4 months PP EMCS and pregnant again

[jolls91]

Hi guys,

I am 4 months PP, I had an emergency C Section. My husband and I hadn't been actively trying for a baby - but it was a case of it happens it will happen.

Today I took a test and found I am pregnant. My mom said it's too soon due to c sec (she had two children naturally in the same year).

I was so overjoyed, but now I'm a little scared. Has anyone got any similar experience of this they can share?

@MaybeBabyTwo I can believe op was told by GP it was fine. I've just been for my 6 week check with my GP, we were discussing contraception & trying for another, I mentioned I'd been told 12 months before we start trying, she said oh it's fine to start trying at 4/5 months, I'll just prescribe you 3 months of pills and see how you go, then told me breastfeeding is a perfectly valid form of contraception!

Definitely speak to a professional however I know someone who got pregnant 7 months after an emergency c section and that was through ivf. All was fine. But again that is a personal case and they don't generally advice it.

GPs and anything baby / fertility are just 😮😮😮🤯🤯🤯 @Matildahoney

A friend of mine had a baby 15 months after a section and was able to have a VBAC. (And she's not the type to do so against medical advice.)

I'd say get in touch with a midwife ASAP so you can get extra monitoring sorted out though.

Op honestly @jolls91 just hide the thread it's going to stress you are you will be fine I'm certain! X

You were advised by one person that there was no need to wait. Overriding the hospital advice. I don’t think it was a good idea to heed the only opinion you wanted to hear. But it’s done now. I hope everything is ok with you and the baby,

The GP you spoke to was either seriously out of line and needs complaining about, or either they or you misunderstood what you were asking/the response. I'd be massively surprised if that was actually the advice given post traumatic emergency c section.

Please could you clarify what you meant about your husband never being able to have the procedure if he doesn't go through with it now?

I agree, in all probability you will be fine. It’s not an optimum time to be pregnant in terms of medical opinion but here we are.

I’m shocked that a doctor would sanction unprotected sex just six weeks after major surgery but there’s little point berating the op now for running with that misinformation.

Concerns about declining fertility no doubt influence a woman’s choice to conceive almost immediately after giving birth., and of course mistakes or contraception failures happen.

Making a choice whilst knowing the elevated risks is a woman’s right- you ultimately have a right to choose.

However let’s not pretend (just because you know someone else who has done it and been fine) that it doesn’t put a bigger strain on the mother’s body, their family and on NHS resources.

There seems little point dwelling on your choice op so take care of yourself. A high potency prenatal supplement (inc folic acid) would be a good idea.

Perhaps read up on the pros and cons in opting for a VBAC. That will be your next choice to make- the NHS will encourage you to attempt this, being the cheapest option, but it’s your right to be allowed a planned CS if you feel that’s the best option for you.
This next choice can be an informed one x

@FlyOnTheWall89 you are not wrong there!! We paid privately to get answers with fertility issues we thought we were having after the GP just said she'd send me for the same tests I'd been for a year before! Same GP funnily enough, I can't wait to change surgeries, just got to wait for DS's jabs, he's already having his 8 week jab at 9 weeks!

Uterine rupture is incredibly rare however it is often catastrophic; with a significant mortality rate for mother and child.

Its worth bearing in mind that uterine rupture rates would not be at such a low level if all women conceived and carried to term in the first 4 months post C Section.

I’m not sure if you’re promoting a home birth to the op and if so why?

Inducing a VBAC post CS does elevate the statiscal risk of uterine rupture very slightly but that doesn’t support your claim that a home birth is safer by any stretch.

And it’s not your place to advise women to abort their babies.

That’s a low blow. I mentioned in my first post that I personally would not continue a pregnancy so soon after a CS and impressed on op that no one would judge her decision whatever she decided.

I did terminate a pregnancy in similar circumstances and with a 3 month old baby although mine was unplanned and do not regret that decision.

Its clear op wishes to continue her pregnancy and many posters including me have offered support and advice.
It’s important to understand potential complications imo.

OP I would hide this thread now, there are some posters very keen to ram their opinions of your decisions down your throat and it's just going to make you worry. Go back to the doctor if you need to discuss it.

@SmileyClare bugger off with your NHS resources, honestly.

You have said 'no judgement' but have clearly been judging the OP in all of your posts.

I had a section, got intentionally pregnant 9 months later and had a planned home VBAC.

Scar and tissue was all fine.

All I can assume is that you consider it judgemental to draw attention to the increased risk of complications, and the approved guidelines when TTC post CS.

The recommended gap between a C section and new pregnancy is 12 months.

Yes (as in your case) individual patients can gestate safely earlier and might have been advised to by an obstetrician.

That doesn’t alter general guidelines as it’s dependent on individual factors- including wound healing, age, health, weight, fitness, number of previous sections, and previous pregnancies and pre existing health conditions.

This is a public parenting forum so it would be a bit irresponsible if the risks and guidelines weren’t mentioned when discussing pregnancy after a section?

I outlined the risks, reassured op that shes likely to have a healthy pregnancy and told her it wasn’t her fault if a doctor provided her with misleading information.
I also advised on a few steps she can take now to optimise her chances of a healthy pregnancy.

Maybe you’ve confused me with another poster.

@SmileyClare No confusion. I would consider your posts, at best, extremely biased and unbalanced; and at worst, judgemental. Maybe that isn't how they are intended but it is how they come across, sorry.

Sorry I don’t consider them biased or unbalanced at all.

You understandably feel defensive if posters are openly critical about women who choose to TTC before the recommended period. That’s not my agenda.

I don’t think it’s helpful to op to dwell in/judge her choices now she’s pregnant and agree with the posters pointing that out..

I ok openly admit I would judge a doctor sanctioning unsafe sex just weeks after a section. It’s an HCPs responsibility to ensure the advice they’re giving is clear and hasn’t been misinterpreted by a patient.

Hi op, I've just had another baby, I got pregnant 8 months post section, not quite 4 months I know but still early !
The consultants wasn't overly worried to be honest , but I was advised to have another section due to risk of rupture. I was also told as I was being stitched up not to get pregnant again for at least 16 months, apparently my womb was stuck to my bladder!
Congratulations btw !! Do keep us updated

I think we have different definitions of biased and judgemental.

OP, there’s a serious issue here if your GP gave you wrong advice. I can’t help but think it was a case of selective hearing on your part because of your desire for a large family and apparent concerns of the menopause at just 32 - you clearly didn’t want to wait. But if what you say here is true, then your GP is incompetent and you need to make a complaint as the consequences of your GP’s negligence can be severe when it results in your life and your unborn child’s life being a risk.

@jolls91 how are things ? I had a stillborn in august emergency c section and I don’t want to wait too long to try again x