# Day 95: Gums

> Swollen, bleeding gums and nosebleeds are on this week's list. Today you check at the sink, write down what you find, and add it to the visit list.

- Series: Your third month of pregnancy, day by day (https://chorevia.com/learn/pregnancy-month-3), day 95 of 280, 13 weeks + 4 days
- Your baby this week: about the size of a peach; around 7.4 cm from head to bottom
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- Last reviewed: 2026-10-22
- Publisher: Chorevia (https://chorevia.com)
- Cite as: Chorevia. "Day 95: Gums." Last reviewed October 22, 2026. https://chorevia.com/learn/pregnancy-month-3/day-95

This guide is general education that summarizes published research and guidance from groups like the American Academy of Pediatrics, the CDC, and the WHO. It isn’t medical advice, and every child develops on their own timeline. Your pediatrician knows your child; if something feels wrong, call them. In an emergency, call 911.

Thirteen weeks and four days. A small one today, done at the bathroom sink: pink in the spit when you brush is common around now, and worth a line on the list for your next visit.

## Your baby

Around now your baby is around 7.4cm long, about the size of a peach ([NHS](https://www.nhs.uk/best-start-in-life/pregnancy/week-by-week-guide-to-pregnancy/2nd-trimester/week-13/)). The final changes are happening on the outside, while the ovaries or testes are fully developed inside ([NHS](https://www.nhs.uk/best-start-in-life/pregnancy/week-by-week-guide-to-pregnancy/2nd-trimester/week-13/)). By next week the head is becoming rounder and more in proportion with the body ([NHS](https://www.nhs.uk/best-start-in-life/pregnancy/week-by-week-guide-to-pregnancy/2nd-trimester/week-14/)).

## Your body

Swollen and bleeding gums and nosebleeds are both on the NHS's list of common signs this week ([NHS](https://www.nhs.uk/best-start-in-life/pregnancy/week-by-week-guide-to-pregnancy/2nd-trimester/week-13/)). MedlinePlus treats the two together and gives the same four tips for both: drink plenty of fluids, get vitamin C from orange juice or fruit, use a humidifier, and try a saline nasal spray ([MedlinePlus](https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000583.htm)).

The same list has company. Greasier, spottier skin, thicker and shinier hair, and darker patches on the face (chloasma) are all this week's possible signs too ([NHS](https://www.nhs.uk/best-start-in-life/pregnancy/week-by-week-guide-to-pregnancy/2nd-trimester/week-13/)). Most skin, hair, and nail changes in pregnancy are normal and resolve afterward ([MedlinePlus](https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000611.htm)).

## Try today

### The gum check

- **Time:** 3 minutes, tonight

1. Brush as usual, gently, and look at what you spit out. Pink or red means the gums bled.
2. Write it down, along with whether you've had a nosebleed this week; both are on this week's list ([NHS](https://www.nhs.uk/best-start-in-life/pregnancy/week-by-week-guide-to-pregnancy/2nd-trimester/week-13/)).
3. Add the line to your questions for the next visit. Whether you need to see a dentist, and what's safe there, is one to ask your provider.
4. Tonight, do the MedlinePlus four: a glass of water, some fruit or orange juice for vitamin C, a humidifier if the air is dry, and saline spray if your nose is the problem ([MedlinePlus](https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000583.htm)).
5. Check again in a week and see whether the note changes.

**Make it work:** Don't brush harder to "toughen them up". Gentle is the point, and the note is for your provider, not a reason to skip brushing.

## Watch for

- **Normal:** itchy skin with a visible rash from dryness; avoid perfumed products on itchy skin ([MedlinePlus](https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000611.htm)). **Call your provider** for persistent itching without a rash, which should be reported because it may indicate cholestasis ([MedlinePlus](https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000611.htm)).
- **Normal:** a nosebleed that stops on its own ([NHS](https://www.nhs.uk/best-start-in-life/pregnancy/week-by-week-guide-to-pregnancy/2nd-trimester/week-13/)). **Call your provider** for a headache that persists despite medication and fluids, or comes with blurred vision or dizziness ([CDC](https://www.cdc.gov/hearher/maternal-warning-signs/index.html)).
- **Normal:** being a little more breathless on the stairs than before. **Call 911** or go to an emergency room right away for severe chest pain or shortness of breath that does not go away ([MedlinePlus](https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000583.htm)).

## For you

None of this is something you did. Gums, nose, skin, and hair all sit on the same NHS list for the same reason: your body is changing on a schedule you didn't set ([NHS](https://www.nhs.uk/best-start-in-life/pregnancy/week-by-week-guide-to-pregnancy/2nd-trimester/week-13/)). Hair and nails may grow faster and feel stronger during pregnancy; many women lose some hair after delivery, and both return to normal over time ([MedlinePlus](https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000611.htm)). If the face patches bother you, a hat and sunblock keep the sun from darkening them, and most fade within a few months of the birth ([MedlinePlus](https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000611.htm)).

If you're the partner: a humidifier is a thing you can buy, set up, and fill without being asked. It's on the list; it's a good one to own.

## Sources

- NHS. "Week 13." Week-by-week guide to pregnancy, Best Start in Life. https://www.nhs.uk/best-start-in-life/pregnancy/week-by-week-guide-to-pregnancy/2nd-trimester/week-13/
- NHS. "Week 14." Week-by-week guide to pregnancy, Best Start in Life. https://www.nhs.uk/best-start-in-life/pregnancy/week-by-week-guide-to-pregnancy/2nd-trimester/week-14/
- MedlinePlus. "Common symptoms during pregnancy." National Library of Medicine. https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000583.htm
- MedlinePlus. "Skin and hair changes during pregnancy." National Library of Medicine. https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000611.htm
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Urgent Maternal Warning Signs and Symptoms." HEAR HER campaign, 2024. https://www.cdc.gov/hearher/maternal-warning-signs/index.html