Fertility after MC

[Whitley83]

We lost our baby on the 17th Dec, I was 9+4 - were trying again now - is it true you're more fertile after mc?

Hey OP. I'm sorry you have had a mc.

Short answer no it's not scientifically. It's a big huge conception myth that ppl keep perpetuating through forums.

Anecdotally though...my consultant did say he found it interesting that women who had recurrent miscarriage would get pregnant several times a year not to mention the hubster and I managed 4 pregnancies in 6 months after a looooong try of 11 months with nothing. We always joked (dryly) that my body had finally got the hang of it and then needed a few tries for it to stick....

However...equally anecdotally I have had several friends who had miscarriages and didn't get pregnant again right away (three took 6+ months, two took 3 months etc). I do think it depends on your body. Personally if you feel up to it I'd get going ASAP.

So sorry for your loss. I have heard you're more fertile. No idea if that's true, but I got pregnant the first month of trying after I had a mc in the spring. Mc was in April, waited until I got my first period, which was right on time, 28 days after mc, then got pregnant again in May. But I've gotten pregnant twice before after trying only 2 months, so I think we're also just pretty fertile. I think there's absolutely no harm in trying though if you feel ready. I absolutely didn't feel ready right after the mc, but I did by the next month and I'm glad we tried. Btw, I've also had a really straightforward and easy pregnancy, which has been very healing.

After mc everyone I knew who'd had one told me they'd fallen pregnant within months. However, my periods didn't come back for 4 months and it took 15 months to conceive again. So I think it's probably different for everyone! No harm trying as soon as you feel emotionally/physically ready xx

Don't know that there's much scientific basis for it, but anecdotally my sister and I both had miscarriages around 8 weeks and ten conceieved a healthy pregnancy on the following cycle.
Sorry for you loss Op

Anecdotally though...my consultant did say he found it interesting that women who had recurrent miscarriage would get pregnant several times a year

The recurrent miscarriage clinic I saw also noted this (I'm currently on my fourth pregnancy of 2017), but thought the connection went the other way - I don't get pregnant easily (which, weirdly, only started 7 months into TTC) because I miscarried, they think I might miscarry because I get pregnant too easily - their theory is that women like me have uteruses that allow non-viable embryos, which other women's bodies would reject (thus 'not getting pregnant'), to implant even though they're never going to make it in the end.

For most women who miscarry, though, it's a one-time thing, and I very much hope that's the case for OP. I'm really sorry for your loss, OP, and as you can already see from this thread everyone is different - but I think the only thing you can do is start trying again when you're ready, whether that's next cycle or six cycles down the line - there's no good evidence that you're 'wasting' higher fertility if you need some time to grieve before you try again, but nor does the other myth that sometimes goes around, that you're more likely to miscarry if you get pregnant again 'too soon', have any truth to it.

@LisaSimpsonsbff I agree-I think every woman is different. I agree with you -I think we basically let all eggs through which were never going to survive once my body worked out what it was doing so I think there is a lot of truth in what you say 🥚

Truth is there is not enough research into it. I really hope they get going on it but it doesn't look like they will anytime soon :(