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unexplained bruising starts a panic!

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Esmay Wed 21-Jun-23 13:43:32

Yes - well nearly .

My daughter had to take her small daughter to A and E three times in a week .
The doctor was talking about getting in touch with social services when there was an almighty crash as my granddaughter had had yet another accident - fortunately witnessed by patients and medical staff in the waiting room .

My daughter , had been on the verge of tears received an apology .

Recently, I've panicked about odd bruises and cuts , which appear on my father's face and arms .
He gouges his skin with his mandarin like talons .
Cutting them is a nightmare .

Don't panic about Social Services .
They have to investigate if called .
The Nursery is covering themselves .
But I think that I'd change them .

fancythat Wed 21-Jun-23 13:42:37

Social services didnt get involved, but my boys used to get lots of bruises on their lower legs. The school and I put it down to them playing quite a bit of football at the time.

Actually turned out to be their asthma medication. A side effect.
But we didnt all that find out until a few years later.

Theexwife Wed 21-Jun-23 13:35:46

I would take this as a positive that social services are checking unexplained bruises.

It happened to my sister when her daughter attended the hospital regularly with dislocated wrists, it was found to be a problem with her joints.

Be open and honest and don't worry they are doing their job.

MummyJoJo62 Wed 21-Jun-23 13:20:43

my three year old grandson has a bruise on his forehead which nursery questioned but nobody knows exactly how it happened as the family had had a busy weekend camping and being outside and he's three and a boy!
very upset daughter in tears today as social services have had to get involved visiting her at her office and then older child at her school and them me at home as I have him today so that they can question him? I mean he just clammed up and hid in my chest but he doesn't know how it happened and infect didn't even know it was there!
I get that its better to be safe but its so upsetting when they tell you what could happen like child protection etc etc. What I would like to know is has this happened to any of your lot? How flipping worried should we be??