Bleeding with cervix check?

Mackenzie • Baby boy born 9/6/18 & 1/18/21 💙💙

So I had my first cervix check at 36 weeks yesterday and bled quite a bit, and was only 1 cm. Filled up about two pads. It has since slowed a lot and is only spotting now. I messaged my dr just to be cautious and he said it was normal however I can’t find anywhere where a woman has said she’s bled as much as I did.

Have any of you experienced that much bleeding after a cervical exam? Did you bleed more when you were more dilated?