re: Masturbation and bleeding?

Quoting Pregnantteen95:" Okay, so I was playing with my clit. 25 weeks pregnant. I felt some pain on my clit but you know, you ... [snip!] ... out. I couldn't really tell though. I really don't want to have to explain this to anyone. Do you think my baby is okay?"

I believe you are fine with not worries. Your clit swells and were the clit is, is were all your nerves are. the swelling cause cause a positive or negative reaction or both when stimulate i.e. pain but pleasure etc. The bleeding well i would jsut monitor that but me personally I wouldn't get to worked up. I actually had this happen to me and i freaked out and went to the er, i told the er how it came about and he said its actually quite common for when to bleed a little when having sex or masturbation both during pregnancy because the hormone levels or the membranes on your inside settling. or old blood etc. If you are really alarmed you can do what i did and go to the er or wait and speak to your doctor about it... either way just monitor the bleeding. if the bleeding has stopped then well i dont see any reason to worry.. worrying time for me would be if i was soaking a pad within an hour. best of wishes deary

think about it like this... do you masterbate often? the skin could be irritated but you may not really feel irritation b/c you swell and feelings are off down there during later prenancy... AND you are peeing more often which means you are wiping that area way more often... also can make it irritated... and were you wet or some what dry while doing it? I would not worry... sounds like you just are not fully in sync w/ your bodies new adjustments.

This happened to me a few times when I was 18 and was doing it a LOOOOT. It would just get a small friction tear, try to clean it well and air dry then keep the area clean and dry as much as you can.

Quoting Pregnantteen95:" <blockquote><b>Quoting EK91:</b>" are you still bleeding? or is it stopped or stopping ... [snip!] ... It stopped. I don't really know how long I was bleeding though. I didn't realize until I saw it on my hand about 5 min later."

Also, you should be washing your hands way sooner after diddling yourself  

<blockquote><b>Quoting Mrs. Reynolds:</b>" Also, you should be washing your hands way sooner after diddling yourself  "</blockquote>




I usually use hand sanitizer.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Pregnantteen95:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Chelsea Marie Cate:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting ... [snip!] ... Thanks   I didn't mean to sound like a fool... Still curious on how I sound like a fool though."</blockquote>




Your welcome !! Unexplained stuff happens to our bodies all the time which alarms us when we know that it isn't right , you were not wrong for loojig for advice on here I would have done the same , especially before going to the doc and feeling embarrassed lol thats just me though I get embarrassed just when discharge changes and it alarms me lol . You may have just rubbed it raw , I know that iv personally rubbed it to long before or my so had rubbed it raw and it didn't feel that great :'(

So much to say about this post! lol. First let me start off by saying that not only am a RN but I'm also pregnant for the 7th time. If this child is born in July/Aug like it is due it will only be my third child. I have had four miscarriages so I am not only clinically experienced with them but personally as well. Nothing is more horrifying than finding blood down there when you know you are pregnant.
It is very possible you might have torn your very sensitive skin around your clitoris. However, it does concern me that you could not be sure of where the blood was coming from. For future reference (or currently if you can) try this to find out EXACTLY where it is coming from.

Wipe yourself thoroughly down with warm water and a wash cloth until you see little to no blood anymore. Wait about 30 seconds (this should allow the blood to flow a little more from the affected area.) Then with a new, clean, dry, WHITE cloth or toilet paper lightly dab your clitoris. If when you pull the clothe out there is no blood then dab the cloth again working your way around the outside of your vagina and checking periodically to see if there is any blood. If you find that it is only in one little area with a slight pain as you touch it it may just be a tear or slight laceration on the outer side of you vagina.

If you find blood on the outside or not it is always a good idea to do this next step to be sure there is no vaginal bleeding.

Next, take a new piece of cloth, dry and white, and lightly dab around the vaginal entrance (Some full grown women sometimes do no know their own anatomy so please do not be ashamed if this is the case with you. Just look up on google image or any other search engine "diagram of the female reproductive system" and become familiar with it. Its your body and you should always know yourself and your body.   If you see any blood on or around the vaginal entrance, please make note of the color, amount and consistency. The doctor will need to know these things in order to determine if it is a new, continuing or an old bleed.

As a (VERY GOOD) general rule: ANY vaginal bleeding during pregnancy should be checked out by your OB doctor.
If there is a large amount of bright red blood you should rush to the ER regardless of who you have to wake up. Red blood means it is fresh and active bleeding. Brown blood means it is old blood and has likely already stopped on its own. But it is important for the doctor to find out where that blood came from. So any large amount of blood... go to the doctor/ER.

There are a lot of things that can be going on at this point. Abruptio placenta, placenta previa and incompetent cervix are the three major concerns for a woman with bleeding past the 23rd week gestation. It is more likely that there is a cut but in any case it is ALWAYS better to not convince yourself that everything is fine when something could be very wrong. Better to be safe than sorry... I'm sure you already know that  

Also... just as some of my little tidbits of helpful information ;)

Being pregnant often increases the sexual drive for women. Your hormones are wild and the blood flow is better and more active down there than ever before. It is perfectly normal for women to masturbate and have lots of sex during all weeks of pregnancy. The urge can sometimes be so strong you will find it hard to focus on anything else. But if you do not currently have a specific partner to be with, it is always a better idea to self pleasure rather than run the risk of getting STDs for you and your unborn baby (they pass through your blood and into the baby's blood. So whatever you have your baby is very likely to get.) For most women, sex and masturbation is completely safe in pregnancy. There are some conditions that will make it dangerous to have any vaginal penetration or orgasms. If you have these conditions the doctor will surely advise you to avoid sexual contact. It may be awkward to talk about it in front of family members but for health care professionals it is a completely different story. We are educated and know what the real world is like. We must also be completely none bias or judgmental. But trust me... your masturbating is not the worst thing a doctor has ever heard. There are people that shove things in places you could never dream of shoving them. Women who eat dirt, clay and even pennies during pregnancy. There are a lot of strange things that can happen during pregnancy but sex and masturbation couldn't be more normal.
Also...
Most people do not know that: Hand sanitizer is a great alternative for quickly cleaning your hands if you have come in contact with a public door nob or your hands are not visibly dirty. However, if your hands are visibly dirty or you have touched anything wet, sticky or gritty (especially bodily fluids) the only real way to clean your hands is with a thorough hand-washing. This means a scrubbing of your hands with an antibacterial soap for 20-30 seconds before rinsing. You wouldn't want your doctor to get finished checking the cervix of the woman next door, use hand sanitizer, then come over and check yours. lol... It's just NOT sanitary.

I agree with the last post except the part about incompetent cervix. It can be an issue, but it's normally an issue between 18 and 24 weeks. It's pretty unusual for early/silent dilation due to IC to go on after viability because of how the baby's weight is distributed. It would actually be a miracle for a person with IC to carry past 25 weeks without strict bedrest, progesterone, and a whole bunch of luck. I personally had some spotting at 22 weeks and I did have early dilation issues. I was also told by my high risk dr to always go in if there's *any* bleeding, any period like cramping, if i'm having more than 4 to 6 contractions per hour, or weird watery discharge.

I have nicked my clitoris before, but there was only a teeny tiny amount of blood. Not anywhere close to how much you described, especially since you don't have any nails either.

I know how embarrassing it must be to ask the dr, but there isn't much about pregnancy that leaves us feeling dignified.   Our OB's have dealt with it all and this sort of thing wouldn't even make them pause. I mean they see us poop on tables .. run to L&D when we pee and think our water broke. It's all part of the process.