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Who do I speak to?

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Gingerlady123 · 15/10/2015 07:05

I'm not sure who to phone eg midwife, hospital, doctors etc.
Yesterday after non penetrative masturbation I spotted light pink/brown blood for about half an hour when wiping. This has since cleared up and I had no pain etc. this also happened a few weeks ago and I had a scan Saturday (private gender scan) and baby was all ok. They said my placenta was anterior but didn't mention if it was low lying or high up etc.
I am Very worried the spotting after orgasm is due to low lying placenta or an incompetent cervix which will send me into early labour eventually. I am 17+5 today. I have had orgasms in this pregnancy in this pregnancy where no bleeding has occurred at all.
Now my midwife doesn't reply on the day takes her a few days to get back to me. It's not an a and e emergency but I'm not sure what my doctor can do? Who do I see? I just want my mind put at rest?

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spacefrog35 · 15/10/2015 07:14

It's quite normal but if you're worried then it's the midwife you should be chatting to. If she's not going to be easy to get hold of and you're really concerned is there a midwifed office / midwife led walk in or similar you could ring? I have a variety of numbers in my notes. Ultimately no-one is going to refuse to talk to you if you're worried.

Impatientwino · 15/10/2015 07:21

Hi I've had two bleeds this week and I'm 18 weeks.

It's most likely that you've irritated your cervix and a blood vessel has popped. The nurse said to me it can happen sort of like a nose bleed.

Mine wasn't spotting - full on gushes of bright red blood for two hours but then stopped and turned brown each time. I too had a low placenta at 12 week scan but they don't diagnose anything until 20 weeks so they weren't too fussed. Even with all this blood they were convinced it's just my cervix.

I also had a bit of spotting at 15 weeks and I went to EPU and they tested my urine to check for infection as this can cause spotting, listened to baby on Doppler for reassurance and offered a speculum exam to check cervix was closed, this is likely what happen if you ring them so if you want some reassurance then ring.

So nerve wracking when you bleed so don't sit at home and fret if you don't want to

Impatientwino · 15/10/2015 07:23

Under 20 weeks midwifes will refer you to EPU by the way.

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Gingerlady123 · 15/10/2015 07:26

Thank you. I didn't have any internal play so I don't see how I irritated my cervix?
I'm so embarrassed to tell a professional how I started bleeding as well.
I just feel lost can't make up my mind what to do

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Impatientwino · 15/10/2015 07:41

Id not had anything internal either, sometimes it just happens. Ring if you're concerned and just say you had some vigorous foreplay but no penetration if you don't want to say

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Gingerlady123 · 15/10/2015 07:47

Thank you in my notes it says "if you are over sixteen weeks you can contact midwife but don't leave urgent calls or texts, if urgent contact labour ward"
" if under sixteen weeks contact gp or a and e in an emergency"

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Gingerlady123 · 15/10/2015 07:49

What did you say when you phoned them?

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Gingerlady123 · 15/10/2015 08:12

I phoned triage who put me through to early pregnancy unit but they won't see me because the bleeding has now stopped :( now what. Triage won't see me and they won't. What do I do?

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Number3cometome · 15/10/2015 09:14

Personally I wouldn't do anything.

If it only happened for a short time and was brown, it's old blood.

You probably just dislodged it.

When is your next midwife appointment?

You don't have to say you were doing it yourself, just say during non-pen sex.

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Gingerlady123 · 15/10/2015 10:26

My next midwife appointment is 3rd December at 25 weeks I had my 16 week appointment last Thursday

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Number3cometome · 15/10/2015 10:34

No more bleeding today?

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Gingerlady123 · 15/10/2015 10:40

No more today :)

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Number3cometome · 15/10/2015 14:51

Then personally other than a quick call to midwife if you are still worried, I would leave it.

Impatientwino · 15/10/2015 21:14

Hi ginger sorry I didn't make it back online today until now as I've been terrorised by my 3 year old all day so didn't seen your posts.

I'm sorry it's been such a stressful day for you, the fact that your bleed was light and that its stopped almost immediately is all great news and means that 99.9% chance everything is fine.

When I had my bleed the nurse at the EPU said to me that when something sinister is happening (ie later miscarriage) the bleed just doesn't stop, it's keeps going and going, gathering speed so it's very positive that it had stopped so quickly and turned brown. It did make me feel much better.

Have a chat with your midwife when you see her though as you don't want to spend the rest of your pregnancy too scared to masterbate or indulge in foreplay or penetrative sex.

If you're worried ring the midwife and ask if you could make an appointment to listen in to baby as you've had some bleeding and you're anxious.

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