Unusual spotting, AIBU to be concerned?

[Catsonskis]

Hi,

I’m 34 with 2 children, youngest is 2. For the first time ever I’ve had some red spotting when wiping and I’m freaking out and jumping to worst case scenario here.

finished my period about 3 days ago completely. Had sex last night with condom, no bleeding or brown discharge then. Wipes earlier and had red spotting. I’m freaking out as I’ve been super tired recently, more than ever been but I’ve also been working tonnes and very stressed with lots of late nights, and my 2 year old has taken the phrase terrible 2s quite literally.

google obviously is unhelpful because the results range from chill out to YOURE DYING.

I have lower back pain but I sat for 3 hours wrapping gifts yesterday so put it down to that.

any advice? I feel sick and like I want to cry watching my 2 littles. Can’t get in the Christmas spirit. Constantly going to the toilet to check.

thanks

I would just make an appointment to see the GP, try not to worry. You may have a tiny tear from sex?

You only finished your period 3 days ago. I think spotting in that timeframe is totally normal. I often have it and I am still alive (and yes, I had full works done recently including a biopsy).

Try not to worry - at that age it can be anything! I had similar - turned out to be just the surface of my cervix changing and sex had bruised it. It was cauterised and was fine. My GP explained it as imagining it's like the surface of your lip, and if you pull your lip down to the more tender bit inside near your gum, it's like that.

Now I'm 52 and have spotting again - I was put on the 2 week cancer pathway as a precaution but it's 1) fibroids, and 2) adenomyosis - neither of which are serious or life threatening, and can be treated. Get it checked out when you are able to get a GPs appointment but equally don't let it ruin Christmas.