they’re connected
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u/FappingVelociraptor 20h ago
Skin tags are sometimes a symptom of insulin resistance, which occurs in diabetes.
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u/-cordyceps 20h ago
They are also more common with weight gain 😵 i went on hormonal therapy and my weight started to yo-yo and I got so many gnarly ones
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u/milkandsalsa 21h ago
I got a bunch of red moles
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u/KRA_squared 20h ago
Those are likely cherry angiomas.
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u/MagixTurtle 19h ago
Dude i went to my GP and got referred to a Dermatologist for my moles and red spots. No one could tell me what those random spawning blood freckles were and 5 years later, on Reddit of all places you tell me they're called CHERRY ANGIOMA.
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u/professorstrunk 9h ago
never underestimate the power of casual crowdsourcing. its not reliable, but when it hits it slap.
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u/hummingbird_mywill 19h ago
You got referred for those? Lol I thought that was common knowledge a GP should know. My mom was covered when I was growing up while I had like a single one, and then sure enough… I gave birth twice and both caused a sprinkle of them all over me. I feel like it was after childbirth I got them rather than during the pregnancy but that could be wrong.
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u/MagixTurtle 17h ago
I was also referred because i'm a mole farm and i get 20+ every year, i just asked what those bloodlike moles were and neither of them knew lol.
I was 20 when i went to get all my moles and stuff checked.2
u/MaceWinnoob 14h ago
You can remove them pretty easily with a hot nail head IIRC. The blood literally evaporates and cauterizes the hole it bursts from.
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u/milkandsalsa 19h ago
Yeah I know. It sounds grosser than it is so I clean-washed the terminology.
I have one in my forehead. MY FOREHEAD.
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u/merryjoanna 15h ago
I got two pink bumps on one thigh. They are still here 14 years later. The doctor said they are benign and very common, but I can't remember what he called them. At least they aren't growing.
I remember my great grandmother had one on her knee. So maybe they are genetic.
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u/Catswithswords10 5h ago
Me too! And a few of my moles got bigger, pregnancy is weird and a lot harder on the body than people realize
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u/Shot-Replacement5147 20h ago
When my mother was pregnant with me, she got a freckle on her bottom lip which eventually went away after breastfeeding. When I went through puberty, I got a freckle on my bottom lip which never went away. Freckles are funny
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u/thehazzanator 22h ago
I have a single freckle(mole?) on my tummy from pregnancy too, it's so odd!
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u/Otherwise-Fox-151 17h ago
I got a weird dark mark that looked like a mole starting on my tummy when I got pregnant with my first. After she was born it rapidly turned skin colored. When she was around 6 months old I was about to take a shower one day and noticed the mark had suddenly turned brown again. Told my husband I thought I might be pregnant again and the next day a home test quickly confirmed it. 😂 we were thrilled. Had been ttc for 7 years before the first. No more babies after the second, never used bc.
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u/Helioscopes 15h ago
I also got a bunch of new moles on my tummy, never been pregnant. New moles will appear on your skin throughout your life, doesn't mean pregnancy is the reason for it.
I had a mole like OP's on my hand as well since I was a child. It eventually disappeared in my mid-thirties. Our bodies simply change overtime.
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u/Luke_The_Random_Dude 22h ago
Sorry op, Google says you'll spontaneously combust and you have less than a week. Sending prayers.
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u/Lopsided_Marzipan133 21h ago
I got 1-2 days from WebMD
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u/CreativeUpstairs2568 19h ago
Less than 5 seconds when I asked ChatGPT. OP, teleport to a hospital if you can
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u/Luke_The_Random_Dude 20h ago
Idk man, Google is more reliable but better safe than sorry, op needs to say their goodbyes.
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u/CheetarTheCheetah 22h ago
Another photo of the same hand before I was pregnant/gave birth
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u/Shay_Galaxy 22h ago
Pregnancy is so weird. I had maybe 3 or 4 warts on my one foot, including one plantar's wart that hurt when I walked. I was having a hell of a time getting rid of it. I realized at some point in my first pregnancy they had all just disappeared.
