question about spotting in second trimester

BrOwNh2211

Hey ladies so I know we posted about this when we were all in the first trimester. I wasn't able to find anything recent or about this happening during the second trimester. So I am curious if anyone is still experiencing spotting after sex? DH and myself have been sexually active throughout the pregnancy however last night after I noticed I had some spotting. Nothing bright red, wasn't a lot and I wasn't cramping. I decided to stay calm and just see what happens or if it worsens. I continued to spot for about 5 hours and it stopped. Today tho I have some left over blood (small pieces) I guess that is coming out when I use the restroom. Again nothing alarming as far as amount or color that I notice although my stomach hurts a little today. The thing that freaked me out was that we have never had this happen before and I never bled in the first trimester. Just curious if ladies are still experiencing this? I didn't go to the ER and I plan on calling the doctors office tomorrow just to check but any advice would help.
Thanks ladies!!!

sammyjopp

It has happened to me. The dr said he might be hitting the cervix and that can cause bleeding. The dr said to let it heal for a few days then try different positions.

BrOwNh2211

Thanks for the reply @sammyjopp!! I don't have another appointment for a month and unfortunately my anterior placenta hasn't allowed me to feel any movements just yet. I'm gonna lay off DTD for awhile lol!!

daylynj

I had a bit of spotting once around 19 weeks and another time around 20 weeks (im now in 22w). Neither time was after intercourse, both very brief, no cramping or illness. I brought it up at my last doctors appointment and she said bc everything looked fine and baby looked great. She did ask my activity levels during that time, and I was very busy/stressed. She suggested that I listen to my body and not to over due it.

That's just my experience of it; definitely talk to your doctor about it further.

BP1979

I've had continuous spotting off and on the entire time. It really freaked me out at first, but when I called the doctor, they said as long as it's not bright red or filling a pad per hour it's nothing to be concerned about (easier said than done). They also recommended increasing water intake and taking it easy (not bed rest, just not overdoing it). They since found that I have a polyp, which is causing the spotting. So, it's nice to know the cause, but they said most women don't ever find out why they're spotting.

juliesteve

I've spotted off and on a few times, just enough to notice when I wipe, but not making it to my liner. I'm a high risk pregnancy (I had a T2 loss at 17 weeks in September when my water spontaneously broke) and am on modified bed rest, little to no activity (OB put me off work at 13 weeks), prometrium, and biweekly u/s. I've been diagnosed with a friable cervix...it is inflamed and irritated, bleeds easily. We haven't had sex (not allowed ) since I was 6 weeks along.
Try not to worry...friable cervix is very common due to extra blood flow, hormones, etc. I'll be 21 weeks Thursday.

rachel10488

I haven't spotted after sex in the second trimester but I did in the first and my dr said that's not uncommon, the cervix/vagina has so much more blood flowing to it that it can be more sensitive. She did say no sex for a week after that to heal.
I did have some bright red bleeding/spotting in week 16 after having a BM and that really freaked me out. I called my dr immediately and she said it sounded like I had a blood clot on my cervix that burst which was why the blood was so bright at first. She had me come in after that one to check on everything and all was fine, she said I must have a more sensitive cervix. Again, no sex but this time for 2 weeks.

Whovian84

My first pregnancy appointment with my OB he told me that it's normal to bleed for up to a day and half after sex and not to worry (as long as there are no clots). It happened only once first trimester, but today we had sex for the first time in a while (I'm 20 weeks) and I had some bright red blood that only came out when I peed/wiped,  faded to pink, and then went away about 9 hours later. I'm pretty nervous for some reason, even though I'm not having any cramping like my miscarriages, but I have my anatomy scan tomorrow morning so hopefully everything is good. My doc is out of town for the next week and the on call service sucks so I'm just going to avoid sex for a few weeks to be careful. 

kidcapri100

Spotting after sex is totally normal. As long as you aren't having severe cramping you should be fine, but as PP's have said there is no harm in calling your doctor if you are concerned.
I had massive bleeding in my 2nd tri and my baby is completely fine.

VesperLove

If you're on The Bump app there is actually an article about sex during second tri (I think it's in the 18 week list) ... and it says that spotting is totally fine, likely to happen, and not to freak out about it. But to call your doctor if you're really concerned.

I haven't had spotting after sex but I've had spotting twice after trips to the bathroom, after a few days of constipation (sorry if that's TMI). My doc also said that's totally normal.

I think any spotting that is minimal, doesn't fill a pad, and doesn't include cramps, is normal at any time during pregnancy ... but again, if you're concerned your doctor can help.