Pregnancy after IUD removal

My name is Jen and I am a mother of one adorable, little boy who is 16 months old now (as of Dec 02, 2007).  I had the Mirena IUD implaced in April of 2007 when my son was about 8 months old.  My reason was because my husband was on a Military deployment and he was coming home in May and we did not want to have another baby right away.  Especially since he had left for his deployment when I was only 8 months pregnant with our baby boy so he had never even had a chance to be there for the birth or to be a father yet.  While now my husband has been home for 6+ months and the Mirena has worked the entire time; and we have enjoyed our reconnection with each other as a family without the worry of a non-planned pregnancy.  However, recently we have been talking about having another baby and we are wondering how soon I might get pregnant after I get my IUD removed.  We would like to try for another baby as soon as possible.  I was hoping to get pregnant mid to late January or February.  It is December now, and I thought that if I got my IUD removed before the Christmas holiday then that would be good timing; because it would give my body time to recover and have at least one fresh menstrual cycle.  Is this good timing?  Or how long does it normally take?  For me I have had a menstrual cycle the whole time I have had my IUD in, except for this month (December) I have not had one at all, but I have had some cramping.  But my pregnancy test(s) say it's a negative.  For the most part my body is VERY regular, every 28 days, almost to the hour of the day.  I know that when I get my period one month on the 22nd around noon, I can expect it the next month (two days earlier) on the 20th in the mid afternoon.  And so on and so on with each month after that.....always arriving two days earlier than the last.  This has been a regular cycle for me since I was 14 years old.....with each period lasting 5 days with normal bleeding.  So it's been pretty easy for me to keep track of everything.  So, as you can imagine even getting my menstrual cycle while having the IUD in place was nothing new for me, it just meant that I had an even lower or 99.9% of not getting pregnant.  But since this month, I have not received one, which was a little of a shock but nothing to be too concerned about since the patient papers on the IUD do state that it can lighten or even eliminate your periods after time, altogether.  So with that being said, you can imagine that my son came as only a little bit of a surprise to me; considering that he came 14 days from the start of my last menstrual cycle (in November 2005), in perfect timing with the mid-cycle of my ovulation (that 48 hour window of perfect fertilization that every gynecologist doctor talks about).
So as I stated before, my husband and I are looking to have another baby and I am wondering how long it takes to get pregnant after the IUD is removed.  I have read some of the other posts above and see that for most it takes only two months.  So would my Christmas holiday timing, be good timing?  Or will it take longer than 4 months once it is removed?  Also, what are the miscarriage rates with getting pregnant immediately after having an IUD removed?  I just want to know what would be the best time for my husband and I to begin to try for another baby.

[babydaisy]

i had my iud, the copper wire one, removed on nov 1 and i am pregnant now. i hope that helps.

[AndiJ78]

I had Mirena removed in Nov 2005. I would suggest waiting one full cycle, as you mentioned, as my first pregnancy immediately following the removal ended very early. My guess is the lining hadn't thickened up enough. But i did get pregnant that next cycle and had a very healthy pregnancy.

So getting it removed now would give you time to go through one complete cycle and enable your lining to thicken up and be ready for that baby to implant.

Good luck!

[boogiebear]

Does it make a difference if it was a copper wire (Paragarud) IUD with no hormones vs. the Mirena with the hormones?  If so, how great of an affect do these hormones from the Mirena actually have on your body?  I know the Mirena changes the lining of your uterus, but what else?  Does the lining of your uterus with the whole hormone thing have anything to do with later, possible fertilixation being deplayed?......or does it flush itself out after your first period?  Another words, will it take longer to get fertile than it would of if I would have gotten the Paragaurd?

I should have probably mentioned that I have never had an IUD before this one.  My son was just by timing of everything (48 hour window thing).  I had never even heard of the whole ovulation timing thing before my son was born......I was just guessing that I wasn't fertile or my husband wasn't, because we hadn't had any results for 10 months before my son was born, and we weren't using any protection before him.  Like I said my son was a surprise to us just in general, but when it came down to medical terms and the doctors, he was concived at the most fertile time.  I had no idea.

[AndiJ78]

I had mirena as I mentioned and the hormones act locally, not systemically. There have been many women who have gotten pregnant right away and had successful pregnancies. Just based on my experience alone is why I suggested getting it removed and waiting one full cycle to get pregnant.

I have a very simple plan for TTC. From the day after af ends, sex every other day, stay laying down for 20 minutes or so following, time an orgasm right at or just after your husband ejaculates, and it has yet to fail me.

[boogiebear]

Thanks for the advice everyone.....we'll see what happens.  I'll post again once everything takes place.  Here's hoping.

[AndiJ78]

Definitely keep us posted! Good luck.

[RuthiePee]

I would also leave one full cycle as I got preg immediately after having my Mirena IUD removed and had a miscarriage a few weeks later. Could be coincidental though, but just my opinion.

Ruth xx

[usasopa]

i removed my IUD 45 days    ago   and i am trying  to have baby,   i had 2 cycle bu t i am  not pregnant, i did not have any difficulty's  , and friend are telling my lot of women are sterile after the IUD,  does someone knows if it true?  

[armywife4life56]

Hey everyone, I got my paragard idu removed February 17, 2010 and i am hoping to be pregnant this month...I'm trying not to be too stressed out and just to relax..but its so hard to wait!! Anyone got their idu out and gotten pg the first month? Just wondering.

[missvega01]

I GOT MY IUD REMOVED JUNE 18TH AND IM WANTING TO ET PREGENT I HAVE NOT STARTED YET IM A FEW DYS LATE I JUST TOOK A PREGO TEST AND IT WAS NEGATIVE SO IM GOING TO WAIT A ONE MORE WEEK TO GET MY FORST CYCLE.. DO YOUR CYCLES STILL MATCH AS WHEN YOU HAD THE IUD MINE WAS ALWAYS AROUN THE 12 AND LASTED 3 DAYS.. WILL IT CHANGE?HELP!!!!

[kimmy86]

i removed mine the 22nd of june as well and still waiting on a period..had bleeding 2 days after for like 5 days i think but that was from the removal..had verrrryy light spotting july 4th and 5th...one time each day n that was it...ive took tests too and also negative...ima wait till around the 28th and hopefully i will start..i had an iud before n i didnt experience any problems..but did with this one so took it out and started cycles right away after last one..but not this time...i dnt kno whats going on either...its driving me crazy!!