When to worry about bruising- 6 year old

[dinosaursaur]

I can't attach photos on the app ☹️ however my daughter is 6 nearly 7 and I've been blowing off the weird bruises she keeps getting but did a full body check before.
She has a line of about 3 bruises down her spine and one right next to it, all about the size of a 5pence piece that have been there for over a month and have faded but still there.
She then has a smaller one on her back under her shoulder blade. One on the fleshy party of the front of her thigh slightly bigger. 2 on each knee then a collection of 4/5 down her right shin and one behind her knee. Then last one just under her right bum cheek.

Now I know she's 6, she's obviously in school and running round playing etc, but every time I ask did she bang it or hurt it when they appear she says no.

Google is clearly not my friend here. So wondering if anyone had any experience?
My son was very ill last year and I have definitely become more anxious regarding his health since as I was originally fobbed off as a paranoid mother. Son is fine now but under dermatology at local children's hospital as he has developed sever facial eczema. But I can't help but feel they're annoyed every time I contact them. And I feel like the gp would probably roll his eyes if I contact him yet again about something else.

For context my daughter has probably seen the gp maybe once her whole life.

My 7 year old is constantly covered on bruises, and some of them look really bad! He's always been into bumps since he was toddling, and he's really active and rough. I don't give it another thought, apart from that people might think he's a battered child!

I think you need to get her checked. Shin bruises are completely normal at this age - the others not so much.

I took my daughter to the gp, she is always covered in bruises, more so when she was 6-7. We had blood tests as a precaution and to put my mind at ease, it was nothing. Try not to worry but do get checked out.

Yeah see I find the shin ones easily explainable. But the others a small and it places that I just can't see being banged easily. But I obviously flip between sheer panic and trying to talk sense into myself.
I barely step foot in the doctors for anything before my son was ill was always convinced it was nothing, until it wasn't. So it's just hard for me to know whether I'm being rational or not. But I guess better safe than sorry.

does she play on the monkey bars at school?
dc had weird bruises at that age and couldn't remember
turned out to be a combination of monkey bars and turning themselves on the rope swing...

Go with your instinct and get it checked out. Very likely just normal bumps of childhood, but best to get a doctor's opinion.

@redcandlelight
They don't have any- they have some tyres they can usually jump from and a small swing bridge- but they haven't been allowed on any of the equipment because of Covid.
I remember one bruise on the front side of her belly a few weeks ago that looked pretty sore and she had no idea where it had come from.

hoola hoops?
just thinking of things that are popular that age.

but you are right to get it checked out if there is no logical explanation.

If you have any doubt in your mind OP, then it’s worth a trip (or call!) to the GP. Even if it’s just to put your mind at rest. It really doesn’t matter if your GP rolls their eyes, you’re her mum and you’re looking out for her. It doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks. Hope all is ok x

You need to get her seen. It doesn't matter if all the tests come back normal, you're worried about her, so you need someone to look at her and tell you if you should be.

Thanks everyone I have appt with gp tomorrow (phone call though)
Feel like I'm slowly driving myself insane and picking up 'symptoms' that are probably nothing.
Like she has had a cold for going on 4 weeks now that she can't seem to shift. Has complained of a headache twice and dizziness once and seems really tired in the mornings (even after 12 hours sleep)
But 80% of the time she is her perfectly happy self so will be interested to see if gp thinks I'm 'that parent' or will actually see her.

She could be deficient in something, so it's worth getting it checked.