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AIBU?

To think pregnant women should be made aware of this?!

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mum2Bomg · 22/07/2016 08:32

I'm putting this here for awareness more than anything else.

I've just been told (warned) about something by a friend. I told her I was having a little girl as we found out at the scan. She's now told me that some newborn baby girls can have bleeding similar to a period.

Why does no one tell you these things? I would have absolutely freaked out and run to he hospital if I hadn't known!

Is this common knowledge? I used to work in childcare and no one has ever mentioned this.

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FreedomIsInPeril · 22/07/2016 11:18

I think you'll find you're the nasty one. What kind of personal attack response is that?

NeedACleverNN · 22/07/2016 11:20

Freedom that was completely unnecessary

You speak to any person who doesn't have children or are not experienced with babies and most of them would be shocked finding this out.

A newly pregnant mother is not going to know it either. Not everyone swots over books as soon as they become pregnant

Dontyoulovecalpol · 22/07/2016 11:22

Yes happened to my daughter but it's not a big deal. Just a smear of pink

flumpybear · 22/07/2016 11:23

Yes my DD has this but was told by midwives in ante natal classes and by midwives on the ward. My DD also had green poo that looked like mint sauce/chopped grass - hideous but it was also fine, rapid transit through the bowel.'y son still gets green poo now at four if he drinks too much milk or has an upset tummy

Silversun83 · 22/07/2016 11:24

I think I read this somewhere before DD was born but it did still make me start a little bit when I saw blood in her nappy!

Dontyoulovecalpol · 22/07/2016 11:25

Freedom that's rubbish. It's not in books at all. I went to NCT, NHS classes, read what to expect and the pregnancy bible and have been on pregnancy baby forums for 10
Years (infertility)

When It happened i showed my midwife the nappy (post natal ward) she said it was a period, I said I didn't know about that! And she laughed and said no, no one does. And she knows better than you do....

flumpybear · 22/07/2016 11:25

Seem to recall the antenatal midwives passing round nappies with all sorts of coloured poo (well ketchup, yellow mustard, black treacle etc...) showing what can appear in nappies lol so you don't get shocked!!!

mum2Bomg · 22/07/2016 11:26

For me this is a place where we can share information and support each other. If my friend had told me she didn't know about this I wouldn't try and make her feel stupid or tell her she was poorly informed so I wouldn't do it on here. I wouldn't write anything on here to intentionally make someone else feel stupid or bad.

I suppose we all have personal standards of behaviour and if you're happy with yours, crack on.

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grannytomine · 22/07/2016 11:27

Yes, even a dinosaur like me knew about that. I think it was from ante natal classes but so long ago I might be wrong.

KayTee87 · 22/07/2016 11:28

I did know that and my friend who had a girl a couple of years ago was told by her midwife. Baby boy and girls also might have swollen genitals and breasts due to mothers hormones.

EmzDisco · 22/07/2016 11:30

Was told in NCT class, on those baby emails you get sent (NHS, baby centre, Emma's diary etc), and by midwife. Think it was in most pregancy/baby books I had too. Would be quite hard to have not known!

WizardOfToss · 22/07/2016 11:34

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EmzDisco · 22/07/2016 11:43

Oh sorry, hadn't read the thread, just wanted to answer OPs original question "is this common knowledge" to my mind it must be but clearly not!

Mamatallica · 22/07/2016 11:45

This wasn't mentioned at NCT but I've recently come across it in my purple baby notes, does everyone not get those from the midwife towards the end of pregnancy? (I got them at 36 weeks)

FreedomIsInPeril · 22/07/2016 11:46

A newly pregnant mother is not going to know it either. Not everyone swots over books as soon as they become pregnant

I'm objecting to the "somebody should have told me" idea. If you want to know about having a baby, find out! Don't sit around waiting for someone else to hand you all the info you need to know. Read a book, go to a class, ask questions.

If you don't, thats fine too. Just don't complain no-one told you what you needed to know.

Dontyoulovecalpol · 22/07/2016 11:48

How are you going to know when you know everything then?

RJnomore1 · 22/07/2016 11:49

I have two daughters and I have never heard of this. I would have had a fit if it happened!

gamerwidow · 22/07/2016 11:50

I was told at nct classes and by my midwife about this. Dd did bleed a bit for a few days too. I think most women pregnant with girls will know about this. So not quite common knowledge but not super secret either.

mum2Bomg · 22/07/2016 11:53

FreedomIsInPeril - I did not say any of that. I'm not annoyed at anybody, which I also stated. Just wondered if it was common knowledge and it seems it is fairly inconsistent. As I said in my original post I created this so that people would be aware. That's a NICE reason, just so you know.

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teatowel · 22/07/2016 11:55

Gingerboy- I too was amazed that my nipples were like a sprinkler on the end of the hose when I was feeding. I had presumed it was just one hole,because why would you think anything different!

plimsolls · 22/07/2016 11:58

I wonder if the AIBU to think pregnant women should be aware of this? thread title has been interpreted differently to how it was intended? I don't think the OP was complaining.

I think it is clear that lots of people did not know about this. I coincidentally heard about it yesterday but, as I've said, it has been the only thing about pregnancy and newborns that I've heard since being pregnant that I didn't already know. And I've read tonnes and I work in a related field.

There's plenty of things that are very familiar to one person which come as surprise to other people.... You just know what you know and there's no point judging people for not having come across certain pieces of information before. Threads like this are very helpful!

Ditsy4 · 22/07/2016 11:59

Yes I knew because I am an NNEB. It was mentioned in training but I don't think I knew before that ( too long ago to remember) however I think it is good you pointed it out to other pregnant mums. Yes, it would come as a shock to some and especially now when you are turfed out before you can say Breast or bottle!

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maz210 · 22/07/2016 12:04

My friends daughter had this, I had heard of it while pregnant with my own though.

mum2Bomg · 22/07/2016 12:05

I used to be a nursery nurse and have (amongst other things) a Diploma in Childhood studies. No longer work in childcare but surprised this wasn't covered Ditsy4.

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Luckystar1 · 22/07/2016 12:48

Oh I should say that (despite me banging on about GBS above... Get tested!!) I did know this in the back of my mind, but I'd still have a complete wobbly if it happened to my newborn!!

I only have a DS at the mo (DC2 due next week) so we weren't told this at birth, but hopefully someone would tell you at birth...! You'd hope so anyway!!

But op thank you for bringing it to my renewed attention!

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