How long after Miscarriage did you TTC again?---OPEN FORUM

Hi,

I just wanted to see what your ladies responses are and how long it took to conceive?  My husband and I are still worried about TTC again because we don't want to go through another miscarriage.
Thanks,
Van

[TheresaO]

I have 2 boys and 1 mis (1 healthy full term pregnancy after the mis) I am now pregnant with my third. When I had my mis the my doctors recommendation was to wait 1 full cycle after the miscarriage before trying again as long as the pregnancy ended naturally (meaning no D&C required). I believe they recommend 3 cycles if medical intervention was needed but I am not 100% certain. We started trying right after the 1st full cycle but did not get pregnant until 4 months later, we had actually made the decision to stop trying for a while it was a very emotional time and ended up missing my period that month.

[specialteacher]

I was advised to wait 3 complete cycles before TTC again after my m/c and D&C.  DH and I ended up pregnant again before AF ever arrived the first time.  Everything has gone fine.  I am 30 weeks pregnant with a healthy girl.  The hardest part of getting pregnant again so soon was worrying about everything. I didn't enjoy the first 3 or 4 months of my pregnancy because I was so afraid of losing another baby.  Everything turned out fine though.  Good luck to you!

[lcanm]

I had an ectopic pregnancy in 1997 and got pregnant 3.5 months later with my son.  I had 3 healthy babies after him and then suffered 2 early miscarriages.  It took me about 5 months to get pregnant with my daughter after the 2nd early miscarriage.

[stephd]

Every Dr is different. With my first m/c my dr said to wait 3 months.  Then Boom I was preggo (this was a healthy one a I had a boy).  Then I had another m/c and my dr advised 3 months again, we tried after that and NOTHING (I wasnt Oing so I had to go on Clomid), 3 months later I was preggo (this was healthy too, another boy)!!  So with the last one it took me 6 months to get preggo.  Now i have 2 healthy boys and that is all I am having I think.  

Good luck!  It will happen for you when you least expect it!!

[chellybeans]

i misscarried in december. i had a d&c. my doc advised me to wait one full cycle to start ttc. if you try within the first two weeks after there is a very high risk of infection.

the reason for waiting is to date the pregnancy and also to allow you to mentally heal.

i conceived after my first af and am now 5 months with twins. and they are doing excellent.

i was reassured over and over that i had no higher risk of misscarriage than anyone else in my age and health bracket.

good luck :)

[mb2006]

I've posted this before to many others so sorry to repeat if you saw it but I had 3 early m/cs from May 2006 to Sept 2006 and now am pregnant in week 35 with conceiving successfully right after that last m/c. I was 36 then and now 37 years old so I was eager to keep trying and not wait in between as risks of another m/c and/or genetic problems with baby would have increased longer I waited ttc again. Some doctors had told me to wait in between but my OB agreed with me to keep trying and not wait as my m/c were early (5 to 7 weeks) and no D & C. It made me feel better emotionally to keep trying as well. Once I waited one cycle in between m/cs but had another m/c so didn't make a difference. I kept track with at home ovulation tests so helped me know how early mc/s were and ttc so soon again. Don't give up and have faith as I went through 3 and now due in June with my baby!

[tif1]

My doctor said after a d&c at least have 1 period as the uterus is completly scraped out and it can be hard for it to implant. He said the lining needs time to build back up.But for a natural miscarriage i would think whenever you are ready emotionally

[tina1111]

I mc at 12wks and had d&c in Jan. I ttc three wks later when I o'd the 1st time. I just started 5th cycle and am still trying.

[Van73]

Thank you everyone.  It seems like everyone is different, as it should be.  My dr put me on "pelvic rest" (so politically correct!) for 2 wks (if I am done bleeding).  I go to the Dr on June 4th, so I think I will wait to see what the Dr says as well.  I want to try again, but I am soooo scared.
xoxox
Van

[mlb1234]

my re said to wait two full cycles before trying again.  we did that and tried femara with HCG trigger on third cycle after m/c.  got the bfp first try.  so far so good but only at 4w5d!

[Crritter]

I m/c without a D&C and my Dr. said I could start as soon as the m/c bleeding stopped,but said it's easier to date if you have 1 af.  I got pregnant after 1 af and little Cameron is 7 weeks old now.  I had a very healthy prenancy and he was good sized, smaller than the first, but induced early to prevent another 10 lber.  You should try when you feel ready, good luck.

[danykva]

hello all. i am new to this site. i suffered my 3rd miscarriage in march this year. me and hubby waited for 1 cycle of menstrual before trying again. well we fell straight away in april. but now i feel as though i am going through yet another miscarriage now. i have all the signs. im bleeding and cramping. bleeding is not to heavy but i saw a few small clots here and there. i went to the doctor yesterday and she could see a small sac. im not sure how far along i am because she said the period i had in april may have not been a true period. she did say i was very early and my uterus looked fine. i dont know how to interpretate that seeing as how i have already suffered 3 early miscarriages and this doesnt feel any different. has anyone had any bleeding and cramping (not just mild cramping) during first trimester and everything turned out okay?