Hello fellow Kiwi.

There's a dream meanings website I like to read sometimes, and here a some things pertaining to the blood aspect of your dream which you may or may not find interesting:

"To see blood in your dream represents life, love, and passion as well as disappointments.

To dream that you are bleeding or losing blood signifies that you are suffering from exhaustion or that you are feeling emotionally drained. It may also denote bitter confrontations between you and your friends. Some of your past actions have come back to haunt you. Women often dream of blood or of someone bleeding shortly before or during their periods or while they are pregnant. For a pregnant woman in particular, blood in dreams is symbolic of the life force that they are carrying. Such dreams are also a reminder to take things slow."

Possibly some food for thought there, @TeaFruit.