Help!!

So I just notice this real ugly, VERY deep purple bruise on the back of my little guy's head. I am not sure how long it has been there, I didn't see him hit it, sun was shining just right, moved his hair and HOLY COW!! It is maybe the size of a pea. little bumped up around it but not horribly. He is acting just fine, I am not sure when this happened. The dr's said if he hits head hard enough to cry, call, but never told me when to be concerned about a bruise. (shape, color, location) Can anyone tell me if this is serious?? The color has me freaking out more than anything I believe (and of coarse because it on head) Thank u soooo much!!!!

Crystal - the best rule is to follow your instinct and if you are afraid, call a doctor. However, if he acting fine, chances are, he is okay. You'd want to look for excess sleepiness, vomiting, not eating or interacting, etc. - any abnormal behavior.

Crystal,
Is it possible he got a tick bite or some other insect bite there? The hairy scalp is a common place for them to attach and usually there's no pain, other than a bit of itching for some. Ticks do release some enzyme or something that keeps the blood from clotting easily at the site so that could explain the deep color of the bruise.

There's a homeopathic remedy you could get at most health food stores that is very good for both deep bruising, especially when occurring on a bony surface with little to no muscle over it (also great for a classic "shiner"), as well as the number one remedy for any kind of puncture wound, which an insect bite is considered to be. Ledum palustre 30x or 30C potency would be good. It can help prevent any infection as well, especially if followed by Hypericum the next day. These are both perfectly safe to use and won't interact with any other medications.

Ifyou had seen him get a hard knock on his head or there was a really big lump or hematoma, Arnica montana 30X or 30C, a few doses, can help stop the bleeding quickly and reduce the swelling rapidly as well as reabsorb the blood in the hematoma. I give any of my kids a dose of Arnica if they hit their head. When my daughter who had ITP hit her head just a few days after diagnosis at 5k, she got a dinner plate-sized hematoma under her hair, while she was spending the night at a friend's house. (so, I didn't see it for at least 12 hours or more. ). Of course, panicked a bit as by then she was in some pain, slurring her words and disoriented. I gave her Arnica on the way to the ER and right before we went in. The CT scan, which took several hours of wait time, revealed that there had beenbleeding but now it had stopped. She was still in pain, though and they had nothing to offer besides Tylenol which did nothing. One more dose of the Arnica stopped the pain within 5 minutes. They had said that it would take several weeks for herbody to absorb the hematoma. With Arnica, it was all gone in less than 2 days. Good stuff to have on hand, especially with active kids, ITP or not.

April

Thank You!!! He is acting totally normal, actually it past nap time and he not even close..LOL. I am not even sure how long it has been (wondering if happened on stroller during walk last night) I really just happened to notice it when he turned his head just right, or I wouldn't suspect anything..The color has me freaked out though it really looks horrible!!