What is a common characteristic of Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome?

What is a common characteristic of Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome?

Many children who have BWS have physical differences that you and your healthcare provider might notice on prenatal ultrasounds. For the most part, however, you and your healthcare provider will notice your child has BWS characteristics as soon as they are born and/or by age 2. Some of those characteristics are:

• Your child has macroglossia (large tongue). If your child has macroglossia, their tongue might appear as if it is too big for their mouth.
• Your child’s birth weight is above average. Children with BWS are often are above the 95th percentile for weight.
• Your child has pink or red birthmarks on their faces. These birthmarks are sometimes called angel kisses or stork’s bite. Not every child born with a stork bite or angel kiss has BWS.
• Your child has tiny creases in their earlobes or tiny indentations in their outer ear.