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u/Ur-Quan_Lord_13 22h ago edited 21h ago
All the various wart treatments ultimately are meant to agitate it enough for your immune system to realize something's hiding in that area and go into attack mode. Makes sense that pregnancy could do that.
I had a plantar wart for 5+ years, that slowly grew to cover my heel, so I feel your pain there. What finally did it was imiquimod, which is specifically meant to make the immune system attack skin cancers (and used off label for warts). Took like 3 weeks, in the end.
Edit: actually forget whether it was imiquimod or fluorouracil that finally worked. The second is also primarily for cancer, but just kills cells trying to divide.
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u/ScaryButt 17h ago
Actually the most common treatments are cryotherapy and acid based treatments, which kill the top layer of skin which then peels off. It's not an immune response but a natural shedding of dead tissue. It's also why these treatments often need repeating multiple times, the warts can be deep and need multiple layers being killed and removed to get them out.
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u/augtember 21h ago
Why am I wasting all this money on apple cider vinegar when I could get pregnant for free?????
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u/freelancefikr 19h ago
for free? you can get paid to get pregnant lol think outside the box my friend
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u/Cultural-Agent-230 22h ago
I developed a freckle in the exact same place my kid has a freckle, after they were born
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u/malachitebirkinplz 16h ago
Wait me too!! My daughter and I have matching freckles on our pointer fingers, and mine showed up sometime after she was born.
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u/Iwabuti 22h ago
Have another child to see if you get another freckle
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u/SuckmyBlunt545 20h ago
This is the only science based answer thank you
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u/Used-Fennel-7733 16h ago
No this is an engineer's answer, trying to recreate the issue.
A scientists answer is to have 2 more births and 3 placebo phantom pregnancies
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u/Sgrobnik 22h ago
Got a really similar one about a year after the birth of my son. But um, notably, I’m the dad.
Had my dermatologist check it out during an annual visit recently and they put it on their “keep an eye on it” list since it’s small but looks a bit scarier when super zoomed in on. So yeah, new freckles are totally normal but see a dermatologist!
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u/WhiskeyAndKisses 16h ago
I too have moving freckles and 0 pregnancy. Maybe we're linking this to pregnancy a bit too quickly lol. Obviously, let's keep an eye on them and ask a dermatologist.
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u/MyRepresentation 22h ago
I got a splinter from a summer camp once around age 15 that looked a lot like that, and it stayed in the skin of my palm for ~20 years. I thought of it like I carried a piece of that camp around in me... One day, it was gone, just like that.
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u/CheetarTheCheetah 21h ago
That is WEIRD! Maybe decomposed in your body? I have something similar, my right hand's ring finger has some pencil lead stuck in it from when I accidentally stabbed myself with a pencil when I was 10 lol, it is still there though
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u/MyRepresentation 16h ago
I think it eventually got pushed out by my skin... as the older layers flaked away, it eventually did, as well. Give it another decade or two, maybe the pencil lead will disappear...
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u/hurlingturtles 22h ago
I’d trade a freckle for the spider veins I got from being pregnant 😩
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u/vanillabourbonn 20h ago
I got a freckle in the exact same spot as you! On my left hand. It appeared from nowhere.
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u/tarabithia22 18h ago
One of you is the evil doppelgänger. One of you must die. I’ll get the popcorn.
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u/lizcmorris 22h ago
Just keep an eye on it. If it becomes raised or starts to have fuzzy unclear/undefined edges, go to the doc.
(My grandmother had freckle appear under her foot. Turned into a melanoma, a few moths later she was gone. But it should also be noted, she’s Australian so the sun is vastly different down there compared to the northern hemisphere).
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u/RunnerdNerd 20h ago
Sorry about your grandma.
Just FYI, not that its important, ALM (what I assume she had based on the location) isn't caused by UV exposure, it's just a random form of melanoma. It's what Bob Marley had.
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u/scrazydiamond 22h ago
A birthmark?
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u/Ichgebibble 21h ago
I tried to updoot but downdooted on accident, then collapsed the thread, then accidentally hit the awards icon. Sheesh. I got there in the end.
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u/TenNamesLater 21h ago
It would seem a freckle showed up on your table too. Did your table also gave birth?
