CPW - Do you still check for red when you wipe?

GraceInCA

Pink toilet paper: guaranteed to induce heart attack.

[Poll]

WearingRed

Granted now I am kinda hoping for some pink.

angielayne926

34 weeks and I still check every time

KacyChicago

Every time ... And sometimes I go just to make sure my mind is playing tricks on me. Nothing so far, yet I'm convinced that every time I go I'll see red. A PGAL mind is hard to deal with.

KJohnson826

I check every single time, although now I am to the point where I am kinda hoping to see a little pink.

Mmm79

Yup, every time.  And I think I still hold my breath.

luvsdogs2

Just went to the bathroom and wouldn't let myself look...but then when I stood up it was driving me crazy so I had to check it out before I flushed!

MWoodside

Yes, all pg, every pg.  Even before my loss.  And my loss never involved blood, it was a missed M/C with D&C so I never spotted or bled with any pg, but I am obsessive about checking.

Shaungela

I check every time too, but since my first loss i basically never stopped.  I havent had any spotting or bleeding with this pregnancy so im not really sure if im checking for it or just out of habit....

MrsLele

Every time. Just when I thought I would stop, my MW tells me one drop of blood and I'll be on bedrest, due to the accessory lobe on my placenta. So now I'm obsessively checking again.

bumpuser2669861

nola78:

Every. Single. Time.

Also, after my loss and before this pregnancy, I was still checking.  Old habits die hard.  I think I'll be checking my TP for the rest of my life.

 This exactly! 

Ana0927

Every single time. Even when I don't have to go to pee I check because I "felt" something trickle out.

folding

Every time.  And I pee a zillion times a day, so that's a zillion mini-heart attacks and anxiety attacks per day.  It's really wonderful.

Now I've taken to looking at the toilet water after I pee before I get up to wipe.  Looking for red water, and/or clots.  

I wish I weren't this way...

tiffmatt

I am not sure when exactly I stopped, but it was recently.  Def 3rd tri, possibly even after 35/35. 

MJM3108

Every.Single.Time. Just can't help myself. It's like an automatic reflex now!

Junebug060609

Yes, but I'm still early and my loss milestone is tomorrow.

amidkiff

I used to check every single time. Now I look occasionally, she is so wiggly I don't worry like I did before regular movement.

BarooGirl

Every single time.

Even though with my 2 losses I never saw blood/spotting. I still check like a mad woman.

Now at 37w, I think I am just checking for other reasons.

ktsnshn

I always check during the day. I go to the bathroom in the dark at night, and I try not to look then.

mijakach

In first tri and into second tri, I checked every single time. Even times where I felt wet, I would run to the bathroom just to check.

Now I don't really bother to check anymore. Now it's more about freaking out when there's slow movement.

jelero

Even when I get up in the middle of the night to pee, I turn on the blindingly bright bathroom light so that I can check the TP before I flush.

IEtoLA

I just now started in hopes for a sign that I'll go into labor soon.

FreyaWin2382

Every. Single. Time.

And sometimes I will hold my breath while looking at the paper for the first time. 26 weeks now and still doing this. 

ct103

Every. Single. Time.

Sometimes I just go to the bathroom and pull down my panties to check for any blood there. I imagine this won't stop until the end when I start looking for my mucus plug.

zombiemommy

I said occasionally, but I was obsessive about it for all of my first trimester and the majority of my second. I'd say I still do it once a day or so.

Luthy

Every single time. And with the accidental freakouts -- my in-laws use 1-ply toilet paper, and you can totally see through it when it's wet -- I saw my finger through it and thought it was a BIG pink spot and almost died on the spot. Sigh.

Carolee

I'm 31 weeks now and I still check every.single.time. 

BrittKav

I didn't even start bleeding until after I had an unsuccessful ultrasound, but I check everytime. It's just a habit now.

BrittKav

Luthy:

Every single time. And with the accidental freakouts my inlaws use 1ply toilet paper, and you can totally see through it when it's wet I saw my finger through it and thought it was a BIG pink spot and almost died on the spot. Sigh.

Yep, this has given me a mini heart attack on more than one occasion.

GaiaEarthMom12

Maybe the pink toilet paper would actually make me less paranoid!

mrssoprano

Ana0927:

Every single time. Even when I don't have to go to pee I check because I "felt" something trickle out.

This.

rayofsunshine99

Every time here too.  And I will make a trip to the bathroom just to wipe and check the TP if I feel more wet than usual down there.  (sorry for the TMI!)

mandimartini

Don't you check the applicator every time you do it??? THAT is my BIGGEST FEAR. But wiping, yes, every time.