What should I do if I see blood on my due date?

What is the reason for spotting during delivery? Spotting actually means a small amount of bleeding in the vagina. Spotting during pregnancy should be distinguished according to the different time of spotting. The reasons for bleeding in different stages are different. What are the signs before a pregnant woman sees blood? Let’s take a look.

What should I do if I have spotting during labor?

Due to uterine contractions, the baby's head begins to fall into the pelvis, and the fetal membrane and endometrium gradually separate and the friction will cause blood vessels to rupture and bleed, which is commonly known as seeing blood. It is usually a light pink or dark brown thick liquid, or there may be blood in the secretions. Generally, spotting occurs 24 hours before the pain, but it can also occur repeatedly a few days before or even a week before delivery. If there is only light bleeding and the amount is small, the pregnant mother can stay at home for observation and pay attention not to work too hard and avoid excessive exercise. If you have bleeding, bleeding beyond your period, or abdominal pain, you should seek medical attention immediately. You can just stay in the hospital on your own, there is no need to call an ambulance.

Generally speaking, pain will begin within 24 hours after seeing the blood, and the woman will enter the delivery stage. But the actual situation is that many people give birth a few days or even a week after spotting. Individual differences are quite large, so the key is to observe its appearance, color, quantity, etc. after seeing the red and then make a judgment.

When a pregnant mother is about to give birth, she may experience symptoms such as the baby falling down, increased discomfort around the stomach, a sense of pressure in the lower abdomen, frequent urination, and no feeling of urinating even after urinating; increased mucous vaginal discharge; and irregular bloating and pain in the abdomen. For pregnant women who are about to give birth, there will be the following symptoms:

Contractions: You may feel your uterus contract regularly and swell more than six times a day, indicating that contractions have begun. Contractions can be divided into false pain and real pain. False pain occurs 3 to 4 weeks before delivery and is irregular. The pain is relieved by walking and is limited to the lower abdomen and groin. It rarely extends to the back and the cervix has not yet dilated. True pain occurs at the beginning of delivery and is regular. The pain is obvious and cannot be relieved by walking. The pain is in the abdomen, back, and coccyx. There is a noticeable urge to urinate and the cervix gradually dilates due to the contraction of the uterus.

Spotted sight: Due to the falling of the mucus plug at the cervical opening and the rupture of capillaries, a small amount of pink or bright red, thick, mucous vaginal discharge mixed with a small amount of blood appears, which usually occurs around 1 to 2 days before delivery.