What are the risks of getting pregnant straight after miscarriage?

[purpleheather]

I recently miscarried at 11 weeks and had an erpc a week later to remove some retained tissue. The nurse said to wait until after next period before trying again. I read on here that other people were told that they could try straight away. We have had sex a few times and are not using any contraception. It may sound odd but it feels like a big step to go back to being careful. I just wondered if someone coud tell me what the risks are if i were to fall pregnant straight away, am i being irresponsible taking the risk?

Thank-you

I became pregnant two and a half weeks after miscarrying. Problem free pregnancy. my friend became pregnant within a month of an ERPC. Also no problems.

Don't think there are any risks.

Good luck!

I have two friends who got pregnant straight away after m/c, with no period in between. I think they say it because of the dating issue more than anything else.

Should add, both had healthy pregnancies and healthy babies.

I conceived on 3rd cycle after a m/c. Only waited because I didn't feel ready to try again. I would totally go with how you feel.

Thank-you for your replies. Part of me is terrified of the risk that it could happen again but my instinct is to let nature do what nature does and see what happens. I just didn't want to be putting another baby at any extra risk.

Hello, I'm very sorry to hear about your miscarriage.

Maybe this information on the Miscarriage Association website might be some help.

Perhaps someone better informed will be along in a moment, but in my own experience (two miscarriages at 7-8 weeks) I've never got to the bottom of the reasons behind that advice, and can't help thinking perhaps there aren't any very convincing ones.

Look after yourself well. All the best to you both.

purpleheather no you are not being irresponsible! sorry to hear about your mc.

I mc in 2007 at 9 weeks. It was a straightforward mc with no medical intervention needed, as MrsMattie says you should go with how you feel - my way of coping was to try again asap. I conceived approx 2 weeks after the mc (didn't have a period inbetween) and had a troublefree pregnancy. dd is now 10months.

I am sure as I can be that 'they' only want you to wait for dating purposes (but you have a dating scan anyway so....)

Maybe if you had a history of multiple miscarriages then there would be some sense in waiting for your body to recover....not sure....if you feel ready then you should go for it. Best of luck x

purpleheather - as I understand it, your body will only become pregnant when it is physically ready.

As for being mentally ready, I was terrified after my miscarriages. Terrified of becoming pregnant, terrified of not becoming pregnant. You just have to do what you feel is right.

sorry you are going through this purpleheather, i had a erpc on new years eve,(10wks) my gp advised us to leave ttc till i had my first af, she said this was beacause my cervix could be weakened by the procedure. took her advice...... not, but not pregnant this month, natures way eh? but im happy with that for this month, we cant not ttc incase we miss a chance, im nearly 39 and have 1 tube working so i dont have time to waste. go with how you feel.

i was advised to wait two months after an ERPC [hmmm] but took second and third opinions from others and there seemed no medical grounds to do so. I waited one month and conceived at the first attempt after that. sadly i miscarried that pregnancy too but nobody has suggested it was because i didn't wait long enough. good luck

Had a conversation about this with my consultant yesterday. He said there's no reason not to get things going again asap - they only like you to wait so that it's easier to date a pregnancy. I unfortunately had a second miscarriage after becoming pregnant 6 weeks after my first ERPC, but this had absolutely nothing to do with how soon I got pregnant - both in his opinion and in mine. The consultant said that there is absolutely no medical evidence that getting pregnant straight after miscarriage causes another miscarriage.

Really sorry that you've been through this. Good luck for the future.

I became pregnant straight after an early miscarriage - quite strange to date my pregnancy from the date that i lost one, but everything went fine and I have a lovely dd now.

For me, although scared it would happen again, I could only cope with the miscarriage by focusing on getting pregnant again - waiting a couple of months was an unbearable thought for me.

Good luck whatever you decide!

Thankyou, thats really reassuring. I will relax and let my body and heart decede what to do now.