Is bleeding while pregnant during sex normal?

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No. Bleeding while or after sex is not normal. You should contact your health provider. Sometimes sex while pregnant can hurt you baby.

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In my case it caused the placenta to partially separate from uterus at about 8 weeks but was lucky enough to repair itself. We avoided any vigorous sex. A very healthy boy was born fullterm - and they called him the survivor.

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I was told that having "rough" sex could cause the bleeding. By rough I mean deep and hard. The doc said to avoid it.

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It's odd to me that the answers above are so "scary." My doctor told me upon my very first pre-natal visit that light spotting is very likely to happen after sex when you are pregnant because of the sensitivity of the skin in your genital area and the increase in blood-flow there. She said there was nothing to worry about, however, unless it was not just spotting, but heavy bleeding accompanied by menstrual-like cramps.

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I was also told that brown spotting after sex is common, and to go by the 1 week rule. After the spotting stops for a week, try sex again. I don't have any cramps, and the first time it happened I paniced and went for an ultrasound where I found my 7 week old fetus warm and happy. If you have little polyps on your cervix, they can rupture during sex and cause spotting as well. The nurse made a valid point- brown blood is old blood. That I should be concerned when it is bright red.

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