internals and bleeding

how much bleeding is normal after an internal?
I am 38 weeks today and just had one at about 8:30am.
TMI warning - i got to work, used the bathroom and noticed a tiny bit of pink blood when i wiped. thought nothing of it. an hour later i used it again and had bright red blood in my undies (didnt have on a liner or pad bc no one warned me i may bleed). I put on a very thin panty liner and just checked it (30 mins later) and it is almost full with red blood.
do i call the dr? wait longer?

this never happened with DD - i had 3 internals and never a spot of blood

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I'd call. I'm a FTM but everything I've read says blood at that point could mean you're going into labor. Can't hurt to double check.

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I only had 1 internal around 36 weeks (DS was born at 37w3d) I would call. You could be in labor. That's one of the signs i knew...woke up at 37w and was spotting and it became more and more.

internals and bleeding

My first internal I had light spotting - mostly brown, old blood. After my second internal, no spotting. At my third internal, they stripped my membranes and I had a decent amount of bleeding, but not enough to soak a pad.

I would call the doctor.

internals and bleeding

thanks for the replies - i meant to update but have been swamped at work
after i posted this i changed my liner and went to an hour long meeting came out and there was practically no blood so i never ended up calling
havent had any bleeding since and the baby is moving normally, so hopefully it was just from the exam

Message edited 5/6/2014 4:02:14 PM.

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internals and bleeding

Oh I see you are 38 weeks then maybe that's what he did. Technically they can do it without permission - weird I know. I went into labor less than 24 hours later. I was 4 cm dilated and 60 or 70 % effaced.

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Posted by jams92

Posted by PitterPatter11

Oh I see you are 38 weeks then maybe that's what he did. Technically they can do it without permission - weird I know. I went into labor less than 24 hours later. I was 4 cm dilated and 60 or 70 % effaced.

i sure hope she didnt do it! i would be surprised if she did bc she never did with DD1 who was 8 days late (although at every appt i had with her i was not at all dilated or effaced). this time she told me i was 1.5cm...but it still seems like it would be too soon to do.

i guess ill wait and see