Whole info: 'human' bite marks on face

[krissy1984]

Ouch that is an awful bite! I was expecting one bite mark but nothing like that. your poor lo

Kellan used to be a biter and he did once bite his friend very badly, it was so quick and i felt awful after for the lo. luckily he grew out of it, but to do marks like that its a few bites i think.

I really hope its okay soon, my friends lo who got bitten has no marks now and it drew blood so was deep.

Xx

 

[whit.]

I just skimmed the replies after seeing the picture.

I worked in a daycare and we had some bad biters. I'm sorry but that does not look like a bite to me.

Even with a bad bite, there should be teeth marks still. I don't see any teeth marks especially on the bottom, it looks like a cut. Plus, think about a bite. Even if I bit someone, with all of my teeth - it wouldn't leave a mark like the bottom part is suggesting.

 

[Lina]

That looks like a bite and something else they are covering up, perhaps a fall? I would take my LO out immediately. Clearly the children are inadequately supervised.

 

[SerenityNow]

I expect it will heal without scarring, or with very, very minimal scarring that won't affect her appearance. But I'm sure it is awful to look at your precious LO hurt like that, even knowing it will heal.

Are you comfortable with the way the nursery handled it? That's a pretty major injury. The fact that it was inflicted on her by another child rather than a freak accident, seems like something that they should be taking very seriously and making concrete plans to ensure that it never happens again.

Honestly, that is so much more severe than a typical "toddler biting out of frustration" injury, I'd think that the child who did it may have special needs and should be in some sort of therapeutic nursery.

 

[leelee]

That bite mark is horrendous. Your poor LO

If it were me I would be ignoring the notice period and pull my child out straight away. They have handled it wrong on so many levels.

First off, if the child is a biter then they should have a risk assessment in place and this child should not be allowed to give kisses to another, or have close contact given the severity of the bite. It also looks like the child had a right go at your child so I would have serious questions about why no-one intervened straight away. It is like a small animal got at your child.

And lastly, they should not be discussing the other child with regards accusations of abuse. It is okay for you to be told that this wasn't a one off, but it sounds like they gave you the whole history. It is grossly unprofessional.

I also feel sorry for that child if they are being abused, that was some display of aggression

I would be fuming.

 

[indy and lara]

Poor wee soul, that is a horrid bite and looks really sore. I would think it will go completely though as children's skin heals remarkably well.

I would obe questioning any Nursery who shared confidential information about another child with you. This is grossly unprofessional and a complete no no in all school/ nursery settings. In all honesty, had this happened in my class I would probably not even have told you which child was involved. For your own peace of mind I would be asking for a proper investigation into how this happened. I would also be concerned that if they can be this unprofessional regarding confidential information, what else do they which is not above board?

 

[Ice Cold Cube]

Your poor baby! That looks really sore. I too think it looks like more than a bite - particularly the bottom part.

Honestly, if that happened to Alex in his nursery, I'd not be happy about sending him back there. It sounds to me as if they are just not being vigilant enough with this known biter. I understand that this kid has problems, and it's not her fault, it's her parents fault, but I'd be worried that she'd bite the same children again.

I hope the mark heals up completely, and soon. Alex has a dermoid cyst on his eyebrow and it flares up now and again. At one point it was infected, grew huge and then it burst and left a really nasty mark on his face. It broke my heart to see his face so sore and damaged for so long, but young skin is very resilient - surprisingly so.

Laura x

 

[catfromaus]

It doesn't look like a bite to me- my daughter has been bitten on the face before, and you could see teeth marks.
Her bite marks faded within a week, hope your daughters are the same

 

[aliss]

I'm sorry hun but that does NOT add up.

I don't think that is a bite! And that combined with them disclosing confidential information ... something's 'off', iykwim???

I would take her out asap, something's wrong here (I did this myself wen I found they were leaving my boy at only 18 months alone to cry in a room open to a kitchen!!)

 

[whit.]

If I were you I'd be questioning the daycare. Maybe they weren't paying attention and it was easier to blame it on another kid (which is why they gave 'information' they aren't suppose to.)

 

[Ceejay123]

Your poor child! I'm certain it won't scar honey, my little sister had such worse scars than that at her age due to meningitis and all but one very deep one faded x

 

[angel2010]

That doesn't look like a bite mark to me. Sadly Carter bit the boy I babysit on his forearm. He bit him pretty badly. He left bruising and teeth marks, just short of breaking skin. The bite didn't look anything like that.
And for anyone wondering, no, we do not tolerate biting. We never showed him that type of behavior and he is not abused in any way. He got angry and bit him when he took something. Several months later, the boy I babysit went through a biting phase.

 

[lillyttc]

Updated the first post with all the info. Her face looks much better today, and she has been back to full form (or better) pulling, pushing, running, jumping, yelling, singing and what not. Felt really happy today seeing my child. I really dont know what is better. she seems to be happy with other kids in day care. There are changes after she started going to day care, like giving a good social smile to strangers and more that come when you interact with lot of people, which I feel we cant provide keeping her at home. But this recent thing has certainly made me rethink.

 

[angel2010]

Glad it is looking better

 

[LannieDuck]

I have to agree with the others - that doesn't look like a bite mark to me. Poor thing. I'm pleased she's feeling better today.

 

[_jellybean_]

I would not let lo go back to that place. I have been bitten in the past (by a student), and I had to go get a shot (of what, I can't remember), and get blood tests as well.

 

[Ozzieshunni]

I would not let lo go back to that place. I have been bitten in the past (by a student), and I had to go get a shot (of what, I can't remember), and get blood tests as well.

Most likely you got a tetanus shot as well as blood tests to check for HIV, Hepatitis and some other viruses that can be passed through human fluids I worked with a woman who was bitten by a youth she worked with and it broke the skin. This is what they did for her

 

[lillyttc]

I would not let lo go back to that place. I have been bitten in the past (by a student), and I had to go get a shot (of what, I can't remember), and get blood tests as well.

Most likely you got a tetanus shot as well as blood tests to check for HIV, Hepatitis and some other viruses that can be passed through human fluids I worked with a woman who was bitten by a youth she worked with and it broke the skin. This is what they did for her

Thank you! I did take her to the doctor on the same day, but the doctor only asked to apply antiseptic on the bite location. He did not suggest anything else. I had inquired in the day care about the other girls health and they said she is perfectly healthy (they keep a copy of the medical records, vaccines etc).

 

[Jchihuahua]

The poor little thing .

I have been bitten and skin broken by a child at work and didn't have to have any shots or anything.

 

[Aidan's Mummy]

Agree with some of the others. I work in a nursery and that doesn't look like a bite mark especially the bottom bit where the long line is. I would be questioning the nursery further. Also regardless if you knew who the child was or not they should not be disclosing ANY information about a child especially when abuse is suspected. That would make me question the nursery's quality on it's own x