Nosebleeds
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Topic: Nosebleeds
Posted By: Spirals
Subject: Nosebleeds
Date Posted: 19 October 2008 at 8:44am
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Is it common and normal to have lots of nosebleeds during pregnancy?
I've never really got them much before, but at the moment they're almost daily. |
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Posted By: Danaj
Date Posted: 19 October 2008 at 8:58am
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My gums bled alot in the first trimester. Some people do get nosebleeds due to the increase blood flow.
This is quite interesting... http://www.babycenter.com/0_nosebleeds-during-pregnancy_255.bc ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wyI1oWn/"> 
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Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 19 October 2008 at 9:01am
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Yup, I got them a lot. Some of them were really heavy too.
As Dana said, it is quite normal and is because your blood volume increases from around 20 weeks. ETA: My midwife advised me to make sure I was eating lots of iron rich foods and drinking lots of water when it was happening often. ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: Spirals
Date Posted: 19 October 2008 at 9:28am
| That's brilliant ladies - thnak you so much. |
Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 19 October 2008 at 11:51am
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I got nosebleeds daily the whole way through my pregnancy! Since having Lauren I haven't had another one!
Totally normal, but so random!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Ella1
Date Posted: 19 October 2008 at 12:04pm
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I read it's really normal.
Every time I blow my nose (and I do it really carefully) I have a little bit of a bleed. This is been going on for weeks. Unfortunately I have to blow my nose quite a lot as I've become really sniffy. Looking forward for it to finish. |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 19 October 2008 at 12:54pm
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Yeah I had tons with Spencer, non this time though. Could be quite embarrasing cos sometimes I wasn't doing anything when they happened, like the monday morning meeting at work where my nose just starting pouring with blood...hehehe, that freaked a few people out. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 19 October 2008 at 3:03pm
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I only ever get nose bleeds when I am preggy that how I know often. ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Posted By: Jessica
Date Posted: 19 October 2008 at 7:22pm
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I got them most days when I was preg with Lachlan, and i have had a couple so far with this preg, I am hoping that I am not going to have many this time. Mine used to start in the middle of teaching teenage girls - not ideal!! ------------- 
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Posted By: kabe
Date Posted: 19 October 2008 at 9:16pm
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I got them every week when pregga's. Perfectly normal, but a big hassle! ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Millie1976
Date Posted: 20 October 2008 at 12:01pm
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I had a really bad nose bleed with my second pregnancy and it feaked me out cause I had never had one in my whole life but luckily all was well. ------------- Sebastien 2 years old Olivier 3 3/4 years old |
Posted By: pomikiwi
Date Posted: 20 October 2008 at 2:23pm
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In the first 3 months I suffer from what feels like hayfever, drives me crazy especially when you cant take anything. Thank goodness it clears up though. No nose bleeds though, just real stuffy! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
DD-Carys Amelia 17.03.06 |
Posted By: febbabe
Date Posted: 20 October 2008 at 4:31pm
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I haven't nose bleeds yet but feel really stuff up in the morning and constantly blowing my nose throughout the day. Did read somewhere that its all a normal part of pregnancy as are nosebleeds. Normal sure is a strange thing when your pregnant! |
Posted By: Spirals
Date Posted: 20 October 2008 at 7:47pm
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hahahaha!! Yes, normal is a strange thing when you're pregnant.
I was trying to decide today if I preferred the all-day sickness of the first trimester, or the heartburn and nosebleeds of this one!! *lol* |
Posted By: rachelsea
Date Posted: 21 October 2008 at 11:21am
My nose hasn't been dripping blood or anything (gee that sounds nice!) but everytime I blow my nose blood comes out  it's really weird eh! ------------- DD 4yrs DS 2yrs http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Spirals
Date Posted: 21 October 2008 at 12:42pm
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Oooh Rachel - mine started like that - I had that for about a week or 10 days, before the actual dripping started.
Now I get a full on nosebleed, dripping everywhere at least once a day. Bleurgh! |
Posted By: RubyG
Date Posted: 21 October 2008 at 5:24pm
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Goodness Spirals - sounds like it justs gets better and better - mine has been like Rachel25's forthe last few days - I can't stand the sight of blood so hope it doesn't get any worse.
Does anyone know why it happens - I thought it might have been something to do with MS and being sick until I read this thread??? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: whitewave
Date Posted: 28 October 2008 at 2:04pm
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I've just been getting a little blood on my tissue when blowing my nose occasionally, but my gums often bleed when I'm brushing my teeth.
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