Pregnancy after miscarriage: better or worse chances of conceiving?

[ntaylor]

I know this may be too soon to worry, but I didn't seem to have any trouble conceiving the first time, and then miscarried with a d&c. Now, I'm currently on my second cycle of trying. Why would it be harder to get pregnant after this? I heard you were more fertile, I've got lots of fertile ewcm and I'm ovulating regularly like I did beforehand. Has anyone found it harder or easier to conceive after a miscarriage? And do you know why, one way or the other?



I also didn't know KY was bad to use when ttc, and we used it I think every time we bd last month when ttc. Would this have seriously hampered my chances of pregnancy? We haven't used it at all this month, and I'm currently in the tww. Any info would be appreciated, I'm sure there must be others curious about this as well! Thanks!

[laura99]

I got pregnant straight away without even trying (3 random BDs in one month without checking if I was ovulating or not!) My midwife said that after a D+C your uterus is very smooth and ready for implantation and that is why you are more fertile. Good luck!

[Elicam]

The first time I got pregnant it took me three months of trying, I then had a MC in january and finally got a BFP in July, so after 6 months of trying (double what it took me the first time).



I think it takes a while for your body to adjust and get back to normal.



Keep trying it will happen. DOn't give up like I wanted to do (that was whn I got my BFP though, so maybe its a good thing).

[Liza55]

2 months after my d/c I was pregnant. I remember my dr. saying I had no higher chance of m/c again than anyone else. Just be patient..Oh, and I used KY as well all the time!

[specialteacher]

I got pregant about 2 months after my mc and d&C.  It took me 3 months of trying last time and I wasn't trying at all this time.  Good luck!

[brandy_bodiford]

It seems that everyone here has had more luck than me. I m/c on March due to D/C. I have been ttc since and still have not had a bfp. So guess it just depends on the person. I have personally decided not to put a whole lot of effort in trying and just let God have control. The hardest to deal with is that two ladies in my family are currently pg and I am not looking forward to Christmas if I do not get a bfp myself. My sister-in-law and best friend, who is my husbands cousin, will be talking about what they are experiencing and I will not be able to relate. So I will pray that God will grant your wish and bless you with a child this Christmas.

[ntaylor]

I know how you feel somewhat. There are pregnant women everywhere that I know. My best friend at school (im in nursing school) found out she was pregnant shortly after me, and her pregnancy is going great. So I have to see her every day, watch her belly get bigger, listen to everyone's aw's and oooh's, see her find out the sex of her baby when I would have found out my baby's...It's the hardest thing I've ever gone through. I'm so sorry you haven't yet got a BFP. I've had a strong faith in God, but of course He and I are having some trouble right now. I want to trust God, but if God's will is that I don't get pregnant for a long time, I don't want to hear it! I just hope it's sooner than later, I suppose God's time is supposed to be perfect huh? Sucks for us sometimes though. I wish you all the luck and baby making blessings!!

[bambino]

i had a m/c in october, period came exactly a month later which i was happy about, just missed our oppertunity to try again as my bf is working away,luckilly i did a random opk the other day about 3 days b4 i used to ovulate and it was positive! kinda angry he was away but it will give my body more of a chance to get back to normal, so now have to wait till the 28th Dec to try!!!!! x It took me a year to conceive, i used preseed the month i did, plan to use it again aswell! xx Good luck xx

[trishmcnary]

Hi im new here but I would like to tell my story. Im 40 right now in oct I found out i was pregnet I was walking on air I was so happy. The day I found out was my little girls birthday So I kept it all in. two weeks later I went to the doc they did an u/s found no hart beet. told me to come back the following week the same they said come in the follwing week nothing then they. tpld me that I would m/c I did and it was real bad so i went in the following monday they did a d&c. that was on the 20th of nov and i still feel so terrible IM hurting all i want to do is try again but this took 1 year I want to be pregnet so bad.

[ta7723]

Hi--I am new to this thread.  I also recently had to terminate my pregnancy on the 20th of November.  The baby had a serious birth defect that is caused in 1 out of every 2,500-3,000 births.  Of course, I was that "one".  I know exactly how you feel right now.  The only person that gets my through my days is my four-year old daughter.  She is my "ray of sunshine".  I would be lost without her.  I too have been wondering about whether or not to ttc.  I am 30 years old and just don't know if my body is up to another pregnancy. Hang in there.  Only you will know when the time is right.  They say when your body is ready to be pregnant, it will happen.  I am not stressing over the fact that I need to be pregnant.  I am just going with what ever happens!  I am truly sorry for your loss!  Hang in there and take care of yourself.  I wish you all the best of luck in if and when you do ttc!!!  I hope this helps relieve your mind.  

[Keeping Hope Alive]

I was able to get pregnant a month and a half after I miscarried the first time.  Though I miscarried the second time and my doctor ran tests, it just seems like a string of bad luck.  I'm hopeful 2007 will be a better year!  Good luck!

[raray]

im 25 years old and i had a miscarriage in january of 08, 2months later me and my husband has been trying but no luck, i just move to paris and before that i travel a lot because he was here. But since may ive been here and trying and no luck. I have irregular period i use to get it every 31 days but its been coming sooner and sooner each month 31,29,28 nad now 27. Im really scared because we want a child so bad and its really stressful because we are very young we don't think its infertility. Can anyone shed any light on this situation. thank you have a good day