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When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

Conception

TTC after MC - how does it work?

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tasjaSAmuminSA · 30/07/2012 10:55

Sorry I'm a bit stupid with this! I had a MC last week. They couldn't find the heartbeat on my first scan. Took some pills and they did an evacuation on Thursday in the theatre. How soon can you fall pregnant again? Do you have to have a period first before you can fall pregnant again?

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cartoonface · 30/07/2012 13:39

some people ovulate as soon as two weeks after so you can get pregnant straight away.
some doctors think you should allow yourself a period (some docs say 3 cycles) before trying but its mostly for dating reasons. as some people take longer to get back to a regular cycle. i think its a personal choice and you should try when your ready, but do remeber it could happen straight away so be careful if this is not what you want

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tasjaSAmuminSA · 31/07/2012 07:14

thanks cartoonface. i want this so much so the faster it happens the better. i so much want a small tiny bundle of love again.

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sleeplessinsuburbia · 31/07/2012 07:18

I know exactly how you feel, I was pregnant about a month after but worried the entire time but it was all fine. I'm in the same boat again now, I'm having all my vitamins just to be sure. It sucks.

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tasjaSAmuminSA · 31/07/2012 07:23

Good luck sleepless. Hope I'm reading and understanding this correctly. You are pregnant again? Hope and pray baby stays and you have a stressfree pregnancy.

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sleeplessinsuburbia · 31/07/2012 07:30

Sorry my post wasnt clear! I actually just had a stillborn baby and im trying again without waiting. I previously had a miscarriage at 16 weeks and conceived a healthy baby straight away! Good luck, it's a horrible time. I'm taking all the vitamins and trying to keep healthy, I couldn't find anything definitive that suggests this should be a problem.

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sleeplessinsuburbia · 31/07/2012 07:31

Buy a bulk pack of ovulation sticks on eBay!

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cartoonface · 31/07/2012 08:52

i think theres some evidence that shows in the first i think 6months after mc you are more fertile and more likely to have a healthy baby. i became preg in the 2nd cycle after my first mc but that one wasnt ment to be either

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sleeplessinsuburbia · 31/07/2012 09:45

That's a shame, yes I read a Scottish study that said the first six months was the best, it's so unfair though. Have you had any luck since cartoon? Have you had any testing done?

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cartoonface · 31/07/2012 10:18

well its been four and a half weeks now since my d&c from 2nd mc (blighted ovum) i did not try in this first cycle. my first af since came over the weekend ive been 'lucky' both times that my cycle seems to snap rite back to normal. im seeing dr shehata on the 9th of aug. i decided to go private instead of waiting to have another mc for nhs testing

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sleeplessinsuburbia · 31/07/2012 10:39

I hope it all goes well for you, good luck!

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cartoonface · 31/07/2012 10:52

thank you.

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tasjaSAmuminSA · 01/08/2012 07:02

My cycle started yesterday. I had a fright as the bleeding stopped on Sunday after the evacuation on Thursday and yesterday there was quite a lot of blood. Phoned gyno and assistant said that is my next cycle because usually I am around the 26th. Going to try to talk to a professional now. I am very down and feel a bit panicky.