12 hours ago my 5 year old fell face first off a bed. He was sitting on his knees, slipped and has managed to bite through his lip.
First picture was taken an hour after it happened, after he had held a tissue on it for an hour.
I took that picture while we were in the doctors - nurse cleaned it up and put a steristrip on it.
Second picture was when he was in bed 4 hours after it had happened.
I won't be sending him to school today because I've just checked him and accidentally woke him up. He says it still hurts (understandable!). I've given him nurofen which is what the nurse suggested for the pain and swelling.
He was sick after it happened, and felt tired - down to shock. So I got him straight down doctors. He was so brave and let the nurse look.
He's grazed the inside of his lip with his bottom teeth, and we can only assume it's his top teeth that have caused the wound on the outside. Luckily his teeth aren't damaged, he just has all baby teeth still and they haven't got wobbly either!
BUT where his lips have swelled up, he's dribbling. So the steristrips aren't staying on! It doesn't matter how much I try to dry it, the dribble still seems to gravitate there! Cleaned it before bed with the sterile saline water the nurse gave me.
I'm wondering if I should try get him back down the docs today. We only live 5 minute walk away so it's not that bad.
This morning, it's looking a bit gunky and yellowy. After some thorough googling - I think that's where the tissue is trying to fix itself. But can often be confused with an infection.
I can take a picture of it when he's awake (don't want to accidentally wake him again!).
How do I know if it's infected or if it's healing! Nurse said to keep the strips on, but they just won't stay on because of the dribble!