So tempted to TTC before 1st period after d&C...has anyone done this?

tiffanymyers

I just had my d&c last Monday, and I feel as if my body is prepping to ovulate in the coming days.  I am so tempted to TTC before I have my first period post d&c (which is when my doctor said I could start trying again).  I have read so many posts about women conceiving just 2 weeks after having had a d&c performed and I am so tempted to do the same (even though my better judgment tells me I should wait).  Have any of you done this and been successful?  Are you at an increased risk for problems if you do conceive before your first period post d&c?  I probably won't go against my doctor's advice, but I am just curious if any of you have attained your rainbow baby shortly after having a d&c...thanks for sharing in advance!

erin215665

Haven't, but best wishes whenever you do!

gabbagal

I am by no means a doctor, but I know one of the reasons they tell you to wait is b/c there's a risk of infection if you stick anything (tampon, DH, etc) in your vagina for at least a couple of weeks after a m/c, especially after a D&C. I would also recommend posting on the "pregnant after a loss" board b/c you're likely to find more women who may have experience with that since many women here are still dealing with the loss and don't have experience with pregnancy afterward. Good luck whatever you do.

tiffanymyers

gabbagal - thank you for the suggestion to post on the other board.  That is a great tip!  

kj808

I conceived my daughter right after a miscarriage (used my miscarriage to date the pregnancy) and had no complications and she was born healthy.

That said, after having a m/c January 2013 I thought I could do the same thing and conceive a healthy child again right afterwards but that just ended up in another m/c so I wished I had waited a little longer on that one.

So there are positive and negative experiences both ways. Good luck in whatever you decide.

JCM285

I had a D&C last year and was advised not to have sex right away because of the risk of infection. That being said, I would say go with your doctors advice but I totally know how you feel about temptation. I had to wait a year before TTC again even though I felt mentally ready much sooner than that and it was torture!

jesswein9

I was actually debating the same thing as you.  I went to my follow up appointment a little over 2 weeks after my d&c on friday and the doctor told me, "Some people wait until they get their first period after a d&c to start trying. You can start trying right away if you want. It won't harm anything in any way and you can be more fertile in the month after a d&c, but it is up to you."  So after hearing that I have decided that this cycle will be a not trying/not preventing cycle.  Whatever happens happens.  If I do get pregnant this cycle or any other cycle I will be nervous since I have had two losses and no babies prior to all this.  However, I will be able to seek early care and attention whenever that happens so I can at least feel like everything possible can be done to keep the next one in there to term. I also am not overly optimistic that this cycle will provide us with anything even if we did have good timing.  It took me five months to get pregnant again after my first loss, so I think that we will have some time to wait it out until the next one comes around.  

orangecupcake

My doc recommended waiting three cycles to ttc again. Like PP, he said it was to strengthen the uterine walls to support the pregnancy. I want to try ASAP, as we never thought we'd get pregnant, but I'll follow my dr's rec.