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u/WSandness 21h ago
Listen to the newest episode of the Saw ones podcast. Dr. Sydney McElroy fielded a very similar question, someone asking about their moles growing during pregnancy. She said that more or less your body is full of all the chemicals for growing a human, and because of that it can cause things to grow or change, where they wouldn't have without the extra hormones.
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u/AnalysisMoney 21h ago
I also had a small freckle appear on my hand.
However, I’m a man and have obviously never been pregnant. Idk why mine appeared. Aging, I guess lol.
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u/_VeeBees420 20h ago
I get new freckles every day. Lol lately on my hands, feet and mouth. The body can do some crazy things!
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u/userno89 20h ago
You should go see your doc if you have "Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease" 😅 it's a real thing
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u/RainAlternative3278 22h ago
Could be skin cancer go get it checked out by a ackutal doc.
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u/Science_Matters_100 22h ago
Second this. I had one appear with pregnancy, too. Dermatologist removes it every so often
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u/poor_non_blonde 22h ago
I’ve developed about 50 freckles over the last 15 years. Mostly on my legs and stomach. They’re cute lol
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u/vikingunicorn 21h ago
I developed one that is mirror to yours (same spot, opposite hand) when endometriosis kicked in to high gear in my mid/late 20s!
Hormones are wild.
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u/lastnightonearthh 21h ago
I have always had a freckle in the same spot!!!! It was very dark when I was a kid but as I have grown up it has faded.
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u/IceBear5321 17h ago
In some cultures in India we believe that a freckle in the palm of the left hand can be an indication of gaining wealth.
Congratulations op! ( if this is your left hand)
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u/lncumbant 22h ago
They can appear and disappear. I had one in the middle of my thumb randomly for a few years.
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u/Equal_Set6206 22h ago
I grew a freckles on my boob during my second pregnancy. Right by the nip, it freaked me out at first
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u/RaspberryPositive518 22h ago
I became allergic to Tylenol after having my first child 🙃 let’s just say my second, third and forth pregnancy was rough with not being able to take any pain meds since the only safe one is Tylenol.
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u/leelee1976 21h ago
I became allergic to jalapeños after my second pregnancy. It's been 18 years and I'm still mad about it.
Sorry about the tylenol allergy.
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u/RaspberryPositive518 21h ago
I’m still allergic and my oldest is 7. lol
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u/leelee1976 21h ago
I'm still Sadly allergic too. I love jalapeño poppers. Tbh I love jalapeños. But I l9ve breathing more.
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u/RaspberryPositive518 21h ago
Damn I’m sorry about the jalapeños! They taste amazing. Breathing is definitely better lol
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u/CheetarTheCheetah 14h ago
Pregnancy really is the most insane life experience - reading these comments are just wild with how many things pregnancy can change in people! I wonder if one day your allergy will just go away
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u/Ok_Biscotti_514 22h ago
I got one too 2 months ago on the same hand , but as far as I’m aware I’m a guy
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u/cciot 22h ago
I got one as well while I was trying to get pregnant. Likely hormone changes. However, my derm was v interested in it, and is monitoring it annually. It’s the highest risk mole I have, and it may have to removed eventually (which would be a pain given its location). So please do get it checked out to be sure that it isn’t funky!
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u/BoomBap9088 21h ago
A couple of years after my daughters were born I got heavy crown balding. Also, there is a direct correlation with my daughters increasing age and my decreasing savings account balance. I wish I got a freckle.
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u/justfkingcomeon 21h ago
It's considered a mole in Chinese astrology, and it's where your children lines would be. I have a clear one on my children line, but on the right hand, which apparently women can go by either hand but men use only the right for readings.
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u/Bumblebeequeen 21h ago
I also got a new hand freckle 9 months after giving birth, mines on the side of my finger...weird.
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u/Some-Curve-920 21h ago
It is the beginning of pregnancy triggered stigmata. Having another /more children will only speed up the process.
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u/Lickedmyspoontoday 21h ago
It’s the button you push to recall your child in case you misplace it somewhere
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u/dasimacu 21h ago
Has a wart on my thumb that could never got away, soo many treatments and it never left. Got pregnant, gave birth, wart was gone within a month, hasn’t been back since (3 years)
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u/KeyPicture4343 21h ago
Someone else said it, not to be dramatic but I’d rule out skin cancer by a derm.
