WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 2002: Re: How Soon Is Too Soon After Childbirth, A Child Spacing Question...

Re: How Soon Is Too Soon After Childbirth, A Child Spacing Question...

From: samir (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 30 Sep 2002 18:04:33 -0500 (CDT)

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At Mon, 30 Sep 2002, Maxine wrote: >
>I had my baby 3 almost 4 weeks ago and am already planning to get
>pregnant again really soon. I was just wondering how soon is too soon
>to get pregnant again after childbirth?
>
>The reason I ask is cause I had and still have plans to get pregnant 6
>or 7 months from now. At my advanced age ( soon to be 39) I can't
>afford to wait a year or two before once again trying to conceive. It's
>a miracle I got pregnant at age 38. I want to have all the babies I can
>before the dreaded menopause hits. My OBGYN is wonderful he gives me
>alot of hope saying I'm still young and have plenty of good eggs
>especially since I don't smoke, drink , or touch illegal drugs. I try
>to have a good diet, take control of my stress levels and drastically
>cut down on caffeine.
>
>I heard that some doctors recommend waiting at least 6 months after
>childbirth before trying to conceive again in order to give the body
>that extra time to fully recover from the 9 months of pregnancy. I want
>to know what do you think?

proper spacing is for two years, but in your condition with these worries,6 months is fair enough with good diet and vitamiine

-- SAmir Fouad Aziz Assist Professor OB.Gyn Director Gyn.oncology Al-Azhar University-Egypt Editorial advisor OBgyn.net(P&B,Gyn.Oncology)

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