DS2 has a nose bleed at the moment and has had quite a few in his short life.

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I am not worried but wanted to check if actually I am supposed to be doing something about it. Most just happen without him picking his nose or banging it though of course they have been reasons for some of them. He is seven.

Is it always the same nostril? How regularly does he have them? Do they stop quickly?

my dd is prone to nosebleeds and she goes through phases of having a lot and then not having any for a few weeks. She has been prescribed nasal spray before for it but I'm not sure it made much difference - she isn't using anything at the moment. I'd take him to the gp and get him checked out.

Both my DD2 and DS have had lord knows how many nose bleeds over the years and very regularly at that. They are now 18 and 16, but for a period of maybe 5 years between 5/6 and 10/11 they both regularly had their nose cauterised. DD2 sometimes 4 times a year, sometimes 7/8 times.

If they are quite frequent and seemingly caused by not much I would take him to the GP for them to have a little look. I took mine to the GP initially as their nosebleeds could sometimes last up to an hour.

DS still has a few each year, but they are not so major now. DD2 hasn't had one in a couple or three years now.

DS2 was like this. Now I think of it though, he's not had one for a good few years now (he is 11) so I guess he has grown out of it. He used to wake up in the night with them.

I am not sure if they are from the same nostril. The last bleed he had was August 8th. I decided I would start making a note in case they became more regular or I needed to have him checked out.

What would he be being checked for?

They don't last very long.

Both of mine had weak bloody vessels or something like that in their noses. Also both of them would sometimes wake up with blood everywhere having had massive nosebleeds in the night which most certainly put the shits up me the first couple of times!

Weak bloody? Well, yes they were. But really what I meant to say was weak blood vessels!

They look up the nostrils, check if they are inflamed, etc. Will ask about general health and if required may prescribe a nasal spray or anti-histamines if they feel the nose bleeds are allergy related. My dh uses a daily nasal spray and anti-histamines as he has perennial rhinitus - I think dd got her sinuses from him!

There is often a big tide mark on his bedsheet but I think it is dribble or wee unless blood dries invisably!

Would have freaked me out too. FW.

I grew up in an area where having a cottonball in your nose to stop the bood was generally synonimous with childhood. Is your house too dry? Or hot? That may be one of the causes.

I wouldn't have thought it was that since he has them at school too and did at his previous school.

DH had a ton of nosebleeds when he was young, to the point where he had some sort of ablationy thing. No bleeds since, despite a sideways cast to it from footballing, and ds - now 8 - has only ever had one.

I think I'm being reassuring here, but I have had wine..

DD1 had lots of nosebleeds and they mostly happened at school.

Her teacher pleaded with me to do something about them as she was fed up cleaning up after her...

She had a few quick cauterisations and was fine. According to her doctor it's very common.

I think she was about 10-12 yrs old.

Fanny, I'm drinking some bloody (no pun intended ) lovely wine on special offer in Sainsbo's and just noticed it's 14%! No wonder I@m a bit wquiffy.

DS2 is prone to gushing nosebleeds, so is DH. DH can get one out of nowhere for no reason. Something genetic.

I am none the wiser as to whether I need to have him GP'd or not .

I don't want him having something without it being totally necessary.

(spent too long in hospitals with my children emoticon).

You only go to GP if it is an unmanageable problem. Same for most things!?

My dd (7) has had several over last few months - they don't last long and she's quite good at managing them. Might see GP to have them cauterised though. From what I understand unless the nose bleed lasts over 30 minutes, is VERY heavy or from both nostrils at same time then they are normal and nothing to be worried about.

I took dd2 (5) in because she was having enormous nosebleeds, they were pretty frequent and she would panic like mad when she had them (not surprising really, the last one was like a scene from Reservoir Dogs, and was pouring out of her mouth as well!). I really just wanted the dr to talk her through what to do when she has one, and put her mind at rest that it was ok.

If it's distressing him or causing a lot of inconvenience (time off school, disturbed nights, etc) then I'd say go to GP.

He seems quite relaxed tbh. Funnily enough DS1 had a nosebleed yesterday and I don't recall him ever having one before.