How do you tell if your nose is broken?

Your hubby probably had his nose broken once or twice, the info that he gave you is correct. The nose will bleed like a flood if it is broken, and the trouble will be bringing the blood under control. The nose, if you grasp it by the very tip, will wiggle along the bridge if you gently manipulate the nose while holding the tip. Also if it is broken it would be extremely swollen both inside and out and he would not be able to breathe through his nose at all. He would also have two very colorful black eyes. So you probably will get him back up on his nose again fairly quickly with little or no harm done.And there is nothing wrong with getting a few dozen second opinions if this is your first child.

I broke my nose when I was about 10 and there was no bleeding. I had to be x-rayed. My brother had a broken nose. It was very badly broken, laying over and needed to be packed and splinted...lots of blood with that one! Later when a plastic surgeon did some work for me, he could not believe that my nose had been broken. In the cold weather and when my nose gets accidently hit, I can tell it was broken. Good luck.