PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for August, 2000: Re: TTC after Miscarriage

Re: TTC after Miscarriage

From: Jenny (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 31 Aug 2000 14:42:21 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 31 Aug 2000, mollie wrote: >
>We have just miscarred, so obviously we will not start trying right
>away. We need some time to deal with this emotionally, which I suspect
>will take at least a couple of months.
>
>Just trying to make sense, though, of all of the different things I have
>heard about when it is OK to try again.
>
>My Doctor says that after a NORMAL (meaning definitely of the usual sort
>you would experience, nothing odd) period or two, it is perfectly fine
>to start trying again, even though I have had a D & C.
>
>Elsewhere I have heard/read that getting pregnant only two or three
>months after a D & C leads to increased risk of miscarriage and/or
>controllable (but bad) pre-term labor. Many people suggest as many as 6
>months of rest for the uterus.
>Is this just another case of the sorry state of research on women's
>reproductive health--i.e., no one really knows. . . or are there some
>solid answers out there? What would the doctors and nurses on this board
>recommend?

I had a miscarrage in January and found myself in the same situation you are in. You will get many opinions on the subject. My doctor originally told me 3 months is fine. After plenty of research on my own, I went back and re-questioned her on the matter. Most of what I found out says wait 3 months for time to emotionally heal and so that the doctors had 3 good cycles to reliably date the pregnancy, no reasons for which were risking the baby. She then told me it was fine to try anytime --- not agreeing or disagreeing with the above issues I questioned her on. We did not feel we needed the time for emotional healing --- you may feel that you do. After 1 cycle we did successfully conceive and I am 31 weeks pregnant now & everything seems fine....... good luck

--
Jenny

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