3rd Trimester

Should I call the nurse?

Last night I used the bathroom and found mucus tinged with blood, then again 15 minutes later foud more and then later started spotting with painful cramps lasting from 7-8 minutes and 30 seconds long. I spotted all night and today and now finally its clearing up. So my contraction are still painful and were on all day. I didnt call the dr's office cause i dont want to go wait have them check me and say its still time. But i am 2 days away from my due and my next check up is on my due date and its wednesday. So i had a bad night last night not sleeping painful stomach ache hard to use the bathroom. So i wanted to ask am i being stupid not calling and letting them know?? I will call the nurse tonight if they get even worse but i hate wasting trip especially my hospital is good 35 minutes away.

Re: Should I call the nurse?

  • I thought you were always supposed to call with bleeding? I'm not sure because I just ask my H, who is a doc. 

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  • I can tell you that if I called my OB she'd tell me to come in - but that's her SOP.  If you can make it one more night can you call the office in the a.m. and ask to be seen?  At least in my OB's office they'll always make time to see a pregnant woman if she needs to be checked.  Is his/her office closer than the hospital?

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  • My dr always said to call for any bleeding no matter what. I'd definitely call.
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  • Yes, you should call. ?It won't be a waste of a trip... if something's wrong, you'll figure it out.. if everything's fine, you will at least know. ?If you don't call, you will never know what caused the bleeding and ALL of your other symptoms.
  • My dr's office is about 15 mins away and its closed now i just called them and the nurse will call me. I just dont want to go in for false alarm,get my hopes up and then be snatch when its not time. I am guessing it was my bloody show last night cause it was dark red and with a glob of mucus. Will let you guys know what the nurse says when she calls back
  • Usually you stick with the 5-1-1 rule...contractions five minutes apart AND lasting one minute AND for at least one hour. So it doesn't sound like you're at that point yet, so it's pretty unlikely you're in labor. It wouldn't really do any good to call. Hang in there!
  • im not a dr. but if its real labor, you will know when its time to go. it gets bad :)

    but as pp said, i think you are supposed to call with bleeding. my dr's office says bleeding more than spotting, just checked the paper work

  • I had the same thing  a couple of days ago. I was in the hospital saturday for bloody show. I was basically  monitored and told that I was in latent labor and that the contractions weren't strong enough but to be on alert. That doesn't mean that this is the case for you. I would definitely call. I can tell you that, even though it was a let down to find out my baby wasn't going to be coming yet, I felt a lot more at ease knowing what was going on and the nurses were wonderful at providing comfort and advice. Never ever be afraid to call or make the trip to L&D. You'll feel so much better when you do regardless of the outcome
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