HELP! Bleeding gums!

V11kae · Jul 4th, 2009, 17:59 PM

Hope someone can help. I didnt experience this in my last pregnancy and I have heard it happens. I just didnt expect it to be so bad. For the past week my gums have been quite sore while brushing but today you could actually see blood running down my teeth. I love my teeth and its really freaked me out, is there anything i can do to help/prevent this?

Thank you in advance! xx

Seraphim · Jul 4th, 2009, 18:05 PM

Yeah, mine have just started to bleed a bit more with brushing... i just make sure I use mouthwash a couple times a day so the gums are kept clean.

lexy604 · Jul 4th, 2009, 18:08 PM

Just part of the deal with all that extra blood and such going on i have it a bit too

PrettyBonk · Jul 4th, 2009, 18:46 PM

I have the same problem....I mix a bit of baking soda with the tooth paste (at night) brush your teeth 2-3 time a day...
Dentist told me to floss 2-3 times a day...and to use mouthwash 2x a day
it is very common hun.

sun · Jul 4th, 2009, 19:41 PM

Second what everyone else is saying - Brush 2-3x a day and floss 2x if possible. Mouthwash is good too. When I told my dentist I was pg, he also have me an antibacterial gel to use as well, since gum disease is more common in pregnancy. So far I haven't had any bleeding so I am going to keep using it.

Duffy · Jul 4th, 2009, 20:00 PM

Me too I was sitting on my bed a few weeks ago and my boyfriend says babe you have blood on your front teeth. I blushed so bad ROLF but I think its normal when your pregnant.

Lunaty · Jul 4th, 2009, 21:26 PM

jup have it at every brush session now!!!

I always had sensitive gums but the preganancy has made it far worse..
Try using a softer tooth brush and some antibacterial toothpaste and or moulth wash..

(not that it stopped mine form bleeding but it may prevent infections)

clare81 · Jul 5th, 2009, 05:30 AM

mine are bleeding all the time, i just use corsodyl mouthwash and floss. its normal so i wouldn't worry about it hun. x

V11kae · Jul 5th, 2009, 05:46 AM

Thanks everyone! Thats one of the things I love about this forum, nswers you appreciate! Already I've been told you lose all your calcium and about one lady who lost all her teeth during a pregnancy! The real world!argghhhh

craftymum · Jul 5th, 2009, 05:53 AM

make sure you floss and use a flouride mouthwash daily too, if you use corsydol just make sure it's the daily one as the other one can stain your teeth brown and the only way to remove that is through scaling, your dentist will probable scale your teeth to keep the gums clean and make sure you're brushing well too.
Don't use baking soda as this is quite abrasive to the teeth and can cause damage to the enamel.

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V11kae Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Glasgow Posts: 93	HELP! Bleeding gums! Hope someone can help. I didnt experience this in my last pregnancy and I have heard it happens. I just didnt expect it to be so bad. For the past week my gums have been quite sore while brushing but today you could actually see blood running down my teeth. I love my teeth and its really freaked me out, is there anything i can do to help/prevent this? Thank you in advance! xx

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Seraphim Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Dartmoor, Devon Posts: 7,077	Yeah, mine have just started to bleed a bit more with brushing... i just make sure I use mouthwash a couple times a day so the gums are kept clean.

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lexy604 Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Burnaby B.C Posts: 1,954	Just part of the deal with all that extra blood and such going on i have it a bit too

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PrettyBonk Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: new york, new york Posts: 896	I have the same problem....I mix a bit of baking soda with the tooth paste (at night) brush your teeth 2-3 time a day... Dentist told me to floss 2-3 times a day...and to use mouthwash 2x a day it is very common hun.

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sun Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 9,969	Second what everyone else is saying - Brush 2-3x a day and floss 2x if possible. Mouthwash is good too. When I told my dentist I was pg, he also have me an antibacterial gel to use as well, since gum disease is more common in pregnancy. So far I haven't had any bleeding so I am going to keep using it.

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Jul 4th, 2009, 20:00 PM	#6
Duffy Trying to conceive (TTC) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,964	Me too I was sitting on my bed a few weeks ago and my boyfriend says babe you have blood on your front teeth. I blushed so bad ROLF but I think its normal when your pregnant.

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Lunaty Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 4,044	jup have it at every brush session now!!! I always had sensitive gums but the preganancy has made it far worse.. Try using a softer tooth brush and some antibacterial toothpaste and or moulth wash.. (not that it stopped mine form bleeding but it may prevent infections)

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Jul 5th, 2009, 05:30 AM	#8
clare81 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: LEEDS, West Yorkshire Posts: 84	mine are bleeding all the time, i just use corsodyl mouthwash and floss. its normal so i wouldn't worry about it hun. x

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V11kae Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Glasgow Posts: 93	Thanks everyone! Thats one of the things I love about this forum, nswers you appreciate! Already I've been told you lose all your calcium and about one lady who lost all her teeth during a pregnancy! The real world!argghhhh

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Jul 5th, 2009, 05:53 AM	#10
craftymum Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 2,345	make sure you floss and use a flouride mouthwash daily too, if you use corsydol just make sure it's the daily one as the other one can stain your teeth brown and the only way to remove that is through scaling, your dentist will probable scale your teeth to keep the gums clean and make sure you're brushing well too. Don't use baking soda as this is quite abrasive to the teeth and can cause damage to the enamel.

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