How long did you wait before you began ttc again following miscarriage

[mylittlebunny]

Hello everybody,

I was just wondering how long most of you waited before you began to TTC following a miscarriage. My husband and I lost our 6 week pregnancy this week. Although we dont feel ready right now I was just wondering is there a good/bad/best time to TTC following a loss.

Thanks

Sorry for your loss OP. I would wait to have one full period and then ttc again If you are up to it? Too soon and your body may not have recovered enough to support a healthy pregnancy and can lead to another miscarriage x

Sorry for your loss
I didn't wait to be honest as was more fertile after mc- even my consultant told me there was no need to wait and don't listen to these stories about waiting 3 months

Sorry for your loss. I've had multiple miscarriages and struggle to conceive, and we always waited until my periods came back before trying again... apart from the last time when we were so fed up we tried again a couple of weeks later- and fell pregnant immediately, which was my first successful pregnancy resulting in my son! I think the hormones being higher still from the failed pregnancy helped make that one stick! I think as long as you feel physically and emotionally ready then go for it.

I’m so sorry for your loss I was advised that it would be easier to date a potential pregnancy to wait until after the next period. I couldn’t bring myself to use contraception though so didn’t wait but didn’t actively ttc for the next few weeks as was obviously pretty low so probably only dtd a couple of times.

I started as soon as the bleeding had stopped and my body felt normal. I was advised to wait for three months but when I asked why, was told it was for my mental health. I felt the best way to help my mental health was to get pregnant again so that is what I did. I found out I was pregnant exactly 4 months later.

As soon as I had a negative pregnancy test.

I don’t think there is a right or wrong.

You can be surprisingly fertile immediately after a MC - I got pg immediately and after just one cycle (two post mc pregnancies).

I got pregnant first cycle after my miscarriage. Unless you are advised for medical reasons, you don't have to wait. It is recommended to wait after 1 cycle for dating purposes as you may not ovulate when you normally would and it can cause extra stress not knowing how far along you are. For example I didn't ovulate for 7 weeks, so my estimated date was 5 weeks ahead of what I actually was. So when I went for a private scan only a sac could be seen. I then had to wait 2 weeks to find out if it was because of another miscarriage or simply my dates were out. Thankfully my dates were out, and I had an inkling I wasn't that far anyway. But it still wasn't easy.

The most important thing is to really make sure you're ready. I'm struggling with this pregnancy emotionally because I thought I was ready but I wasn't.

Thanks everybody. The advice on the internet is so varied so its food to hear from your stories.

I had planned to wait while but now I feel ready to TTC. It took us a few cycles to fall pregnant so I'm expecting the same time scale again.

Yes the Dr told me to do a home pregnancy test in 3 weeks to make sure my hormones has returned to normal.

So I still have to do that.

Thanks.

I waited two just to let my body and mine recover. Will never know if I needed to but I’m currently 36 weeks with attempt two so it all worked out! Good luck OP

I didn't wait, used ovulation predictors as soon as bleeding stopped. I got pregnant straight away and that baby is 14 now Good luck to you.

Sorry to hear you've suffered a loss OP. I think it's whenever you feel ready, both physically and emotionally. Xx

I had surgical management mid March, took a test a couple of weeks later to make sure it was negative, it was. Got my af exactly 28 days after the surgery and then started trying again. I ovulated over this bank holiday and we've managed to dtd around the good time (the day of a static smiley on cb opk) so now in the tww. Will be pleasantly amazed if we catch right away, but fingers crossed!!

I didn’t wait for a period. I waited for the bleeding to stop then tracked ovulation with OPKs. I was fortunate enough to ovulate only a few days later than I usually would and got pregnant that cycle. 30 weeks pg now.

Emotionally I don’t think I was ready if I’m being honest, I think i’d have potentially lost the plot a bit if it took a while to get pregnant again.

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But as I was lucky enough to be pregnant straight away I’ve found other than pregnancy anxiety about loss which I think I’d have had regardless of when I got pregnant, I’ve been fine & very happy x

Yes
I'm going out today to buy the OPK because I found them very useful last time. My bleeding stopped yesterday.

My best friend told me last night that she is 2 weeks pregnant. I was shocked she told me after the week I have had but it's made me realise that I would maybe like to start trying again.

Thanks all.

As other posters have said, there is no risk to getting pregnant straight after a miscarriage. I've had 2 miscarriages (after having my DD) and I am now 28 weeks pregnant, getting pregnant straight away without a period. We just waited until the bleeding stopped.
The midwife reassured me that they tell people to wait because it makes dating easier and you may not feel ready - it is not a physical thing, there is no risk to the next pregnancy

I’m another one who started trying again straight away. I waited for bleeding to stop, did a pregnancy test to make sure it had returned to negative and used OPK to track ovulation as I was expecting my cycle to be out of whack. We conceived again straight away without me getting a period and I’m currently 26 weeks.