I really don't like the look of this?

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I've just gone to bathe my toddler and seen this and I really don't like the look of this? I panicked meningitis but it doesn't look like that. Does it oook like finger bruises? That's really concerning to me too we carry him on shoulders but if it was from that/him bruising easily it would be on both legs. He goes to childcare so I'm worried there too. What does this look like?

Shin bruises are usually in the front of the shin in the bone (I constantly had those from knee to ankle as a child)

DS had bruises like the ones in the that when he was held down and kicked by another child.

Omg 😭

That breaks my heart, that's my fear although I do think he'd tell me if something like that happened. His friend ran past him at softplay and he came running down to tell me that she shoved him when she literally just ran past, he does 'tell on' anyone who hurts him to me usually so I can't imagine him being treated so cruelly and not saying.. but I guess you just never know. I've been asking him what happened and he keeps telling me he jumped on to a helicopter in the sky and fell off so it's not helping..

Would think anything of it. Kids bump and bruise! What do you expect to happen?

I wouldn't worry too much about it. Not sure what people expect 111 to do about it?

My DS's legs have looked like this since he started walking - he doesn't strike me as particularly clumsy but he probably does fall over / off something / walk into something a couple times a day. He's outside for large parts of the day, on his balance bike, or climbing something, jumping off things, etc. He'll be 3 in a few weeks. Is your boy generally quite active?

I wouldn’t worry at all, looks like an active 3 year old to me.

If you’re concerned see your GP. Definitely not A&E, and 111 can’t do much either.

If there is bruising on his calf too I'd say maybe a squeeze bruise, however if just shin it could well be that he has knelt on something.

Looks like a normal bruise to me. Bony area that is likely to be bumped and you said he bumped his shin recently. He’s acting fine, eating fine and has no temperature.

Looks like he bumped his leg to me.
Some people bruise much more than others.

It's probably absolutely nothing, but everything you've said is telling me you must call and arrange to have this checked out.
I'm not saying hotfoot it to A&E, but I'd certainly be on the phone to the GP as soon as they're open.
If it's just bruises from bumping himself, great, you know and can move on.
But unexplained bruises can be signs of all-sorts of things, and I personally couldn't rest once i'd started to worry.