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Getting pregnant after D
I just had a D&C yest. I hear different dates as to how long to wait to try again. Anyone have any advice? I also heard you are more fertile immediately after a D&C. Is this true? Anyone who has been through this I appreciate the feedback.
IM scared I had a d&c on the 13th of Feb me and my boyfriend was gonna take preggy pics on Valentines day but we found out on the 12th that the baby had no h/b and we both cried the Dr. said the baby passed at 6weeks and I was spose to be 9weeks so I had a choice let my body do it's thing and clean myself out or d&c I chose d&c I was already heart broken and I couldn't stand the thought that when my body takes care of it I didn't want to see my baby in my pad or commode I would lose it even worse but getting to the point my Dr. said we couldn't have sex for 6weeks why so long idk but 6weeks I would love to see a person try to keep 2madly in love ppl away for 6weeks but thing is we did 2 weeks after and I lightly spotted on the 4th of this month so I know I might be pregnant again I just want to know is it possible I could havea healthy pregnancy this time oh ABC also I hardly bleed after my D&c I bleed for 2 maybe 3 days and very lightly AF comes every 9th Dr. said Af won't come any time soon and it's never late or early it's always on time so bleeding pinkish and no tissue and if stopped late this morning so I know it might be implantation bleeding so I just want to know how many of you had gotten pregnant two weeks after a d&c and if you had a successful pregnancy
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Hi All,
A few months back May, to be exact, I missed my period. Initially I thought that my ovarian cyst had return on the left side. Scared, I called my doc and she told me if the period does not show that day, come in to see her the following day. Well, it did not show. The following morning, I felt pains on both ovaries. The thought of pregnancy came to mind, but I just brushed it off.
Later that day, I went to see my OBGYN and explained to her again that I did not have my period and think that the cyst was back. I had no other reason, since I had a ruptured cyst on the left ovary in Feb 2012 and did surgery back in 2010 to remove a dermoid cyst. A u/s was performed and doc said ovaries were perfect. Low and behold when she went to the uterus, there was a sac to our surprise. I was excited and was scheduled for various testing such as hcg qualitative/quantitative. Kept doing this for weeks.
At a later appointment, the doc told me that she cannot see in the sac and that the pregnancy is not surviving. After more testing again, I was not convinced. I left from her office very distraught, because she was only negative towards the pregnancy and talked about d and c from day one. In tears, I cal my sister-in-law, who scheduled me to see her doc for a second opinion. However, when I got there, the doc had an emergency and I spoke to the nurse and she gave me a form of some test for me to do, so that the doc can assess.
While I was there, my reg doc called and said that I am a medical mystery and that my levels were very high and that I can come in the following day. She stated that she will give me an u/s for free since she wants to see what's going on. The nurse at the other doc's office told me to go back since it was free and get it done to hear exactly what she has to say. Big mistake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The following day, I went as a walk-in for the u/s. The doc was as rough as a man slamming bread dough on table. At one point I made a sound and she had the nerve to ask if it was uncomfortable. She actually poked me to the point, that I thought that she was trying to make me loose my child. And trust me............ After she was done, she was not sure what to tell me, but she was still sticking to the d and c story. When I went out to the nurse she told me that the doc told her that she was not sure and that she was going to refer me for a second opinion - she never told me that I told the nurse. I then told the nurse that I had already gone to another doc and was awaiting results.
When I went back to the other doc (doc#2), who has a 3D machine, guess what? There were two sacs, one looked shattered and the other was ok. The doc said the shattered sac was the one the other doc saw and that's why she was saying what she was. However, after my encounter with her I was ill for an entire weekend and the symptoms went away. This I even explained to the doc who tried to convince me that it was normal. No it was not!!!
The doc in his findings said that something was not right and that we can give it another week and do more testing. The levels did not move by much and when another u/s was done, the sac was measuring 5w 6d. My boyfriend was with me because they would have been our first. I was motionless and it was at that point we had to decide if we were going to wait another week or schedule the d and c. It was scheduled for the following week, 18th June 2012 which was a Monday at 7:30 am.
