Mouthfuls of blood??

[Samula]

I'm currently 11 weeks pregnant with my second child and am on progesterone and aspirin due to previous recurrent miscarriage. Was on both during my last pregnancy, no problems.

The last 2 days my gum at the back has been bleeding buckets. I know bleeding gums are common during pregnancy, especially when on extra progesterone and especially when on blood thinners. However, this is insane levels of bleeding. It's continuous. It's thick and stringy. It just pours out of my mouth. Last night this went on for a good couple of hours. The bedroom bin and surround looks like a crime scene.

Has anyone else had this? There's nothing wrong with my tooth or gum. No pain, no swelling.

Would it be best that I see a dentist or should I see a doctor? The latter will be much more difficult on a Saturday, don't fancy going to the hospital for something seemingly so minor. I'm so confused!

I would phone your local maternity triage just to run it by them and see if they suggest they check you over or to phone a dentist. No harm giving a call to check in. You could even phone dentist and see if possible to get an emergency appt.

Sadly our maternity triage is for 18 weeks plus and the EPU is Mon - Fri only.

I'll try to find an open dentist and give them a call. Annoyingly there are very few open NHS dentists around me and I'd rather not spend a fortune on a private one unnecessarily. The joys of pregnancy.

Would triage not see you since Epu is closed at the weekend? That’s how it works where I live, your call is redirected to triage and they have to provide support.

Could you phone 111 and get an out of hours appointment?

See a dentist, no one is more of an expert on gobs. They can refer you to where you need to go if need be.

you need to see both a dentist and a doctor. If there's something a dentist can do to stop the bleeding then that's easy. If there isn't then that might mean difficult decisions about the medications with the doctors. They may also want to check your haemoglobin and platelet counts. Also probably a good idea to photograph the crime scene so they get a rough idea of the volume that's come out. Blood is horribly emetogenic if you swallow lots so there's another reason to get it sorted.