thread: Bleeding Gums

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  1. #1

    Jul 2009
    Australia
    5,102

    Mine would just bleed when i brushed my teeth then right at the end they would bleed whenever i ate anything. I was in the mall eating my lunch and DP told me i was bleeding, my whole mouth was bleeding it was so embarassing people were staring...

  2. #2
    Registered User

    Dec 2008
    Brisbane, QLD
    5,171

    What Love.tillie said. Totally normal.

  3. #3
    Registered User

    Jun 2010
    Melbourne, Vic
    375

    Hi Kat, it is not really necessary for anyone to use mouth wash, it really only freshens, your breath. If you do use mouth wash make sure it is alcohol free as the alcohol can irritate the soft tissues in your mouth and further aggravate your gums. Really recommend flossing daily and brushing at least twice a day. And it is a fallacy that teeth are effected by pregnancy it is actually your gums that suffer during this time!! I've got 22 weeks til EDD! Other than teeth i hope you are feeling well!! )

  4. #4
    Registered User

    Jan 2010
    712

    Yeh asides from the gums I am generally well. I do brush twice a day but I refuse to use mouth wash with what I have read up on.
    I have about 20 weeks to go so I hope it doesn't get worse

  5. #5
    Registered User

    Jan 2006
    The Hawkesbury
    4,505

    Yes, has happened all 3 pregnancies of mine. Usually when brushing my teeth or eating an apple.

  6. #6
    Registered User

    Aug 2007
    South Australia
    48

    My bleeding gums stopped as soon as I started taking vitamin C 1000mg .. It can be a common cause of bleeding gums.
    Just dont take the chewable vitamin C tablets because most or all of them contain sodium saccharin as an artificial sweetener which is bad for you and baby