gotten pregnant after d&C?

hi this is my first time ever posting on here. i got pregnant with my second child in august. perfect levels and heartbeat. i had a subchorionic hemmorrage. this caused me to loose the baby at 9 wks. I am devastated. My husband and i werent even sure we wanted another child. Now loosing this one, we both want to get pregant soon. I had a D&C on 09/24. I only bled for 2 days. I have a perfect 28 day cycle. Praying that i ovulate next week and pregnant by end of the month. i work in the medical field and everyone says wait a month...anyone had sucess stories with healthy babies right after miscarriage or D&C???? please help

[Elaine Brown, MD]

Hi!
There is a slightly higher rate of miscarriage when people become pregnant within three months of having a d&c.  Its important that you know that.  But, having said that, I would not tell you NOT to try.  If you were my patient, I would tell you to let nature take its course for the next three months and then if no pregnancy, try actively thereafter.
Don't put a deadline on yourself though.  You may be setting yourself up for more heart ache if you "expect" yourself to conceive right away and don't.
On the other hand, I have had lots of patients who conceived again fairly quickly after a miscarriage, and most seem to deliver healthy babies.
I hope everything works out for you!
Good luck!
Dr B

[ladyfreedoms]

Hello, I'm so sorry that you experienced a miscarriage/d and c. I just lost my baby to, it was my first. We luckily got pregnant on the first try but when we went to the first doctor appointment the baby was smaller than it should be (I know my dates were pretty darn accurate) and there was no heart beat. We waited another week and had another ultra sound with unfortunately the same results. I've been so depressed and angry and frustrated. All of which is very normal if you are feeling the same way.

With that said I am one of those people that does a lot of research and of course follows up with my doctor. I ended up taking a pill to miscarry and so my doctor said that I needed to wait till I had one normal cycle. However, with a d and c its best to wait about 2 or 3 normal cycles or about 3 months (confirmed by my doctor). I know its extremely hard to be patient and wait (its killing me right now) but its best to let your mind and body heal so you can provide the best atmosphere for your next baby. Its extremely easy to get pregnant right after a miscarriage and of course there will always be those stories about women who got pregnant right away and were fine but me personally, I'd rather wait and be safe and healthy than let my anxiousness get the best of me.

Again, I'm so sorry about your loss and you are not alone :)

[sadmommy924]

thank you so much for your help...it is really hard being patient..i am only one week today from my d&c and i just want to be pregnant..every i know thinks im crazy..i really feel like i wont feel better untill im pregnant again. i do want a sucsessful pregnancy but my doctor sad as long as im emotionally ready than i can ttc. so scared of disappointment...but thank you again for you post. i really hope you have some luck soon!! please keep me posted!

[kellie2003]

Sorry for your loss i know how it feels. I had TWO miscarriage. The first one i lost it at 8 weeks and 3 days it was a natural miscarriage, my second one I had to get a D&C done i was at 13 weeks. After my D&C my OB did some blood work to see if there's something wrong with me or if i had a blood clot in my leg or some where but everything came back normal. After my D&C My husband and I wanted to try again. Also after my D&C i only bleed for 2 to 3 days only too. This all happen last year at the end of August. My husband and I try to have another one after couple months but I never got pregnant. Finally im now 6 weeks and 4 days pregnant. After trying for so long we finally did and i hope to carry this baby to full term. but since your cycle is still the same then i suggest you to keep on trying and knowing when you ovlated. because there's more of a chance it might take you sooner to get pregnant then me because my D&C my period changed in so many ways but my doctor kept telling me it was stress but I wasn't stress at all.


So i hope for the best and keep on trying because i think the later you wait the harder it will to get pregnant. and again im so SORRY for your LOSt.

[ladyfreedoms]

I definitely don't think you are crazy. While I don't think anyone ever gets over a miscarriage I definitely think being pregnant again will help. At least that's what I'm hoping for. I hope you keep me informed as well. While I didn't have the hemorrhage I did have them check my thyroid. My family has a history of hypothyroidism which can lead to miscarriage. You might want to have them check you as well. Better safe than having to go through this again if it could be avoided.

