Bloody nose

Creedon778

DS woke up this morning with dried blood on his nose and all over his cribsheet. We run the humidifier every night in his room and I can't imagine he would have hit his head or else we would have heard him crying.

Has anyone else experienced this? I plan to give the pedi a call when they open.

cantalopes24

I'm not trying to scare you but I have a heart condition and used to get frequent nose bleeds and my pedi cardiologist told my mom they were a sign.

It could be from being inside in dry heat during the day or him rubbing it frequently and pressing on it or an allergy. There are a lot of things that cause nosebleeds.

Creedon778

Thanks Lopes.

I spoke to a nurse at the pedi's office this morning and she didn't seem too concerned.  She was still convinced it was the dryness, but we don't have a wood stove and we have steam heat.  Anyway - she said to put vaseline on the inside of his nose with a q-tip a couple times a day and let them know if it happens again. It's just a little scary when your child wakes up with blood all over the sheets.  Below are the pics.

 

 

Fianschneid

This is how we found DD on Christmas morning. We were staying with DH's parents, DD started crying when she woke up and when I walked into her room, her face, sheets and crib were covered with blood. Terrifying.

In our case, it was a one time thing, caused by dry air. I hope it turns out to be the same for you.