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How soon for baby number 2 after caesarean?

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oliveoil · 02/07/2003 09:58

I had a caesarean in October and was advised by the hospital to wait at least 2 years before even getting pregnant again, never mind giving birth, my body has to heal apparently. I was going to plan (mother nature obliging!) to have another child sooner, maybe gettting pregnant this year?

Has anyone else had similar/conflicting advise?

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morocco · 02/07/2003 13:07

I also had a c section in October. I last saw my obs a month ago and she asked when she would see me again with the next pregnancy so she obviously didn't think it was a problem even trying now!

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oliveoil · 02/07/2003 11:08

Not aware of any special reason, no probs in pregnancy and birth itself was fine until the last hour when it was like an episode of ER (from my perspective) but apparently it was a textbook emergency section (dd in distress) and the midwives afterwards said I would be able to have a 'normal' birth in future and not necessarily a section again.

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SamboM · 02/07/2003 11:02

I would check with your doc/hosp though in case there was a special reason in your case.

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oliveoil · 02/07/2003 10:55

Oooooh good, will inform dh our plans for later then!

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fio2 · 02/07/2003 10:32

they told me to wait 9-12months after mine, my dd was 13months when I fell pregnant and I had no problems at all.

SamboM · 02/07/2003 10:18

Oliveoil, I had a ceaseran in September last year and they told me to wait a year. I would question it.

mears · 02/07/2003 10:00

This really is a blanket statement oliveoil. I have seen many women become pregnant well within that timescale and deliver without problems, both planned and unplanned

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