While I'm thankful that my body did the natural thing to miscarry an unhealthy baby I'm at that stage of grief where I feel frustrated, jealous, and angry at all the other women that are pregnant. I know this is normal but can't wait for it to be over. How have you been?

[sadmommy924]

well i took a hpt on saturday (which was a week and 2 days after m/c) and it still said positve..im so sad...my dr said i didnt need to go back to check my levels because they would drop. im hoping they finally dropped. im taking another pregnancy test in the monring..(pray its negative). im also going to buy an ovulation kit tonight since i dont have a lmp to go by. and as for the emotions...i have never noticed so many families that have a lil girl and are now pregnant. i thank god everyday i have my beautiful daughter but i want her to be big sister. she still rubs my belly and says baby because she is too young to understand the baby is gone. that hurts. but im hoping for the belly to be back soon enough..hope all is going well with the baby making. keep me posted.

[mammaoftres]

I have a subchorionic hemmorrage also. I am 5 weeks pregnant that scares me i do not want to m/c. I already had a ectopic that resulted in surgery (laproscopy) and then I had a blighted ovum and m/c again in July. and after both m/c's I never waitied to get pregnant I let nature happen. i know how it feels to want to get pregnant after you lose a baby. I was very impatient. It will happen when it's suppose too.

[ladyfreedoms]

Nothing new on my end. I for some reason have felt all these nervous feelings that my man is going to change his mind and no longer want to get pregnant again. He hasn't said that but I'm just nervous. Things have been good for us and I think he has dealt with it pretty well and I'm doing much better. But last night and today he seemed really strange. We haven't been going out a lot in effort to save money. We watched some tv last night together and when he went to the bedroom to go to bed I came with. He was going to play video games and when I walked in her turned it off and went back to the living room. He wasn't mad nor did we get in a fight but thought that was strange. Today I texted him to see if he wanted to go for a bike ride after work and he said "he's going out after work for a while.'' No big deal except he normally tells me what he's doing and I don't want to ask and seem like I"m pushy or not trusting him (have no reason not to trust him). Just seemed strange. I don't know if my hormones are getting the best of me or if maybe he's having a harder time than I thought with the miscarriage but doesn't feel like he can share with me.

He has two kids with his previous wife and she had a miscarriage before his two daughters came along. From there things went sour and when she got pregnant with his first child he didn't even want to be with her anymore. Do you think the same thing is happening? Or am I just filled with emotions and over reacting. Any advice.

[sadmommy924]

well i think it might be emotions...i know i have been extremely hard on my husband lately. every little thing he does has upset me. and he is really an amazing husband. i think it all has to do with emotions. how long ago was your m/c. it could definatly still be hormones. i tested again this morning and it was positive. i called my dr and they had me go in for hcg at 1:00. they said when they get the results in a couple days they will have me come back to repeat it to see where im at..its just so depressing knowing as long as im testing positive i have no chane of ovulating or getting pregnant. the dr did tell me i should wait untill i have one to stregthen back up my uterine lining. but asfar as the mans feelings....i know i keep feeling like if i dont get pregnant soon hes gonna change his mind about trying for another child. so i know exactly how you feel..the more i sit back and look at it though..i think we are just a bunch of hormonal and emotional women. we have gone through alot and on top of that are filled with crazy hormones. hopefully things will clear up. kit

[isom0217]

Hey!!

When I was 18 years old, I had a D&C in April of 2003, and I got pregnant in August of 2003 with twins!!! Anything is possible, I hope this helps.

[sadmommy924]

thank you for the comment. i finally had a positive opk test sunday and monday. so did the deed. hopefully i will have good news in two weeks. it took forever for by levels to go down.


and how are things ladyfreedoms?? havent heard from you in a while...hope things are going well