Hernia, 14mth old?

[merryberry]

Hi all, have just spotted a lump under the skin in the right groin (in where the leg folds, below the tummy) of my 14th old ds. It looks blue-ish through the skin, is the size of a marrowfat pea. Do you think this might be a hernia?

Me and dad looked at it and poked it a bit, baby cried a lot. But he was on the changing mat where he often cries.

Have googled and can see this might be an inguinal hernia. Am I OK to leave for the GP tomorrow morning. Ooh, I could NHSDirect this, be back soon. Any experience gladly received.

DS had his MMR 9 days ago, so am also wondering if this is just a bit of gland action.

IT does sound a bit like a hernia. Can you push it back in? If you can't I would really get him checked out straight away. My dt2 has an umbilical hernia which we have to check regularly to make sure it is still moveable. I also have a friend whose dt1 had a hernia, which had to be operated on. It was very straightforward and he is now fine.

If he sounds like he is crying in pain I would get it looked at today. ds had a inguinal hernia when he was 6 months but the lump you have said sounds smaller than he had. It was pushed back in that night but operated on the next day.

take him to the GP tomorrow

there are glands around there (and ds got swollen glands after the MMR) but it's best to get it checked out

one of mine had a hernia that was eventually operated on but they left it alone for a while before they made that decision!

yes, if he is in obvious pain, then def get him checked out sooner

agree if its soft to touch and not causing pain will wait till GP. However if it is hard and sore then go to see someone. My DD has a umbilical hernia and it sticks out quite a bit but is always soft and squashy so doesnt cause discomfort. I had the same as a child but had to have mine operated on when I was 7.

Thank you all, you confirm where we're at now. It sinks back in when he isn't crying, though you can feel it if you palpate for it. It's quite soft. NHS direct said the same as you guys. I'll let you know how we get on this week. Many thanks again.