After I left the doc's office I was devastated and it was difficult to carry around two sacs which would not come to anything for an entire weekend, it almost killed me. The day before surgery, I was up and about at my b/f family function. When I got home I started having cramps the same night. The day of the surgery I starting spotting slightly. When I got to the hospital I had to wait a while and when I was prepped for surgery and on iv, I started bleeding heavily. It was the hardest thing, because it was not like an ordinary period.
After waking from the surgery, I felt like was bwtn two worlds. The nurse tried waking me out of the sedation, but I went back to sleep. I was given the different medication. One I was to take right away, their other being anti biotic and pain killers. I vomitted twice.
I was placed on sick leave for the rest of the week and was given instructions, no sex for two weeks, no heavy lifting and if heavy bleeding occurs consult a doc. I had no bleeding, only draining from the surgery. I only wore liners and nothing. Period came on 24th July and that was a mess. I went through pads like every 1/2 hr. It got lighter as the days passed
I did my follow up last week with doc#2, who is now my new doc and everything is fine and got the green light to try again after second cycle.
It was not easy for me or my other half since I am now 33, 32 at the time of the loss and my b/f is 37. I prayed alot, cried a lot and he was here with me while I was recovering. That to me have helped me to heal mentally and emotionally. Knowing that the other person is there with you, so that both of you can grieve together is a major comfort.
To all who have been through what I have, I pray that God will bless us all with healthy babies soon.
Keep well all
A few months back May, to be exact, I missed my period. Initially I thought that my ovarian cyst had return on the left side. Scared, I called my doc and she told me if the period does not show that day, come in to see her the following day. Well, it did not show. The following morning, I felt pains on both ovaries. The thought of pregnancy came to mind, but I just brushed it off.
Later that day, I went to see my OBGYN and explained to her again that I did not have my period and think that the cyst was back. I had no other reason, since I had a ruptured cyst on the left ovary in Feb 2012 and did surgery back in 2010 to remove a dermoid cyst. A u/s was performed and doc said ovaries were perfect. Low and behold when she went to the uterus, there was a sac to our surprise. I was excited and was scheduled for various testing such as hcg qualitative/quantitative. Kept doing this for weeks.
At a later appointment, the doc told me that she cannot see in the sac and that the pregnancy is not surviving. After more testing again, I was not convinced. I left from her office very distraught, because she was only negative towards the pregnancy and talked about d and c from day one. In tears, I cal my sister-in-law, who scheduled me to see her doc for a second opinion. However, when I got there, the doc had an emergency and I spoke to the nurse and she gave me a form of some test for me to do, so that the doc can assess.
While I was there, my reg doc called and said that I am a medical mystery and that my levels were very high and that I can come in the following day. She stated that she will give me an u/s for free since she wants to see what's going on. The nurse at the other doc's office told me to go back since it was free and get it done to hear exactly what she has to say. Big mistake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The following day, I went as a walk-in for the u/s. The doc was as rough as a man slamming bread dough on table. At one point I made a sound and she had the nerve to ask if it was uncomfortable. She actually poked me to the point, that I thought that she was trying to make me loose my child. And trust me............ After she was done, she was not sure what to tell me, but she was still sticking to the d and c story. When I went out to the nurse she told me that the doc told her that she was not sure and that she was going to refer me for a second opinion - she never told me that I told the nurse. I then told the nurse that I had already gone to another doc and was awaiting results.
When I went back to the other doc (doc#2), who has a 3D machine, guess what? There were two sacs, one looked shattered and the other was ok. The doc said the shattered sac was the one the other doc saw and that's why she was saying what she was. However, after my encounter with her I was ill for an entire weekend and the symptoms went away. This I even explained to the doc who tried to convince me that it was normal. No it was not!!!
The doc in his findings said that something was not right and that we can give it another week and do more testing. The levels did not move by much and when another u/s was done, the sac was measuring 5w 6d. My boyfriend was with me because they would have been our first. I was motionless and it was at that point we had to decide if we were going to wait another week or schedule the d and c. It was scheduled for the following week, 18th June 2012 which was a Monday at 7:30 am.
