AIBU and precious about this bruise?

[PumpkinPie567]

DD(2) has a little bruise at the base of her spine just at the top of her bum. It appeared about 6 weeks ago and we just assumed she'd tumbled backwards at nursery/another child caught her with a toy or similar. Nursery hadn't seen anything, but assumed similar. All fine, no worries, part and parcel of being a toddler.
6 weeks on and it hasn't faded, changed colour or anything, it's just there still. I pointed it out to nursery key worker yesterday and she said "oh yes, that's very odd". DH thinks I'm worrying about nothing and being overly precious. Please tell me I'm being unreasonable...

I once had a bruise for months on my bum/lower back. It stayed really dark. I went to the GP who said it was all to do with how I wasn’t sitting on the sofa/in chairs and if I changed to a more “normal” sitting position it should fade. Lo and behold she was right and it went pretty soon afterwards. Could this be the case for you? Perhaps to do with the way she is sleeping/sitting in some way? I would go and get it looked at by the GP though to be on the safe side though.

I would be puzzled by that too. I think I would ring the GP for advice because 6 weeks is a long time to have a bruise.

A bruise wouldn't last that long go to gp and get it checked out and for reassurance.
If there no other symptoms lethargy weight loss pain other bruises etc probably nothing to worry about
But get it checked all the same xx

I think 6 weeks warrants a trip to the Dr, definitely.

Thanks all. I wondered about the way she's sitting but I can't see how from where it is. Obviously I went and googled 'bruises not healing' and discovered all manner of terrifying things, but unfortunately our GP is fairly hopeless (as in, dismisses everything and sees the role of the GP to reassure rather than actually treat - both DD and I have ended up in hospital because they have dismissed problems in the past). But perhaps I'll phone the health visitor who is great and see what she says.

It might be that the bruise keeps getting renewed in the same place off a certain chair for example, whilst playing or some activity that's repetitive. I have bruises in the same place almost constantly as keep banging myself in the same place so there's always a new one there after the old has faded. no harm checking with doctor though for your own peace of mind at least.

I bruise easily and heal slowly, even the worst of them never took 6 weeks to heal.

Check everything she it’s on/ in regularly - potty, car seat(s) - as well.

Time for a new GP I think. Do please have it checked as others suggested, better safe than sorry. Better to waste a little time to confirm its nothing to worry about!

My granddaughter was in my nursery and she had a permanent bruise at the base of her spine. We found out by chance that it was caused by learning to ride a trike. The back of the seat was pressing on her back each time she was trying to pedal.

If the GP isn’t helpful, take photos so you can see that it’s not changing over the course of a week and then go back. Are there other doctors in the practice you can see?

Could it be her car seat? Or buggy maybe?

My DD had a regular, fairly constant bruise from going down the nursery slide when she was little. I'd try and keep track, maybe even photograph it each day to see if it's going paler then coming back. We were lucky as she only did 3 days at nursery, so we could see a pattern.

Ooh she is learning to ride a trike at nursery. That could be it. Unfortunately we're very rural and there's no alternatives for GP (trust me, if there were we'd have switched!) but we have a fantastic health visitor so I've phoned her.

Is your dd mixed race OP? We were baffled by a bruise at base of spine when my dd was a baby. Health visitor was suspicious ....it turned out to be a Mongolian blue spot. Very common in people of indian/Asian heritage. Hope all turns out well for you and dd

Check with the HV, I would be worried too.

I have had a bruise on my shin for a few months now, its because I keep bumping it on something at work (which I really should know is there by now but I still hit at least once a week when I am rushing) and once its bruised it doesn't have to be a hard knock to re-bruise it. I actually barely feel me knocking it so it could well be DD is knocking her bruise and not noticing/not making a fuss so no one else has noticed her doing it.

I have a bruise on my hip at the moment. Been there about 8 weeks after I had a fall while out running.

I took my then 2yo ds to the drs one day as he’d had a bruise and lump on his shin for weeks.

I was very embarrassed to realise afterwards that his shin was catching on his high chair tray every time we lifted him out 🙈.

It’s most likely something similar with your dd.

My nephew was born with a Mongolian blue spot, but our Asian heritage is just one great-grandmother, so his great-great-grandmother, and we have no other signs of Asian heritage at all. Depending on your child's age of could be this, if there is any chance you have Asian heritage at all.

Mongolian blue spot is visible from birth so it won't be that, sounds likely to be the trike OP but I'm sure your HV will be able to advise.

I've had a look at Mongolian blue spot online and it does look a bit like that, but you'd have thought we'd have noticed it sooner? We're predominantly Caucasian but I had a Romany grandmother. Not sure what that means Mongolian spotwise! Hv is coming on Friday so I'll see what she thinks.