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How long do you wait before ttc again after 2 m/c??

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scarlotti · 13/01/2009 14:54

Hello ladies

I have had 2 m/c in the last few months, first one at 5wks and the second at 10eks after which I had an erpc.
I have 1dd(14) and 1ds(3) and have been told that there's no reason they can tell for the m/c - just natural causes. They also say that as I have carried 2 babies to term and have had 1 with dh that genetically we are fine and my plumbing works.

So how long should we wait before we ttc again? I had the erpc on xmas eve and have yet to have AF again. I'm expecting that to come along in the next week or so.

We'd initially thought we'd wait one full cycle for everything to return to normal then ttc again. I've heard today though that you should wait 3 cycles to get the risk back down to 'normal' (whatever normal means).

I'd really appreciate any thoughts/advice on this.
Thanks.

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littleboyblue · 13/01/2009 14:57

I had heard years ago, that it is best to give your body time to recover from a mc, but more recently had been told I only needed to wait 1 cycle, but that's only to help them work out dates.
You should try again when you feel ready to. We mc for the third time in May last year, and carried on our sex life as normal, 6 wks later we found out we were 6 wks pregnant. Baby is due in 4 weeks time.
Good luck.

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Heebeejeebee · 13/01/2009 15:08

Hi there

I had a mmc last Feb and another at the end of November/beginning of December. After the first one the EP midwife said to wait 3 cycles, but my GP said I didn't even need to wait 1 cycle (it is just for their dating purposes).

After this second one, they are running some tests, so I will have those done then try again (which will be after the 2nd cycle).

Good luck

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AuntyFlo · 13/01/2009 15:15

Hello, I've had 2 mc's and was told to wait a month for a period then to carry on as normal.
I think alot depends on how you feel emotionally.
For me, it was better to move on and ttc once I'd come to terms with what happened and, on both occasions, once my first periods came after the horrible events I was happy to proceed.
Take care.

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