Pregnancy after miscarriage - how long?

[FirstTimerHan]

Hi all!

I recently had a missed miscarriage at 6 weeks with medical management afterwards; this was our first pregnancy.

My partner and I are both in a positive mindset and looking forward to trying again.

We have read and heard lots of advice about waiting until after having a period post MC bleed - interested in how long it took everyone else to get pregnant again following a miscarriage and how you felt emotionally going forward?

I'm sorry about your mc! I had a mmc last November (baby died around week 6). We started to try straight away after the bleeding stopped, however, my hormons were all over the place so didn't ovulate for 3 months. Got pregnant in February but ended up in a chemical pregnancy/early mc at 5 weeks. Got pregnant again in April and currently 35+4 with a healthy baby girl. 🙂
My body needed some recovery time; as you had a medical management you might don't. I would suggest to try as soon as you like, as they say you more fertile after mc.
After my mc I just wanted to be pregnant again, and trying as soon as it was possible really helped me. Of course, it was emotionally very hard; I was worrying about everything : what if I can't get pregnant? What if I can't carry a baby? Learning to trust my body was very difficult, but I'm happy I started to try early rather than waiting.

Sorry to hear you’ve been through this, I had a mmc and medical management 3 years ago after a second round of ivf.

Sadly that was the last chance for us but I hope your story has a happier ending.

@Tina8800

I'm sorry about your mc! I had a mmc last November (baby died around week 6). We started to try straight away after the bleeding stopped, however, my hormons were all over the place so didn't ovulate for 3 months. Got pregnant in February but ended up in a chemical pregnancy/early mc at 5 weeks. Got pregnant again in April and currently 35+4 with a healthy baby girl. 🙂 My body needed some recovery time; as you had a medical management you might don't. I would suggest to try as soon as you like, as they say you more fertile after mc. After my mc I just wanted to be pregnant again, and trying as soon as it was possible really helped me. Of course, it was emotionally very hard; I was worrying about everything : what if I can't get pregnant? What if I can't carry a baby? Learning to trust my body was very difficult, but I'm happy I started to try early rather than waiting.

Did you have surgical following your mmc?

I think trying and being pregnant again would be better for us too emotionally - I'm so pleased to hear you have your little girl on the way 😍 fingers crossed that's us next year! xx

Sorry for your loss.

I had a MMC in Aug 2018 at 12 weeks. Ended up having a d&c.

I never had a period but in November took a test as felt funny. It was positive. My rainbow was born June 2019. Yippee

So good vibes to you.

Hello,

I had a miscarriage in June at 5.5 weeks, it happened on its own so no medical management. I then ovulated just 3 weeks later. We started to try again right away and fell pregnant in September, currently 15+4 with a lovely healthy baby So essentially 3 cycles to fall pregnant again which isn't long at all.

Keep positive & good luck x

Hi @FirstTimerHan I also lost my first pregnancy and found out at an early scan. This was back in May and I got pregnant again in September. I had my 12 week scan last week and everything is looking great so far. For me, the first months have been extremely nerve-wracking. I have started to feel less anxious after the scan, which is a relief. It's probably different for everyone, but I also felt very ready to have my first child and wanted to get pregnant straight after I had recovered. My last due date is approaching at the end of this month and being pregnant is making it easier to cope with. I had medical management and got my period 4 weeks later. As we were still a bit shaken up and the summer was starting, we didn't focus on properly TTC until September.

@FirstTimerHan Thank you! I hope you will get your rainbow baby soon too!
I didn't have surgical with my mmc. The bleeding started at week 8 and lasted for two weeks. I`ve got a negative pregnancy test after the bleeding stopped. Why did you need medical management?
I did get referred for a scan 2 months later (my period were very strange and all over the place) and a blood test. All came back good except my iron levels were low so they prescribed me a strong iron tablet. Depending on your GP, but it might worth to ask them to do some follow up just to put your mind to rest.

