how soon after c section did you get pregnant?

[honey2theb]

just wondering really! had mine 13 weeks ago, and not sure when its safe to get pregnant again. dont want to wait too ong though

[camillathechicken]

you should allow a year or so , but there are a fair few mumsnetters who got pregnant sooner

also, a good idea to let your body recover from pregnancy, the birth and looking after a new born

[camillathechicken]

i waited 6 years BTW !

[yellowbean]

i've has 2 cs. was told to wait at least at year each time.. longer preferably

[honey2theb]

hmmmmm. didnt want to wait that long.

[camillathechicken]

i had other reasons, nothing to do with c.s ,sorry .

[JingEllBells]

There is 1 yr and 11 months between my two dds, which suggests that I must have been pregnant about 14 months after my c.s.

[yellowbean]

i guessthe concern is that you heal properly before at all gets stetched again. cs is deep surgery, really important to heal fully. can cause complications if pregnant agin too quickly. i couldnt even consider getting pregnant again at 13 weeks post section! you must be keen!

[honey2theb]

lol, dont be sorry!!
i dont want another baby straight awa y really. its just that when im told i cant i want to do something more!! i would like another in the next year or so though. i wanted a small age gap.

[honey2theb]

yellowbean, not THAT keen just wondering!! lol.

TBH i found the actual c section and after fine though! was out of hosp in 2 days, and out and about quite soon after!

[Lubyloo]

My GP told me at my 6 week postnatal check that I couldn start trying straight away! He said the body heals very quickly and it is more a case of the mind needing to be ready rather than the body.

[yellowbean]

both my sections were great. with the second i was out the following day. i'm 13 months on, and would happily consider pregnancy again now. only recently have i felt i've got back to normal though. enojoy baby number one first....