Conceiving After a D&C

Hi T.. Just wanted to say I'm sorry for your loss...I said a quick prayer for you. I pray God blesses you with a little one soon!

Much love.

I conceived 6 months almost to the day of having my D&C. I miscarried at 12 weeks. Don't give up; it'll happen! If you stress about it, it's going to make it that much harder; we did it and now have a beautiful 6 month old daughter!
Good luck!

Hi T.,
The same thing happened to us a couple years ago. Had 2 sonograms and with each one, no heartbeat. I didn't want to wait for the miscarriage to happen naturally so I went for the D&C immediately. That was in July of 2006, and then found out we were pregnant again the following October. We didn't waste much time! :) Now we have Brendan (18 mos) and are trying for our 2nd also. I worry too, like you, that we'll have to go through that again and I hate to sound religious, but things like that are in Gods hands. I wish you lots of luck and am very sorry you had to go through that.
L.

T.,
I had quite a few miscarriages with a few D&C's, my doctors never gave me a time frame, but with the first one I got pregnant 2 1/2 months later (or around that). My last one it was a year before I got pregnant again and he will be 13 years old on April 2nd and is truly a miracle child. I had 3 previous c-sections, the last one the doctor screwed up on and caused me all sorts of medical problems so their is 9 years between my 3rd and 4th, with an awful lot of miscarriages and D&C's along the way. Personally with my experience if I were you I would wait 2 - 3 months before trying again. When doctors do D&C's they cannot see what they are doing and could nick the uterine lining causing a weak spot. Not only do I have personal experience, I am also a nursing student and with that said I have seen quite a lot. I know you want another child, just be patient it will happen when the time is right. And as for the biological clock ticking away, I was 39 when I had my 5th child (4th son) who is now 10 years old and my "Little Doodle Bug." Hope I was of some help. Let me know if you need anything else.
Hugs,
T.

i had a d&c in april afer 8 wk miscarriage. i also have a 27 month old old boy and now 6 months pregnant. my MD said to wait at least 1 or 2 months-i got preg on my first try. after d&c i did go for a full reproductive workup with an endocrinologist just to check out everything since OB's really don't do any extensive work up post-miscarriage. and i am not a spring chicken so wanted to make sure my eggs/ovaries etc looked good....
best of luck.

Hello T.

I'm so sorry for your loss. It's terrible. I know, I just lost one in October.

I would let your body heal a bit even if you can physically get pregnant again.

I would also let your mind, emotions, and spirit heal a bit too. I'm shocked still how the emotions creep up on me and even though I was DYING to be pregnant again and hence I was SO miserable after the loss, I know now even though healed and back on a cycle that I'm not truly ready quite yet until I have fully let go of the loss.

Again, you obviously knowyourself and your life better than anyone so you be the judge, but just give your mind and body time to heal. And just think..you were pregnant so it's safe to assume you can and will be again. There is no real rush.

Went through similar thing much later in my pregnancy. If I recall they said 2-3 cycles, then you can try again. Everyone is different so double check w/ doctor. I had the d&c in January. I got pregnant following July. I purposely waited a bit longer to give my body a rest. I think it is important to make sure you are healthy before trying again. I was 40 when all of this happened.
Good Luck!

T., from what I hear miscarrying is very common, however it doesn't make it any less painful. But just know that you're not alone! many of us have and it is a very sad thing. My doctor recommended waiting for about four months before trying again, just to give my body time to recuperate. The good news is that you're able to get pregnant, e.g. your first son, and the most recent pregnancy. Ultimately, due to complications naturally letting my body release the fetus, and a failed 1st D&C, 5 months elapsed between the miscarry and the last D&C. So ended up waiting 9 months from the miscarriage to try again. We were successful the 1st month of trying while using the ovulation kit. Try to relax and enjoy your son and it will happen again. Thankfully, women are having healthy kids much older these days. Good luck!

Sometimes we want something so bad that the head and heart says one thing, yet our bodies aren't ready to handle it......so
Slow down and give your body a chance to heal for at least 5-6 months... Work on building up your immune system by eating a healthy diet and in an another week or two, (((since you just had a D&C)))) start doing some easy exercises...starting with walking around the block at least once a day and then increase it all each week..
Then return to your doctor for a check up and talk to him/her about your health and becoming pregant again.

I"m sorry for your loss. It's so sad when you are so happy about something and hard to wait when you want to try again. I've had three friends this has happened to within the past year. Two waited the 2 months the MD asked them to (to get their cycles regular again), one didn't. But all were pregnant again within the next 6 months. It's hard to relax when you want something so much, but if there is something that normally relaxes you, now is the time to use it! Good luck.