I had a missed miscarriage in the late May, had medical management and a period at the end of June. We got pregnant in the September.

Hugs& . You do have my sympathy. It’s a horrible place to be in and I found the negative tests each month torturous after the miscarriage. I remember asking a similar question at the time and the general consensus was that people tended to get pregnant quite quickly after a miscarriage.

Sorry about your miscarriage. I had one not long ago- found out at 10 weeks but baby died at about 6 :( had an MVA and was told to wait one or two cycles. We weren't keen to wait but I waited until I had stopped bleeding and had a negative pregnancy test and then my period showed up! Tried next cycle and got pregnant straight away with a positive test at 8dpo. I'm now about 12dpo so still very early days, incredibly anxious but really hoping this one sticks!

Hi @FirstTimerHan I'm so sorry to hear about your miscarriage. I had medical management for a missed miscarriage in March 2019. On the instruction of the doctors simply for dating I waited one full cycle which came fairly quickly and was fortunate to discover I was pregnant again at the beginning of June 2019. Our dinosaur mad rainbow baby turned two yesterday (he was born at 30 weeks).

For me - emotionally - I just wanted to be pregnant again as soon as possible.

Everything crossed for you 🤞 xx

Sorry to hear that @FirstTimerHan

I found out at 9 weeks that my first pregnancy had ended in a mmc in Feb this year. We were devastated but determined to carry on. We waited for my next period which they recommend and I think that helped us in terms of being a bit more emotionally ready. I got pregnant on the next full cycle and I'm now 34 weeks.

I'm so sorry to hear of your experiences @FirstTimerHan

Wanted to put a message on this board as I'm currently 6+1 weeks and I conceived straight after a m/c at 5 weeks. The bleeding lasted about a week and it all happened without need for any intervention. I assumed my cycle would be a mess for the month after but apparently not.. I also have very short cycles and usually ovulate around Day 9 or 10, so I conceived around 3 days after I stopped bleeding from the m/c.

So far the emotional side of it all has been very up and down. 6 weeks is still very early, so no one's counting any chickens yet so to speak... But whilst I was delighted to find myself pregnant again, perhaps a break from non-stop crazy hormones would have been wise. The "BFP" didn't feel the same (I suspect most women who have gone through m/cs get this) and anxiety can make your stomach go all crampy and knotty, which in turn can make you panic and wonder if you're having the bad type of cramps, subsequently rushing to the toilet loads to check... It's all a bit of a rollercoaster.

I also just wanted to snap my fingers and be pregnant again. Of course I'm not saying I regret it - but I just wanted to be honest on here and say that it's been so much harder than I expected. I'm finding that immediately getting pregnant straight after a m/c hasn't brought much reassurance, or made me feel better, even though i know how insanely lucky i am to have conceived again so quickly.

There's no right or wrong step after going through something as awful as a m/c. Whatever you choose to do next, I hope you give yourself as much room as possible to process and look after yourself first and foremost Xxx

I had only one period after a miscarriage before I was pregnant again. I was very anxious throughout the pregnancy as I felt sure it would happen again, but it didn't. That was my first child, I now have three and no further miscarriages.

MMC back in May, pregnancy stopped at 5+3 and it passed naturally at 11 weeks. We resumed ttc on June and I got pregnant in October.

I had mmc at 9 weeks almost this time last year, which was medically managed. Fell pregnant again second cycle of trying in March 2021 and currently 40+1 weeks waiting for our little rainbow's arrival.

Agree with other posters that I had really strong "need" to be pregnant asap after mmc and when I wasn't after the first cycle I found that incredibly tough and emotional. I really realise how lucky we were with success on second cycle. Like other posters, first trimester anxiety was high and I couldn't really connect with pregnancy until some time after 12 week scan but as time has passed it's got easier and now so excited to meet baby soon.

Wishing you lots of luck with your ttc journey OP, take things day by day and week by week and be kind to yourself along the way