How long to wait until getting pregnant after missed miscarriage?

[cashew16]

Hello, I've just had a missed miscarriage at 12 weeks and 4 days, i'm turning 40 soon so keen to try for another , I already have a healthy 15 month old, but the recommendation is to wait at least 6 months until trying again. Has anyone got pregnant sooner and in their late 30's? If so, did you have complications? Were you monitored more due to previous mc? Has anyone received different advice to the 6 months recommendation? Thanks in advance for sharing :)

Did they say why you should wait? I've had 2 and both times was told I could try again immediately

Always immediately - I found I was more fertile after a mmc - good luck!

Oh unless given a proper reason to wait - my obstetrician was a miscarriage specialist and said never wait

I had two miscarriages and fell pregnant immediately after both (as in 2 weeks later). My GP said you are often more fertile immediately afterwards.

I've always got pregnant again immediately. The second time was before I even had a period.

I had a MMC and was recommended to wait a month before ttc just to make it easier to date any pregnancy that might result. I didn't though and got pregnant the month after the ERPC. Did make it difficult to date the pregnancy as the date the scan gave was 2 weeks earlier than what I was expecting, given the dates of the positive opk after the miscarriage. The baby was 13 days overdue so I think my dates were about right - it would have meant induction if she hadn't arrived the next day. With hindsight, it would probably have been better to wait a month but I just wanted to get on with ttc again.

Thank you. And for those of you that got pregnant straight away, i presume you went on to have healthy pregnancies and babies? The WHO seems to suggest there is an increased risk of miscarriage for women conceiving within 6 months of a mc, but with my age being a factor already of increased mc, i guess the risk is the same one way or another?

Bit of both - but DD I had a miscarriage the October, period November and pregnant by December

My 'pattern' seems to be MC, healthy baby, MC, healthy baby.

Yes-healthy pregnancy/baby after each miscarriage.

Yep, healthy pregnancy/baby straight after mc.

I work for a gynaecologist and often read her books as I am 45 and ttc again. Facts from the latest info regarding mc include:
No increased risk of mc after having one unless specific reason given by consultant.
Increased chance of healthy pregnancy if get a bfp within 6 months of a mc.
Over 40 our chances of mc are higher anyway, usually due to abnormalities.

Thank you everyone, very helpful, doesn't seem to be any real reason to wait. Fingers crossed :)

Thank you Draylon, you do feel at the time its disastrous, but even two weeks on i feel much better about things and fully accept this is just life. These forums are a great resource to share and learn, thanks again