After I left the doc's office I was devastated and it was difficult to carry around two sacs which would not come to anything for an entire weekend, it almost killed me. The day before surgery, I was up and about at my b/f family function. When I got home I started having cramps the same night. The day of the surgery I starting spotting slightly. When I got to the hospital I had to wait a while and when I was prepped for surgery and on iv, I started bleeding heavily. It was the hardest thing, because it was not like an ordinary period.
After waking from the surgery, I felt like was bwtn two worlds. The nurse tried waking me out of the sedation, but I went back to sleep. I was given the different medication. One I was to take right away, their other being anti biotic and pain killers. I vomitted twice.
I was placed on sick leave for the rest of the week and was given instructions, no sex for two weeks, no heavy lifting and if heavy bleeding occurs consult a doc. I had no bleeding, only draining from the surgery. I only wore liners and nothing. Period came on 24th July and that was a mess. I went through pads like every 1/2 hr. It got lighter as the days passed
I did my follow up last week with doc#2, who is now my new doc and everything is fine and got the green light to try again after second cycle.
It was not easy for me or my other half since I am now 33, 32 at the time of the loss and my b/f is 37. I prayed alot, cried a lot and he was here with me while I was recovering. That to me have helped me to heal mentally and emotionally. Knowing that the other person is there with you, so that both of you can grieve together is a major comfort.
To all who have been through what I have, I pray that God will bless us all with healthy babies soon.
Keep well all
It has been so helpful to read everyones stories and I would like to share my own in hopes of more hope. I am 35 years old and finally got pregnant after 4 years of trying. My husband and I had gone to a fertility Dr for 3 years because he had had Varicocele and his sperm count was low. After his surgery we began AI had 1 unsuccessful month and the next month when we were getting ready for AI 2, we got pregnant naturally. We really felt this baby was heaven sent and were so excited. At my 18 week check up we found out my baby had no heartbeat and had actually stopped growing at 14 weeks 5 days. I had to go through a D&E on July 31st. Delivered our baby girl on August 1st at 12:05 am and had a D&C to remove the placenta since it was larger than our baby girl. Although this was very difficult I realize we can not be selfish. The reality was my baby girl was not developing right. According to my Dr, they did not do a tissue test on the baby but it had to be developmental sinceI had been very healthy and took precautions and was very careful with our pregnancy. My bleeding has been minimal. I have had no pain and my Dr did not prescribe any medications or anibiotics to me. He gave us the thumbs up to try to get pregnant after my first cycle. My fear is that we wont be able to get pregnant since we struggled so much the first time. But, according to my Dr. many men have the condition my husband has had and once the varicose vein is removed from the scrotum the sperm count only gets better. And if we got pregnant once, we can do it again. Has any one had this same issue? Please help as I want to be hopeful.
My only struggles right now and I share it in the event anyone one else has gone or is going through this, is that my baby brother's wife (baby brother 28 =) ) and I were only 1 week apart and I am struggling with being in the same room with her. I am not angry or jelouse at her, its just that for 18 weeks we shared our symptoms and excitment and now it hurts to not be a part of that. I hurts me to think that I some how soured my brother and his wifes pregancy because the families joy has been cut in half. I call him everyday and am beginning to ask him about his babies again (he is having twins) but it is so difficult. I know it is not his babies or their fault but it is very hard. We would spend so much time together and now It is just hard and it breaks my heart to know that I am hurting them but I don't know what else to do. I just pray that soon I can share in their joy agaiin because there is no doubt in my heart I will LOVE his babies unconditionally once they join us in this world. Ironically, one twin would never let his/her sex be shown. 3 days after we lost our baby girl at his wifes appt they found out they are having a girl. This broke my heart and I don't want to think that their baby girl will be a constant reminder of the baby girl we lost. I pray to God for strength and now that soon I will heal and be the same person I was before. God bless all of you who have gone through this and have offered support. God Bless.
