Bright Red Blood...Terrifying.

This morning I got home from work, and went to use the bathroom. At no point during this pregnancy have I seen ANY bright red blood, or even pink blood, for that matter. Not one drop. Since I have had some pretty bad pregnant woman constipation, I have been straining quite a bit. Well, when I was ready to get up after I went this morning, there was BRIGHT RED blood dripped into the toilet water (probably 3 or 4 drops), and also bright red when I wiped. The bleeding stopped pretty much instantly, and I didn't have any blood for the rest of the day. This bleeding was not accompanied by ANY pain, clots, or cramping, and I am positive that it was vaginal and not a hemorrhoid.

So, just to be safe (even though I know what can and cannot be done or prevented with this sort of thing, working in the ER), I stayed awake until my OB's (who I have still not met) office to open. I called and spoke with a nurse, who was a frigid bitch, to say the least. She said, several times, that "it was up to me if I want to be seen or not, but if I want to be seen, I have to come NOW because the office closes at 1pm." Also, she actually said, "NO, BLEEDING FOR NO REASON IS NOT NORMAL DURING PREGNANCY." Ok?! Spotting is NOT normal? I guess just about every single pregnant woman should throw in the towel then, because we are all going to die. This lady also told me several times "I can't tell you if it was vaginal or rectal bleeding" when I told her 19 fucking times it was DEFINITELY vaginal. I ended up telling her I was just going to take it easy this weekend and wait for my appointment next week. She, of course, added the "come to the ER after 1pm today if we are closed and anything happens." Compassion, at it's finest. I can't wait to share this story with my doctor on Thursday.