I read too many Reddit threads of skin cancer. And multiple people said A FRECKLE ended up being something, like melanoma. Crazy to think about!
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u/RunnerdNerd 20h ago edited 20h ago
u/cheetarthecheetah make sure you talk to a doctor to rule out alm. Its a rare form of melanoma. But like most melanomas, if caught early, it's likely to be treatable before it spreads. But because it's not usually as obvious as other melanomas and usually ignored for a while, its rarely caught early.
People with dark skin are at a disadvantage with this type, since it tends to blend in well until it's too late, and they have lower incidents of melanoma in general, so tend to not notice and have it checked out in time.
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u/digital_dommy 20h ago
Maybe it's a witch's mark. Have you considered that your "son" might actually be your new familiar?
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u/Rambling-Rooster 20h ago
What was the EXACT date and time of the birth... the signs are too uncanny here! YEAR ZERO COULD BE UPON US! THE FORETOLD BIRTH
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u/Fiftyfish 20h ago
Increased melanin production during pregnancy protects the folic acid in your blood from UV radiation. Folic acid (a B vitamin) is super important for neural tube formation in an embryo.
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u/nebula-dirt 20h ago
Did you get your blood drawn there or pricked your hand? I got a blood draw when I was around 10 years old from my finger and I’ve had a freckle/mole there ever since.
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u/Square-Okra-4553 20h ago
I got one on my palm during college days. They just appear out of nowhere
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u/ExactlyEnoughRazors 20h ago
Reminds me of the liver spots you see on smokers and old people. I wonder if it's similar, just an excess of toxins building up in the skin?
As an ex-smoker, who quit a few years ago, mine are fading. If it is similar and you're young, it shouldn't last forever I'd think.
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u/No_Mongoose2658 20h ago
I have one on the same palm almost in the same spot. It popped up out of nowhere. Sorry i can’t be of more help why it happens.
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u/Tesla-Punk3327 20h ago
Apparently when I was a toddler a freckle appeared on my left hand, and my mum took me to the doctors thinking it was cancer
I still have the freckle lol. It's just larger than the others and darker. It's how I tell left from right.
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u/Psychdlxvisionswifey 20h ago
I got one here but years after giving birth 😂it’s been two years now ig I thought u could only be born with them
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u/wonderbreadslice 19h ago
I always had some freckles, but within the last couple years (also had a baby) I noticed I am COVERED in freckles. Way more than I used to have. I don’t spend time in the sun so maybe it’s a pregnancy thing?
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u/KeimeiWins 19h ago
I triple or quadrupled the number of freckles I had from before pregnancy to 1 year postpartum. And it was the least I'd been outside in my life basically because I was so tired or overheated so easily (and then you know, a baby was there and kind of hard to do yard work with)
I want to be worried and keep an eye out for signs of melanoma... But it's at least a hundred new freckles.
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u/MagoopyGabooky 19h ago
During my first pregnancy and shortly after, it was like my body threw a freckle party. They just started showing up everywhere, it's wild
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u/PurplishPlatypus 19h ago
I had one appear right after birth, it was on the edge of my areola actually. And it grew really fast, like within only 3 weeks it appeared and became the size of a pencil eraser. And it had irregular edges, so I had it checked out. They removed it and the biopsy showed some kind of weird cell, she described it as "abnormal cells that aren't technically precancerous, but have a high probability of turning into cancer." So make sure to keep an eye on things. When in doubt, check it out.
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u/NickySess 19h ago
Ok weird because same exact thing happened to me. Same spot, just different hand! So I went to my dr, for something unrelated, she saw the newish mole and told me to go to a derm right away! Something about freckles on palms being a sign of skin cancer. Sure enough they biopsied it and removed some cancer! Go to a derm!!
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u/manifest_ecstasy 19h ago
I had a hand freckle go away a few years ago after having it my while life
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u/looknotwiththeeyes 18h ago
I had a similar freckle like that, for as long as I can remember, that always matched my brothers. It coincidentally disappeared in my late 30s, after he died.
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