Getting Pregnant After a miscarriage/D&C

Hi J.! First of all, I'm very sorry for what you are going through right now. I went through a miscarriage and a D&C as well. Before I went in for my D&C, I heard all the same things that you are hearing.....not from my doctor. After my procedure, I asked my doctor "that question".......my doctor said it was OK for us to start trying right away. Well.......I got pregnant with my twins only about 2 weeks after my D&C. I actually called my doctor's office to see if she had taken some things out by mistake since I never got my cycle. She instructed me to take a pregnancy test and the rest is history. She told me it's just easier to pinpoint a due date when you've had a cycle again before you start trying. Sometimes a person's body thinks the D&C is a cycle. Anyhoo, my pregnancy went off without a hitch. I really hope all this gives you some hope!

Take Care!
J.

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i had the same thing exactly a year age, it is so tough especially when you really want to get pregnant, i'm so sorry for you.
when it happened, i had the same confusion, etc, but i was told/found that the "one month" is primarily for dating purposes. also, though, after the D&C we weren't sposed to baby dance till the follow up apt to make sure it was healed (infection possibilities). so for the "avg" women, that would make it too late to try that first month anyways. personally, my body started to regulate itself over several (4/5)mos, and i'm now due in about 7 weeks =)

J.,

When I had my miscarriage in 2004 my doctor told me to wait two menstral cycles.

I had my miscarriage at home, so I don't know if it's longer for a D & C, but I'd talk to your OB and definately wait a minimum of 2 cycles.

Sorry about your loss. I miscarried also, we started trying agin a month later, and I got pregnant immediately. We have a healthy boy, and all went well. My doctor said as long as we were emotionally ready to try again it was perfectly safe and that my chances of miscarring were the same as someone who had never miscarried. If you've taken time to grieve and are ready to try again go for it. Good luck

J.,

I had my D&C end of Sept 2006 and started trying again in December. I than got pregnant end of January.
I waited 2 months for my body to be ready and I felt I was emotionally ready to become pregnant again. My sister-in-law had her D&C 3 weeks before me and she became pregnant in December. We both now have 2 healthy babies born this past September and October!!

Good Luck...Just remember that things happen for a reason...

I had several miscarriages before sucessfully having my daughter and I always tried immediately to get pregnant again because I knew the body was raring to go and ready for it and I had no problem getting pregnant. Finally had my beautiful healthy daughter.

J.,

I also had a D&C in October of 2005.... we found out we miscarried at the first ultrasound at 6 1/2 weeks... so we weren't very far along- and my specialist suggested we wait three months to try. So, we tried the third month, January, and conceived our son that month! He's a beautiful, healthy (almost) 15 month old! I've heard everything from one month to three months- and have heard of others that got pregnant immediately without having a cycle. I think you'll get pregnant when your body is ready.... I know how extremely difficult and painful that three months can be while you wait to try... do whatever works for you and good luck!