How many cycles did you have before TTC again after m/c?

[lovbeingamommy]

I have been very curious about this and have heard/read many differing opinions on it. How long did you wait and what were your concerns with waiting as opposed to not waiting...too long before TTC :innocent

I'm planning to wait two cycles because I've heard from my OB that you need to give your uterus a chance to heal and build back up again.

Kate
TIA!!! :D

[labortrials]

Kate, I only waited until my cycle came back. But I've had 3 miscarriages in a row, so I'm not doing that again. An ER OB told me that if you were pregnant 2 months, you need 4 months rest. A TCM accupuncturist says that TCM recommends waiting a YEAR after m/c. :( Most OBs say wait at least 3 cycles. Most midwives don't seem to recommend so long a wait - at least not the ones I've worked with.

<sigh>
Kimberly

[sunflwrmoonbeam]

After my 7 week miscarriage, I waited a month, but otherwise didn't wait at all (all my others were chemicals). I believe my 7weeker was caused by insufficient lining as I had heavy bleed (a full period) at ovulation. So, I assumed it'd be a good idea to wait to let the lining build up again.

[Amydoula]

I had a D&C and my OB said wait 2 cycles so that's what we did. Still not pregnant yet though.

[3for_me]

I waited 5 months after my first and lost that baby too. Then I only waited 1 month and that baby is almost 2 and nursing on my lap right now. I just lost another baby on May 2nd and we will only be waiting 1 month before we TTC.

[TayTaysMama]

I voted 1 month but I didn't really wait at all. We were back at it before I got my 1st AF.

I think that as a woman you need to do what you are comfortable with. I felt that if I got pg again then my body would accept it if it was ready. My midwife felt the same way.

My MC happened naturally and I was at 12 weeks. It was however a blighted ovum that had quit growing at 9 weeks.

I only wish that I had gotten pg that 1st try.

[BlissfullyLoving]

I have not voted yet...I feel like none of the above scenerios work for me. I planned on waiting one cycle, but it took three months to O after the miscarriage. We started trying that first time I Oed...not even a full cycle after our loss. Would I check one month or three months? It was not even one cycle.

I had a natural miscarriage that started when I was six weeks.

We had conflicting advice on how long to wait. I saw an OB while I was losing the baby, and he suggested waiting three cycles. He said that the uterus goes through a full shedding during a loss, and it needs time to rebuild the wall in order to get a good implantation. It takes more then one cycle to rebuild the base, according to him. I read this elsewhere, but no true evidence to support it. Our midwife gave us no advice. I have since read that it is really depends on how you are emotionally. I could not find any evidence to suggest that waiting a certain amount of time decreases or increases the likelihood of another loss.

[nalusj]

Well, it's been about a month since my miscarriage began. Over 2 weeks since the D and C. We are not necessarily "trying" but we sure aren't using birth control. We are going to take things as they come. I want to get pregnant again soon but do have some fears that will linger for a while, I expect.

[Eliseatthebeach]

We waited until after I stopped bleeding, but we weren't officially trying until after my first full cycle.

[JenMidwife]

We used condoms until I had my first AF & then stopped using condoms.

[Olerica]

We waited until after the first AF. My midwife suggested that we wait until my HCG levels were under 4. I didn't much feel like BD that first month anyway.

[HRC121799]

After the first m/c (11th week), we waited 1 cycle and conceived, and then I miscarried again (9th week). Then we waited 4 cycles and tried, and got a sticky baby who is now almost 5. After the 2nd m/c, I was terrified to try again.

[lovbeingamommy]

Thank you to everyone who voted in this poll. I have since started doing research to try and find a definitive answer for how long to wait. I really haven't found anything other than opinions. The general consensus seems to be to wait until you feel emotionally ready. It seems in the past many docs would tell women to wait at least three cycles so their periods would regulate and you could more accurately date a pregnancy. However, now with the technology we have that seems to have changed with many docs. I know my doc has said to wait two cycles. What he's basing that decision on, I have no idea.

:goodvibes: to everyone TTC !!