My only struggles right now and I share it in the event anyone one else has gone or is going through this, is that my baby brother's wife (baby brother 28 =) ) and I were only 1 week apart and I am struggling with being in the same room with her. I am not angry or jelouse at her, its just that for 18 weeks we shared our symptoms and excitment and now it hurts to not be a part of that. I hurts me to think that I some how soured my brother and his wifes pregancy because the families joy has been cut in half. I call him everyday and am beginning to ask him about his babies again (he is having twins) but it is so difficult. I know it is not his babies or their fault but it is very hard. We would spend so much time together and now It is just hard and it breaks my heart to know that I am hurting them but I don't know what else to do. I just pray that soon I can share in their joy agaiin because there is no doubt in my heart I will LOVE his babies unconditionally once they join us in this world. Ironically, one twin would never let his/her sex be shown. 3 days after we lost our baby girl at his wifes appt they found out they are having a girl. This broke my heart and I don't want to think that their baby girl will be a constant reminder of the baby girl we lost. I pray to God for strength and now that soon I will heal and be the same person I was before. God bless all of you who have gone through this and have offered support. God Bless.
may1 I am very happy for you :)
Earlier this past January I lost twin baby girls at almost 24weeks...
We were trying for a long time and it had happened with the help of an IUI...loosing those babies was the hardest thing ever!!!
Then about 5 weeks ago I found out I was expecting again...it was a natural one & we were so happy and excited...unfortunately 4 weeks & 4 ultrasounds later(actually that was just earlier today) me and my husband were devastated to learn that there isn't any heartbeat or embryo there...on the 8/7 I am going to have a D&C for the first time.
I am hopping and praying for everything to go well...I am trying so hard to stay positive and believe that one day I will get pregnant again and have a healthy baby...
Earlier this past January I lost twin baby girls at almost 24weeks...
We were trying for a long time and it had happened with the help of an IUI...loosing those babies was the hardest thing ever!!!
Then about 5 weeks ago I found out I was expecting again...it was a natural one & we were so happy and excited...unfortunately 4 weeks & 4 ultrasounds later(actually that was just earlier today) me and my husband were devastated to learn that there isn't any heartbeat or embryo there...on the 8/7 I am going to have a D&C for the first time.
I am hopping and praying for everything to go well...I am trying so hard to stay positive and believe that one day I will get pregnant again and have a healthy baby...
I found out i was pregnant on April 13,2012.. we were sooo excited for #3 to be coming with our kids being 5 1/2 and 4 we are ready for more!! I was having pretty normal feelings tired, morning sickness, emotional - crying over the wind blowing .. i went to an air show on May 20, 2012 thinking from the doctors info that we were 10 wks.. i had an anxiety attack while there and was takin via ambulance to the er .. they did an ultrasould to check everything out.. apparently the baby had stopped growing at 7 wks.. knowing that i had been carring my baby for 3 weeks and not knowing anything was wrong killed me and still does.. i decieded to try to go through the miscarrage naturally, i was waiting and nothing.. Finally June 12, 20 2012 i woke up cramping an bleeding really bad, passing golf ball sized clots.. i went straight to the er and decided to have a d&c .. its been 3 weeks tomorrow since my d&c and i havent had anything 'normal' i bleed for a few days and here and there.. my fiance and i had sex on june 23, 2012 and i woke up this morning feeling nasusa and tired.. im hoping and praying we are pregnant again.. but scared at the same time.. because i didnt have my period i am not sure if i am able to even get pregnant?!?
Sorry, but there is no "lightening" up. I understand you want answers, so google it. Don't go to a forum where REAL, ACTUAL women have gone through the most heart breaking procedures. I had a miscarriage at 5 weeks, of course my husband and I were devastated. But like my Dr said, wait 6 weeks to start your period to try again. We waited 6 weeks, still no period, so we decided to try again without a period. We were successful, I carried all the way to almost 3 months only to find out, there was no baby in there. It was just a sac. So, I go in to have a D&C in a few days, the testing on both my husband and I to see what the problem is. Soooo, please don't post those types of things here. Many of us still don't have that perfect family and when you say stuff like that, it makes us feel just a little like crap.
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