Trying again after miscarriage

[Emberbee]

Hi all,
Unfortunately last week I had a miscarriage and have been feeling very sad about it all. My partner and I had a chat this weekend and decided we'd like to start trying again once my body is ready. Ive stopped bleeding, my cramps have disappeared and my pregnancy tests are now showing negative so the miscarriage is complete. When do you think we should try again?

Thanks so much

Try again when ever you feel ready to try! In my personal experience trying for pregnancy after miscarriage can be an extremely anxious time as well as being pregnant after a miscarriage. Please keep in mind that this anxiety is completely normal after what you have experienced. I’ve been upset several times during my pregnancy just wanting to relax and enjoy it but after two miscarriages it has felt impossible. It’s important you listen to your body and let your partner support you through any anxiety. I wish you the best of luck for trying again and I’m so sorry for what you have been through xxx

Sorry for your loss. Whenever you feel ready you can start again. It took me three months to conceive after mine. Although the first month my body wasn’t ready (strange cervical mucus). It regulated well for month 2 and 3 though. We still tried straight away.

As pp said, if/when you conceive again you may have additional concerns during it. I did for months, I was just waiting for it to end again. Only it didn’t and I got my son.

I'm sorry for your loss. The right time to try again is whenever it feels right for you - some people just want to go again straight away, some people like to wait a little bit until they feel more emotionally/psychologically ready. The "official" advice is to wait a cycle so that you have a period first before trying again - that's for dating purposes if you were to get pregnant again straight away, it's not risky or harmful if you get pregnant without having a period first.

To share my own experience - I decided to follow the advice to wait a cycle after my miscarriage, and I'm glad I did. I think I needed to have a few weeks to process the loss, and I didn't really feel like my hormones reset until after I'd had a period. I conceived again on the third cycle after that and am now 38 weeks pregnant.

Just remember that trying - and conceiving - again can be very anxiety-provoking and can bring back a lot of the worries and emotions from your previous loss. It's very normal and understandable, so be gentle with yourself. Good luck. 💐

I had a miscarriage in August. I was told by the midwife it was handy to wait until you have had your first period for dating. We didn't actively try nor did we not, I think we had sex once. I had a negative test after 3 weeks and my first period 4 weeks after the miscarriage and it did take until then for me to want intimacy more regularly anyway