Pregnancy after miscarriage - mixed research

[Sunshine8537]

Hi all,
recently had a missed miscarriage after a healthy pregnancy 4 years ago. We were only trying for 3 months before falling pregnant. It was my first MMC.

when I research about conception after loss I am finding different opinions from professionals.

Bascially some say the MC isn’t classed as period so you should wait for a period and some say that you can get pregnancy 2 weeks later not having a period.

my conversation with the consultant is all a blur to be honest but I can’t remember if she said that the reason they say to wait a cycle is for dating purposes however if I wasn’t to wait would the MC class as first day of last period?

I have also read that it’s more likely that you would go on to have a MC if you don’t have a cycle afterwards.

stories and good reading resources would be greatly appreciated

Can’t give up to date reading as was years ago for me, but just to say, I had a successful pregnancy after miscarriage (several years later admittedly), as did several female relatives. Hugs and good luck

They say to wait for a period (as a mc is a miscarriage not a period) for dating reason, but also so your body has time to get it's levels of hormones sorted and for hcg to drop back to normal.
I didn't wait, got pregnant straight after a mc (unfortunately resulted in another) then had a period and conceived again and she's now 6.
My last mc my hcg took forever to drop so I wouldn't have conceived when I thought I was fertile anyway.
It's your choice what you do regarding ttc again after your mc x

I'm really sorry for your loss. I read into this a bit after a miscarriage last year. My understanding is the primary reason waiting a cycle is recommended is to aid dating, because otherwise it is unclear when you ovulated. It also gives you psychological space to process but obviously that is individual in terms of need. You are actually slightly less likely to miscarry again if you conceive within 6 months. This is fairly well evidenced but it isn't a huge statistical significance. Anecdotally I was very lucky to conceive again on the cycle after my first period post miscarriage. All has gone well this time.