Trying to conceive during coronavirus

[Rasgar]

Hi all, I’ve recently had a miscarriage and we have decided to try again, however as everyone knows it’s a very worrying time in the world just now and I’m looking to see what everyone thinks about this as I am in two minds I really want a baby but thinking is this really a good time?

I think it depends...

If you are young with no known fertility issues and you CAN wait, then it would absolutely be sensible to wait. Even if you are desperate for a baby.

If you are a little older, have been trying a while or have fertility issues then I think this is when it's acceptable to keep trying.

If you can't also be 100% sure that you could cope financially should you both loose your jobs/work then it also wouldn't be sensible to try for a baby.

I forgot to say, in short - no it's probably not the best time to try for a baby! We have benn trying a while and are going to stop 'trying' but won't be preventing either. Purely because it's very unlikely for us to fall soon anyway as I have hormonal issues

I wouldn't. I had to have emergency surgery on a ruptured ectopic pregnancy at 8 weeks a fortnight ago and I dread to think how much worse the experience would have been now, or in a few weeks time. In my NHS trust antenatal appointments are women only and there is no visiting allowed on the wards. If you need a prescription filled it's a 4 day wait unless it's urgent antibiotics. I'd hold off until we have a better picture of how things are going.

No I wouldn't. I was in hospital twice (once I needed an ambulance) during my pregnancy having been perfectly fit and healthy. The NHS is going to be stretched to its limits.

I’d leave it at least a few months and see where the land lies.

No definitely not. Who would want to be anywhere near a doctor's surgery or hospital at the moment? The NHS will be under enough pressure v

I would leave it for a few months and reassess. It really isn't a good time, obviously.

Just to add to this - if you were to fall pregnant, you will be attending all appointments/scans on your own. There will be little of any antenatal classes. Will you and your partner be able to cope with that?

Don't do it!!!!!

I'm 11 weeks pregnant and honestly, don't. I'm not usually an anxious person but I've cried every day for nearly 2 weeks. I have my scan next Wednesday and my partner isn't allowed to come with me. I am worried this will continue for months so no antenatal classes, no pregnancy yoga, how do we get the nursery ready? All the stuff that I should be looking forward to is up in the air right now. They are (for now) letting 1 birth partner in for active labour but they must leave once the baby is born, not allowed in theatre if its a c-section (this could differ across hospitals so sorry if I'm wrong).

Sorry, I'm rambling, but if we had put off TTC to March (as was the original plan!) I would have been putting it off longer now!

If you’re young and can wait at all, please do. I’m 6 weeks with much wanted baby after a loss and honestly I’m terrified, this isn’t what I wanted to bring a child into, I’m so worried about scans without DH and the hospitals being so stretched. If I hadn’t got pregnant when I did I’d have waited a few months at least.

Nooooo I wouldn’t!

I definitely wouldn't try for a baby right now. At least wait a few months and see what the situation is then. Why would anyone want to potentially put the NHS under any more pressure. Just wait.